Fred Waring - Looking At The World Thru Rose Colored Glasses 1926 @warholsoup100

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(Victor 20076)
Recorded 6/3/1926 Camden, New Jersey.
Pennsylvanians (Musical group)
Fred Waring (director)
Tom Waring (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Fred Waring (vocalist)
Tommie Malie (lyricist)
Jimmy Steiger (composer)

This song was popular in the 1920s.
The phrase "looking at the world through rose-colored glasses" refers to seeing things in a more optimistic or positive way than they actually are. The song "Looking At The World Thru Rose Colored Glasses" by Jimmy Steiger and Tommy Malie is a classic example of this concept. This song, recorded in 1926, expresses the idea of viewing the world with a hopeful and romantic lens.
The phrase "rose-colored glasses" has been around for a long time, with its first recorded use possibly in the 1840s.

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