The Song is Ended (but the Melody Lingers On)
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"The Song is Ended" is a popular song composed by Irving Berlin
, with lyrics written by Beda Loehner in 1927.
The song's famous lyric is referenced in Ira Gershwin
's verse to "They Can't Take That Away from Me
", in the line the song is ended, but as the songwriter wrote, the melody lingers on.
Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin was an American composer and lyricist of Jewish heritage, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history.His first hit song, "Alexander's Ragtime Band", became world famous...
, with lyrics written by Beda Loehner in 1927.
The song's famous lyric is referenced in Ira Gershwin
Ira Gershwin
Ira Gershwin was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century....
's verse to "They Can't Take That Away from Me
They Can't Take That Away from Me
"They Can't Take That Away from Me" is a 1937 song written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin and introduced by Fred Astaire in the 1937 film Shall We Dance....
", in the line the song is ended, but as the songwriter wrote, the melody lingers on.
Notable recordings
- Gene HarrisGene HarrisGene Harris was an American jazz pianist known for his warm sound and blues and gospel infused style that is known as soul jazz....
- Listen Here (1989) - Tony BennettTony BennettTony Bennett is an American singer of popular music, standards, show tunes, and jazz....
- Bennett/BerlinBennett/BerlinBennett/Berlin is an album by Tony Bennett, released in 1987, recorded as a tribute to Irving Berlin.-Track listing:#"They Say It's Wonderful" - 2:02#"Isn't This a Lovely Day?" - 3:19#"All of My Life" - 4:37#"Now it Can Be Told" - 2:24...
(1987) - Ella FitzgeraldElla FitzgeraldElla Jane Fitzgerald , also known as the "First Lady of Song" and "Lady Ella," was an American jazz and song vocalist...
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin SongbookElla Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin SongbookElla Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook is a 1958 album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with a studio orchestra conducted and arranged by Paul Weston, focusing on the songs of Irving Berlin.-Grammy Awards:...
(1958) - Joe McElderry - The Climb (2009)
- Billy TaylorBilly TaylorBilly Taylor was an American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster and educator. He was the Robert L. Jones Distinguished Professor of Music at East Carolina University in Greenville, and since 1994, he was the artistic director for jazz at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in...
- Billy Taylor with Four Flutes (1959) - Nat Cole - Just One Of Those Things (1957)
- Jeri SouthernJeri SouthernGenevieve Lillian Hering, known by her stage name Jeri Southern, was an American jazz pianist and singer.-Biography:...
- Coffee, Cigarettes and Memories (1958) - Nellie Lutcher (1947)
- Earl BosticEarl BosticEarl Bostic was an American jazz and rhythm and blues alto saxophonist, and a pioneer of the post-war American Rhythm and Blues style. He had a number of popular hits such as "Flamingo", "Harlem Nocturne", "Temptation", "Sleep", "Special Delivery Stomp", and "Where or When", which showed off his...
And His Orchestra - Ruth Etting (1927)
- Annette HanshawAnnette HanshawCatherine Annette Hanshaw was born at her parents' residence in New York City on October 18, 1901. [Ed. While Annette sometimes gave her birth date as 1910, nephew Frank W. Hanshaw III confirms 1901 as the date on Annette's birth certificate.]-Biography:...
(1927)