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L'Amour Toujours (Tonight for Sure)

Written by Nicholas Brodszky and Sammy Cahn, 1951
Rich, Young and Pretty (Danielle Darrieux), 1951

L. B. J.
(aka "Initials")

(Refers to Lyndon Baines Johnson, president of the USA from 22 November 1963 - he was Vice President when John F. Kennedy was assassinated - to 1969)
Words by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, music by Galt MacDermot, 1967
Introduced in the stage musical "Hair" by Melba Moore, 1967
Hair (sung and danced by Chorus), 1979

La Bamba

Traditional Mexican Folk Song
Arranged and adapted by Ritchie Valens, 1958
Popularized by Ritchie Valens
Recorded by The Tokens, 1962
Recorded by Trini Lopez, 1966
Grease (sung by Ritchie Valens on jukebox), 1978
La Bamba (sung by Los Lobos dubbing for Lou Diamond Phillips), 1987

La Bamba

Words and music by Luis Martinez Serrano
Fiesta (MGM Orchestra and Chorus, danced by Ricardo Montalban and Cyd Charisse), 1947

La capinera (The Wren)

Words and music by Sir Julius Benedict, 1881
Three Smart Girls Grow Up (Deanna Durbin), 1939

Frank Sinatra and Kathryn Grayson sing "La ci darem la mano" La ci darem la mano

From the opera DON GIOVANNI by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1787
It Happened in Brooklyn (Frank Sinatra and Kathryn Grayson), 1947
The Toast of New Orleans (Kathryn Grayson and unidentified tenor), 1950

La Conga

Music by various composers, generally without a lyric

During the 1930s through the 1960s, Latin American music was very popular in the U.S., and many dance beats were borrowed from music of Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. La Conga was one of these. The term "La Conga" refers to a dance beat in much the same way as The Samba, The Rhumba, etc. La Conga is often danced in a line with people holding on to each other's hips like a big snake. There were many different melodies and dance steps for La Conga dancing, but often musical credits do not provide a particular name. So, this is just a catchall for Congas featured in films that I have (at least as yet) not found a specific name for.

It Started with Eve (instrumental danced by Deanna Durbin and Charles Laughton), 1941

La Cumparsita
(famous Argentine Tango)

Music by G.H. Matos Rodriguez, 1937
Anchors Aweigh (danced by Gene Kelly), 1945

La Danza

Words and music by Gioacchino Rossini
Carnegie Hall (sung by Jan Peerce), 1947
The Great Caruso (sung by Mario Lanza), 1951
Serenade (sung by Mario Lanza), 1956

La donna è mobile

From the opera RIGOLETTO by Giuseppe Verdi, first performed in Venice, 1851
Let's Sing Again (sung by Bobby Breen), 1936
This Time for Keeps (sung by Lauritz Melchior), 1947
The Great Caruso (sung by Mario Lanza), 1951
For the First Time (sung by Mario Lanza), 1959

La Locumba

Written by Sidney Clare and Raoul Julien
Music Is Magic (Alice Faye), 1935

La Marseillaise

(French national anthem)
Words and music by Claude Joseph Rouget, 1792
New Moon (Chorus), 1940

Ladies in Waiting

Words and music by Cole Porter, 1957
Les Girls (sung by Mitzi Gaynor, Betty Wand dubbing for Kay Kendall, and Thara Matthieson dubbing for Taina Elg; reprised by same in separate scene), 1957

Ladies of the Bath

Words and music by Roger Edens, 1943
Du Barry Was a Lady (sung by Red Skelton and Girls Chorus), 1943

Ladies of the Chorus

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1942
This Is the Army (sung and danced by Alan Hale and Mens Chorus in drag), 1943

Ladies of the Town

Words and music by Noel Coward, 1929
Introduced in the stage musical "Bitter Sweet," 1929
Bitter Sweet (sung by Jeanette MacDonald and two unidentified ladies), 1940

Lady Be Good
Lady Dances, The

Words by Lew Brown, music by Harold Arlen, 1935
Strike Me Pink (sung by Eddie Cantor and danced by Rita Rio, then sung and danced by Rita Rio, Eddie Cantor and The Goldwyn Girls), 1936

Lady from the Bayou

Words by Leo Robin, music by Vincent Youmans, 1927
Introduced in the stage musical "Hit the Deck," 1927
Hit the Deck (sung by Ann Miller, danced by Ann Miller and Chorus), 1955

The Lady in the Tutti Frutti Hat Lady in the Tutti Frutti Hat, The

Words by Leo Robin, music by Harry Warren, 1943
The Gang's All Here (Carmen Miranda and Girls Chorus), 1943

Lady Is a Tramp, The

Words by Lorenz Hart, music by Richard Rodgers, 1937
Introduced by Mitzi Green in the stage musical "Babes in Arms," 1937
Words and Music (sung by Lena Horne), 1948
Pal Joey (sung by Frank Sinatra), 1957

Lady Killer

Words and music by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, ~1954
Red Garters (sung and danced by Rosemary Clooney and Chorus), 1954

Lady, Lady, Lady

Words by Keith Forsey, music by Giorgio Moroder
Flashdance (Joe Bean Esposito), 1983

A Lady Loves Lady Loves, A

Written by Mack Gordon and Josef Myrow, 1953
I Love Melvin (sung and danced by Debbie Reynolds with Mens Chorus), 1953

Lady Loves Me, The

Words and music by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett, ~1964
Viva Las Vegas (sung by Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret), 1964

Lady Sings the Blues

Written by Billie Holiday and Herbie Nichols
Lady Sings the Blues (Diana Ross), 1972

Lafayette

Words by Otto A. Harbach, music by Jerome Kern, 1933
Introduced in the stage musical "Roberta," 1933
Lovely to Look At (Gower Champion, Red Skelton and Howard Keel), 1952



LAKMÉ
LAKMÉ

Opera by by Leo Delibes, first presented in Paris, 1883

Arias and excerpts used in films on Class Act:
The Bell Song

Films on Class Act:
Carnegie Hall (Lily Pons), 1947
It Happened in Brooklyn (Kathryn Grayson), 1947
The Trouble with Girls (sung by unidentified soprano off-screen), 1969

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Lament (Lonesome Polecat)

Words by Johnny Mercer, music by Gene De Paul, 1954
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (sung and danced by Matt Mattox, Tommy Rall, Russ Tamblyn, Marc Platt, Jacques D'Amboise, Jeff Richards and the MGM Studio Chorus), 1954

Lamento di Federico

From the opera L'ARLESIANA by Francesco Cilea, first performed in Milan, 1897
Serenade (Mario Lanza), 1956

Land Around Us, The

Words by Ira Gershwin, music by Harold Arlen, 1954
The Country Girl (sung by Bing Crosby, sung and danced by Chorus), 1954

Land of Hope and Glory

Written by Sir Edward Elgar and Sir Arthur C. Benson
England's "unoffical" anthem
Melody based on Elgar's Pomp and Cirumstance March No. 1 (or Coronation Ode), 1902,
Lyric added by Arthur Benson sometime later (as late as WWI, depending on who you ask)
Smilin' Through (Jeanette MacDonald and Chorus), 1941

