The Graveyard
The following list is made up of old time 1920's songs which were recently forced to be removed from Melody Lane because they were either:
1) prevented from going into the public domain,
or
2) placed back into copyright protection after transferring into the public domain,
because of the unrighteous Sonny
Bono Copyright Extension Act (1998),
passed by both the Senate and the House
and signed by then-President Bill Clinton.
After receiving a legal threat from the Harry Fox Agency, the music licensing organization, instigated by the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization (Williamson Music) in early March 2001, I felt I had no choice but to remove the following songs on Melody Lane, after re-educating myself on the new copyright laws, since I had been going on older information that I had read online and in older books on copyright law.If you would like more information about why and how this travesty of stealing from the public domain was allowed to happen, please visit Arizona State Professor of Law's Dennis S. Karjala's excellent website OPPOSING COPYRIGHT EXTENSION. This site has names and addresses of your Senators and Congresspeople, so you can email or write to them and express your outrage that your musical heritage has been stolen from you. 95 years is WAY TOO LONG for a work to be copyright protected, it is way over an average generational life span of 75 years, and is unprecedented in American history.
I want my visitors who love music to understand what happened and how to educate themselves on the importance of safekeeping the public domain.
Don't let the politicians in Washington extend it to 120 years or 150 years next time (and they will try to do it), or we could possibly see the day when even Stephen Foster's songs could go back into copyright protection! Washington D.C. is supposed to protect the public's interests, not special interests.
Write to your representatives
in Washington D.C. and tell them to
stop taking soft money
from private interests
to keep extending copyright durations,
and to stop stealing
from you, or you will vote them out of office.
- Jill @ Melody Lane
Update:
the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to revisit the unrighteous Sonny Bono
Copyright Extension Law,
and might overturn it. The public might actually
be given some rights back if that happens, and these songs might be able
to
be
reinstated on Melody Lane, so keep it in
your prayers. A ruling might come by October of 2002.
IN REQUIEM
When My Sugar Walks Down
The Street
(All The Little Birdies
Go Tweet Tweet Tweet)
Words and music by Gene Austin, Jimmy McHugh and Irving Mills, 1924
It Had To Be You
Lyric by Gus Kahn. Music by Isham Jones, 1924
I'm Tired of Everything But You
Words and Music by Isham Jones, 1925
Fascinating Rhythm
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin, Music by George Gershwin, 1924
Tea For Two
Words by Irving Caesar. Music by Vincent Youmans, 1924
Sleepy Time Gal
Lyric by Jos. R. Alden and Raymond B. Egan, 1924.
I Wanna Be Loved By You
Words by Bert Kalmar
Music by Herbert Stothart and Harry Ruby,
1928
I'm Through With Love
Written by Gus Kahn, Matt Malneck, and Fud Livingston, 1929
Manhattan
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, and Music by Richard Rodgers, 1925
Baby Face
Lyrics and Music by Benny Davis and Harry Akst, 1926
Who's Sorry Now?
Words and Music By Bert Kalmar, Ted Snyder, And Harry Ruby, 1923
Charmaine
Lyrics and Music by Lew Pollack and Erno Rapee, 1926
Amapola (1924)
If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight
Words and Music by Henry Creamer and Jimmy Johnson, 1926
Someone To Watch Over Me
Words by Ira Gershwin, Music by George Gershwin, 1926
You're The Cream In My Coffee
Words and Music by B.G. De Sylva, Lew Brown and Ray Henderson, 1923
Everybody Loves My Baby
Words and Music by Jack Palmer and Spencer Willson, 1924
I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
Words and Music by Jimmy McHugh and Clarence Gaskill, 1926
Angry
Lyricist, Arranger: By Dudley Mecum, Henry and Merritt Brunies, and Jules Cassard, 1925
All Alone
Words and Music by Irving Berlin, 1924
Russian Lullaby
Words and Music by Irving Berlin, 1927
Remember
Words and Music by Irving Berlin, 1925
They Call It Dancing
Words and Music by Irving Berlin, 1924
Lazy
Words and Music by Irving Berlin, 1924
What'll I Do?
