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If You
Were The Only Girl In The World
Words by Clifford Grey and Music by Nat D. Ayer
Publication: B. Feldman and Co., 1916
England's famed comic George Robey first posed
this melodic
hypothesis in the 1916 London musical The Bing
Boys Are Here.
It floundered along for about 13 years until Rudy
Vallee got a bright idea:
He changed its beat from a fox trot to a waltz
and successfully reintroduced it
in his movie debut, The Vagabond Lover.
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TWO FAMOUS SONGS FROM COMPOSER KERRY
MILLS
Meet Me
In St. Louis
Words by Andrew B. Sterling. Music by Kerry Mills.
Publication: New York: F.A. Mills, 48 W. 29 St.,
1904
Song to commemorate the St. Louis Exposition
The rarely heard verses to this song are very funny.
The MGM musical based
on this title starred Judy Garland, Mary Astor,
and little Margaret O'Brien
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At
A Georgia Campmeeting
Words and Music by Kerry Mills (1897)
The most popular cakewalk song of its era
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Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral
That's An Irish Lullaby
Lyrics and Music by J.R. Shannon, 1913
Everyone's favorite Irish lullaby, sung by generations
of mothers to their tots
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Josephine, In My Flying Machine
Words by Alfred Bryan; Music by Fred. Fischer.
Publication: New York:
Shapiro Music Publisher, Cor. Broadway & Thirty Ninth Street, 1910
Popular again because "Rose and Jack" sang it in
James Cameron's film Titanic,
but it is a cute song on its own merits. It actually
reminds me more of the BBC's series "Flambards"
than it does the Titanic film
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TWO WONDERFUL
WEDDING SONGS
For Me And
My Gal
Words by Edgar Leslie & E. Ray Goetz. Music
by Geo. W. Meyer.
Publication: New York:
Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co., Music Publishers,
Strand Theatre Bldg., Broadway at 47th St., 1917
Best known as the title song from the 1942 film
starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly
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Oh Promise
Me
Words by Clement Scott
Music by Reginald de Koven
Publication: New York: G. Schirmer, 35 Union Square,
(1889)
The perfect wedding song, it's time to bring it
back to public memory
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Smiles
Lyrics by J. Will Callahan. Music by Lee S. Roberts.
Publication: New York:
Jerome H. Remick & Co., 1917
Another great song Judy Garland sang in "For Me
and My Gal"
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After You've
Gone
Lyrics and Music by Creamer & Layton.
Publication: New York:
Broadway
Music Corporation,
Will Von Tilzer, President, 145 West 45th St.,
1918
Another great torch number, popular for decades,
this song can be heard in many films
from the old studio days
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Paper
Doll
Written by Johnny Black (1915)
The Mills Brothers and Frank Sinatra both recorded
hits with this song,
years after it was first written
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