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"Old Devil Moon" is a
popular song composed by
Burton Lane with lyrics by
Yip Harburg for the 1947 musical
Finian's Rainbow. It was introduced by
Ella Logan and
Donald Richards in the Broadway show. The song takes its title from a phrase in "Fun to Be Fooled", a song that Harburg wrote with
Harold Arlen and
Ira Gershwin for the 1934 musical
Life Begins at 8:40.
[1]
In the 1968
film version, the song was performed by
Don Francks and
Petula Clark.
[2]
Notable recordings
References
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^ Suskin, Steven (June 13, 2010).
"ON THE RECORD: Arlen, Harburg & Gershwin's Life Begins at 8:40 and New A Little Night Music".
Playbill. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
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^
"Internet Movie Database". imdb.com. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
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^ Whitburn, Joel (1986).
Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p.
454.
ISBN
0-89820-083-0.
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^ Whitburn (1986).
Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. p.
262.
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^
"1946 Charlie Spivak - Old Devil Moon (Margaret Manning, vocal)".
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"45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
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"Reaching Fourth — McCoy Tyner Trio". LondonJazzCollector. October 8, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
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