Title | Year Written |
Music by (composer) |
Words by (lyricist) |
Written for (show/movie/ Independent Publication) |
Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive (full entry) |
1944 | Arlen, Harold | Mercer, Johnny | Here Come the Waves (movie) |
Affair To Remember (An) (basic-plus entry) | 1957 | Warren, Harry | Adamson, Harold; McCarey, Leo |
An Affair To Remember (movie) |
After You've Gone (full entry) |
1918 | Layton, Turner | Creamer, Henry | So Long Letty (show) |
Ain't Misbehavin' (full entry) |
1929 | Waller, Thomas "Fats"; Brooks, Harry | Razaf, Andy | Connie's Hot Chocolates (show) |
Ain't She Sweet? (basic entry) |
1927 | Ager, Milton | Yellen, Jack | Independent Publication |
Ain't We Got Fun (basic entry) | 1920 | Whiting, Richard A. | Kahn, Gus | Independent Publication |
Alexander’s Ragtime Band (full entry) | 1911 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Independent Publication |
All Alone (full entry) | 1924 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Music Box Revue, Fourth (show) |
All By Myself (full entry) |
1921 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Independent Publication |
All I Do Is Dream Of You (full entry) | 1934 | Brown, Nacio Herb | Freed, Arthur | Sadie Mckee (movie) |
All I Need Is the Girl | 1959 | Styne, Jule | Sondheim, Stephen | Gypsy (show) |
All in Fun (basic entry) |
1939 | Kern, Jerome | Hammerstein II, Oscar | Very Warm for May (show) |
All My Tomorrows (full entry) |
1959 | Van Heusen, Jimmy | Cahn, Sammy | A Hole in the Head (movie) |
All of Me | 1931 | Marks, Gerald; Simons, Seymour |
Simons, Seymour; Marks, Gerald |
Independent Publication |
All of You (basic entry) |
1954 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Silk Stockings (show) |
All or Nothing at All (basic entry) |
1939 | Altman, Arthur | Lawrence, Jack | Independent Publication |
All the Things You Are (full entry) | 1939 | Kern, Jerome | Hammerstein II, Oscar | Very Warm for May (show) |
All the Way (basic-plus entry) |
1957 | Van Heusen, Jimmy | Cahn, Sammy | The Joker Is Wild (movie) |
All through the Day (basic entry) |
1946 | Kern, Jerome | Hammerstein II, Oscar | Centennial Summer (movie) |
All Through The Night (basic entry) |
1934 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Anything Goes (show) |
All Too Soon (basic entry) |
1940 | Ellington, Duke | Sigman, Carl | Independent Publication |
Allez-vous-en (basic entry) |
1953 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Can-Can (show) |
Almost Like Being in Love (basic entry) | 1947 | Loewe, Frederick | Lerner, Alan Jay | Brigadoon (show) |
Alone Together (basic entry) |
1932 | Schwartz, Arthur | Dietz, Howard | Flying Colors (show) |
Always (basic entry) | 1925 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Independent Publication |
Always True to You in My Fashion (basic entry) | 1948 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Kiss Me Kate (show) |
Am I Blue? (basic entry) |
1929 | Akst, Harry | Clarke, Grant | On With the Show (movie) |
Among My Souvenirs (basic-plus entry) |
1927 | Nicholls, Horatio (pseudonym for Lawrence Wright) | Dubin, Al (published by Edgar Leslie to whom Dubin sold the rights) | Independent Publication |
And the Angels Sing (basic entry) |
1939 | Elman, Ziggy | Mercer, Johnny | Indpendent Publication |
And This Is My Beloved (basic entry) |
1953 | Borodin, Alexander (adapted by Robert Wright and George Forrest) | Wright, Robert; Forrest, George |
Kismet (show) |
Angel Eyes (basic entry) |
1946 | Dennis, Matt | Brent, Earl K. | Independent Publication (not for a Broadway show, revue, movie, etc.--but used in the 1953 movie, Jennifer.) |
Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home (basic entry) | 1946 | Arlen, Harold | Mercer, Johnny | St. Louis Woman (show) |
Any Time, Any Day, Anywhere (basic entry) |
1933 | Young, Victor | Washington, Ned; Wiley, Lee |
Independent Publication |
Anyone Can Whistle (basic entry) |
1964 | Sondheim, Stephen | Sondheim, Stephen | Anyone Can Whistle (show) |
Anything for You (basic entry) |
1921 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | A Dangerous Maid (show) |
Anything Goes (basic entry) |
1934 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Anything Goes (show) |
Anything You Can Do (basic entry) |
1946 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Annie Get Your Gun (show) |
April In Paris (full entry) |
1932 | Duke, Vernon | Harburg, E. Y. (Yip) | Walk a Little Faster (show) |
Aren't You Glad You're You? (basic-plus entry) |
1945 | Van Heusen, Jimmy | Burke, Johnny | The Bells of St. Mary's (movie) |
Are You Havin' Any Fun? (basic entry) |
1939 | Fain, Sammy | Yellen, Jack | George White's Scandals [1939] (revue) |
As Long as I Live (basic entry) |
1934 | Arlen, Harold | Koehler, Ted | Cotton Club Parade, 24th edition, 1934 (show/revue) |
As Time Goes By (basic entry) |
1931 | Hupfeld, Herman | Hupfeld, Herman | Everybody's Welcome (show) |
Ask Me Again (full entry) |
1930 (c.) | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | undetermined |
At Last (basic entry) |
1942 | Warren, Harry | Gordon, Mack | Orchestra Wives (movie) |
At Long Last Love (basic entry) |
1938 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | You Never Know (show) |
At Sundown (basic entry) |
1927 | Donaldson, Walter | Donaldson, Walter | Independent Publication |
A-Tisket, A-Tasket (basic entry) |
1938 | Alexander, Van | Gerald, Ella | Independent Publication |
Autumn in New York (basic entry) |
1934 | Duke, Vernon | Duke, Vernon | Thumbs Up! (show) |
Autumn Leaves (“Les Feuilles Mortes.” --original French title) (basic entry) |
1946 (music); 1950 (Engl. lyrics) |
Kosma, Joseph | Mercer, Johnny (Eng); Prevert, Jacques (Fr) | Les Portes De La Nuit (movie*) |
Avalon (basic entry) |
1920 | Rose, Vincent | De Sylva, B. G. (Buddy); Jolson, Al; Rose, Vincent |
Independent Publication |
Azure (basic entry) |
1937 | Ellington, Duke | Mills, Irving | Independent Publication |
Baby, Baby All the Time (basic entry) |
1944 | Troup, Bobby | Troup, Bobby | Independent Publication |
Baby, It's Cold Outside (basic entry) |
1944 | Loesser, Frank | Loesser, Frank | Written at first for personal use, then used in Neptune's Daughter (movie, 1949) |
Baby, Won't You Please Come Home (basic entry) |
1919 written 1922 published |
Williams, Clarence | Warfield, Charles | Independent Publication |
Bali Ha'i (basic entry) |
1949 | Rodgers, Richard | Hammerstein II, Oscar | South Pacific (show) |
Ballad Of The Sad Young Men (The) (basic entry) |
1958 | Wolf, Tommy | Landesman, Fran | The Nervous Set (show) |
Baltimore Oriole (basic-plus entry) |
1942 | Carmichael, Hoagy | Webster, Paul Francis | Independent Publication |
Basin Street Blues (basic entry) |
1929 | Williams, Spencer | Miller, Glenn; Teagarten, Jack | Independent Publication |
Baubles, Bangles and Beads (basic entry) |
1953 | Borodin, Alexander (adapted by Robert Wright and George Forrest) | Wright, Robert; Forrest, George |
Kismet (show) |
Be Careful, It's My Heart (basic entry) |
1942 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Holiday Inn (movie) |
Because of You (basic entry) |
1940 | Wilkinson, Dudley | Hammerstein, Arthur | Independent Publication |
Begin the Beguine (basic entry) |
1935 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Jubilee (show) |
Beginner's Luck (basic entry) |
1937 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Shall We Dance (movie) |
Bei Mir Bistu Shein (title in Yiddish) Bei Mir Bist Du Shoen/Schön (title in corrupted German) (basic entry) |
1932- 1933 (music/ Yiddish lyric); 1937 (English lyric) |
Secunda, Sholom | Cahn, Sammy (original Yiddish lyric by Jacob Jacobs) |
music and Yiddish lyric for I Would If I Could (show); with Cahn's English lyric for Independent Publication |
Bess, You Is My Woman, Now (basic entry) |
1935 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira; Heyward, Dubose |
Porgy and Bess (show) |
Best Is Yet To Come (The) (basic-plus entry) | 1959 | Coleman, Cy | Leigh, Carolyn | Independent Publication |
Best Thing for You (would be me) (The) (basic entry) |
1950 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Call Me Madam (show) |
Best Things in Life Are Free (The) (basic entry) |
1927 | Henderson, Ray | De Sylva, B. G. (Buddy); Brown, Lew; | Good News (show) |
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (basic entry) | 1931 | Arlen, Harold | Koehler, Ted | Cotton Club Rhyth-mania, 1931 (revue/show) |
