50+ Music1d ago
"Roses Are Red (My Love)" is a #popularSong composed by Al Byron and #PaulEvans. It was recorded by #BobbyVinton, backed by Robert Mersey and his Orchestra, in New York City in February 1962, and released in April 1962, and the song was his first hit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rjPC7-JMUM
Bobby Vinton -- Roses Are Red (My Love)

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50+ Music2d ago
"In the Middle of an Island" is a #popularSong written by #NickAcquaviva and Ted Varnick and published in 1957.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nEOWfdUiOE
Tony Bennett - In The Middle Of An Island, Music Video, Dolby

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50+ Music6d ago
"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+ MusicMay 21
"Mambo Italiano" is a #popularSong written by #BobMerrill in 1954 for the American singer #RosemaryClooney. The song became a hit for Clooney, reaching the top ten on #record charts in the US and France and No. 1 on the #UKSinglesChart in early 1955. The song has shown enduring popularity, with several cover versions and appearances in numerous films.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44CQbWDDd64
Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano - 1954 originals

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50+ MusicMay 8
"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+ MusicMay 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+ MusicMay 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+ MusicApr 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+ MusicApr 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+ MusicApr 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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