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One of the most distinguished lyric-writers of his time, Ira Gershwin wrote for his brother George as well as Jerome Kern, Kurt Weill, Harold Arlen and others. Limelight presents a selection of stage and screen lyrics written for sundry situations and now arranged in arbitrary categories, to which have been added many informative annotations and disquistions on their why and wherefore, their whom-for, their how, and matters associative. "Gershwin's comments, witty and irreverent, and his anecdotes about the making of many favorites, are invariably interesting and frequently surprising." Chicago Tribune
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Back in print at last, this 1959 book gives the lesser-known Gershwin brother (the one who wrote "the words") a chance not only to see his lyrics for such songs as "Embraceable You," "Someone to Watch over Me," and 102 others stand on their own, but also to tell the classic showbiz stories behind each one. Sometimes these take the form of name-dropping personal anecdotes, and sometimes they're accounts of peculiar lyric challenges and how he solved them. Gershwin reveals that the original "dummy" lyric for the tricky "I Got Rhythm" was "Roly-Poly/ Eating solely/ Ravioli/ Better watch your diet or bust." Either as showbiz memoir or pure poetry, Gershwin's book is a delight.
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- PublisherElm Tree Bks.
- Publication date1977
- ISBN 10 0241896347
- ISBN 13 9780241896341
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages378
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Lyrics on Several Occasions: A Selection of Stage and Screen Lyrics Written for Sundry Situations, and Now Arranged in Arbitrary Categories
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LYRICS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS: A SELECTION OF STAGE AND SCREEN LYRICS WRITTEN FOR SUNDRY SITUATIONS, AND NOW ARRANGED IN ARBITRARY CATEGORIES.
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