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (full entry) |
1940 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | Pal Joey (show) |
Beyond the Blue Horizon (basic entry) |
1930 | Whiting, Richard A.; Harling, W. Franke | Robin, Leo | Monte Carlo (movie) |
Bidin' My Tme (I'm . . .) (basic entry) |
1930 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Girl Crazy (show) |
Bill (basic-plus entry) |
1918/ 1927 |
Kern, Jerome | Wodehouse, P.G.; Hammerstein II, Oscar | Oh, Lady! Lady! (show); Show Boat (show) |
Birth of the Blues (The) (basic-plus entry) | 1926 | Henderson, Ray | De Sylva, B. G. (Buddy); Brown, Lew | George White's Scandals (show) |
Black and Blue (basic entry) |
1929 | Waller, Thomas "Fats"; Brooks, Harry | Razaf, Andy | Hot Chocolates (revue/show) |
Black Coffee (basic entry) |
1948 | Webster, Paul Francis; Burke, Sonny |
Burke, Sonny; Webster, Paul Francis |
Independent Publication |
Blame It on My Youth (basic entry) |
1934 | Levant, Oscar | Heyman, Edward | Independent Publication |
Blue Again (basic entry) |
1930 | McHugh, Jimmy | Fields, Dorothy | The Vanderbilt Revue (show) |
Blue Moon (basic-plus entry) |
1934 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | Independent Publication |
Blue Room (The) | 1926 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | The Girl Friend (show) |
Blue Skies (basic-plus entry) |
1927 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Betsy (show) |
Blues in the Night (full entry) |
1941 | Arlen, Harold | Mercer, Johnny | Blues in the Night (movie) |
Bob White (whatcha gonna swing tonight?) (basic entry) |
1937 | Hanighen, Bernie | Mercer, Johnny | Hollywood Hotel (movie) |
Body and Soul (basic entry) |
1930 | Green, Johnny | Heyman, Edward; Sour, Robert; Eyton, Frank |
Gertrude Lawrence stage act |
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (basic entry) |
1941 | Raye, Don; Prince, Hughie |
Prince, Hughie; Raye, Don |
Buck Privates (movie) |
Boulevard of Broken Dreams (The) (minimla entry) |
1933- 1934 |
Warren, Harry | Dubin, Al | Moulin Rouge (movie) |
Boy Next Door (The) (basic entry) |
1943 | Blane, Ralph | Martin, Hugh | Meet Me in St. Louis (movie) |
Brooklyn Bridge (The) (basic entry) | 1947 | Styne, Jule | Cahn, Sammy | It Happened in Brooklyn (movie) |
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (basic entry) |
1932 | Gorney, Jay | Harburg, E. Y. (Yip) | Americana (show) |
But Beautiful (basic entry) |
1947 | Van Heusen, Jimmy | Burke, Johnny | Road to Rio (movie) |
But Not for Me (basic entry) |
1930 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Girl Crazy (show) |
Button Up Your Overcoat (basic entry) |
1928 | Henderson, Ray | De Sylva, B. G. (Buddy); Brown, Lew | Follow Thru (show) |
Buttons and Bows (basic-plus entry) |
1948 | Livingston, Jay; Evans, Ray |
Livingston, Jay; Evans, Ray |
The Paleface (movie) |
By Myself (basic entry) |
1937 | Schwartz, Arthur | Dietz, Howard | Between the Devil (show) |
Bye Bye Baby (basic entry) |
1949 | Styne, Jule | Robin, Leo | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (show) |
Bye Bye Blackbird (basic entry) |
1926 | Henderson, Ray | Dixon, Mort | Independent Publication |
Bye Bye Blues (basic entry) |
1930 | Hamm, Fred; Bennett, Dave; Lown, Bert; Gray, Chauncey |
Hamm, Fred; Bennett, Dave; Lown, Bert; Gray, Chauncey |
Independent Publication |
Cabin in the Sky (basic entry) |
1940 | Duke, Vernon | Latouche, John | Cabin in the Sky (show, 1940) |
Call Me Irresponsible(basic entry) | 1962 | Van Heusen, Jimmy | Cahn, Sammy | Papa's Delicate Condition (movie) |
Candy (basic entry) |
1944 | David, Mack; Whitney, Joan; Kramer, Alex |
David, Mack; Whitney, Joan; Kramer, Alex |
Independent Publication |
Cant' Get Out of This Mood (basic entry) | 1942 | McHugh, Jimmy | Loesser, Frank | Seven Days Leave (movie) |
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man (basic entry) | 1927 | Kern, Jerome | Hammerstein II, Oscar | Show Boat (show) |
Can't Teach My Old Heart New Tricks(basic entry) | 1937 | Whiting, Richard A. | Mercer, Johnny | Hollywood Hotel (movie—not used in film) |
Can't We Be Friends? (basic-plus entry) |
1929 | Swift, Kay | James, Paul (aka James Warburg) | The Little Show (show/revue) |
Carioca (The) (basic entry) |
1933 | Youmans, Vincent | Eliscu, Edward; Kahn, Gus |
Flying Down to Rio (movie) |
Change Partners (basic entry) |
1937 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Carefree (movie) |
Chattanooga Choo Choo (basic entry) | 1941 | Warren, Harry | Gordon, Mack | Sun Valley Serenade (movie) |
Cheek To Cheek (basic entry) |
1935 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Top Hat (movie) |
Chicago (that toddlin' town) (basic entry) | 1922 | Fisher, Fred | Fisher, Fred | Independent Publication |
Christmas Song (The) (basic entry) |
1944 | Tormé, Mel | Tormé, Mel; Wells, Robert |
Independent Publication |
Clap Yo' Hands (full entry) |
1926 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Oh, Kay! (show) |
Close as Pages in a Book (basic-plus entry) | 1946 | Romberg, Sigmund | Fields, Dorothy | Up in Central Park (show) |
Cloudy Morning (basic entry) |
1958 | Fisher, Marvin | McCarthy, Joseph Allen, Jr. | Independent Publication |
Cockeyed Optimist (A) (basic entry) |
1949 | Rodgers, Richard | Hammerstein II, Oscar | South Pacific (show) |
Cocktails for Two | 1934 | Coslow, Sam; Johnston, Arthur |
Coslow, Sam; Johnston, Arthur |
Murder At The Vanities (movie, 1934) |
Coffee Song, The (basic-plus entry) |
1946 | Miles, Dick | Hilliard, Bob | Copacabana Revue (show) |
Come Fly with Me(basic entry) | 1957 | Van Heusen, Jimmy | Cahn, Sammy | Independent Publication--later used in 1963 movie, Come Fly with Me. |
Come Rain Or Come Shine (full entry) | 1946 | Arlen, Harold | Mercer, Johnny | St. Louis Woman (show) |
Comes Love (basic entry) |
1939 | Stept, Sam H. | Brown, Lew Tobias, Charles |
Yokel Boy (show) |
Continental (The) | 1934 | Conrad, Con | Magidson, Herb | The Gay Divorcée (movie) |
Coquette (basic entry) |
1927 | Lombardo, Carmen; Green, Johnny | Kahn, Gus | Independent Publication |
Cottage for Sale, A (basic entry) |
1930 | Robison, Willard | Conley, Larry | Independent Publication |
Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep (basic entry) | 1952, 1954 |
Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | White Christmas (movie) |
Couple of Swells (A) (basic entry) |
1947 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Easter Parade (movie) |
Crazy Rhythm |
1928 | Kahn, Roger Wolfe; Meyer, Joseph | Caesar, Irving | Here's How (show) |
Crazy She Calls Me (basic entry) |
1949 | Sigman, Carl | Russell, Bob | Independent Publication |
Cry Me a River | 1953 | Hamilton, Arthur | Hamilton, Arthur | Independent Publication |
Daddy (basic-plus entry) |
1941 | Troup, Bobby | Troup, Bobby | University of Pennnylvania Mask and Wig Show; later used in Two Latins from Manhattan (movie) |
Dancing in the Dark (basic entry) |
1931 | Schwartz, Arthur | Dietz, Howard | The Band Wagon (show) |
Dancing on the Ceiling (basic entry) |
1930 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | Ever Green (show) |
Darn That Dream (basic entry) | 1939 | Van Heusen, Jimmy | De Lange, Eddie | Swingin’ the Dream (show) |
Day After Forever (The) (basic entry) | 1944 | Van Heusen, Jimmy | Burke, Johnny | Going My Way (movie) |
Day By Day | 1945- 1946 |
Stordahl, Axel; Weston, Paul |
Cahn, Sammy | Independent Publication |
Day In, Day Out (basic entry) |
1939 | Bloom, Rube | Mercer, Johnny | Independent Publication |
Days Of Wine And Roses (basic entry) |
1962 | Mancini, Henry | Mercer, Johnny | Days of Wine and Roses (movie) |
Dearly Beloved (basic entry) |
1942 | Kern, Jerome | Mercer, Johnny | You Were Never Lovelier (movie, 1942) |
Deed I Do | 1926 | Rose, Fred | Hirsch, Walter | Independent Publication |
Deep in a Dream (basic entry) |
1938 | De Lange, Eddie; Van Heusen, Jimmy | De Lange, Eddie; Van Heusen, Jimmy |
Independent Publication |
Deep Purple (basic entry) |
1934 (music); 1939 (lyrics) |
De Rose, Peter | Parish, Mitchell | Inependent Publication |
Desert Song (The) (basic entry) |
1926 | Romberg, Sigmund | Harbach, Otto; Hammerstein II, Oscar; Mandel, Frank |
The Desert Song (show) |
Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend (basic entry) |
1949 | Styne, Jule | Robin, Leo | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (show) |
Dinah (basic entry) |
1924- 1925 |
Akst, Harry | Lewis, Sam M.; Young, Joe |
Plantation Revue (show/revue, 1924) |
Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead (basic entry) | 1938 | Arlen, Harold | Harburg, E. Y. (Yip) | The Wizard of Oz (movie) |
Do I Love You? (basic entry) |
1939 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Du Barry Was a Lady (show) |
Do It Again (full entry) |
1922 | Gershwin, George | De Sylva, B. G. (Buddy) | The French Doll (show) |
Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me (basic entry) |
1943 | Ellington, Duke | Russell, Bob | Independent Publication |
Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans? (basic entry) |
1946 | Alter, Louis | De Lange, Eddie | New Orleans (movie) |
Do, Do, Do (full entry) |
1926 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Oh, Kay! (show) |
Doin' What Comes Natur'lly (basic entry) |
1946 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Annie Get Your Gun (show) |
Don't Blame Me (basic entry) |
1933 | McHugh, Jimmy | Fields, Dorothy | Clowns in Clover (show) |
Don't Ever Leave Me (basic entry) |
1929 | Kern, Jerome | Hammerstein II, Oscar | Sweet Adeline (show) |
Don't Get Around Much Anymore (basic entry) |
1942 | Ellington, Duke | Russell, Bob | Independent Publication |
Don't Take Your Love from Me (basic entry) |
1944 | Nemo, Henry | Nemo, Henry | Independent Publication |
Don't Worry 'Bout Me | 1939 | Bloom, Rube | Koehler, Ted | Cotton Club Parade, World's Fair Edition, 1939 (show/revue) |
Down in the Depths (basic entry) |
1936 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Red, Hot and Blue (show) |
Down With Love (basic entry) |
1937 | Arlen, Harold | Harburg, E. Y. (Yip) | Hooray for What! (show) |
Dream (basic entry) |
1944 | Mercer, Johnny | Mercer, Johnny | The Chesterfield Supper Club (radio show theme) |
Dream a Little Dream of Me (basic entry) | 1930 | Andre, Fabian; Schwandt; Wilbur | Kahn, Gus | Independent Publication |
Dream Dancing (basic entry) |
1941 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | You'll Never Get Rich (movie) |
Drinking Again (basic entry) |
1962 | Tauber, Doris | Mercer, Johnny | Independent Publication |
Eagle and Me (The) (basic-plus entry) |
1944 | Arlen, Harold | Harburg, E. Y. (Yip) | Bloomer Girl (show) |
Early Autumn (basic entry) |
1949/ 1952 |
Herman, Woody; Burns, Ralph |
Mercer, Johnny | Independent Publication |
East of the Sun (west of the moon) (basic entry) |
1934 | Bowman, Brooks | Bowman, Brooks | Stags at Bay (show, Princeton Triangle Club, 1935) |
Easter Parade (basic entry) |
1933 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | As Thousands Cheer (show) |
Easy Come, Easy Go (basic entry) |
1934 | Green, Johnny | Heyman, Edward | Bachelor of Arts (movie) |
Easy Living (basic-plus entry) |
1937 | Rainger, Ralph | Robin, Leo | Easy Living (movie) |
Easy to Love (basic entry) |
1936 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Born to Dance (movie) |
Embraceable You (basic entry) |
1928 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | East is West (unproduced show, 1928, used in Girl Crazy (show, 1930) |
Emily (basic entry) |
1964 | Mandel, Johnny | Mercer, Johnny | The Americanization of Emily (movie) |
Everybody Loves My Baby (basic entry) |
1924 | Williams, Spencer | Palmer, Jack | Independent Publication |
Everything Happens To Me (basic-plus entry) | 1941 | Dennis, Matt | Adair, Tom | Independent Publication |
Everything I Have Is Yours (basic entry) | 1933 | Lane, Burton | Adamson, Harold | Dancing Lady (movie) |
Everything's Coming Up Roses (basic entry) |
1959 | Styne, Jule | Sondheim, Stephen | Gypsy (show) |
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye (basic-plus entry) |
1944 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Seven Lively Arts (show) |
Ev'rything I've Got (belongs to you) (basic entry) |
1942 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | By Jupiter (show) |
Exactly Like You (basic entry) |
1930 | McHugh, Jimmy | Fields, Dorothy | Lew Leslie's International Revue |
Falling in Love with Love (basic entry) |
1938 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | The Boys from Syracuse (show) |
Fascinating Rhythm (full entry) |
1924 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Lady, Be Good!(show) |
Fever (basic entry) |
1956 | Cooley, Eddie; Blackwell, Otis (as John Davenport) |
Cooley, Eddie; Blackwell, Otis (as John Davenport) |
Independent Publication |
Find Me A Primitive Man (basic entry) |
1929 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Fifty Million Frenchmen (show) |
Fine and Dandy (basic entry) |
1930 | Swift, Kay | James, Paul (aka James Warburg) | Fine and Dandy (show) |
Fine And Mellow (basic entry) |
1939 | Holiday, Billie | Holiday, Billie | Independent Publication |
Fine Romance (A) (basic-plus entry) |
1936 | Kern, Jerome | Fields, Dorothy | Swing Time (movie) |
Fly Me to the Moon (basic entry) |
1954 | Howard, Bart | Howard, Bart | Independent Publication |
Foggy Day (A) (basic-plus entry) |
1937 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | A Damsel in Distress (movie) |
Folks Who Live on the Hill (The) (basic entry) | 1937 | Kern, Jerome | Hammerstein II, Oscar | High, Wide and Handsome (movie) |
Fools Fall In Love (basic entry) |
1940 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Louisiana Purchase (show) |
Fools Rush In (basic entry) |
1940 | Bloom, Rube | Mercer, Johnny | Independent Publication |
For All We Know | 1934 | Coots, J. Fred | Lewis, Sam M | Independent Publication |
For Every Man There's a Woman (basic entry) | 1948 | Arlen, Harold | Robin, Leo | Casbah (movie) |
For Sentimental Reasons (basic entry) |
1945 (earliest copyright date known to us) |
Best, William "Pat" | Best, William "Pat" | Independent Publication |
For You (basic entry) |
1930 | Burke, Joe | Dubin, Al | Independent Publication |
For You, for Me, Forevermore (basic entry) |
1946 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (movie, score derived from the estate of George Gershwin) |
Forty-Second Street (aka 42nd Street) (basic entry) |
1932 | Warren, Harry | Dubin, Al | 42nd Street (movie) |
From This Moment On (basic entry) |
1950 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Out of This World (show)* |
Fun To Be Fooled (basic entry) |
1934 | Arlen, Harold | Gershwin, Ira; Harburg, E. Y. (Yip) | Life Begins at 8:40 (show) |
Gentleman Is a Dope (The) (basic entry) | 1947 | Rodgers, Richard | Hammerstein II, Oscar | Allegro (show) |
Georgia On My Mind | 1930 | Carmichael, Hoagy | Gorrell, Stuart | Independent Publication |
Get Happy (basic entry) |
1929- 1930 |
Arlen, Harold | Koehler, Ted | Nine-Fifteen Revue (show/revue) |
Get Out Of Town (basic entry) |
1938 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Leave It to Me (show) |
Getting to Know You (basic entry) |
1951 | Rodgers, Richard | Hammerstein II, Oscar | The King and I (show) |
Ghost of a Chance, A (I don't stand . . . with you) (basic entry) |
1932 | Young, Victor | Crosby, Bing Washington, Ned |
Independent Publication |
Girl That I Marry (The) (basic entry) |
1946 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Annie Get Your Gun (show) |
Give Me the Simple Life (basic entry) |
1945 | Bloom, Rube | Ruby, Harry | Wake up and Dream (movie, 1946) |
Glad to Be Unhappy (basic entry) |
1936 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | On Your Toes (show) |
God Bless the Child (basic entry) |
1941 | Herzog Jr, Arthur; Holiday, Billie | Holiday, Billie; Herzog Jr, Arthur |
Independent Publication |
Gold Diggers' Song, The (We're in the Money) (basic entry) |
1933 | Warren, Harry | Dubin, Al | Gold Diggers of 1933 (movie) |
Gone with the Wind (basic entry) |
1937 | Wrubel, Allie | Magidson, Herb | Independent Publication |
Good Life (The) (basic entry) |
1962 | Distel, Alexander Sacha | Reardon, Jack | Independent Publication |
Good Morning (basic-plus entry) |
1939 | Brown, Nacio Herb | Freed, Arthur | Babes in Arms (movie) |
Good Morning Heartache (basic entry) |
1946 | Drake, Ervin M.; Fisher, Dan; Higgenbotham, Irene |
Drake, Ervin M; Fisher, Dan; Higgenbotham, Irene |
Independent Publication |
Goodbye (basic entry) |
1935 | Jenkins, Gordon | Jenkins, Gordon | Independent Publication |
Goody Goody (basic entry) |
1935- 1936 |
Malneck, Matty; Mercer, Johnny |
Mercer, Johnny; Malneck, Matty |
Independent Publication |
Gotta Be This or That (basic entry) |
1945 | Skylar, Sunny | Skylar, Sunny | Independent Publication |
Great Day! (basic entry) |
1929 | Youmans, Vincent | Rose, Billy; Eliscu, Edward |
Great Day (show) |
Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry (basic entry) |
1944 | Styne, Jule | Cahn, Sammy | Glad to See You (show) |
Guess Who I Saw Today (basic entry) |
1952 | Grand, Murray |
Boyd, Ellise | New Faces of 1952 (show) |
Guilty (basic entry) | 1931 | Whiting, Richard A.; Akst, Harry |
Kahn, Gus | Independent Publication |
Gypsy in My Soul (The) (basic entry) |
1938 | Boland, CLay | Jaffe, Moe | Fifty-Fifty (college show) |
Hallelujah! (basic-plus entry) |
1917 (music) 1927 (words) |
Youmans, Vincent | Grey, Clifford; Robin, Leo |
Hit the Deck (show, 1927) |
Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe (basic entry) |
1943 | Arlen, Harold | Harburg, E. Y. (Yip) | Cabin in the Sky (movie, 1943) |
Happy As the Day Is Long (basic entry) | 1933 | Arlen, Harold | Koehler, Ted | Cotton Club Parade, 22nd Edition, 1933, (show/revue) |
Happy Days Are Here Again (basic-plus entry) | 1929- 1930 |
Ager, Milton | Yellen, Jack | Chasing Rainbows (movie) |
Happy Talk (basic entry) |
1949 | Rodgers, Richard | Hammerstein II, Oscar | South Pacific (show) |
Haunted Heart (basic entry) |
1948 | Schwartz, Arthur | Dietz, Howard | Inside U.S.A. (show) |
Have You Met Miss Jones? (basic entry) | 1937 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | I'd Rather Be Right (show) |
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (basic entry) |
1944 | Martin, Hugh; Blane, Ralph |
Martin, Hugh; Blane, Ralph |
Meet Me in St. Louis (Movie) |
He Loves and She Loves (full entry) |
1927 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Funny Face (show) |
He Was Too Good To Me (basic entry) |
1930 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | Simple Simon (show) |
Heart and Soul (basic entry) |
1938 | Carmichael, Hoagy | Loesser, Frank | Independent Publication/A Song Is Born (movie short) |
Heat Wave (basic entry) |
1933 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | As Thousands Cheer (show) |
Hello Dolly! (basic entry) |
1964 | Herman, Jerry | Herman, Jerry | Hello Dolly! (show) |
Hello Young Lovers (basic entry) |
1951 | Rodgers, Richard | Hammerstein II, Oscar | The King and I (show) |
Here Lies Love (basic entry) |
1932 | Rainger, Ralph | Robin, Leo | The Big Broadcast (movie, 1932) |
Here's That Rainy Day (basic entry) | 1953 | Van Heusen, Jimmy | Burke, Johnny | Carnival in Flanders (show) |
Hey, Look Me Over (basic entry) |
1960 | Coleman, Cy | Leigh, Carolyn | Wildcat (show) |
Hit the Road to Dreamland (full entry) |
1942 | Arlen, Harold | Mercer, Johnny | Star Spangled Rhythm (movie) |
Honeysuckle Rose (basic-plus entry) |
1929 | Waller, Thomas "Fats" | Razaf, Andy | Load of Coal (show) |
Hooray for Hollywood(basic entry) | 1937 | Whiting, Richard A. | Mercer, Johnny | Hollywood Hotel (movie, 1937) |
Hooray for Love (basic entry) |
1948 | Arlen, Harold | Robin, Leo | Casbah (movie) |
How About You? (basic entry) |
1941 | Adair, Tom | Freed, Ralph | Babes on Broadway (movie) |
How Are Things in Glocca Morra? (basic entry) |
1946- 1947 |
Lane, Burton | Harburg, E. Y. (Yip) | Finian's Rainbow (show) |
How Deep Is the Ocean? (How high is the sky?) (basic entry) |
1932 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Independent Publication |
How High The Moon (basic entry) |
1940 | Lewis, Morgan (1906-1968) |
Hamilton, Nancy | Two for the Show (show) |
How Little We Know (basic entry) |
1944 | Carmichael, Hoagy | Mercer, Johnny | To Have and Have Not (movie) |
How Little We Know (basic entry) |
1956 | Springer, Philip | Leigh, Carolyn | Independent Publication |
How Long Has This Been Going On? (full entry) |
1927 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Funny Face (show, 1927, cut before NY opening); used in Rosalie (show, 1928) |
How Sweet You Are (basic entry) |
1943 | Schwartz, Arthur | Loesser, Frank | Thank Your Lucky Stars (movie) |
Hundred Years from Today (A) (basic entry) |
1933 | Young, Victor | Washington, Ned; Young, Joe |
Blackbirds of 1933 (revue) |
How Many Times? (basic entry) |
1926 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Independent Publication |
I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues (basic entry) |
1944 | Ellington, Duke | George, Don | Independent Publication |
I Believe in You (basic entry) |
1961 | Loesser, Frank | Loesser, Frank | How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying (show) |
I Can Dream, Can't I? (basic entry) |
1937 | Fain, Sammy | Kahal, Irving | Right This Way (show) |
I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me (basic entry) |
1926 | McHugh, Jimmy | Gaskill, Clarence | (unclear origin) |
I Can't Face the Music (without singing the Blues) (basic entry) |
1938 | Bloom, Rube | Koehler, Ted | Independent Publication |
I Can't Get Started (with you) (basic entry) | 1935 | Duke, Vernon | Gershwin, Ira | Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 (show) |
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby (basic entry) |
1927- 1928 |
McHugh, Jimmy | Fields, Dorothy | Blackbirds of 1928 (show) |
I Concentrate on You (basic entry) |
1939 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Broadway Melody of 1940 (movie) |
I Could Write a Book (full entry) |
1940 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | Pal Joey (show) |
I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night (basic entry) | 1943 | McHugh, Jimmy | Adamson, Harold | Higher and Higher (movie) |
I Cover The Waterfront (basic entry) |
1933 | Green, Johnny | Heyman, Edward | I Cover the Waterfront (movie) |
I Cried for You (basic-plus entry) |
1923 | Arnheim, Gus; Lyman, Abe |
Freed, Arthur | Independent Publication |
I Didn't Know About You (basic entry) |
1944 | Ellington, Duke | Russell, Bob | Independent Publication |
I Didn't Know What Time It Was (full entry) |
1939 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | Too Many Girls (show) |
I Don't Know Enough about You (basic entry) |
1940 | Barbour, Dave | Lee, Peggy | Independent Publication |
I Don't Know Why (I Just Do) (basic entry) | 1931 | Ahlert, Fred E. | Turk, Roy | Independent Publication |
I Don't Want To Walk without You, Baby (basic entry) |
1941 | Styne, Jule | Loesser, Frank | Sweater Girl (1941) |
I Fall in Love Too Easily (basic-plus entry) |
1944 | Styne, Jule | Cahn, Sammy | Anchors Aweigh (movie) |
I Feel a Song Coming On (basic entry) |
1935 | McHugh, Jimmy | Fields, Dorothy | Every Night at Eight (movie) |
I Found a Million Dollar Baby (in a five and ten cent store) | 1931 | Warren, Harry | Rose, Billy; Dixon, Mort |
Bily Rose's Crazy Quilt (show) |
I Get a Kick Out of You (basic entry) | 1934 (1931) |
Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Anything Goes (show) |
I Get Along Without You Very Well (basic entry) |
1938 | Carmichael, Hoagy | Carmichael, Hoagy | Independent Publication |
I Got It Bad (and that ain't good) (basic entry) |
1941 | Ellington, Duke | Webster, Paul Francis | Jump for Joy (show) |
I Got Lost in His Arms (basic entry) |
1946 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Annie Get Your Gun (show) |
I Got Plenty O' Nuthin' (basic entry) |
1935 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira; Heyward, Dubose |
Porgy and Bess (show) |
I Got Rhythm (basic entry) |
1930 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Girl Crazy (show) |
I Gotta Right To Sing the Blues (basic entry) |
1932 | Arlen, Harold | Koehler, Ted | Earl Carroll's Vanities of 1932 |
I Got the Sun in the Morning (basic entry) |
1946 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Annie Get Your Gun (show) |
I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan (full entry) |
1929 (music 1919- 1920) |
Schwartz, Arthur | Dietz, Howard | The Little Show (show/revue) |
I Had The Craziest Dream (basic-plus entry) | 1942 | Warren, Harry | Gordon, Mack | Springtime in the Rockies (movie) |
I Had Myself a True Love (basic entry) |
1946 | Arlen, Harold | Mercer, Johnny | St. Louis Woman (show) |
I Hadn't Anyone Till You (basic entry) |
1938 | Noble, Ray | Noble, Ray | Independent Publication |
I Happen To Like New York (basic entry) | 1930 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | The New Yorkers (show) |
I have Dreamed (basic entry) |
1951 | Rodgers, Richard | Hammerstein II, Oscar | The King and I (Show) |
I Hear Music (basic entry) |
1940 | Lane, Burton | Loesser, Frank | Dancing on a Dime (movie) |
I Just Found Out about Love (basic entry) | 1956 | McHugh, Jimmy | Adamson, Harold | Strip for Action (show) |
I know That You Know (basic entry) |
