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Song 120 – September Song

SONG: September Song ARTIST: Ella Fitzgerald YEAR: 1960 Listen to it here:  THE SONG: September Song is an American standard composed by Kurt Weill and lyrics by Maxwell Anderson.  It was written in 1938 for the Broadway musical Knickerbocker Holiday and sings of feeling that youth was a waste of time, and in the stretchContinue reading “Song 120 – September Song”

Song 70 – Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye

SONG: Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye ARTIST: Ella Fitzgerald YEAR: 1956 Listen to it here:  THE SONG: Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye was written by Cole Porter for the 1944 musical revue “Seven Lively Arts”.  The song became a jazz standard and has enjoyed many cover versions up to this day. THE ARTIST: To learnContinue reading “Song 70 – Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye”