247. These ‘n’ That ‘n’ Those

Milton Pascal & Edgar Fairchild

These are nights below
And that’s the moon above
And those are eyes that say you’re mine
Why can’t we combine these ‘n’ that ‘n’ those
These are moments rare
And that’s the comfy chair
And those are lips that should be kissed
How can we resist these ‘n’ that ‘n’ those
Holding conversation is no recreation
And we have so much more to do
I’d be disrespectful
If I were neglectful
Of all that nature gave to you
These two hearts are bold
And that’s a hand to hold
And those two arms have room to spare
Where we both can share these ‘n’ that ‘n’ those

246. These Foolish Things (1936)

lyrics by  Eric Maschwitz

music by Jack Strachey & Harry Link & Holt Marvell

A cigarette that bears a lipstick’s traces
An airline ticket to romantic places
Still my heart has wings
These foolish things remind me of you

A tinkling piano in the next apartment
Those stumbling words
That told you what my heart meant
A fairground’s painted swings
These foolish things remind me of you.

You came you saw
You conquered me
When you did that to me
I knew somehow this had to be

The winds of March
That make my heart a dancer
A telephone that rings
But who’s to answer
Oh, how the ghost of you clings
These foolish things remind me of you

2nd version

A cigarette that bears a lipstick’s traces
An airline ticket to romantic places
And still my heart has wings
These foolish things remind me of you

A tinkling piano in the next apartment
Those stumbling words
That told you what my heart meant
A fairground’s painted swings
These foolish things remind me of you.

You came you saw
You conquered me
When you did that to me
I knew somehow this had to be

The winds of March
That make my heart a dancer
A telephone that rings
But who’s to answer
Oh, how the ghost of you clings
These foolish things remind me of you

How strange, how sweet
To find you still
These things are dear to me
They seem to bring you near to me
The scent of smoldering leaves
The wail of steamers
Two lovers on the street
Who walk like dreamers
Oh, how the ghost of you clings
These foolish things
Remind me of you

From the show Spread It Around

245. There’ll Be Some Changes Made (1921)

lyrics by Billy Higgins 

music by W. Benton Overstreet 

[stereo recording]

For there’s a change in the weather
There’s a change in the sea
From now on there’ll be in change in me
My walk will be different my talk and my name
Nothing about me is going to be the same

I’m going to change my way of living
If that ain’t enough
Then I’ll change the way that I strut my stuff
Nobody wants you when you’re old and gray
There’ll be some changes made – today
There’ll be some changes made

(bridge)

For there’s a change in the fashions
Ask just feminine folks
Even Sinatra has been changing his jokes
I must make some changes from the old to the new
I must do things just the same as others do

I’m going to change my long tall daddy for a little short fat
Going to change the number where I’m living at
I must have some loving or I’ll fade away
There’ll be some changes made – right away
There’ll be some changes made

 

244. There Is No Greater Love

Isham Jones & Marty Symes

There is no greater love
Than what I feel for you
No greater love no heart so true

There is no greater thrill
Than what you bring to me
No sweeter song
Than what you sing to me

You’re the sweetest thing
I have ever known
And to think that you are mine alone

There is no greater love
In all the world it’s true
No greater love
Than what I feel for you

You’re the sweetest thing
I have ever known
And to think that you are mine alone

There is no greater love
In all the world it’s true
No greater love
Than what I feel for you

 

2nd version

There is no greater love
Than what I feel for you
No greater love no heart so true

There is no greater thrill
Than what you bring to me
No sweeter song
Than what you sing to me

You’re the sweetest thing
I have ever known
And to think that you are mine alone

There is no greater love
In all the world it’s true
No greater love
Than what I feel for you

You’re the sweetest thing
I have ever known
And to think that you are mine alone

There is no greater love
In all the world it’s true
No greater love
Than what I feel for you

 

3rd version

There is no greater love
Than what I feel for you
No greater love no heart so true

There is no sweeter song
Than what you sing to me
No greater love
Than what you bring to me

You’re the sweetest thing
I have ever known
And to think that you are mine alone

There is no greater love
In all the world it’s true
No greater love
Than what I feel for you

(long audience applauses)

 

243. Them There Eyes (1930)

lyrics and music by:

