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Every Day I Love You

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Jack Carson and Dennis Morgan starred in “Every Day I Love You (Just A Little Bit More)” (Jule Styne – Sammy Cahn) where Dennis introduced the song. Bugs Bunny makes a cameo in this feature. In late 1…


I Wish I Knew

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Betty Grable introduced "I Wish I Knew" (Harry Warren - Mack Gordon) in the Betty Grable and Dick Haymes 1945 film "Diamond Horseshoe" filmed in the actual Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe Manhattan nightclub. In early 194…


How You Like That

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The Blackpink (Jisoo, Jennie, Rose and Lisa) hit “How You Like That” (Teddy Park – Danny Chung - R. Tee – 24) demo presents louder vocals and more percussion. The South Korean girl band was preparing for their debut album. The 2020 top ten al…


Starting Over

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From the album “White Arrow Project” co-composer Mike Henderson sings “Starting Over” (Chris Stapleton – Mike Henderson). Wikipedia: “In late August 2020, Stapleton wiped all his social media pages clean. On August 26, he posted a cryptic video and t…


Another Park, Another Sunday

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With the able assistance of John McFee and Lara Johnston, Lara’s father Tom Johnston sings “Another Park, Another Sunday” (Tom Johnston). According to Tom although the song charted well it was pulled from many playlists probably because of the line “…


Born Free UPDATE

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UPDATE Matt Monro (Terence Parsons) recorded "Born Free" (John Barry - Don Black) for the film soundtrack where it appeared over the closing credits. Co-composer Don Black was Matt Moro's manager and the song won the Academy Award for Best Original S…


When Your Lover Has Gone

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The standard “When Your Lovers Has Gone” (E.A. Swan) was first brought to the public’s attention in the title sequence for the James Cagney, Joan Blondell 1931 comedy movie “Blonde Crazy”. It was sung by an uncredited tenor. Followin…


Sunday For Tea

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Composer John Carter performs the demo of “Sunday For Tea” (John Carter – Ken Lewis). The track is on the John Carter album “As You Like It, Vol. 1”. Peter (Asher) And Gordon’s (Waller) hit “Sunday For Tea” peaked on Billboard a…


1,2 Step

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The “Queen of Rap”, “Queen of Hip Hop”, “First Lady of Hip Hop” Missy (Melissa) Elliott sings the rap demo for “1, 2 Step” (Ciara – Phalon Alexander - Missy Elliott). In the summer of 2019 Missy Elliott became the first female rapper to be inducted i…


Waves

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Ryan Hurd sings “Waves” (Ryan Hurd - Chase McGill - Zach Crowell). Luke Bryan said "'Waves' is a song about kids falling in love during the summer and just all the images and everything about how beautiful that summer love is and how the emotions jus…


Crash My Party

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Singer, songwriter Ashley Gorley sings "Crash My Party" (Rodney Clawson - Ashley Gorley) at the Writers Jam Panel during the Los Angeles ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO in 2015. Wikipedia: "In 2011, Gorley created Tape Room Music, a publishing company w…


Woman's Got Soul

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Woman’s Got Soul In 1963 the original lead vocalist with The Impressions, Jerry Butler released the Curtis Mayfield song “A Woman…


Lessons In Love

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Britain’s Level 42 (Mark King, Rowland Gould, Phil Gould and Mike Lindup) demo for “Lessons In Love” (Mark King – Wally Badarou – Rowland Gould). The 1985 Level 42 top thirty album “Running In The Family” opens with “Les…


Woodman, Woodman Spare That Tree

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What accidently may have been one of the first environment songs “Woodman, Woodman Spare That Tree” (Irving Berlin – Vincent Bryan) was recorded by Bob Roberts in 1911 and peaked at number two on the charts of the day. The song was based on an 1830 p…


Lady Marmalade UPDATE

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UPDATE Kenny Nolan and a group of studio musicians named The Eleventh Hour were the first to record "Lady Marmalade" (Bob Crewe, Kenny Nolan) in 1974. The track didn’t chart. The single was introduced on the album “The Eleventh Hour’s Greatest Hits”.…


Mame

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Based on the 1955 novel “Auntie Mame” were the 1958 film of the same name starring Rosalind Russell, the 1966 Broadway production of “Mame” starring Angela Lansbury and the 1974 film starring Lucille Ball. It’s said that it took Jerry Herman six mont…


Midnight Masquerade

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Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye (Zarnocay) included vocalist Don Cornell (Luigi Varlaro) and they were first to release “Midnight Masquerade” (Bernard Bierman – Arthur Berman – Jack Manus) in February, 1947. That sam…


Come As You Are (Eighties)

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British band Killing Joke (lead vocalist Jaz Coleman, Paul Ferguson, Paul Raven and Kevin Walker) released the 1984 LP “Night Time” and the lead single “Eighties” as written by the band. The group did complain about the similarities between “Eighties…


Let The Rest Of The World Go By

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(Albert) Campbell and (Henry) Burr (McClaskey) recorded “Let The Rest Of The World Go By” (Ball) October 22, 1919. The duo also debuted “After You’ve Gone” and “Til We Meet Again”. The next year “Let The Rest Of The World Go By” (…


You Won’t Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)

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Singer, songwriter, trumpeter and bandleader Louis Prima was the first to record "You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)" (Freddy James aka Teddy Powell - Larry Stock) in March, 1945. The following year it was a hit for Ella F…


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