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"Song Sung Blue" is a 1972 hit song written and recorded by Neil Diamond, inspired by the second movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto #21. The song was released on Diamond's album, Moods and later appeared on many of Diamond's live and compilation albums.
It was his second No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, after 1970's "Cracklin' Rosie", and to date his last solo #1 song (he had #1 duet with Barbra Streisand in 1978: You Don't Bring Me Flowers). The song spent twelve weeks in the Top 40. In addition, "Song Sung Blue" spent seven weeks at No. 1 on the adult contemporary chart It also made the pop chart in the United Kingdom, reaching No. 14 on the UK Singles Chart. The song has become one of Diamond's standards, and he often performs it during concerts.
"Song Sung Blue" was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 1973, Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Both awards that year were won by Roberta Flack's rendition of Ewan MacColl's song, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face".
Diamond described "Song Sung Blue" in the liner notes to his 1996 compilation album, In My Lifetime, as a "very basic message, unadorned. I didn't even write a bridge to it. I never expected anyone to react to "Song Sung Blue" the way they did. I just like it, the message and the way a few words said so many things."
"Song Sung Blue" is a 1972 hit song written and recorded by Neil Diamond, inspired by the second movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto #21. The song was released on Diamond's album, Moods and later appeared on many of Diamond's live and compilation albums.
It was his second No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, after 1970's "Cracklin' Rosie", and to date his last solo #1 song (he had #1 duet with Barbra Streisand in 1978: You Don't Bring Me Flowers). The song spent twelve weeks in the Top 40. In addition, "Song Sung Blue" spent seven weeks at No. 1 on the adult contemporary chart It also made the pop chart in the United Kingdom, reaching No. 14 on the UK Singles Chart. The song has become one of Diamond's standards, and he often performs it during concerts.
"Song Sung Blue" was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 1973, Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Both awards that year were won by Roberta Flack's rendition of Ewan MacColl's song, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face".
Diamond described "Song Sung Blue" in the liner notes to his 1996 compilation album, In My Lifetime, as a "very basic message, unadorned. I didn't even write a bridge to it. I never expected anyone to react to "Song Sung Blue" the way they did. I just like it, the message and the way a few words said so many things."
![Neil Diamond - Song Sung Blue (1972) [Restored]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MB1CsydL3mU/mqdefault.jpg "Neil Diamond - Song Sung Blue (1972) [Restored]
Song Sung Blue is a 1972 hit song written and recorded by Neil Diamond, inspired by the second movement of Mozarts Piano Concerto #21. The song was released on Diamonds album, Moods and later appeared on many of Diamonds live and compilation albums.
It was his second No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, after 1970s Cracklin Rosie, and to date his last solo #1 song (he had #1 duet with Barbra Streisand in 1978: You Dont Bring Me Flowers). The song spent twelve weeks in the Top 40. In addition, Song Sung Blue spent seven weeks at No. 1 on the adult contemporary chart It also made the pop chart in the United Kingdom, reaching No. 14 on the UK Singles Chart. The song has become one of Diamonds standards, and he often performs it during concerts.
Song Sung Blue was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 1973, Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Both awards that year were won by Roberta Flacks rendition of Ewan MacColls song, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.
Diamond described Song Sung Blue in the liner notes to his 1996 compilation album, In My Lifetime, as a very basic message, unadorned. I didnt even write a bridge to it. I never expected anyone to react to Song Sung Blue the way they did. I just like it, the message and the way a few words said so many things.")
![Chet Baker - You Go to My Head / Double Indemnity [Restored]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MDtQPJJ20Q8/mqdefault.jpg "Chet Baker - You Go to My Head / Double Indemnity [Restored]
You Go to My Head is a 1938 popular song composed by J. Fred Coots with lyrics by Haven Gillespie. It is recorded here by Chet Baker and Paul Bley.
Double Indemnity is a 1944 film noir crime drama directed by Billy Wilder, co-written by Wilder and Raymond Chandler, and produced by Buddy DeSylva and Joseph Sistrom. The screenplay was based on James M. Cains 1943 novella of the same name, which originally appeared as an eight-part serial in Liberty magazine, beginning in February 1936.
The film stars Fred MacMurray as an insurance salesman, Barbara Stanwyck as a provocative housewife who wishes her husband were dead, and Edward G. Robinson as a claims adjuster whose job is to find phony claims. The term double indemnity refers to a clause in certain life insurance policies that doubles the payout in rare cases when death is caused accidentally, such as while riding a railway.")
![Heart - Crazy On You (1977) [Restored]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MJLRVk6UJAs/mqdefault.jpg "Heart - Crazy On You (1977) [Restored]
Crazy on You is the debut American single from the rock band Heart. It was the first single following the release of their debut album Dreamboat Annie, released in 1976. (Two earlier Canadian singles had preceded the release of the album).")