Land on Your Feet

Music by Ralph Rainger, ~1942
Footlight Serenade (instrumental danced by Betty Grable and Hermes Pan), 1942

Land Where the Good Songs Go, The

Words and music by Jerome Kern, 1917
Introduced in the stage musical "Miss 1917"
Till the Clouds Roll By (sung by Trudi Erwin dubbing for Lucille Bremer), 1946

Largo al factotum

From the opera IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA by Gioacchino Rossini
First presented in Rome, 1816
Broadway Melody of 1938 (sung by Charles Igor Gorin), 1937
Anchors Aweigh (sung by Carlos Ramirez), 1945
For the Love of Mary (sung by Deanna Durbin), 1948

music sheet cover Last Call for Love, The

Words and music by E. Y. Harburg, Margery Cummings and Burton Lane, 1942
Ship Ahoy (introduced by Frank Sinatra and The Pied Pipers with Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra), 1942

Last Dance

Words and music by Paul Jabara, 1978
Introduced by Donna Summer in the film Thank God It's Friday, 1978
Best Song Academy Award Won Best Song Academy Award for 1978
Recorded and popularized by Donna Summer

Last Rose of Summer, The

(traditional Irish folk song)
Used in the opera MARTHA by Friedrich Von Flotow, first performed in 1883
The song was not composed by Flowtow, just used in the opera.
Maytime (Jeanette MacDonald - part of medley/montage), 1937
Three Smart Girls Grow Up (Deanna Durbin), 1939

music sheet cover Last Time I Saw Paris, The

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Jerome Kern, 1940
Lady Be Good (introduced by Ann Sothern), 1941
Best Song Academy Award Won Best Song Academy Award for 1941
"Victory Version" (right) by Judy Garland
Till the Clouds Roll By (sung by Dinah Shore), 1946

Later Tonight

Words by Leo Robin, music by Nacio Herb Brown, 1943
Wintertime (sung by unidentified male vocalist with Woody Herman and His Orchestra, danced by Sonja Henie and Cesar Romero), 1943

Laugh? I Thought I'd Split My Sides

Words and music by Roger Edens, 1941
Ziegfeld Girl (sung and danced by Judy Garland and Charles Winninger), 1941

Laugh You Son of a Gun

Written by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger, 1934
Little Miss Marker (sung by Shirley Temple and Dorothy Dell), 1934

Laughing Song Trio, The

From the opera COSI FAN TUTTE by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, first performed in Vienna, 1790
Used in films on Class Act:
For the First Time (sung by Mario Lanza and two unidentified men), 1959

Lavender Blue (Dilly-Dilly)

Words by Larry Morey, music by Eliot Daniel, 1948
So Dear to My Heart (sung by Burl Ives), 1949
Nominated for Best Song Academy Award for 1949

Lawyer's Letter

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1940
Louisiana Purchase (sung by Emory Parnell), 1941

Lay-De-O

Words by Walter Bullock, music by Alfred Newman, 1939
The Blue Bird (sung by Shirley Temple), 1940

Laying the Corner Stone

Words by Lorenz Hart, music by Richard Rodgers, 1933
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (Frank Morgan and Chorus), 1933

Lazy

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1924
Popularized by Blossom Seely
Holiday Inn (sung by Bing Crosby), 1942
There's No Business Like Show Business (sung by Mitzi Gaynor, Donald O'Connor and Marilyn Monroe), 1954

Le Jazz Hot

Words by Leslie Bricusse, Music by Henry Mancini, 1982
Victor / Victoria (sung and danced by Julie Andrews and Chorus), 1982

Le Prince Masqu du Caucasus

Words by George Waggner, music by Edward Ward
(based on Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4)
Phantom of the Opera (sung by Nelson Eddy, Nicki Andre and Ensemble), 1943

Le Regiment de Sambre et Meuse

Words and music by Robert Planquette, 1879
Maytime (sung by Jeanette MacDonald and The Don Cossack Chorus), 1937

Leader Doesn't Like Music, The

Words by Gus Kahn, music by Harry Warren, 1939
Honolulu (sung by Gracie Allen with two "Groucho Marxes" and two "Harpo Marxes" dubbed by The King's Men), 1939

(I Fell in Love With) The Leader of the Band

Words by Herb Magidson, music by Jule Styne
The Great Morgan (sung by Virginia O'Brien with Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra), 1946

Leadville Johnny Brown (Soliloquy)

Words and music by Meredith Willson, 1960
Introduced by Harve Presnell in the stage musical "The Unsinkable Molly Brown, 1960"
The Unsinkable Molly Brown (sung by Harve Presnell), 1964

Leave It to Jane

Words by P. G. Wodehouse, music by Jerome Kern, 1917
Introduced in the stage musical "Leave It to Jane," 1917
Till the Clouds Roll By (sung and danced by Ray McDonald, June Allyson and Chorus), 1946

Lee-Ah-Loo

Words by Johnny Lehman, music by Raymond Sinatra, ~1952
Because You're Mine (sung by Mario Lanza), 1952

Lees of Old Virginia, The

Words and music by Sherman Edwards, 1969
1776 (sung by Ronald Holgate, Howard Da Silva and William Daniels), 1972

Leg of Mutton

Words and music by Sigmund Romberg, 1912
Deep in My Heart (Helen Traubel and Jose Ferrer), 1954

Lemonade

Words by Mel Leven, music by George Bruns, 1961
Adapted from the music of Victor Herbert, 1903
Babes in Toyland (sung and danced by Cast and Chorus with special dance number by Tommy Sands and Annette Funicello), 1961

Les Filles de Cadiz

Words and music by Léo Delibes
Maytime (Jeanette MacDonald), 1937
That Certain Age (Deanna Durbin), 1938
Broadway Serenade (excerpt sung by Jeanette MacDonald), 1939
Cairo (Jeanette MacDonald), 1942
Holiday In Mexico (Girls Chorus with Jose Iturbi at the piano, later by Jane Powell with Jose Iturbi at the piano), 1946

Les Girls

Words and music by Cole Porter, 1957
Les Girls (Gene Kelly with Mitzi Gaynor, Kay Kendall dubbed by Betty Wand and Taina Elg dubbed by Thara Matthieson), 1957

Let a Little Love Come In

Words and music by Roger Edens, 1952
The Belle of New York (Alice Pearce and Anita Ellis dubbing for Vera-Ellen), 1952

Let It Snow

Words and music by Michael Berz, 1987
Snow White (sung by sung by Dorit Adi, Douglas Sheldon and Ladies in Waiting), 1987

Let Me

Written by Elvis Presley and Vera Matson, 1956
Love Me Tender (Elvis Presley), 1956

Let Me Call You Sweetheart

Words and music by Beth Slater Whitson and Leo Friedman, 1910
Introduced by The Peerless Quartet
Thousands Cheer (instrumental danced by Gene Kelly with a mop), 1943
Diamond Horseshoe (sung by Beatrice Kay), 1945
For the Love of Mary (sung by Quartet), 1948

Let Me Entertain You

Words by Stephen Sondheim, music by Jule Styne, 1959
Introduced in the stage musical "Gypsy," 1959
Gypsy (sung by Ann Jillian, later sung by Natalie Wood), 1962

Let Me Look at You

Words by Dorothy Fields, music by Harold Arlen, 1951
Mr. Imperium (Ezio Pinza), 1951

Let Me Sing and I'm Happy

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1930
Mammy (introduced by Al Jolson), 1930
Popularized by Al Jolson
The Jolson Story (sung by Al Jolson dubbing for Larry Parks), 1946
Jolson Sings Again (sung by Al Jolson dubbing for Larry Parks), 1949
White Christmas (part of medley sung by Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye), 1954

Let My People Go

(Traditional Negro Spiritual)
see Go Down Moses

Let the Rain Pour Down

Written by Foster Carling, 1946
Song of the South (sung by ? offscreen), 1946

Let the River Run

Words and music by Carly Simon, 1988
Introduced by Carly Simon in the film Working Girl, 1988
Best Song Academy Award Won Best Song Academy Award for 1988

Let the Sunshine In

Words by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, music by Galt MacDermot, 1967
Introduced in the stage musical "Hair" by Melba Moore, 1967
Popularized by The 5th Dimension as a part of a Medley: Aquarius / "Let the Sunshine In" (No. 1 Chart record), 1969
Hair (sung by John DeRobertas, Grand L. Bush and Cast and Chorus), 1979

Let There Be Music

Written by E. Y. Harburg and Earl K. Brent
Thousands Cheer (Kathryn Grayson), 1943

Let Us Pray

Words by Buddy Kaye, music by Ben Weisman1969
Change of Habit (sung by Elvis Presley and Church Congregation), 1969

Let Yourself Go

Written by Joy Byers, 1968
Speedway (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires, danced by patrons of the Speedway Hangout club), 1968

Let Yourself Go

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1936
Follow the Fleet (Ginger Rogers and trio of chorus girls; instrumental reprise danced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Bob Cromer and Dorothy Fleisman; second instrumental reprise danced by Ginger Rogers), 1936

Let's Be Buddies

Words and music by Cole Porter, 1940
Introduced in the stage musical "Panama Hattie" by Ethel Merman and Joan Carroll
Panama Hattie (Ann Sothern and Jackie Horner), 1942

Let's Be Common

Words by Clifford Grey, music by Victor Schertzinger, ~1929
Love Parade (sung and danced by Lupino Lane and Lillian Roth), 1929

Let's Begin

Words by Otto Harbach, music by Jerome Kern, 1933
Introduced by George Murphy in the stage musical "Roberta," 1933
Roberta (sung by Fred Astaire and Candy Candido; danced by Fred Astaire, Candy Candido and Gene Sheldon), 1935

Let's Bring New Glory to Old Glory

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Harry Warren, 1942
Iceland (Chorus behind titles, later by Mens Chorus with Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra, and reprised in finale), 1942

Let's Call a Heart a Heart

Words by Johnny Burke, music by Arthur Johnston, 1936
Pennies from Heaven (sung by Bing Crosby), 1936

Let's Call the Whole Thing Off

Words by Ira Gershwin, music by George Gershwin, 1937
Shall We Dance (sung and danced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers on roller-skates), 1937

music sheet cover Let's Choo Choo Choo to Idaho

Written by Al Rinker and Floyd Huddleston
Duchess of Idaho (sung by Chorus behind titles; later sung by Connie Haines, Van Johnson, The Jubilaires and boys in the band), 1950

Let's Climb
Let's Dance

Words by Fanny Baldridge, music by and Gregory Stone and Joseph Bonine, 1935
Adapted from Invitation to the Dance by Carl Maria Von Weber, 1821
Popularized by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (their theme song)
The Benny Goodman Story (played numerous times by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra), 1956

Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)

Words and music by Cole Porter, 1928
Introduced in the stage play "Paris"
Popularized by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
Night and Day (Jane Wyman), 1946
Can-Can (Frank Sinatra and Shirley MacLaine), 1960

Let's Do the Copacabana

Words and Music by Sam Coslow, 1947
Copacabana (performed by Carmen Miranda, The DeMarco Sisters, Groucho Marx, and the Copa Girls), 1947

Let's Face the Music and Dance

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1936
Follow the Fleet (sung by Fred Astaire, danced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers), 1936
Popularized by Fred Astaire
Pennies from Heaven (sung by Fred Astaire, excerpt playing in theater, lip-synced by Steve Martin, danced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers on theater screen, danced by Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters), 1981

Let's Fall in Love

Words by Ted Koehler, music by Harold Arlen, 1933
Introduced in the film Let's Fall in Love (Art Jarrett, later by Ann Sothern), 1934
Pepe (Michael Callan), 1960

Let's Get Together

Words and music by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, ~1961
The Parent Trap (excerpt sung off-screen by Annette Funicello; later sung by Haley Mills (double-mixed, split-screen) as Susan and Sharon), 1963

Let's Go Bavarian

Words by Harold Adamson, music by Burton Lane, 1933
Dancing Lady (sung and danced by Fred Astaire, Joan Crawford and Chorus), 1933

Let's Go Fly a Kite

Words and music by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, 1963
Mary Poppins (David Tomlinson, Karen Dotrice, Matthew Garber, Glynis Johns, Dick Van Dyke and Chorus), 1964

Let's Go Native

Written by Richard A. Whiting and George Marion Jr.
Let's Go Native (sung by the King's Men behind titles; later by Jack Oakie and William Austin), 1930

Let's Go to the Movies

Words by Martin Charnin, music by Charles Strouse, 1977
Introduced in the stage musical "Annie," 1977
Adapted for the screen by Ralph Burns
Annie (production number sung and danced by Ann Reinking, Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney, Mens Chorus and Girls Chorus), 1982

Let's Have a Drink On It

Words and music by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, 1966
The Happiest Millionaire (Tommy Steele with John Davidson), 1967

Let's Have a Party

Words and music by Hank Hunter and Stan Vincent, 1964
Looking for Love (sung by Connie Francis), 1964

Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1932
Introduced in the stage musical "Face the Music"
There's No Business Like Show Business (Ethel Merman), 1954

Let's Hear It for Me

Written by John Kander and Fred Ebb, 1975
Funny Lady (Barbra Streisand), 1975

E. E. Horton and Betty Grable Knock Knees Let's K-nock K-nees

Words by Mark Gordon, music by Harry Revel, 1934
The Gay Divorcee (sung and danced by Betty Grable and Edward Everett Horton with Chorus Girls), 1934

Let's Kiss and Make Up

Words by Ira Gershwin, music by George Gershwin, 1927
Introduced by Fred and Adele Astaire in the stage musical "Funny Face," 1927
Funny Face (sung by Fred Astaire to Audrey Hepburn then danced by Fred Astaire), 1957

Let's Make a Wish

Words by Bert Kalmar and Sid Silvers, music by Harry Ruby
Walking on Air (sung by Gene Raymond and Ann Sothern), 1936

Let's Make Comparisons

Written by Sammy Cahn and Bob Crosby
(making fun of brother Bing!)
Two Tickets to Broadway (Bob Crosby), 1951

Let's Make Love

Written by Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen, 1960
Let's Make Love (sung by Marilyn Monroe and Chorus, later by Frankie Vaughan and Marilyn Monroe), 1960

Let's Misbehave

Words and music by Cole Porter, 1929
Written for the play "Paris," but not used
Recorded by Ben Bernie and His Orchestra
Pennies from Heaven (sung by Irving Aaronson and His Commanders, lip-synced by Christopher Walken), 1981

Let's Not Be Sensible

Written by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen, 1962
The Road to Hong Kong (sung by Bing Crosby and Joan Collins), 1962

Let's Play House

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Harry Revel, 1934
We're Not Dressing (sung by Ethel Merman and Leon Errol), 1934

Let's Put It Over with Grover

Written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, 1968
The One and Only, Genuine Original Family Band (sung and danced by the Bower Family, reprised throughout film), 1968

Let's Put Our Heads Together

Words by E. Y. Harburg, music by Harold Arlen, 1936
Gold Diggers of 1937 (sung by Dick Powell; later sung by Glenda Farrel, Roaslind Marquis and Chorus), 1936

Let's Put Out the Lights (And Go to Sleep)

Words and music by Herman Hupfeld, 1932
Introduced by Rudy Vallee
Popularized by Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard
Pennies from Heaven (sung by Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees), 1981

Let's Say It with Firecrackers

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1942
Holiday Inn (sung by Chorus, instrumental danced by Fred Astaire while throwing firecrackers), 1942

Let's Sing Again

Written by Jimmy McHugh and Gus Kahn, 1936
Let's Sing Again (Bobby Breen), 1936

Let's Start the New Year Right

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1942
Holiday Inn (sung by Bing Crosby), 1942

Let's Take the Long Way Home

Words by Johnny Mercer, music by Harold Arlen, 1944
Here Come the WAVES (Bing Crosby), 1944

Letter, The

Words and music by Jerry Herman, 1966
Introduced in the stage musical "Mame", 1966
Mame (to the tune of "Mame," sung by Kirby Furlong, then by Bruce Davidson), 1974

Li'l Black Sheep

Written by E. Y. Harburg and Harold Arlen, 1943
Cabin in the Sky (Ethel Waters), 1943

Libiamo, Libiamo
(The Drinking Song)

From the opera LA TRAVIATA by Giuseppe Verdi, first performed in Venice, 1853
One Hundred Men and a Girl (Deanna Durbin with Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski), 1937
Ziegfeld Follies (sung and danced by James Melton, Marion Bell and Chorus), 1946
The Toast of New Orleans (Mario Lanza and Kathryn Grayson), 1950

Lichtenburg

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1951
Call Me Madam (sung by Chorus offscreen), 1953

Lida Rose

Words and music by Meredith Willson, 1957
Introduced in the stage musical "The Music Man," 1957
The Music Man (Shirley Jones and The Buffalo Bills), 1962

Liebesfreud

Music by Fritz Kreisler
The Unfinished Dance (excerpts, Ballet by Ensemble), 1947

Liebestod
("Mild und Leise")

From the opera TRISTAN UND ISOLDE by Richard Wagner, first performed in Munich, 1865
Oh, for a Man! (sung by Jeanette MacDonald), 1930
Holiday in Mexico (played by Jose and Amparo Iturbi at the piano), 1946
Interrupted Melody (Eileen Farrell dubbing for Eleanor Parker), 1955

Liebestraum

Music by Franz Liszt, 1847
English lyric by Gus Kahn
The Great Ziegfeld (excerpt used in "Pretty Girl" number), 1936
The Girl of the Golden West (sung by Jeanette MacDonald with the Professor on piano), 1938
Follow the Boys (played by Arthur Rubinstein at the piano), 1944
Three Daring Daughters (played by Jose Iturbi at the piano), 1948
The Countess of Monte Cristo (skated by Sonja Henie and Geary Steffen [?]), 1948

Life Could Not Better Be

Words by Sylvia Fine and Sammy Cahn, music by Sylvia Fine, ~1956
The Court Jester (sung by Danny Kaye during titles, Kaye and Chorus at finale), 1956

music sheet cover Life Has Its Funny Little Ups and Downs

Written by Mack Gordon and Josef Myrow, 1953
I Love Melvin (performed by Noreen Corcoran), 1953

Life I Lead, The

Words and music by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, 1963
Mary Poppins (David Tomlinson), 1964

Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries

Words by Lew Brown, music by Ray Henderson, 1931
Introduced by Ethel Merman in the Revue "George White's Scandals"
Popularized by Rudy Vallee
Pennies from Heaven (sung by Walt Harrah, Gene Merlino, Vern Rowe, Robert Tebow and Al Vescovo; lip-synced by Bernadette Peters, Jessica Harper and Steve Martin), 1981

Life Is So Peculiar

Words by Johnny Burke, music by James Van Heusen, 1950
Mr. Music (sung by Peggy Lee and Bing Crosby, danced by Marge and Gower Champion; later sung by The Merry Macs; later sung by Bing Crosby and Groucho Marx), 1950

Life Is Such a Pleasure

Words by Sammy Cahn, music by Vernon Duke, ~1952
April in Paris (sung and danced by Ray Bolger), 1952

Life Looks Rosier Today

Words and Music by Michael Berz and Max Robert, 1987
Sleeping Beauty (sung by Linda Lopresti dubbing for Tahnee Welch), 1987

Life of an Elephant, The

Words by Harold Adamson, music by Burton Lane, 1955
Jupiter's Darling (sung and danced by Marge and Gower Champion with Elephants), 1955

Life Upon the Wicked Stage

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Jerome Kern, 1927
Introduced by Eva Puck in the stage musical "Show Boat," 1927
Show Boat (used instrumentally), 1936
Till the Clouds Roll By (sung and danced by Virginia O'Brien and Chorus Girls), 1946
Show Boat (sung and danced by Marge and Gower Champion), 1951

Life's Full O' Consequences

Words by E. Y. Harburg, music by Harold Arlen, 1943
Introduced in Cabin in the Sky (Lena Horne and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson), 1943

Lift 'Em Up an' Put 'Em Down

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Georges Bizet
Music from the opera CARMEN with new lyric
Carmen Jones (sung by Boys Chorus), 1954

Light of the World

Written by Stephen Schwartz, 1971
Godspell (sung by Jerry Sroka, Gilmer McCormick, Jeffrey Mylett, Robin Lamont and The Company), 1973

Like Animals

Words and music by Leslie Bricusse, 1967
Doctor Dolittle (sung by Rex Harrison), 1967

Light Cavalry (Overture)

