Home | Songs By Year | Songs from 1931


Of Thee I Sing (song)

Buy Of Thee I Sing (song) now from Amazon

First, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the song. And once you've experienced the song, tell everyone what you thought about it.

Wikipedia article


"'Of Thee I Sing'" is a 1931 song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.

It was introduced by William Gaxton and Lois Moran in the 1931 musical 'Of Thee I Sing'.Gershwin, Ira, 'Lyrics on Several Occasions' (Page 351), Omnibus Press, New York, 1988. ISBN 0.86001.547.5

Notable recordings



*Ben Selvin & His Orchestra - their recording for Columbia Records was a hit in 1932.

*Sarah Vaughan - 'Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin' (EmArcy, 1957)

*The Andrews Sisters - for their album 'Fresh and Fancy Free' (1957, Capitol).

*Ella Fitzgerald - 'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook' (1959)

*Johnny Mathis - 'Broadway' (1964)

References



Category:Songs with music by George Gershwin

Category:Songs with lyrics by Ira Gershwin

Category:Songs from musicals

Category:1931 songs


Buy Of Thee I Sing (song) now from Amazon

<-- Return to songs from 1931



This work is released under CC-BY-SA. Some or all of this content attributed to http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1015471824.