I Hear Music

104. I Hear Music (1940)

lyrics: Frank Loesser 

music: Burton Lane

follows 3 versions of this song

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1940 MT 138 Complete in Columbia v.6 18 2’39”

I hear music
Mighty fine music
The murmur of a morning breeze up there
The rattle of the milkman on the stair

Sure that’s music
Mighty fine music
The singing of a sparrow in the sky
The perking of the coffee right nearby
That’s my favorite melody
You my angel phoning me
I hear music
Mighty fine music
And anytime I think my world is wrong
I get me out of bed and sing this song

(bridge)

I hear music
Mighty fine music
The murmur of a morning breeze up there
The rattle of the milkman on the stair

Sure that’s music
Mighty fine music
The singing of a sparrow in the sky
The perking of the coffee right nearby
That’s my favorite melody
You my angel phoning me
I hear music
Mighty fine music
And anytime I think my world is wrong
I get me out of bed and sing this song

 

2nd version

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1940 AT 138a Complete in Columbia v.9 17 2’40”

I hear music
Mighty fine music
The murmur of a morning breeze up there
The rattle of the milkman on the stair

Sure that’s music
Mighty fine music
The singing of a sparrow in the sky
The perking of the coffee right nearby
That’s my favorite melody
You my angel phoning me
I hear music
Mighty fine music
And anytime I think my world is wrong
I get me out of bed and sing this song

(bridge)

I hear music
Mighty fine music
The murmur of a morning breeze up there
The rattle of the milkman on the stair

Sure that’s music
Mighty fine music
The singing of a sparrow in the sky
The perking of the coffee right nearby
That’s my favorite melody
You my angel phoning me
I hear music
Mighty fine music
And anytime I think my world is wrong
I get me out of bed and sing this song

 

3rd version

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1940 LR 11 Private Recording 1’45”

[Intro]
(poor sound quality)

I hear music
Mighty fine music
The murmur of a morning breeze up there
The rattle of the milkman on the stair

Sure that’s music
Mighty fine music
The singing of a sparrow in the sky
The perking of the coffee right near by
That’s my favorite melody
You my angel phoning me
I hear music
Mighty fine music
And anytime I think my world is wrong
I get me out of bed and sing this song

That’s my favorite melody
You my angel phoning me
I hear music
Mighty fine music
And anytime I think my world is wrong
I get me out of bed and sing this song

(MC thanks)

Notes

First appeared in the film Dancing on a Dime

 

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