Music by Franz Von Suppé, 1868
Popular classical piece
Strike Up the Band (excerpts played by the MGM Studio Orchestra), 1940
Two Weeks with Love (played by Orchestra [band in bandstand onscreen]), 1950

Like Monday Follows Sunday

Written by Johnny Green, Clifford Grey, Rex Newman and Douglas Furber
Everything I Have Is Yours (sung and danced by Marge and Gower Champion), 1952

Like the Wandering Minstrel

Words and Music by George M. Cohan, 1927
(pub. M. Witmark & Sons)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (sung by James Cagney and Ensemble behind travel montage), 1942

Lili and the Puppets Ballet

Music by Bronislau Kaper, 1953
Lili (danced by Leslie Caron, Mel Ferrer and Puppets), 1953

Lily of the Valley

Written by L. Wolfe Gilbert and Anatol Friedland, 1917
Mother Wore Tights (sung by Cast and Chorus), 1947

Limbo-Rak-Dance

Words and music by Adney H. Pinder
Where the Boys Are (Orchestra, Ensemble, Chorus), 1960

Limehouse Blues

Words by Douglas Furber, music by Philip Braham, 1922
Introduced in the stage revue "Andre Charlot's Revue of 1924"
Ziegfeld Follies (sung by unidentified female vocalist, instrumental ballet portion danced by Fred Astaire and Lucille Bremer), 1946
Star! (Julie Andrews and Mens Chorus), 1968



LINDA DI CHAMOUNIX
LINDA DI CHAMOUNIX

Opera by Gaetano Donizetti, first performed in Vienna, 1842

Excerpts and arias in films on Class Act:
O luce di quest'anima

Films on Class Act:
The Toast of New Orleans (Kathryn Grayson), 1950

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Linger Awhile

Words by Harry Owens, music by Vincent Rose, 1923
The King of Jazz (Mike Pingitore on Banjo), 1930

Liquapep

Words by Johnny Mercer, music by Arthur Schwartz, 1953
Dangerous When Wet (commercial jingle sung by Jack Carson and played on recording), 1953

Listen My Children and You Shall Hear

Words by Ralph Freed, music by Burton Lane, 1937
Double or Nothing (sung by Martha Raye, danced by Raye and Chorus Girls), 1937

Listen People

Words and music by Graham Gouldman, 1965
When the Boys Meet the Girls (sung by Herman's Hermits), 1965

Listening to You

Written by Pete Townshend, 1969
Tommy (performed by The Who, Nicky Hopkins, Chris Stainton, John Entwistle, Roger Daltrey and Chorus), 1975

Little Bird, Little Bird

Words by Joe Darion, music by Mitch Leigh, 1965
Introduced in the stage musical "Man of La Mancha," 1965
Man of La Mancha (Mens Chorus), 1972

Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That, A

Words and music by Jimmy Durante
This Time for Keeps (Jimmy Durante), 1947

Little Brains, a Little Talent, A

Written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross, 1955
Introduced in the stage musical "Damn Yankees," 1955
Damn Yankees (sung by Gwen Verdon), 1958

Little Brown Jug

Words and music by Joseph E. Winner, 1869
Popularized in 1911 by The Weatherwax Brothers Quartet
Recorded in 1939 by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (arranged by Bill Finegan)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (Polka danced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers), 1939
The Glenn Miller Story (Glenn Miller Orchestra), 1954

Little Drops of Rain

Words by E. Y. Harburg, music by Harold Arlen, 1962
Gay Purr-ee (sung by Judy Garland, then sung by Robert Goulet), 1962

Little Egypt

Words and music by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, ~1964
Roustabout (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires), 1964

Little Girl Blue

Words by Lorenz Hart, music by Richard Rodgers, 1935
Introduced by Gloria Grafton in the stage musical "Billy Rose's Jumbo," 1935
Jumbo (aka "Billy Rose's Jumbo," sung by Doris Day), 1962

Little Girl from Little Rock, A

Words by Leo Robin, music by Jule Styne, 1949
Introduced by Carol Channing in the stage musical "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell), 1953

Little Girls

Words by Martin Charnin, music by Charles Strouse, 1977
Introduced in the stage musical "Annie," 1977
Adapted for the screen by Ralph Burns
Annie (Carol Burnett), 1982

Little Gossip, A

Words by Joe Darion, music by Mitch Leigh, 1965
Introduced in the stage musical "Man of La Mancha," 1965
Man of La Mancha (James Coco), 1972

Little Grey Home in the West

Written by Hermann Lohr and D. Eardley-Wilmot, 1911
Sweethearts (sung by Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald), 1938
If I Had My Way (sung by Gloria Jean), 1940

Little Johnny Jones

Written by M. K. Jerome and Jack Scholl, 1942
Part of "Little Johnny Jones" Sequence
Yankee Doodle Dandy (sung and danced by James Cagney and Chorus), 1942

Little Kiss at Twilight, A

Words by Leo Robin, music by Ralph Rainger, 1938
Give Me a Sailor (sung by Martha Raye, reprised by Martha Raye), 1938

Little Kiss Each Morning, A

Words and music by Harry Woods, 1929
The Vagabond Lover (played by Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees, vocal by Rudy Vallee), 1929

Little Lamb

Words by Stephen Sondheim, music by Jule Styne, 1959
Gypsy (sung by Natalie Wood), 1962

Little Less Conversation, A

Words and music by Billy Strange and Scott Davis, ~1968
Live a Little, Love a Little (sung by Elvis Presley and Chorus, danced by Party Guests), 1968

Little Love, a Little Kiss, A
("Un Peu d'Amour")

Words (French) by A. Nilson Fysher, music by Lao Silesu, 1912
English lyric by Adrian Ross
Smilin' Through (Jeanette MacDonald), 1941

Little Mermaid Ballet, The

Music by Frank Loesser, 1952
Hans Christian Andersen (danced by Jeanmaire, Roland Petit, and the Roland Petit Ballet), 1952

Little Miss Broadway

Words and music by Walter Bullock and Harold Spina, 1938
Little Miss Broadway (sung and danced by George Murphy), 1938

Little One

Words and music by Cole Porter, 1956
High Society (Bing Crosby with Louis Armstrong and His Band, reprised in French by Lydia Reed), 1956

Little Pal

Written by Buddy G. DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson and Al Jolson, 1929
Say It with Songs (Al Jolson), 1929

Little Shop of Horrors

Words by Howard Ashman, music by Alan Menken, 1986
Little Shop of Horrors (Michelle Weeks, Tichina Arnold and Tisha Campbell with Bill Mitchell), 1986

Little Things in Life, The

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1930
Popularized by Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra
Blue Skies (Bing Crosby), 1946

Little Things in Texas, The

Words and music by Richard Rodgers, 1962
State Fair (Tom Ewell, Alice Faye and Childrens Chorus), 1962

Little Things You Used to Do, The

Written by Al Dubin and Harry Warren, 1935
Go into Your Dance (sung by Helen Morgan), 1935

