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"I Wanna Be Around" is a #popularSong credited to Sadie Vimmerstedt and #JohnnyMercer. In the lyrics, the singer declares that he "wants to be around" when the woman who spurned him inevitably gets her heart broken.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq0LN8rWRno

Tony Bennett - The Good Life / I Wanna Be Around (Live on MTV Unplugged)

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50+ Music May 7

"Say It with Music" is a #popularSong written by #IrvingBerlin. It was introduced in the #MusicBoxRevue of 1921, where it was the de facto theme song and sung as a duet. The song was popularised by #PaulWhitemanAndHisOrchestra on 30 August 1921; this recording debuted on the charts on 12 November of that year, remained there for 14 weeks and peaked at number 1. Other popular versions in 1921/22 were by #JohnSteel and by #BenSelvin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isXb-DUBq-k

Say It with Music

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50+ Music May 2

"The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" is a #popularSong composed by #MitchLeigh, with lyrics written by #JoeDarion. It was written for the 1965 Broadway musical #ManOfLaMancha and originally performed by that play's star #RichardKiley and featured in the 1972 film of the same name. The complete song is first sung by #DonQuixote as he stands vigil over his armor, in response to Aldonza (#Dulcinea)'s question about what he means by "following the quest".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Oomvnkvco

Jack Jones - The Impossible Dream (The Quest)

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50+ Music Apr 28

"Das Glühwürmchen", known in English as "The Glow-Worm", is a song from #PaulLincke's 1902 operetta Lysistrata, with #German lyrics by #HeinzBoltenBackers. In the operetta, it is performed as a trio with three female solo voices singing alternately and the women's chorus joining in the refrain. Rhythmically, it is in the form of a #gavotte. The song, with its familiar chorus, was translated into English and became an American #popularSong.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxQmKesa8oU

The Glow Worm

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50+ Music Apr 27

"Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" is a #popularSong written by Scotty Wiseman for the 1944 musical film, #SingNeighborSing and performed by #LuluBelleAndScotty. It was their greatest hit and one of the first country music songs to attract major attention in the pop music field. Although the song was featured in the movie, it was not released by Lulu Belle and Scotty until 1947 (and then again in 1956).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hIBZUuosmo

Ricky Nelson - Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? (1957)

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50+ Music Apr 21

"I Will Follow Him" is a #popularSong that was first recorded in 1961 by #FranckPourcel, as an #instrumental entitled "Chariot". The song achieved its widest success when it was recorded by American singer #LittlePeggyMarch with #English lyrics on January 7, 1963. The #music was written by Franck Pourcel (using the #pseudonym J.W. Stole) and #PaulMauriat (using the pseudonym Del Roma). It was adapted by #ArthurAltman.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-7vnnuaoog

Peggy March - I Will Follow Him (50th Anniversary Recording)

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50+ Music Apr 20

"Knock Three Times" is a #popularSong credited simply to "#Dawn", obscuring the actual performers. It was released as a single which hit No. 1 on the #Billboard #Hot100 in January 1971 and eventually sold six million copies. It reached No. 2 on 'Billboard's "#EasyListening" survey. Outside the US, "Knock Three Times" also claimed the No. 1 spot on the #UKSinglesChart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCZr8Yl3wAc

Tony Orlando & Dawn - Knock Three Times (Lyrics)

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50+ Music Apr 14

"Chanson D'Amour" (#French for 'Love Song'; pronounced [ʃɑ̃sɔ̃ damuʁ]) is a #popularSong written by #WayneShanklin. A 1977 recording by #theManhattanTransfer was an international hit, reaching number one on the #UKSinglesChart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZNJhSWe7Ic

The Manhattan Transfer - Chanson D'Amour (Official Audio)

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50+ Music Apr 12

"A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody" is a #popularSong written by #IrvingBerlin in 1919 which became the theme song of the #ZiegfeldFollies. The first verse and refrain are considered part of the #GreatAmericanSongbook and are often covered as a #jazzStandard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_BGWbryBkA

1936 Dennis Morgan A pretty girl is like a melody

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50+ Music Apr 7

"When Will I Be Loved" is a #popularSong written by #PhilEverly of #theEverlyBrothers, who had a US top-ten hit with it in 1960. #LindaRonstadt covered the song in 1975, and her version was an even bigger hit in the US, peaking at No. 2. #VinceGill also covered it in 1994 on the soundtrack of the film #8Seconds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmJg7PpAqxg

Everly Brothers - When Will I Be Loved

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