Maceo Pinkard & William Tracey & Doris Tauber

follows 12 versions of this song

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
You have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
I’m falling
No stalling
Fallin’ in a great big way for you

My heart is jumpin’
You started something with
Them there eyes
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
They sparkle
They bubble
Get you in a lot of trouble
Ah, baby
Them there eyes

(bridge)

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
You have a certain way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
Falling, yes falling
Fallin’ in a great big way for you

My heart is jumpin’
You started something with
Them there eyes
You better watch out little brown eyes if you’re wise
Sparkle
Bubble
Get you in a lot of trouble
Ah, Mister
Talkin’ about those eyes

 

2nd version

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
You have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
I’m falling
No stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumpin’
You started something with
Them there eyes
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
They sparkle
They bubble
Get you in a lot of trouble
Ah, baby
Them there eyes

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
You have a certain way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
Falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumpin’
You started something
You better watch out little brown eyes if you’re wise
Sparkle
Bubble
Get you in a lot of trouble
Look out, mister
Talkin’ about those eyes

 

3rd version

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
You have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
I’m falling
No stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumpin’
You started something with
Them there eyes
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
They sparkle
They bubble
They gonna get you in a whole lot of trouble
Ah, baby
Them there eyes

(bridge)

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
You have a certain little cute way of flirting
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
Falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumpin’
You started something with
Them there eyes
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
Sparkle
Bubble
Get you in a whole lot of trouble
I’m looking for the boy with the wishful eye
I fell in love with
Them there eyes

 

4th version

(very fast tempo)

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
And you have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
I’m falling
No stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumpin’
You started something with
Them there eyes
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
They sparkle
They bubble
They gonna get you in a whole lot of trouble
Ah, baby
Them there eyes

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
You have a certain little cute way of flirting with
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
Falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumpin’
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
Sparkle
Bubble
Get you in a whole lot of trouble
I’m looking for the boy with the wishful eye
I fell in love with
Them there eyes

 

5th version

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
And you have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
I’m falling
No stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumpin’
You started something with
Them there eyes
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
They sparkle
They bubble
They gonna get you in a whole lot of trouble
Ah, baby
Them there eyes

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
You have a certain little cute way of flirting with
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
I’m Falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumpin’
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
Sparkle
Bubble
Get you in a whole lot of trouble
I’m looking for the boy with the wishful eye
I fell in love with
Them there eyes

 

6th version

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
And you have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
I’m falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumping
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
They sparkle, they bubble
They gonna get you in a whole lot of trouble
Ah, baby
Them there eyes

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
You have a certain little cute way of flirting with
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
Falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumping
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
Sparkle
Bubble
Get you in a whole lot of trouble
I’m looking for the boy with the wishful eye
I fell in love with
Them there eyes

 

7th version

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
And you have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
I’m falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumping
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
They sparkle, they bubble
They gonna get you in a whole lot of trouble
Ah, baby
Them there eyes

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
You have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Ah, they make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
Falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumping
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
Sparkle
Bubble
Get you in a whole lot of trouble
I’m looking for the boy with the wishful eye
I fell in love with
Them there eyes

(applauses)

 

8th version

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
And you have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
I’m falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumping
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
They sparkle, they bubble
They gonna get you in a whole lot of trouble
Ah, baby
Them there eyes

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
You have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Ah, they make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
Falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumping
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
Sparkle
Bubble
Get you in a whole lot of trouble
I’m looking for the boy with the wishful eye
I fell in love with
Them there eyes

(applauses)

 

9th version

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
And you have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
I’m falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumping
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
They sparkle, they bubble
They gonna get you in a whole lot of trouble
Ah, baby
Them there eyes

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
You have a certain little cute way of flirting with
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
Falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumping
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
Sparkle
Bubble
Get you in a whole lot of trouble
I’m looking for the boy with the wishful eye
I fell in love with
Them there eyes

(applauses)

 

10th version

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
And you have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
I’m falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumping
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
They sparkle, they bubble
They gonna get you in a whole lot of trouble
Ah, baby
Them there eyes

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Ah, You have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Ah, They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
Falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumping
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
Sparkle
Bubble
Get you in a whole lot of trouble
I’m looking for the boy with the wishful eye
I fell in love with
Them there eyes

(applauses)

 

11th version

(intro)