Little Tingle Tangle Toes

Written by Paul Francis Webster and Walter Jurmann, 1942
Seven Sweethearts (sung and played on various musical instruments by Kathryn Grayson and the sisters, later sung by Mens Chorus and danced by townspeople), 1942

Little Toot

Written by Allie Wrubel, 1948
Melody Time (sung by The Andrews Sisters), 1948

Live and Let Live

Words and music by Cole Porter, 1953
Introduced by Lilo in the stage musical "Can-Can," 1953
Can-Can (Louis Jourdan and Maurice Chevalier), 1960

Live Hard, Work Hard, Love Hard

Words by Ralph Blane, music by Harold Arlen, 1950
My Blue Heaven (sung and danced by Dan Dailey, Mitzi Gaynor and Chorus on TV; sung and danced by Betty Grable at home), 1950

Live Oak Tree, The

Words by Leo Robin, music by Harry Warren, 1952
Just for You (sung and danced by Bing Crosby and School Girls), 1952

Living High (On a Western Hill)

Music by Ralph Rainger, ~1942
Footlight Serenade (instrumental), 1942

Living the Life I Love

Words by Jerry Seelen, music by Sammy Fain, ~1953
The Jazz Singer (sung by Danny Thomas), 1953

Living Together, Growing Together

Words by Hal David, music by Burt Bacharach, 1973
Lost Horizon (sung by Chorus), 1973

Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)

Words by Ira Gershwin and Gus Kahn, music by George Gershwin, 1929
Introduced in the stage musical "Show Girl" (sung by Nick Lucas and danced by Ruby Keeler)
The Jolson Story (sung by Al Jolson dubbing for Larry Parks, danced by Evelyn Keyes and Mens Chorus), 1946
It is said that Judy Garland so loved this song that she named her first daughter Liza, 1946

Liza Lee

Written by Bud Green and Sam H. Stept, ca. 1930
Big Boy (Al Jolson), 1930

Lizzy Borden

Words and music by Michael Brown, ~1952
New Faces (sung and danced by the Company), 1954

Lo! Here the Gentle Lark

Words by William Shakespeare, set to music by Sir Henry Rowley Bishop, ~1820
I Dream of Jeanie (sung by Muriel Lawrence, accompanied by Bill Shirley on flute onscreen), 1952

Loch Lomond

(traditional Scottish folk song, ca. 1881)
Little Miss Broadway (Quartet), 1938
It's a Date (Deanna Durbin), 1940
Bathing Beauty (Girls Chorus), 1944



LOHENGRIN
LOHENGRIN

Opera by Richard Wagner, first presented in Weimar, Germany, 1850

Arias and Excerpts used in films on Class Act:
One Hundred Men and a Girl (excerpt played by Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski), 1937

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Lollipop Guild, The

Words by E. Y. Harburg, music by Harold Arlen, 1938
The Wizard of Oz (part of Munchkinland Sequence sung by Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colveg and Harry Stanton), 1939

Lon Chaney Will Get You If You Don't Watch Out

Words by Joe Goodwin, music by Gus Edwards, 1929
Hollywood Revue of 1929 (sung by Gus Edwards, Chorus Girls and Mens Chorus dressed as monsters; danced by monsters and Chorus Girls), 1929

London Is London

Words and music by Leslie Bricusse, 1969
Goodbye Mr. Chips (Petula Clark), 1969

Loneliness of Evening

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers, 1949
Cut from the stage musical "South Pacific," 1949
Cinderella (sung by Stuart Damon), 1965

Lonely Feet

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Jerome Kern, 1934
Sweet Adeline (sung by Irene Dunne), 1935

Lonely Goatherd, The

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers, 1959
Introduced by Mary Martin and Children in the stage musical "The Sound of Music," 1959
The Sound of Music (sung by Julie Andrews and The Children, puppets operated by Bil Baird and Cora Baird), 1965

Lonely Little In Between

Words and music by Dominic Frontiere, 1964
Billie (sung by Patty Duke), 1964

Lonely Looking Sky

Words and music by Neil Diamond, 1973
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Neil Diamond), 1973

Lonely Night

Written by Richard Connell and George Stoll
Thrill of a Romance (Lauritz Melchior), 1945

Lonely Teardrops

Words and music by Berry Gordy, Jr., Gwen Gordy and Tyran Carlos, 1959
Popularized by Jackie Wilson
Recorded by Brian Hyland, 1971
Recorded by Narvel Felts, 1976
La Bamba (Howard Huntsberry as Jackie Wilson), 1987

Lonesome Cowboy

Written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett, 1957
Loving You (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires), 1957

music sheet cover Long Ago (And Far Away)

Words by Ira Gershwin, music by Jerome Kern, 1944
Cover Girl (sung and danced by Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly, Martha Mears dubbing for Rita Hayworth), 1944
Nominated for Best Song Academy Award for 1944
Till the Clouds Roll By (excerpt sung by Kathryn Grayson), 1946

Long Ago Last Night

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Harry Warren, 1941
The Great American Broadcast (Alice Faye and Girls Chorus), 1941

Long and Winding Road, The

Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, 1970
Popularized by The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (sung by Peter Frampton), 1978

Long Before I Knew You

Words by Sammy Cahn, music by Jule Styne, ~1950
The West Point Story (sung by Gordon MacRae, danced by Gene Nelson), 1950

Long Before You Came Along

Words by E. Y. Harburg, music by Harold Arlen, 1942
Rio Rita (Kathryn Grayson and John Carroll), 1942

Long Legged Girl with the Short Dress On, The

Written by Leslie McFarland and Winfield Scott, 1967
Double Trouble (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires), 1967

Long Live the Night

Written by Sigmund Romberg and Max Steiner
The Desert Song (Kathryn Grayson), 1953

Long Underwear

Written by ?
You Can't Have Everything (sung and danced by the Ritz Brothers and Chorus), 1937

Loo Loo

Words by Clifford Grey and Leo Robin, music by Vincent Youmans, 1927
Introduced in the stage musical "Hit the Deck," 1927
Hit the Deck (sung and danced by Debbie Reynolds and Mens Chorus), 1955

Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee

Words and music by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, 1972
Introduced in the stage musical "Grease," 1972
Grease (performed by Stockard Channing and Girls Chorus), 1978

music sheet cover Look for the Silver Lining

Look for the silver lining
Wherever a cloud appears in the blue.
Remember somewhere, the sun is shining
And so the right thing to do
Is make it shine for you.

A heart full of joy and gladness
Will always banish sadness and strife
So always look for the silver lining
And try to find the sunny side of life.

