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Beautiful
Ohio
Music by Mary Earl and Lyrics
by Ballard Macdonald
Publication: New York: Shapiro,
Bernstein & Co., Inc., Music Publishers,
224 West 47th St., 1918.
Not sure the Ohio River is still
as lovely and unpolluted as it must
have been in 1918, but still
this is a gorgeous song, conjuring up images
of two sweethearts lazily cruising
down the river in a canoe.
MIDI & Vintage Performance
in Mp3
O'
Sole Mio
Music by Ed Di Capua and Italian
Lyrics by Capurro (1898)
The most famous Italian song
ever written, "O My Sun".
MIDI & Vintage Performance
by Enrico Caruso in Mp3
Three Famous "Ethiopian
Melodies" from the early 1800's
The
Cat Came Back
Words and Music
By Harry S. Miller. Arr. by Otto Bonnell.
Publication: Chicago: Will Rossiter, The Popular Song Publisher,
Main Offices, 56
Fifth Ave., 1893.
Ever have a cat
who just refused to go away?
This song speaks
about this predicament.
MIDI
Buffalo
Gals, Will You Come Out Tonight?
Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed sang
this song in a memorable scene from
Frank Capra's film "It's A Wonderful
Life" - MIDI and WAV
and
The
Yellow Rose of Texas
An "Ethiopian Melody" from 1858,
a favorite of all Texans
MIDI
My
Man (Mon Homme)
Music by Maurice Yvain. English
Lyric by Channing Pollock.
Publication:
New York: Leo Feist, Inc., 1920
The ultimate torch song, first
made popular by Fanny Brice in the Zeigfield Follies of 1921,
then years later by Barbra Streisand
in the film musical "Funny Girl"
MIDI & Vintage Performance
by Fanny Brice in Mp3
Keep
The Homefires Burning
Words by Lena Ford and Music by
Ivor Novello
Publication:
New York: Chappell & Co., Ltd., 1914.
On par with any patriotic song
George M. Cohan could have written, comes this hugely popular
song of the World War One period
MIDI & Vintage Performance
in MP3
Cuddle
Up A Little Closer, Lovey Mine
Lyrics by Otto Harbach, Music
by Hoschna
Publication: New York: M. Witmark
& Sons, 1908.
From a show called "Three Twins",
this is a sweet song about romance on the beach...um...yes...
MIDI & Vintage Performance
in MP3
I'll
Take You Home Again, Kathleen
Words and Music by Thomas P. Westendorf.
Publication:
Cincinnati: John Church & Co., 66 W. Fourth St., 1876.
A very different "Kate" song...
This piece was written by an
American public school teacher, for his wife, who longed to return to Ireland
It's been associated with love
of that country ever since
MIDI
A Nostalgic Medley
Silver
Threads Among The Gold and You Tell Me Your Dream
Late 1800's
Sweet and nostalgic songs about
growing older, but staying "young at heart"
MIDI & Vintage Recording
in MP3
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