letra de whatever happened to melody - ray jessel
[intro]
cynthia and i seem to keep writing songs for shows that don’t happen, that’s one of those things that happens to songwriters, but we wrote this song for a projected musical version of dennis the menace, would you believe? and this song was to be sung by crochety old mr. wilson reminiscing about a time long gone and, um, well the show didn’t happen. but, sometimes a song has a life of its own and this song has been recorded by michael feinstein and karen akers and a few others, and here it is now
whatever happened to melody
sweet, old-fashioned melody?
roses and ribbons and romance and rhyme
songs about two hearts in three-quarter time
once, there were movies with stars who were stars
where, oh where can they be?
and why aren’t there heroes
like yesterday’s heroes?
and whatever happened to melody?
gene tunney, joe louis
ah, those were fighters!
not like the pipsqueaks they palm off today
hemingway, steinbeck
now, those were writers
with style
and with substance
and something to say!
garbo and gable
and franklin d. roosevelt
i could go on and on!
babe ruth and bogey
and gershwin
and hoagy
ah, what’s the use?
they’re gone, all gone!
and whatever happened to melody?
who stole all the poetry?
posies and picnics and walks in the wood
hammocks and hayrides, have they gone for good?
whatever happened to just holding hands
‘neath the old apple tree?
gone is the magic
and speaking of magic
whatever happened to you and me?
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- letra de shishim dakot - שישים דקות - apocalipsa - אפוקליפסה
- letra de shots outside the window - dakoda rollins
- letra de love, don't turn your back on me now - jesse ruben
- letra de feelings - rich homie quan
- letra de closer - kina grannis
- letra de pretx chave - underismo
- letra de up next - robin banks
- letra de relapse love - epique