Words by B.G. De Sylva, music by Jerome Kern, 1920
Introduced by Marilyn Miller and Irving Fisher in the stage musical "Sally," 1920
Sally (Marilyn Miller and Alexander Gray), 1929
The Great Ziegfeld (William Powell, Robert Greig, William Demarest and Charles Trowbridge; reprised by Rosina Lawrence), 1936
Till the Clouds Roll By (Judy Garland), 1946
Look for the Silver Lining (Gordon MacRae and June Haver), 1949

Look Out

Words by Lorenz Hart, music by Richard Rodgers, 1939
Introduced in the stage musical "Too Many Girls," 1939
Too Many Girls (Frances Langford, Ann Miller and Chorus), 1940

Look Out Broadway

Words and music by Fred Wise and Randy Starr, ~1966
Frankie and Johnny (vaudeville skit sung by Elvis Presley, Eileen Wilson dubbing for Donna Douglas, Audrey Christie, Harry Morgan and The Jordanaires), 1966

Look Out! I'm Romantic

Written by Vic Mizzy and Mann Curtis
Easy to Love (sung by Tony Martin), 1953

Look to the Rainbow

Words by E.Y. Harburg, music by Burton Lane, 1947
Introduced in the stage musical "Finian's Rainbow," 1947
Finian's Rainbow (Petula Clark), 1968

Look What You've Done

Words by Bert Kalmar, music by Harry Ruby
The Kid from Spain (sung by Eddie Cantor and Lyda Roberti), 1932

Looking at the World Thru Rose Colored Glasses

Written by Tommy Malie and Jimmy Steiger, 1926
Introduced by Jack Osterman in the revue "A Night in Paris"
Popularized by Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians
Thoroughly Modern Millie (excerpt sung by unidentified female vocalist), 1967

Looking at You Across the Breakfast Table
aka "(Across the Breakfast Table) Looking at You"

Words and music by Irving Berlin
Mammy (sung by Al Jolson), 1930

Looking for Love

Words and music by Hank Hunter and Stan Vincent, 1964
Looking for Love (sung by Connie Francis), 1964

Lord, I'm Glad That I Know Thee

Words by Johnny Burke, music by Victor Young, 1956
The Vagabond King (sung by Kathryn Grayson with Choir, joined by Oreste), 1956

Lord's Prayer, The

Music by Albert Hay Malotte, 1935
(words from the Bible)
Stage Door Canteen (Gracie Fields), 1943
Because You're Mine (Mario Lanza), 1952

Lose That Long Face

Words by Ira Gershwin, music by Harold Arlen, 1954
A Star Is Born (sung by Judy Garland, danced by Judy Garland and Chorus), 1954

Lost Horizon

Words by Hal David, music by Burt Bacharach, 1973
Lost Horizon (sung by Shawn Phillips behind titles and behind end credits), 1973

Lost in the Woods

Words by Michael Korie, music by Stephen Lawrence, 1987
Red Riding Hood (sung by Amelia Shankley), 1987

Lot of Living to Do, A

Words by Lee Adams, music by Charles Strouse, 1960
Introduced in the stage musical "Bye Bye Birdie," 1960
Bye Bye Birdie (Jesse Pearson, Ann-Margret and Bobby Rydell), 1963

Lots Lots More

Written by Richie Adams and Larry Kusik, 1965
Ski Party (sung by Frankie Avalon onscreen with The Hondells offscren, danced by the kids), 1965

Louie Louie

Words and music by Richard Berry, 1963
Popularized by The Kingsmen
Quadrophenia (sung by The Kingsmen on record player, danced by kids at disco), 1979

Louise's Ballet

Music by Richard Rodgers, 1945
Carousel (danced by Susan Luckey and Ensemble), 1956

Louisiana

Words and music by Clarence Muse and Langston Hughes, 1939
Way Down South (sung by Bobby Breen with the Hall Johnson Choir), 1939

Louisiana Hayride

Written by Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz, 1932
Introduced in the stage revue "Flying Colors"
The Band Wagon (Nanette Fabray and MGM Studio Chorus), 1953

Louisiana Purchase

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1940
Louisiana Purchase (sung by Dona Drake and Chorus), 1941

Love

Words and music by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, 1945
Ziegfeld Follies (Lena Horne), 1946

Love at First Sight

Words by Anne Croswell, music by Michael Abbott, 1988
Puss in Boots (sung by Carmela Marner and Nick Curtis dubbing for Jason Connery), 1988

Love at Last

Written by Eddie Cherkose and Jacques Press
Nice Girl? (Deanna Durbin), 1941

Love Boat, The

Written by Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown, 1929
The Broadway Melody (James Burrows), 1929

Love Can Change the Stars

Words and music by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, 1954
Athena (sung by Jane Powell, Debbie Reynolds, Virginia Gibson, Nancy Kilgas, Dolores Starr, Jane Fischer and Cecile Rogers; reprised by Vic Damone), 1954

Love Finds a Way

Words by Ralph Blane, music by Harry Warren, 1949
My Dream Is Yours (sung by Hal Derwin dubbing for Lee Bowman and Girls Chorus), 1949

Love Happy

Words and music by Ann Ronell
Love Happy (sung by Marion Hutton and Chorus), 1950

Love in Any Language

Music by Noel Coward, 1929
Based on "Bonne Nuit, Merci" from the original stage production, new lyric by Gus Kahn
Bitter Sweet (Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy and Ensemble), 1940

Love Is a Many Splendored Thing

Words by Paul Francis Webster, music by Sammy Fain, 1955
Introduced in the film Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, 1955
Best Song Academy Award Won Best Song Academy Award for 1955
Popularized by The Four Aces (No. 1 chart record)
Grease (instrumental used at beginning of film), 1978

Love Is a Simple Thing

Words by June Carroll, music by Arthur Siegel, ~1952
New Faces (sung by Virginia De Luce, Robert Clary and Earha Kitt, danced by Chorus), 1954

music sheet cover Love Is All

Music by Harry Tobias
Lyric set to Tobias' music by Pinky Tomlin
It's a Date (Deanna Durbin), 1940

Love Is Good for Anything That Ails You

Written by Matty Malneck and Cliff Friend, 1937
Pennies from Heaven (sung by Phyllis Robbins with Orlando and His Orchestra, lip-synced by Bernadette Peters, danced by School Children), 1981

Love Is Here to Stay

Words by Ira Gershwin, music by George Gershwin, 1938
Introduced by Kenny Baker
An American in Paris (sung by Gene Kelly, danced by Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron), 1951
Lady Sings the Blues (sung by Diana Ross), 1972

Love Is Like a Firefly

Words by Bob Wright and Chet Forrest, music by Rudolf Friml
The Firefly (Jeanette MacDonald), 1937

Love Is Like This

Words and music by Ray Gilbert
Nancy Goes to Rio (sung and danced by Jane Powell and Chorus), 1949

Love Is Never Out of Season

Written by Sammy Fain and Lew Brown, 1937
New Faces of 1937 (sung by William Brady, danced by Harriet Hilliard, William Brady and Mens' Chorus), 1937

Love Is Only Love

Words and music by Jerry Herman, 1969
Hello, Dolly! (Barbra Streisand), 1969

Love Is Smiling at Me

Written by Sidney Clare and Oscar Levant, 1935
Music Is Magic (Alice Faye), 1935

Love Is Where You Find It

Words by Earl K. Brent, music by Nacio Herb Brown, 1948
The Kissing Bandit (introduced by Kathryn Grayson), 1948
A Date with Judy (Jane Powell), 1948