1926 | Youmans, Vincent | Caldwell, Anne | Oh, Please! (show, 1926) |
I Know Why (and so do you) (basic entry) | 1941 | Warren, Harry | Gordon, Mack | Sun Valley Serenade (movie) |
I Left My Heart In San Francisco (basic entry) |
1954 (circa) |
Cory, George |
Cross, Douglas |
Independent Publicaton |
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (basic entry) |
1938 | Ellington, Duke | Mills, Irving; Nemo, Henry; Redmond, John |
Cotton Club Parade (cut from the 1938 show/revue) |
I Like the Likes of You (basic entry) |
1933 | Duke, Vernon | Harburg, E. Y. (Yip) | Ziegfeld Follies of 1934 (show) |
I Like the Sunrise (basic entry) |
1947 | Ellington, Duke | Parish, Mitchell | Liberian Suite (orchestral piece) |
I Love a Piano (miimal enry) |
1915 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Independent Publication |
I Love Paris (basic entry) |
1952 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Can-Can (show, 1953) |
I Love the Way You're Breaking My Heart (basic entry) |
1951 (circa) |
Alter, Louis | Drake, Milton | Independent Publication? |
I Love You (basic entry) |
1943 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Mexican Hayride (show, 1944) |
I Love You, Samantha (basic entry) |
1955 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | High Society (movie, 1956) |
I Loves You, Porgy (basic entry) |
1935 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira; Heyward, Dubose |
Porgy and Bess (show) |
I Married an Angel (basic entry) |
1933/ 1938 |
Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | I Married an Angel (movie and show) |
I May Be Wrong (but I Think You're Wonderful) (basic entry) |
1929 | Sullivan, Henry | Ruskin, Harry | John Murray Anderson's Alamanc (revue, 1929) |
I Miss You So (basic entry) |
1939 | Henderson, Jimmy; Scott, Bertha; Robin, Syd |
Henderson, Jimmy; Scott, Bertha; Robin, Syd |
Independent Publication (?) |
I Only Have Eyes for You (basic entry) | 1934 | Warren, Harry | Dubin, Al | Dames (movie) |
I Remember You (basic entry) |
1942 | Schertzinger, Victor | Mercer, Johnny | The Fleet's In (movie) |
I See Your Face before Me (basic entry) | 1937 | Schwartz, Arthur | Dietz, Howard | Between the Devil (show) |
I Should Care (basic entry) |
1944 | Stordahl, Axel; Weston, Paul |
Cahn, Sammy | Independent Publication |
I Surrender Dear (basic entry) |
1931 | Barris, Harry | Clifford, Gordon | Independent Publication |
I Thought About You (basic-plus entry) |
1939 | Van Heusen, Jimmy | Mercer, Johnny | Independent Publication |
I Used To Be Color Blind (basic entry) |
1937- 1938 |
Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Carefree (movie) |
I Walk a Little Faster (basic entry) |
1958 | Coleman, Cy | Leigh, Carolyn | Independent Publication |
I Wanna Be Around (to pick up the pieces when somebody breaks your heart) (basic-plus entry) | 1959/ 1963 |
Mercer, Johnny | Mercer, Johnny; Vimmerstedt, Sadie | Independent Publication |
I Wanna Be Loved (basic entry) |
1932 | Green, Johnny | Heyman, Edward; Rose, Billy |
Casino de Paris (show) |
I Want To Be Happy (basic entry) |
1924 | Youmans, Vincent | Caesar, Irving | No, No Nanette (show) |
I Was Doing All Right (basic entry) |
1937 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | The Goldwyn Follies (movie, 1938) |
I Wish I Were in Love Again (full entry) | 1937 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | Babes in Arms (show) |
I Wish I Didn't Love You So (basic entry) | 1947 | Loesser, Frank | Loesser, Frank | The Perils of Pauline (movie) |
I Wished on the Moon (basic entry) |
1935 | Rainger, Ralph; Parker, Dorothy |
Rainger, Ralph; Parker, Dorothy |
The Big Broadcast of 1936 (movie) |
I Wonder What Became of Me (basic entry) |
1946 | Arlen, Harold | Mercer, Johnny | St. Louis Woman (cut) |
I Won't Dance (basic-plus entry) |
1935 (1934) | Kern, Jerome | Hammerstein II, Oscar; Harbach, Otto; Fields, Dorothy |
Roberta (movie) |
If I Could Be With You (one hour tonight) (basic-plus entry) |
1926 | Johnson, James P. | Creamer, Henry | Independent Publication |
If I Had You (basic entry) |
1928 | Connelley, Reginald; Shapiro, Ted; Campbell, Jimmy |
Connelley, Reginald; Shapiro, Ted; Campbell, Jimmy |
Independent Publication |
If I Loved You (basic entry) |
1945 | Rodgers, Richard | Hammerstein II, Oscar | Carousel (show) |
If I Only Had a Brain/a Heart/the Nerve (basic-plus entry) |
1939 | Arlen, Harold | Harburg, E. Y. (Yip) | The Wizard of Oz (movie, 1939) |
If I Should Lose You (full entry) |
1935 | Ralph Rainger | Leo Robin | Rose of the Rancho (movie, 1936) |
If I Were a Bell (basic entry) |
1950 | Loesser, Frank | Loesser, Frank | Guys and Dolls (show) |
If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You (basic entry) |
1932 (1934) | Schwartz, Arthur | Dietz, Howard | The Gibson Family, radio show, but not used until Revenge with Music, show (1934) |
If This Isn't Love (basic entry) |
1946- 1947 |
Lane, Burton | Harburg, E. Y. (Yip) | Finian's Rainbow (show) |
I'll Be Around (basic entry) |
1942 | Wilder, Alec | Wilder, Alec | Independent Publication |
I'll Be Home for Christmas (basic entry) |
1943 | Kent, Walter; Gannon, Kim; Ram, Buck |
Kent, Walter; Gannon, Kim; Ram, Buck |
Independent Publication |
I'll Be Seeing You (basic entry) |
1938 | Fain, Sammy | Kahal, Irving | Right This Way (show) |
I'll Follow You (basic entry) |
1932 | Ahlert, Fred E. | Turk, Roy | Independent Publication |
I'll Get By (as long as I have you) (full Entry) | 1927 | Ahlert, Fred E. | Turk, Roy | Independent Publication |
I'll Never Be the Same (basic entry) |
1932 | Matty Malneck; Signorelli, Frank |
Kahn, Gus | Independent Publication |
I'll Never Go there Anymore (basic entry) |
1964 | Charlap, Moose | Lawrence, Eddie | Kelly (show) |
I'll Never Smile Again (basic entry) |
1939 | Lowe, Ruth | Lowe, Ruth | Independent Publication |
I'll Remember April (basic entry) |
1941 | De Paul, Gene | Raye, Don; Johnston, Patricia |
Ride 'Em Cowboy (movie) |
I'll See You in My Dreams (basic entry) |
1924 | Jones, Isham | Kahn, Gus | Independent Publication |
I'll String Along With You (basic entry) | 1934 | Warren, Harry | Dubin, Al | Twenty Million Sweethearts (movie) |
I'll Take Romance (basic entry) |
1937 | Oakland, Ben | Hammerstein II, Oscar | I'll Take Romance (movie) |
I'll Walk Alone (basic entry) |
1944 | Styne, Jule | Cahn, Sammy | Follow the Boys (movie) |
Ill Wind (basic entry) |
1934 | Arlen, Harold | Koehler, Ted | Cotton Club Parade, 24th edition, 1934 show/revue |
I'm A Fool To Want You (basic entry) |
1951 | Herron, Joel S.; Sinatra, Frank; Wolf, Jack |
Herron, Joel S.; Sinatra, Frank; Wolf, Jack |
Independent Publication |
I'm Always Chasing Rainbows (basic-plus entry) |
1918 | Carroll, Harry (from Frederick Chopin) | McCarthy, Joseph | Oh, Look! (show) |
I'm an Old Cowhand (from the Rio Grande) (basic entry) |
1936 | Mercer, Johnny; (Warren, Harry) | Mercer, Johnny | Rhythm on the Range (movie) |
I'm Beginning to See the Light (basic entry) |
1944 | Ellington, Duke; Hodges, Johnny; James, Harry |
George, Don | Independent Publication |
I'm Building up to an Awful Letdown (Full entry) |
1935 | Astaire, Fred | Mercer, Johnny | Independent Publication |
I'm Confessin' (that I love you) (basic entry) |
1930 | Dougherty, Doc: Reynolds, Ellis |
Neiburg, Al J. | Independent Publication |
I'm Getting Sentimental over You (basic entry) |
1932- 1933 |
Bassman, George | Washington, Ned | Independent Pubication |
I'm Glad There Is You (In this world of ordinary people) (basic entry) |
1941 | Dorsey, Jimmy; Mertz, Paul Madeira |
Dorsey, Jimmy; Mertz, Paul Madeira |
Independent Pubication |
I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out of My Life (basic entry) |
1956 | Coleman, Cy | McCarthy, Joseph Allen, Jr. | Independent Pubication |
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter (basic entry) | 1935 | Ahlert, Fred E. | Young, Joe | Independent Pubication |
I'm in The Mood for Love (basic entry) | 1935 | McHugh, Jimmy | Fields, Dorothy | Every Night at Eight (movie) |
I'm Just a Lucky So and So (basic entry) |
1945 | Ellington, Duke; David, Mack |
Ellington, Duke; David, Mack |
Independent Publication |
I'm Just Wild about Harry (basic entry) | 1921 | Blake, Eubie | Sissle, Noble | Shuffle Along (show) |
I'm Nobody's Baby (basic entry) |
1921 | Ager, Milton; Davis, Benny; Santly, Lester |
Ager, Milton; Davis, Benny; Santly, Lester |
Independent Publication |
I'm Old Fashioned (basic entry) |
