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The Man I Love (song)

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Wikipedia article




"'The Man I Love'" is a popular standard in AABA form with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by his brother Ira. Part of the 1924 score for the Gershwin musical comedy 'Lady, Be Good', the song was deleted from that show and put into the Gershwins' 1927 government satire 'Strike Up the Band' (where it appears as "The Man I Love" and "The Girl I Love"), which closed out-of-town. It was considered for, then rejected from, the 1928 Ziegfeld hit 'Rosalie'.

Covers



Like many songs from George and Ira Gershwin, "The Man I Love" is considered part of the Great American Songbook and was covered on stage and on record by many artists. It was recorded by Kate Bush in 1994 for Larry Adler's 'The Glory of Gershwin' tribute album and released as a single, which reached number 27 on the British charts.

Further reading



* Philip Furia, 'Ira Gershwin: The Art of the Lyricist' Oxford University Press: Oxford 1996,

* Ira Gershwin, 'Lyrics on Several Occasions' Limelight Editions: New York City 1973.

* Ted Gioia, 'The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire' Oxford University Press: Oxford 2012,

* Alec Wilder, 'American Popular Song: The Great Innovators, 1900-1950' Oxford University Press: Oxford 1972,

See also



*List of 1920s jazz standards

References




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