This is the second book of a two-volume series presenting highlights from the careers of George and Ira Gershwin. Volume two documents 50 songs from shows such as Porgy & Bess and Hollywood films like Shall We Dance. Included are a song-by-song essay, rare images of original sheet music, and family photos. Titles: A Foggy Day • Blah, Blah, Blah • Changing My Tune • Fun to Be Fooled • Gotta Have Me Go with You • I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' • Isn't It a Pity • Just Another Rhumba • Let's Call the Whole Thing Off • My Ship • Nice Work If You Can Get It • Of Thee I Sing (Baby)! • Shall We Dance • Summertime • They All Laughed • They Can't Take That Away from Me • Things Are Looking Up • Wintergreen for President • You've Got What Gets Me • and many more.
Song List
A FOGGY DAY (IN LONDON TOWN)
Aren't You Kind Of Glad We Did?
AREN'T YOU KIND OF GLAD WE DID?
BESS YOU IS MY WOMAN NOW (from “Porgy and Bess”)
Bess, You Is My Woman
(from PORGY AND BESS (R))
Blah, Blah, Blah
(from DELICIOUS)
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH (from “Delicious”)
Blue, Blue, Blue
(from LET THEM EAT CAKE)
BLUE, BLUE, BLUE
By Strauss
(from THE SHOW IS ON)
BY STRAUSS (from “The Show is On”)
CHANGING MY TUNE
Changing My Tune
(from SHOCKING MISS PILGRIM)
DAWN OF A NEW DAY
Dawn Of A New Day
(from NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR OF 1939)
Delishious
DELISHIOUS (from “Delicious”)
A Foggy Day (In London Town)
(from A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS)
For You, For Me For Evermore
FOR YOU, FOR ME, FOREVER MORE (PRINT ONLY)
FUN TO BE FOOLED
Fun To Be Fooled
(from the Musical Production LIFE BEGINS AT 8:40)
GOTTA HAVE ME GO WITH YOU
Gotta Have Me Go With You
(from the Motion Picture A STAR IS BORN)
Hi Ho
HI HO A/K/A HI-HO!
I Can't Be Bothered Now
(from A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS)
I CAN'T BE BOTHERED NOW
I CAN'T GET STARTED
I Can't Get Started
(from ZIEGFELD FOLLIES)
I GOT PLENTY O' NUTTIN' (from “Porgy and Bess”)
I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
(from PORGY AND BESS (R))
I Loves You, Porgy
(from PORGY AND BESS (R))
I LOVES YOU, PORGY (from “Porgy and Bess”)
I Was Doing All Right
I WAS DOING ALL RIGHT
I've Got Beginner's Luck
(from AN AMERICAN IN PARIS)
I'VE GOT BEGINNER'S LUCK
Isn't It A Pity?
(from PARDON MY ENGLISH)
ISN'T IT A PITY? (from “Pardon My English”)
IT AIN'T NECESSARILY SO (from “Porgy and Bess”)
It Ain't Necessarily So
(from PORGY AND BESS (R))
It's A New World
(from the Motion Picture A STAR IS BORN)
IT'S A NEW WORLD
Just Another Rhumba
JUST ANOTHER RHUMBA
LET 'EM EAT CAKE
Let 'Em Eat Cake
(from Let 'Em Eat Cake)
LET'S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF (FROM “SHALL WE DANCE”)
Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
(from SHALL WE DANCE)
LONG AGO (AND FAR AWAY) (FROM “COVER GIRL”)
Long Ago (And Far Away)
(from COVER GIRL)
The Lorelei
LORELEI, THE
LOVE IS HERE TO STAY (from “Goldwyn Follies”)
Love Is Here To Stay
(from THE GOLDWYN FOLLIES)
LOVE IS SWEEPING THE COUNTRY (from “Of Thee I Sing”)
Love Is Sweeping The Country
Love Walked In
(from THE GOLDWYN FOLLIES)
LOVE WALKED IN
The Man That Got Away
(from the Motion Picture A STAR IS BORN)
MAN THAT GOT AWAY, THE (from “A Star is Born”)
Mine
(from LET 'EM EAT CAKE)
MINE (from “Let 'em Eat Cake”)
MY COUSIN IN MILWAUKEE (from “Pardon My English”)
My Cousin In Milwaukee
My Ship
(from the Musical Production LADY IN THE DARK)
MY SHIP (from “Lady In The Dark”)
Nice Work If You Can Get It
(from A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS)
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT (FROM “DAMSEL IN DISTRESS”)
Of Thee I Sing
(from OF THEE I SING)
OF THEE I SING
The Saga Of Jenny
(from the Musical Production LADY IN THE DARK)
SAGA OF JENNY, THE A/K/A JENNY
Shall We Dance?
SHALL WE DANCE? (from “Shall We Dance”)
Slap That Bass
SLAP THAT BASS (from “Shall We Dance”)
SOMEBODY FROM SOMEWHERE
Somebody Loves Me
(from GEORGE WHITE'S SCANDALS OF 1924)
Stiff Upper Lip
(from CRAZY FOR YOU)
STIFF UPPER LIP
Summertime
(from PORGY AND BESS(R))
SUMMERTIME (from “Porgy and Bess”)
THEY ALL LAUGHED
They All Laughed
(from SHALL WE DANCE)
THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME (from “Shall We Dance”)
They Can't Take That Away From Me
(from THE BARKLEYS OF BROADWAY)
Things Are Looking Up
(from CRAZY FOR YOU)
THINGS ARE LOOKING UP
Tschaikowsky (And Other Russians)
(from the Musical Production LADY IN THE DARK)
TSCHAIKOWSKY (AND OTHER RUSSIANS) (from “Lady in the Dark”)
Wake Up, Brother, And Dance
(from SHALL WE DANCE)
WAKE UP, BROTHER, AND DANCE
Who Cares? (So Long As You Care For Me)
(from OF THEE I SING)
WHO CARES? (SO LONG AS YOU CARE FOR ME) (FROM “OF THEE I SING”)
Wintergreen for President
(from OF THEE I SING)
WINTERGREEN FOR PRESIDENT
You've Got What Gets Me
(from GIRL CRAZY)
YOU'VE GOT WHAT GETS ME
Instrumentation
Piano/Vocal/Guitar
Product Details
#HL 322187
9780739057254
884088686970
31890
9.0"
12.0"
260 Pages
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