“I’m in the Mood for Love” is a popular song published in 1935. The music was written by Jimmy McHugh, with the lyrics by Dorothy Fields. The song was introducedContinue readingI’m in the Mood for Love
Call Me Irresponsible
“Call Me Irresponsible” is a 1962 song composed by Jimmy Van Heusen with lyrics written by Sammy Cahn which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1963. AccordingContinue readingCall Me Irresponsible
Fly Me to the Moon
This song was written by Bart Howard in 1954 as “In Other Words,” and it was introduced on the cabaret circuit by Felicia Saunders. Two years after Kaye Ballard recordedContinue readingFly Me to the Moon
Oh, How I Love Jesus
Oh, How I Love Jesus written by Frederick Whitfield this song fuses a 19th-century English text with an American tune, most likely from the camp-meeting era. It is this combinationContinue readingOh, How I Love Jesus
Almost Like Being in Love
Almost Like Being in Love” is a show tune with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. It was written for the score of their 1947 musicalContinue readingAlmost Like Being in Love
Red Sails in the Sunset
“Red Sails in the Sunset” is a popular song. Published in 1935, its music was written by Hugh Williams (pseudonym for Wilhelm Grosz) with lyrics by prolific songwriter Jimmy Kennedy.Continue readingRed Sails in the Sunset
The Purple People Eater
“The Purple People Eater” is a novelty song written and performed by Sheb Wooley, which reached No. 1 in the Billboard pop charts in 1958 from June 9 to JulyContinue readingThe Purple People Eater
The Orange and the Green
“The Orange and the Green” or “The Biggest Mix-Up” is a humorous Irish folk song about a man whose father was a Protestant (“Orange”) and whose mother was a CatholicContinue readingThe Orange and the Green
Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
“Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White” or “Cerezo Rosa” or “Ciliegi Rosa” or “Gummy Mambo”, is the English version of “Cerisiers Roses et Pommiers Blancs”, a popular song with musicContinue readingCherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
Blue Velvet
“Blue Velvet” is a popular song written and composed in 1950 by Bernie Wayne and Lee Morris. A top 20 hit for Tony Bennett in its original 1951 version, theContinue readingBlue Velvet