1942 | Kern, Jerome | Mercer, Johnny | You Were Never Lovelier (movie) |
I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket (basic entry) |
1935- 1936 |
Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Follow the Fleet (movie) |
I'm Sitting on Top of the World (basic entry) |
1925 | Henderson, Ray | Lewis, Sam M; Young, Joe |
Independent Publication |
I'm Through with Love (basic entry) |
1931 | Matty Malneck; Livingston, Fud | Kahn, Gus | Independent Publication |
Imagination (basic entry) |
1940 | Van Heusen, Jimmy | Burke, Johnny | Independent Publication |
In a Sentimental Mood (basic entry) |
1935 | Ellington, Duke | Kurtz, Manny; Mills, Irving |
Independent Publication |
In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening (partail entry) |
1951 | Carmichael, Hoagy | Mercer, Johnny | Here Comes the Groom (movie) |
In Love in Vain (basic entry) |
1945 | Kern, Jerome | Robin, Leo | Centennial Summer (movie, 1946) |
In the Still of the Night (basic entry) |
1937 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Rosalie (movie) |
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning (basic-plus entry) |
1955 | Mann, David | Hilliard, Bob | Independent Publication |
Indian Summer (basic entry) |
1919 (music) 1939 (words) |
Herbert, Victor | Dubin, Al | Independent Publication |
Isn't It a Pity? (basic entry) |
1932 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Pardon My English (show) |
Isn't It Romantic? (basic entry) |
1932 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | Love Me Tonight (movie) |
Isn't This A Lovely Day (to be caught in the rain)? (basic entry) |
1935 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Top Hat (movie) |
It Ain't Necessarily So (basic entry) |
1935 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Porgy and Bess |
It All Depends on You (basic-plus entry) |
1926 | De Sylva, B. G. (Buddy), Brown, Lew; Henderson, Ray |
De Sylva, B. G. (Buddy), Brown, Lew; Henderson, Ray |
Big Boy (show) |
It Amazes Me (basic entry) |
1958 | Coleman, Cy | Leigh, Carolyn | Independent Publication |
It Could Happen To You (basic entry) |
1944 | Van Heusen, Jimmy | Burke, Johnny | And the Angels Sing (movie) |
It Don't Mean a Thing (if it ain't got that swing) (basic entry) |
1931- 1932 |
Ellington, Duke | Mills, Irving | Independent Publication |
It Had To Be You (basic entry) |
1924 | Jones, Isham | Kahn, Gus | Independent Publication |
It Might As Well Be Spring (full entry) | 1945 | Rodgers, Richard | Hammerstein II, Oscar | State Fair (movie) |
It Never Entered My Mind (basic-plus entry) |
1940 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | Higher and Higher (show) |
It Only Happens When I Dance with You (basic entry) |
1947- 1948 |
Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Easter Parade (movie) |
It Was a Very Good Year (basic entry) |
1961 | Drake, Ervin M. | Drake, Ervin M. | Independent Publicaton |
It Was Me (C'etait Moi) (basic entry) |
1960 | Bécaud, Gilbert | Gimbel, Norman (Engl.); Vidalin, Maurice ( Orig. Fr.); | Independent Publicaton |
It Was Written in the Stars (basic entry) |
1948 | Arlen, Harold | Robin, Leo | Casbah (movie) |
It's a Good Day (basic entry) |
1946 | Lee, Peggy; Barbour, Dave |
Lee, Peggy; Barbour, Dave |
Independent Publication |
It's a Lonesome Old Town (basic entry) |
1930 | Kisco, Charles | Tobias, Harry | Independent Publication |
It's a Lovely Day Today (basic entry) |
1950 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Call Me Madam (show) |
It's a Most Unusual Day (full entry) | 1948 | McHugh, Jimmy | Adamson, Harold | A Date with Judy (movie) |
It's a New World (basic entry) |
1954 | Arlen, Harold | Gershwin, Ira | A Star is Born (movie) |
It's a Wonderful World (basic entry) |
1939 | Savitt, Jay; Watson, Johnny |
Adamson, Harold | Independing Publication |
It's All Right with Me (basic entry) |
1953 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Can-Can (show) |
It's Been a Long, Long Time (basic entry) |
1945 | Styne, Jule | Cahn, Sammy | Independent Publication |
It's De-lovely (basic entry) |
1936 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Red, Hot and Blue (Show) |
It's Easy To Remember (and so hard to forget) (basic entry) |
1934- 1935 |
Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | Mississippi (movie) |
It's Magic (full entry) |
1948 | Styne, Jule | Cahn, Sammy | Romance on the High Seas (movie) |
It's Only a Paper Moon (full entry) | 1932 | Arlen, Harold | Harburg, E. Y. (Yip); Rose, Billy |
The Great Magoo (show) |
It's So Peaceful in the Country (basic entry) |
1941 | Wilder, Alec | Wilder, Alec | Independent Publication |
It's the Talk of the Town (basic entry) |
1933 | Livingston, Jerry | Symes, Marty; Neiburg, Al J. |
Independent Publication |
I've Got a Crush on You (basic entry) |
1928 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Treasure Girl (show, 1928); also used in Strike up the Band (show, 1930) |
I've Got a Feelin' I'm Fallin' (basic entry) |
1929 | Link, Harry; Waller, Thomas "Fats" |
Rose, Billy | Applause (movie) |
I've Got Five Dollars (basic entry) |
1931 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | America's Sweetheart (show) |
I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (basic-plus entry) |
1936 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | On the Avenue (movie, 1937) |
I've Got the World on a String (basic-plus entry) |
1932 | Arlen, Harold | Koehler, Ted | Cotton Club Parade, 1932, 21st edition (revue/show) |
I've Got To Sing a Torch Song (basic entry) |
1933 | Warren, Harry | Dubin, Al | Gold Diggers of 1933 (movie) |
I've Got You under My Skin (basic entry) | 1936 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Born to Dance (movie) |
I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face (basic entry) |
1956 | Loewe, Frederick | Lerner, Alan Jay | My Fair Lady (show) |
I've Heard That Song Before (basic entry) |
1942 | Styne, Jule | Cahn, Sammy | Youth on Parade (movie) |
I've Never Been in Love Before (basic entry) |
1950 | Loesser, Frank | Loesser, Frank | Guys and Dolls (show) |
I've Told Every Little Star (basic entry) | 1932 | Kern, Jerome | Hammerstein II, Oscar | Music in the Air (show) |
Jeepers Creepers (basic entry) |
1938 | Warren, Harry | Mercer, Johnny | Going Places (movie) |
Johnny One-Note (full entry) |
1937 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | Babes in Arms (show) |
June In January (basic entry) |
1934 | Rainger, Ralph | Robin, Leo | Here Is My Heart (movie) |
Just a Gigolo (basic entry) |
1930 | Casucci, Leonello | Caeser, Irving (orig. German lyrics by Julius Brammer) | Indpendent Publication |
Just Friends (basic entry) |
1931 | Klenner, John | Lewis, Sam M | Independent Publication |
Just In Time (basic-plus entry) |
1956 | Styne, Jule | Comden, Betty; Green, Adolph |
Bells Are Ringing (show) |
Just One More Chance | 1931 | Johnston, Arthur | Coslow, Sam | Independent Publication |
Just One of Those Things (basic entry) |
1935 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Jubilee (show) |
Just Squeeze Me (but please don't tease me) (basic entry) |
1941 | Ellington, Duke | Gaines, Lee | Jump for Joy (Show) |
Keepin' Myself for You (basic entry) |
1930 | Youmans, Vincent | Clare, Sidney | Hit the Deck (movie, 1930) |
Keepin' Out of Mischief, Now (basic entry) |
1932 | Waller, Thomas "Fats" | Razaf, Andy | Independent Publication |
Kiss To Build a Dream on (A) (basic-plus entry) |
1935 (current title and revised lyric, 1951) | Ruby, Harry | Kalmar, Bert; Hammerstein II, Oscar |
A Night at the Opera (movie—cut before release) |
Lady Is a Tramp (The) (basic-plus entry) |
1937 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | Babes in Arms (show) |
Lady's in Love with You (The) (basic entry) | 1939 | Lane, Burton | Loesser, Frank | Some Like it Hot (movie—1939) |
Lady Sings the Blues (The) (basic entry) |
1956 | Wilder, Alec | Engvick, William | Independent Publication |
Last Night When We Were Young (basic entry) |
1935 | Arlen, Harold | Harburg, E. Y. (Yip) | Independent Publication |
Last Time I Saw Paris (The) (basic entry) | 1940 | Kern, Jerome | Hammerstein II, Oscar | Independent Publication |
Laura (basic entry) |
1944- 1945 |
Raksin, David | Mercer, Johnny | Laura (movie—music only) |
Lazy (basic entry) | 1924 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Independent Publication |
Laziest Gal in Town (The) (basic entry) | 1927 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | (probably written for unproduced show) |