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
And you have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
I’m falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumping
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
They sparkle, they bubble
Get you in a whole lot of trouble
Ah, baby
Them there eyes

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
You have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
Falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumping
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
Sparkle,
Bubble,
Get you in a whole lot of trouble
I’m looking for the boy with the wishful eye
I fell in love with
Them there eyes

12th version

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
And you have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
I’m falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumping
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
They sparkle, they bubble
They got get you in a whole lot of trouble
Ah, baby
Them there eyes

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
Them there eyes
You have a certain little cute way of flirting with
Them there eyes
They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
Falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumping
You started something
You better look out little brown eyes if you’re wise
Sparkle,
Bubble,
Get you in a whole lot of trouble
I’m looking for the boy with the wishful eye
I fell in love with
Them there eyes

(applauses)

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242. The Way You Look Tonight (1936)

lyrics by Dorothy Fields

music by Jerome Kern

Someday when I’m awfully low
When the world is cold
I will feel a glow
Just thinking of you
And the way you look tonight

Oh but you’re lovely
With your smile so warm
And your cheeks so soft
There is nothing for me
But to love you
Just the way you look tonight

With each word
Your tenderness grows
Tearing my fear apart
And that laugh
That wrinkles your nose
Touches my foolish heart

Lovely never never change
Keep that breathless charm
Won’t you please arrange it
Cause I love you
Just the way you look tonight

 

2nd version

Someday when I’m awfully low
When the world is cold
I will feel a glow
Just thinking of you
And the way you look tonight

Oh but you’re lovely
With your smile so warm
And your cheeks so soft
There is nothing for me
But to love you
Just the way you look tonight

With each word
Your tenderness grows
Tearing my fear apart
And that laugh
That wrinkles your nose
Touches my foolish heart

Lovely never never change
Keep that breathless charm
Won’t you please arrange it
Cause I love you
Just the way you look tonight

from the film Swing Time with Fred Astaire

241. The Very Thought Of You (1934)

lyrics and music by Ray Noble

The very thought of you
And I forget to do
Those little ordinary things
That everyone ought to do
I’m livin’ in a kind of a daydream
I’m happy as a queen
And foolish though it may seem
To me that’s everything

The mere idea of you
The longing here for you
You’ll never know
How slow the moments go
Till I’m near to you
I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
It’s just the thought of you
The very thought of you my love

(bridge)

I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
It’s just the thought of you
The very thought of you my love

 

 It is said that exists an alternate take or a copy made for security reasons.

240. The Nearness Of You (1940)

lyrics by Ned Washington
music by Hoagy Carmichael 

[rehearsal]

 

Just song fragments.

239. The Moon Looks Down And Laughs

Bert Kalmar & Sid Silvers & Harry Ruby

The moon looks down and laughs
And says I told you so
Why did I let you go away

I was so sure you loved me madly
And when I wanted you
You’d gladly come back to me

I never realized the day we said goodbye
How very sorry I would be
And every night when I walk
Up and down this lonesome town
The moon looks down and laughs at me

(bridge)

I never realized the day we said goodbye
How very sorry I would be
And every night when I walk
Up and down this lonesome town
The moon looks down and laughs at me

The moon looks down and laughs at me

 

2nd version

The moon looks down and laughs
And says I told you so
Why did I let you go away

I was so sure you loved me madly
And when I wanted you
You’d gladly come back to me

I never realized the day we said goodbye
How very sorry I would be
And every night when I walk
Up and down this lonesome town
The moon looks down and laughs at me

(bridge)

I never realized the day we said goodbye
How very sorry I would be
And every night when I walk
Up and down this lonesome town
The moon looks down and laughs at me

The moon looks down and laughs at me

238. The Mood That I’m In

Abner Silver & Al Sherman

Never dared to have your arms around me
Not that I considered it a sin
But tonight I want your arms around me
It’s the mood that I’m in

Can it be the music that they’re playin’
Or the magic of the violin
That intrigues my heart to obeyin’
It’s the mood that I’m in

Maybe it’s the cocktail that I’m sippin’
That helps to put me in this frame of mine
Maybe it’s because of you I’m sleepin’
Tonight I’m so romantically inclined

So speak to me of love in words so tender
Let the rhapsody of life begin
I could give my heart in sweet surrender
It’s the mood that I’m in