![Lee Marvin - Wandrin Star (Paint Your Wagon, 1969) [Digitally Enhanced]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/N8608DIj-oc/mqdefault.jpg "Lee Marvin - Wandrin Star (Paint Your Wagon, 1969) [Digitally Enhanced]
Lee Marvin performs Wandrin Star (or Wandering Star) from the musical Paint Your Wagon.
Song written by Alan J. Lerner (lyrics) and Frederick Loewe (music)
Orchestrated and arranged by Nelson Riddle.")
![Tony Bennett - Sophisticated Lady (1981) [Restored]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NE0iOkN2tbc/mqdefault.jpg "Tony Bennett - Sophisticated Lady (1981) [Restored]
Sophisticated Lady is a jazz standard, composed as an instrumental in 1932 by Duke Ellington.
Additional credit is given to publisher Irving Mills whose words were added to the song by Mitchell Parish. The words met with approval from Ellington, who described them as wonderful—but not entirely fitted to my original conception. That original conception was inspired by three of Ellingtons grade school teachers. They taught all winter and toured Europe in the summer. To me that spelled sophistication.")
![Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers - Pick Yourself Up (Swing Time, 1936) [Special Version]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NJ9qkJKAWkw/mqdefault.jpg "Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers - Pick Yourself Up (Swing Time, 1936) [Special Version]
Both the song and the dance are in this version.
Pick Yourself Up was written for the film Swing Time (1936), where it was introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Rogers plays a dance instructor whom Astaire follows into her studio; he pretends to have two left feet in order to get her to dance with him.
Music written by Jerome Kern
Lyrics written by Dorothy Fields")
![The New Seekers - Beg, Steal Or Borrow (1972) [Restored]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NUeT1-n5IBA/mqdefault.jpg "The New Seekers - Beg, Steal Or Borrow (1972) [Restored]
Beg, Steal or Borrow was the British entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972, performed in English by The New Seekers.
The song was composed and written by Tony Cole, Steve Wolfe and Graeme Hall. On the night of the contest, the song was directed by David Mackay.
The theme is a love song to a former lover. The two lovers should be together and one of them will beg, steal or borrow in order to bring the other love.
At the Contest, it was performed fifth on the night, following Spains Jaime Morey with Amanece and preceding Norways Grethe Kausland and Benny Borg with Småting. At the close of voting, it had received 114 points, placing 2nd in a field of 18.")
![Fred Astaire / Ginger Rogers - Cheek to Cheek (1935) Top Hat [Restored]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/P1u2G16fq_Y/mqdefault.jpg "Fred Astaire / Ginger Rogers - Cheek to Cheek (1935) Top Hat [Restored]
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Cheek to Cheek is a song written by Irving Berlin in 1935, for the Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers movie Top Hat (1935). In the movie, Astaire sings the song to Rogers as they dance. The song was nominated for the Best Song Academy Award for 1936, which it lost to Lullaby of Broadway. The song spent five weeks at #1 on Your Hit Parade and was named the #1 song of 1935. Astaires 1935 recording with the Leo Reisman Orchestra was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000. In 2004, Astaires version finished at No. 15 on AFIs 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.")
![Peter Sarstedt - Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)? (1969) [Restored]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PBaDUzFdGc8/mqdefault.jpg "Peter Sarstedt - Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)? (1969) [Restored]
Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)? is a song by the British singer–songwriter Peter Sarstedt. Its recording was produced by Ray Singer, engineered by John Mackswith at Lansdowne Recording Studios and released in 1969. It was a number-one 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart for four weeks in 1969, and was awarded the 1970 Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. In the United States, the record reached No. 61 on the Cash Box Top 100 Singles. The single also peaked at No. 70 on the Billboard Hot 100 that May.
The music has been described as a faux European waltz tune, and the arrangement is a very simple one of strummed acoustic guitar and bass guitar, with brief bursts of French-style accordion at the start and the end. The arranger and conductor was Ian Green.")
![Anita Meyer - The Alternative Way (1976) [Restored]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Q5V1f0Hs-eE/mqdefault.jpg "Anita Meyer - The Alternative Way (1976) [Restored]
The alternative way was written by Hans Vermeulen in 1976.
Anita Meyer, born in Rotterdam 29 October 1954, is a Dutch singer.")
![Shirley Temple - Auld Lang Syne (Wee Willie Winkie, 1937) [Dig. Restored]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QRvPWIOsgRA/mqdefault.jpg "Shirley Temple - Auld Lang Syne (Wee Willie Winkie, 1937) [Dig. Restored]
Priscilla (Shirley Temple) sings Auld Lang Syne for a dying Sergeant Donald MacDuff.")
