| "My Romance" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Published | 1935 |
| Composer(s) | Richard Rodgers |
| Lyricist(s) | Lorenz Hart |
"My Romance" is a popular jazz song, with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, written for Billy Rose's musical, Jumbo ( 1935). Gloria Grafton and Donald Novis introduced the song in that musical.
In the 1962 movie version of Jumbo, Doris Day performed the song. [1]
The song's lyrics describe a romantic attraction between two people, often by listing elements that are not needed to make this attraction work. In turn, the singer states that the romance does not need a certain setting ("a moon in the sky"), location ("a blue lagoon"), or stereotypical dating accompaniment ("soft guitars"), due to the strong attraction to the person.
Other versions
- Dave Brubeck – The Dave Brubeck Quartet (1952) [2]
- Bill Evans – The Complete Village Vanguard (1961) [2]
- Doris Day – 1962 [2]
- Johnny Smith – The Man with the Blue Guitar (1962)
- Ben Webster with Hank Jones – Ben and Sweets (1962) [2]
- Art Blakey with Keith Jarrett – Buttercorn Lady (1966) [2]
- Hampton Hawes - 1968 [3]
- Jessica Williams – Portraits (1977) [2]
- Warne Marsh – A Ballad Album (1983) [2]
- Tuck & Patti – Tears of Joy (1988) [2]
- Carly Simon – My Romance (1990) [2]
- Chris Botti – When I Fall in Love (2004) [4]
- Aaron Tveit – The Radio in My Head: Live at 54 Below (2013) [5]
- Debbie Gravitte
- Mario Lanza [2]
- Ben Taylor [2]
- James Taylor [2]
- Sammy Davis Jr. [2]
- Roberta Flack [2]
- Cybill Shepherd [2]
See also
References
- ^ Tyler, Don (2007). Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era. McFarland. ISBN 9780786429462. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
- ^ "Hampton Hawes - Blues for Bud". Discogs. 1990.
- ^ Collar, Matt. "When I Fall in Love". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Album Cover & Track List Unveiled for AARON TVEIT Live at 54 Below". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
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