Lazy Afternoon (basic entry) |
1954 | Moross, Jerome | Latouche, John | The Golden Apple (show) |
Lazybones (basic-plus entry) |
1933 | Carmichael, Hoagy | Mercer, Johnny | Independent Publication (used in movie Bombshell, 1933) |
Lazy River (basic entry) |
1931 | Carmichael, Hoagy; Arodin; Sidney | Carmichael, Hoagy; Arodin; Sidney | Independent Publication |
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (basic entry) |
1945 | Styne, Jule | Cahn, Sammy | Independent Publication |
Let Me Love You (basic entry) |
1954 | Howard, Bart | Howard, Bart | Independent Publication |
Let There Be Love (basic entry) |
1940 (1939) | Rand, Lionel | Grant, Ian | Independent Publication (?) |
Let Yourself Go (basic entry) |
1935- 1936 |
Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Follow the Fleet (movie) |
Let's Call The Whole Thing Off (full entry) | 1936- 1937 |
Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Shall We Dance (film) |
Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love (basic entry) | 1928 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Paris (Show) |
Let's Face The Music And Dance (basic entry) |
1935- 1936 |
Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Follow the Fleet (movie) |
Let's Fall in Love (basic entry) |
1933 | Arlen, Harold | Koehler, Ted | Let's Fall in Love (movie) |
Let's Fly Away (basic entry) |
1930 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | The New Yorkers (show) |
Let's Get Away from It All (basic-plus entry) | 1940 | Dennis, Matt | Adair, Tom | Independent Publication |
Let's Get Lost (full entry) |
1942- 19 43 |
McHugh, Jimmy | Loesser, Frank | Happy Go Lucky (movie) |
Let's Take a Walk Around the Block (basic entry) |
1934 | Arlen, Harold | Gershwin, Ira;Harburg, E. Y. (Yip) | Life Begins at 8:40 (show) |
Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk (basic entry) |
1948- 1949 |
Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Miss Liberty (show) |
Let's Take the Long Way Home (basic-plus entry) |
1944 | Arlen, Harold | Mercer, Johnny | Here Come the Waves (movie) |
Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries (basic entry) |
1931 | Henderson, Ray | Brown, Lew | George White's Scandals (show/revue, 1931) |
Like a Straw In The Wind (basic entry) | 1940 (circa) |
Arlen, Harold | Koehler, Ted | Independent Publication |
Like Someone in Love (basic entry) |
1944 | Van Heusen, Jimmy | Burke, Johnny | Belle of the Yukon (movie) |
Little Girl Blue (basic entry) |
1935 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | Jumbo (show) |
Little White Lies (basic entry) |
1930 | Donaldson, Walter | Donaldson, Walter | Independent Publication |
Lonely Town (basic entry) |
1944 | Bernstein, Leonard | Comden, Betty; Green, Adolph |
On the Town (show) |
Long Ago (and far away) (basic entry) |
1944 | Kern, Jerome | Gershwin, Ira | Cover Girl (movie) |
Look for the Silver Lining (basic entry) |
1920 | Kern, Jerome | De Sylva, B. G. (Buddy) | Sally (show) |
Look to the Rainbow (basic entry) |
1946- 1947 |
Lane, Burton | Harburg, E. Y. (Yip) | Finian's Rainbow (show) |
Looking at You (basic entry) |
1928 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Wake Up and Dream (show, 1929) |
Lost in a Fog (basic entry) |
1934 | McHugh, Jimmy | Fields, Dorothy | Have a Heart (movie) |
Lost in the Stars (partail entry) |
1944 | Weill, Kurt | Anderson, Maxwell | Ulysses Africanus (unrealized project --used in the show Lost in the Stars, 1949) |
Louise (basic entry) | 1929 | Whiting, Richard A. | Robin, Leo | Innocents of Paris (movie) |
Love for Sale (basic entry) |
1930 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | The New Yorkers (show) |
Love Is Here to Stay (Our) (basic entry) | 1937- 1938 |
Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | The Goldwyn Follies (movie) |
Love Is In The Air (basic entry) |
1925 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Tell Me More (show) |
Love Is Just Around The Corner (basic entry) |
1934 | Gensler, Lewis E. | Robin, Leo | Here Is My Heart (movie) |
Love Me or Leave Me (basic entry) |
1928 | Donaldson, Walter | Kahn, Gus | Whoopee (show) |
Love Walked In (basic entry) |
1937- 1938 |
Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | The Goldwyn Follies (movie) |
Love, Look Away (basic entry) |
1958 | Rodgers, Richard | Hammerstein II, Oscar | Flower Drum Song (show) |
Lovely To Look At (full entry) |
1935 | Kern, Jerome | Fields, Dorothy | Roberta (movie) |
Lovely Way To Spend an Evening (A) (basic entry) |
1943 | McHugh, Jimmy | Adamson, Harold | Higher and Higher (movie) |
Lover (basic entry) | 1932 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | Love Me Tonight (movie) |
Lover Come Back to Me (basic entry) |
1928 | Romberg, Sigmund | Hammerstein II, Oscar | The New Moon (show) |
Lover Man (oh, where can you be) (basic entry) |
1942 | Davis, Jimmy; Ramirez, Ram; Sherman, Jimmy |
Davis, Jimmy; Ramirez, Ram; Sherman, Jimmy |
Independent Publication |
Luckiest Man in the World (basic entry) | 1933 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Pardon My English (show) |
Lucky To Be Me (basic entry) |
1944 | Bernstein, Leonard | Comden, Betty; Green, Adolph |
On the Town (show) |
Lullaby of Birdland (basic entry) |
1952 | Shearing, George | Weiss, George David | Independent Publication |
Lullaby of Broadway (basic-plus entry) | 1934 | Warren, Harry | Dubin, Al | Gold Diggers of 1935 (movie) |
Lulu's Back In Town (basic entry) |
1935 | Warren, Harry | Dubin, Al | Broadway Gondolier (movie) |
Lush Life (basic entry) |
1933- 1939 (1949) |
Strayhorn, Billy | Strayhorn, Billy | Independent Publication |
Mack the Knife (basic entry) |
1952 (1928) |
Weill, Kurt | Blitzstein, Mark (English); Brecht, Berthold (German) | The Threepenny Opera (show) |
Make Believe (basic entry) |
1927 | Kern, Jerome | Hammerstein II, Oscar | Show Boat (show) |
Make Someone Happy (basic-plus entry) |
1960 | Styne, Jule | Comden, Betty; Green, Adolph |
Do Re Mi (show) |
Make the Man Love Me (basic entry) |
1951 | Schwartz, Arthur | Fields, Dorothy | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (show) |
Makin' Whoopee (basic entry) |
1928 | Donaldson, Walter | Kahn, Gus | Whoopee! (show, 1929) |
Mam'selle (basic entry) |
1946 | Goulding, Edmund | Gordon, Mack | The Razor's Edge (movie) |
Man I Love (The) (full entry) |
1924 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Lady, Be Good! (written for but not used in show) |
Man That Got Away (The) (basic entry) |
1954 | Arlen, Harold | Gershwin, Ira | A Star Is Born (movie) |
Manhattan (basic entry) |
1922 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | originally written for Winkle Town (show, 1922); became known after use in revue, Garrick Gaieties (1925) |
Marie (the dawn is breaking) (basic entry) |
1928 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | The Awakening, 1928 (movie) |
Masquerade Is Over (The) (I'm afraid) (basic entry) |
1938 | Wrubel, Allie | Magidson, Herb | Independent Publication |
Maybe You'll Be There (basic entry) |
1947 | Bloom, Rube | Gallop, Sammy | Independent Publication |
Me and My Shadow (basic entry) |
1927 | Dreyer, Dave; Jolson, Al |
Rose, Billy | Independent Publication |
Mean to Me (basic entry) |
1929 | Ahlert, Fred E. | Turk, Roy | Independent Publication |
Memories of You (basic entry) |
1930 | Blake, Eubie | Razaf, Andy | Lew Leslie's Blackbirds (revue) |
Midnight Sun (basic-plus entry) |
1947, 1954 |
Burke, Sonny; Hampton, Lionel (1947) |
Mercer, Johnny (1954) | Independent Publication |
Mimi (basic entry) | 1932 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | Love Me Tonight (movie) |
Miss Brown to You (basic entry) |
1935 | Rainger, Ralph; Whiting, Richard A. | Robin, Leo | The Big Broadcast of 1936 (movie) |
Miss Otis Regrets (full entry) |
1933- 1934 |
Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Ever Yours (unproduced show) |
Misty (basic entry) |
1954 (music) 1955 (lyric) |
Garner, Erroll | Burke, Johnny | Independent Publication |
Moanin' Low (basic-plus entry) |
1928 | Rainger, Ralph | Dietz, Howard | The Little Show (show/revue) |
Moments like This (basic entry) |
1938 | Lane, Burton | Loesser, Frank | College Swing (movie) |
Mona Lisa (basic entry) |
1949 | Livingston, Jay | Evans, Ray | Captain Carey, USA (movie) |
Mood Indigo (basic entry) |
1930 (music), 1931 (lyric) |
Ellington, Duke; Bigard, Barney; Mills, Irving |
Mills, Irving; Parish, Mitchell |
Independent Publication |
Moon River (basic entry) |