Love Isn't Born

Written by Arthur Schwartz and Frank Loesser, 1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars (Anne Sheridan), 1943

Love Like Ours, A

Words and music by Mann Holiner and Alberta Nichols
Two Girls and a Sailor (June Allyson and Gloria DeHaven), 1944

Love Look Away

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers, 1958
Introduced in the stage musical "Flower Drum Song," 1958
Flower Drum Song (sung by Reiko Sato; danced by Reiko Sato, James Shigeta and Ensemble), 1961

Love Machine, The

Words and music by Gerald Nelson, Fred Burch and Chuck Taylor, 1967
Easy Come, Easy Go (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires), 1967

Love Me

Words by Sammy Cahn, music by Jule Styne, 1945
The Stork Club (Andy Russell), 1945

Love Me and the World Is Mine

Written by Dave Reed and Ernest Ball, 1906
The Eddie Cantor Story (excerpt sung by Barbershop Quartet, one of which is Keefe Brasselle), 1953
San Francisco (a few bars sung by Jeannette MacDonald), 1936

Love Me, Love My Pekinese

Words and music by Cole Porter, 1936
Born to Dance (Virginia Bruce and Chorus), 1936

Love Me or Leave Me

Words by Gus Kahn, music by Walter Donaldson, 1928
Introduced by Ruth Etting in the stage musical "Whoopee!" 1928
I'll See You in My Dreams (Patrice Wymore, later sung and danced by Patrice Wymore and Chorus), 1951
Love Me or Leave Me (Doris Day), 1955

Love Me Tender

Written by Elvis Presley and Vera Matson, 1956
Adapted from the Civil War song "Aura Lee"
Popularized by Elvis Presley (no. 1 chart record)
Love Me Tender (sung by Elvis Presley), 1956

Love Me Tonight

Words by Brian Hooker, music by Rudolf Friml, 1925
Introduced in the stage operetta "The Vagabond King," 1925
The Vagabond King (Dennis King and Jeanette MacDonald), 1930

Love Me Tonight

Words by Lorenz Hart, music by Richard Rogers, ~1932
Love Me Tonight (Jeanette MacDonald and Maurice Chevalier), 1932

Love Nest

Words by Otto Harbach, music by Louis A. Hirsch, 1920
Introduced by Janet Velie and Jack McGowan in the stage musical "Mary"
Popularized by Art Hickman and His Orchestra
Theme song of the Burns and Allen radio show
Yankee Doodle Dandy (part of medley sung by Frances Langford), 1942
The Helen Morgan Story (Gogi Grant dubbing for Ann Blyth), 1957

Love Never Went to College

Words by Lorenz Hart, music by Richard Rodgers, 1939
Introduced in the stage musical "Too Many Girls," 1939
Too Many Girls (Frances Langford), 1940

Love of My Life

Words by Johnny Mercer, music by Artie Shaw, 1940
Second Chorus (Fred Astaire, later played by Russian band and sung by Fred Astaire partially with non-sensical lyrics; instrumental reprise under end-titles), 1940
Nominated for Best Song Academy Award for 1939

Love of My Life

Words and music by Cole Porter, 1948
The Pirate (sung by Judy Garland), 1948

Love on a Greyhound Bus

Written by Kay Thompson, Ralph Blane and George Stoll
No Leave, No Love (Pat Kirkwood with Guy Lombardo and His Orchestra), 1946

Love on the Rocks

Words and music by Neil Diamond and Gilbert Becaud, 1980
The Jazz Singer (Neil Diamond), 1980

Love Reign O'er Me (Pete's Theme)

Words and music by Pete Townshend, 1973
Quadrophenia (background music performed by The Who), 1979

Love Serenade

Written by Riccardo Drigo, Bob Wright and Chet Forrest
Let Freedom Ring (Nelson Eddy), 1939

Love Theme from Flashdance

Music by Giorgio Moroder
Flashdance (Helen St. John), 1983

Love Thy Neighbor

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Harry Revel, 1934
We're Not Dressing (sung by Bing Crosby), 1934

Love Walked In

Words by Ira Gershwin, music by George Gershwin, 1938
Introduced by Kenny Baker in the film The Goldwyn Follies, 1938
Rhapsody in Blue (sung by Mark Stevens [?]), 1945

Love Will Tell

Words by Jack Yellen, music by Lew Pollack
Sing, Baby, Sing (sung by Alice Faye), 1936

Love with All the Trimmings

Words by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Burton Lane, 1970
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (sung by Barbra Streisand), 1970

Love Ya

Words by Charles Tobias, music by Peter De Rose, 1951
Introduced by Jack Smith and Doris Day in the film On Moonlight Bay, 1951

Love You Dearly

Words by Paul Francis Webster, music by Sammy Fain, 1954
Lucky Me (Doris Day and Bob Cummings), 1954

Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1954
White Christmas (sung by Rosemary Clooney), 1954

Love You To

Written by George Harrison, 1966
Yellow Submarine (sung by The Beatles), 1968

Love's a Secret Weapon

Words and music by Guy Hemric and Jerry Styner, ~1964
Bikini Beach (sung by Donna Loren), 1964

Love's Own Sweet Song

Words and music by Emmerich Kalman, 1914
From the operetta "Sari" by Henry W. Savage
I'll Be Yours (sung by Deanna Durbin while dancing with Tom Drake), 1947

Love's Old Sweet Song

Written by James Lyman Molloy and Graham Clifton Bingham, 1884
Broadway Serenade (sung by Jeanette MacDonald and Chorus), 1939

Love's Young Dream

Words and music by Thomas Moore, 1885
The Little Colonel (sung by Evelyn Venable, reprised by Shirley Temple), 1935

Loveliest Night of the Year, The

Words by Paul Francis Webster, music by Irving Aaronson, 1950
Adapted from Rosa's waltz: "Sobre los olas" ("Over the Waves")
Introduced in the film The Great Caruso (Ann Blyth, reprised by Mario Lanza), 1951
The Seven Hills of Rome (sung by Mario Lanza), 1958

music sheet cover Loveliness and Love

Words by Leo Robin, music by Ralph Rainger
Moon over Miami (sung by Don Ameche, Betty Grable and Chorus), 1941

Loveliness of You, The

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Harry Revel, 1937
You Can't Have Everything (Tony Martin), 1937
Popularized by Tony Martin

Lovely

Words and music by Stephen Sondheim, 1962
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (sung by Annette Andre and Michael Crawford, later sung by Zero Mostel and Jack Gilford), 1966

Lovely Day

Written by Augustin Lara and Maria Teresa Lara
English lyric by Dory Langdon
Pepe (Shirley Jones), 1960

Lovely Hair

Words by Michael Berz, music by Michael Berz and Arik Rudich, 1987
Snow White (sung by Diana Rigg), 1987

Lovely Hour

Written by Carrie Jacobs-Bond
A Lady's Morals (Grace Moore), 1930