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They Say (jazz standard)
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Wikipedia article
'"They Say'" is a jazz standard and popular song written in 1938. It has music by Stephan Weiss and Paul Mann and with lyrics by Edward Heyman.
It was one of the highest-selling pieces of sheet music in January 1939. It peaked at #5 on 'Your Hit Parade'.
It is ranked the 987th most recorded standard by JazzStandards.com.
Notable recordings
* Billie Holiday performed the vocals on the Benny Carter-arranged Teddy Wilson orchestra recording (1938)Decatur 507Brunswick 8270
* Helen Forrest (1938) performed the vocals on the Artie Shaw orchestra recording
* Mildred Bailey (1938)
*Tommy Ryan performed the vocals on the Sammy Kaye orchestra recording (1939)
In film
"They Say" was used in the films 'Daughters Courageous' (1939) and 'King of the Lumberjacks' (1940).
References
Category:1938 songs
Category:Songs with lyrics by Edward Heyman
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