Words and Music By Irving Berlin, 1924
Always
Words and Music By Irving Berlin, 1925
Puttin On The Ritz
Words and Music by Irving Berlin, 1928
Florida By The Sea
Words and Music By Irving Berlin, 1925
The Song Is Ended But the Melody Lingers On
Words and Music By Irving Berlin, 1927
My Blue Heaven
Music by Walter Donaldson. Lyric by George Whiting, 1927
Dinah
Words by Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young. Music by Harry Akst, 1925
I Cried For You
(Now It's Your Turn To Cry Over Me)
By Arthur Freed, Gus Arnheim and Abe Lyman,
1923
Side By Side
Words and Music by Harry Woods, 1925
Song of the Wanderer
Written by Neil Moret and Charles Daniels, 1926
Chlo-e (Song of the Swamp)
Music by Neil Moret and Lyrics by Gus Kahn, 1927
Me and My Shadow
Written By Al Jolson, Billy Rose and Dave Dreyer, 1927
Cecilia
(Does Your Mother Know You're Out?)
Words by Herman Ruby, Music by Dave Dreyer , 1925
Jalousie
Sing Along (Dance Along) MIDI Tango Song
Music by Jacob Gade
Words by Vera Bloom, 1925
The Gang That Sang "Heart Of My Heart"
Words and Music by Ben Ryan, 1926
Together
Great song written by B.G. DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson, 1928
Ain't She Sweet?
Lyrics by Jack Yellen and Music by Milton Ager, 1927
Paddlin' Madelin' Home
Words and Music By Harry Woods, 1925
"Gimme A Little Kiss, Will "Ya" Huh?
Written by Roy Turk, Jack Smith, and Maceo Pinkard, 1926
Sonny Boy
Song written by Al Jolson, B.G.De Sylva, Lew Brown and Ray Henderson, 1928
Chansonette
Music by Rudolf Friml
Lyrics by Irving Caesar, Dailey Paskman,
Sigmund Spaeth, 1923
I'll See You In My Dreams
Lyrics by Gus Kahn and Music by Isham Jones, 1924
Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue
Lyrics by Sam M.
Lewis and Joe Young
Music by Ray Henderson,
1925
Valencia
(A Song Of Spain)
Sing Along - Dance Along MIDI Song
Words by Lucien Boyer and Jacques-Charles
Music by Jose Padilla
American Version by Clifford Grey, 1925
Yes! We Have No Bananas
Frank Silver - Irving Cohn,1923
If I Had You
Words and Music by Ted Shapiro, Jimmy Campbell,
& Reg Connelly
Publication: Robbins Music Corp., New
York, 1928
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Words and Music by Roy Turk and Lou Handman, 1926
The Man I Love
Words by Ira Gershwin, Music By George
Gershwin
Publication: Harms, Inc. NY, 1924
Puttin' On The Ritz
Words and Music by Irving Berlin, 1928
Lonesome and Sorry
Words and Music by Benny Davis and Con Conrad, 1926
No One But You Knows How To Love
Words By Jo Trent & Allan Frazer
Music By May Singhi Breen and Peter De
Rose, 1926
Get Out And Get Under The Moon
Words by Charlies Tobias and William Jerome
Music by Larry Shay, 1928
Moonlight And Roses
Composer, Lyricist, Arranger: By Edwin H. Lemare, Ben Black and Neil Moret, 1924
Memory Lane
Lyrics by B.G. De Sylva
Music by Larry Spier and Con Conrad, 1924
Happy Days Are Here Again
Words by Jack Yellen and Music by Milton Ager, 1929
When Day Is Done
Lyrics by B.G. De Sylva, Music by Dr. Robert Katscher, 1924
When The Red, Red, Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along
Words and Music By Harry Woods, 1926
In A Little Spanish Town
('Twas On A Night Like This)
Words By Lewis & Young and Music By Mabel Wayne, 1926
Bye Bye Blackbird
Lyrics by Mort Dixon and Music by Ray Henderson, 1926
I'll Get By
(As Long As I Have You)
Lyrics by Roy Turk and Music by Fred E. Ahlert, 1928
From The Musical Play and Film Rose
Marie
Music by Rudolph Friml and Herbert Stothart
Book and Lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar
Hammerstein 2nd, 1924
Rose Marie
Indian Love Call
Totem Tom Tom
Wanting You from Sigmund Romberg's The New Moon (1928)
From Sigmund Romberg's The Student Prince (1924)
Golden Days
Just We Too
Deep In My Heart, Dear
(sorry, Dad)