1961 | Mancini, Henry | Mercer, Johnny | Breakfast at Tiffany's (movie) |
Moonlight Becomes You (basic-plus entry) | 1942 | Van Heusen, Jimmy | Burke, Johnny | Road to Morocco (movie) |
Moonlight in Vermont (basic entry) |
1943 | Suessdorf, Karl | Blackburn, John | Moonlight in Vermont (movie, 1944—song cut from movie) |
Moonlight Serenade (basic entry) |
1939 (music) 1940 (lyrics) |
Miller, Glenn | Parish, Mitchell | Independent Publication |
More I See You (The) (basic entry) |
1945 | Warren, Harry | Gordon, Mack | Diamond Horseshoe (movie) |
More Than You Know (basic entry) |
1929 | Youmans, Vincent | Eliscu, Edward; Rose, Billy |
Great Day (show) |
Most Beautiful Girl in the World (The) (basic entry) |
1935 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | Jumbo (show) |
Mountain Greenery (basic entry) |
1926 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | Garrick Gaieties (1926) |
Music That Makes Me Dance (The) (basic entry) |
1964 | Styne, Jule | Merrill, Bob | Funny Girl (show) |
My Baby Just Cares for Me (basic entry) |
1930 | Donaldson, Walter | Kahn, Gus | Whoopee! (movie) |
My Blue Heaven (basic entry) |
1924 (circa) |
Donaldson, Walter | Whiting, George A. | Independent Publication ? |
My Buddy (basic entry) |
1922 | Donaldson, Walter | Kahn, Gus | Independent Publication |
My Favorite Things (basic entry) |
1959 | Rodgers, Richard | Hammerstein II, Oscar | The Sound of Music (show) |
My Foolish Heart (basic entry) |
1949 | Young, Victor | Washington, Ned | My Foolish Heart (movie) |
My Funny Valentine (full entry) |
1937 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | Babes in Arms |
My Heart Belongs to Daddy (basic entry) | 1938 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Leave It to Me (show) |
My Heart Stood Still (full entry) |
1927 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | One Dam' thing After Another |
My Heart Tells Me (full entry) |
1943 | Warren, Harry | Gordon, Mack | Sweet Rosie O'Grady (movie) |
My Honey's Loving Arms (basic entry) |
1922 | Meyer, Joseph | Ruby, Herman | Independent Publication |
My Ideal (basic entry) |
1930 | Whiting, Richard A. A.; Chase, Newell | Robin, Leo | Playboy of Paris (movie) |
My Kind of Town (Chicago is) (basic entry) |
1964 | Van Heusen, Jimmy | Cahn, Sammy | Robin and the Seven Hoods (movie) |
My Kinda Love (basic entry) |
1928 (circa) |
Alter, Louis | Trent, Jo | Americana (show) |
My Man's Gone Now (basic entry) |
1935 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira; Heyward, Dubose |
Porgy and Bess (show) |
My Melancholy Baby (basic entry) |
1911- 1912 |
Burnett, Ernie | Norton, George A. | Independent Publication |
My Old Flame (full entry) |
1934 | Coslow, Sam; Johnston, Arthur |
Coslow, Sam; Johnston, Arthur |
Belle of the Nineties (movie) |
My One And Only (What am I Gonna Do?) (full entry) | 1927 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Funny Face (show) |
My One And Only Love (basic entry) |
1947 (music) 1952 (lyric) |
Wood, Guy B; Mellin, Robert |
Wood, Guy B; Mellin, Robert |
Independent Publicaton |
My Reverie (basic entry) |
1938 | Debussy, Claude; Clinton, Larry |
Clinton, Larry | Independent Publication |
My Romance (basic entry) |
1935 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | Jumbo (show) |
My Shining Hour (basic entry) |
1943 | Arlen, Harold | Mercer, Johnny | The Sky's the Limit (movie) |
My Ship (basic entry) |
1941 | Weill, Kurt | Gershwin, Ira | Lady in the Dark (show) |
My Silent Love (basic entry) |
1932 | Suesse, Dana | Heyman, Edward | Independent Publication |
My Sugar Is So Refined (basic entry) |
1946 (circa) |
Lippman, Sidney | Dee, Sylvia | Independent Publication |
Nancy (with the laughing face) (basic entry) | 1944 | Van Heusen, Jimmy | Silvers, Phil | Independent Publicatin |
Nature Boy (basic entry) |
1948 | Ahbez, Eden | Ahbez, Eden | The Boy with the Green Hair (movie) |
Nearness Of You (The) (basic entry) |
1937 | Carmichael, Hoagy | Washington, Ned | Written for never-made movie Romance in the Rough, used in Romance in the Dark (movie, 1938) |
Never Gonna Dance (basic entry) |
1936 | Kern, Jerome | Fields, Dorothy | Swing Time (movie) |
Never Let Me Go (basic entry) |
1956 | Livingston, Jay | Evans, Ray | The Scarlet Hour (movie) |
Never Will I Marry (basic entry) |
1959- 1960 |
Loesser, Frank | Loesser, Frank | Greenwillow (show) |
Nevertheless (I'm in love with you) (basic entry) |
1931 | Ruby, Harry | Kalmar, Bert | Independent Publication |
New Sun in the Sky (basic entry) |
1931 | Schwartz, Arthur | Dietz, Howard | The Band Wagon (show) |
New York, New York (basic entry) |
1944 | Bernstein, Leonard | Comden, Betty; Green, Adolph |
On the Town |
Nice 'n' Easy (full entry) |
1960 | Bergman, Alan; Bergman, Marilyn; Spence, Lew; Sinatra, Frank |
Bergman, Alan; Bergman, Marilyn; Spence, Lew; Sinatra, Frank |
Independent Publication (See discussion of Sinatra's song-writing credit on song page.) |
Nice Work If You Can Get It (basic-plus entry) |
1937 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | A Damsel in Distress (movie) |
Night and Day (basic entry) |
1932 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Gay Divorce (show) |
Night We Called It a Day (The) (basic-plus entry) |
1941- 1942 |
Dennis, Matt | Adair, Tom | Independent Publication |
Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (A) (basic-plus entry) |
1939 (circa) |
Maschwitz, Eric (aka Marvell, Holt); Sherwin, Manning; Strachey, Jack |
Maschwitz, Eric (aka Marvell, Holt); Sherwin, Manning; Strachey, Jack |
New Faces (show) |
Nina Never Knew basic entry) |
1952 | Alter, Louis | Drake, Milton | Independent Publication |
No Love, No Nothin' (basic entry) |
1943 | Warren, Harry | Robin, Leo | The Gang's All Here (movie) |
No Moon at All (basic entry) |
1947 | Evans, Redd; Mann, David |
Evans, Redd; Mann, David |
Independent Publication |
No One Ever Tells You (basic entry) |
1956- 1957 circa |
Atwood, Hub | Coates, Carroll | Independent Publication |
No Other Love (basic entry) |
1952 (music) 1953 (lyrics) |
Rodgers, Richard | Hammerstein II, Oscar | Victory at Sea, melody (TV film); Me and Juliet, lyrics (show) |
No Strings (I'm fancy free) (basic entry) | 1935 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Top Hat (movie) |
No Strings (basic entry) |
1962 | Rodgers, Richard | Rodgers, Richard | No Strings (show) |
Nobody Else but Me (basic entry) |
1945 | Kern, Jerome | Hammerstein II, Oscar | Show Boat (show—1946 producition) |
Nobody's Heart (belongs to me) (basic entry) |
1942 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | By Jupiter (show) |
Occasional Man (An) (basic entry) |
1955 | Martin, Hugh; Blane, Ralph |
Martin, Hugh; Blane, Ralph |
The Girl Rush (movie) |
Of Thee I Sing (basic entry) |
1931 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Of Thee I Sing (show) |
Oh! Look At Me Now (basic entry) |
1941 | Bushkin, Joe |
De Vries, John | Independent Publication |
Oh! You Crazy Moon (basic entry) |
1939 | Van Heusen, Jimmy | Burke, Johnny | Independent Publication |
Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning (basic entry) |
1918 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Yip, Yip, Yaphank (show) |
Oh, Lady, Be Good! (full entry) |
1924 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Lady, Be Good! (show) |
Oh, You Beautiful Doll (basic entry) |
1911 | Ayer, Nat D. | Brown, A. Seymour | Independent Publication |
Ol' Man River (basic entry) |
1927 | Kern, Jerome | Hammerstein II, Oscar | Show Boat (show) |
Old Devil Moon (basic entry) |
1946- 1947 |
Lane, Burton | Harburg, E. Y. (Yip) | Finian's Rainbow (show) |
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (basic entry) |
1965 | Lane, Burton | Lerner, Alan Jay | On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (show) |
On a Slow Boat to China (basic entry) |
1948 | Loesser, Frank | Loesser, Frank | Independent Publication |
On the Atchison, Topeka, and The Santa Fe (basic entry) |
1943, 1945, 1946 |
Warren, Harry | Mercer, Johnny (with additional verses by Thompson, Kay; Blane, Ralph; Edens, Roger) |
The Harvey Girls (movie) |
On the Street Where You Live (basic entry) | 1956 | Loewe, Frederick | Lerner, Alan Jay | My Fair Lady (show) |
On the Sunny Side of the Street (basic entry) |
1930 | McHugh, Jimmy | Fields, Dorothy | Lew Leslie's International Revue |
Once in a While (basic entry) |
1937 | Edwards, Michael | Green, Bud | Independent Publication |
Once in Love with Amy (basic entry) |
1948 | Loesser, Frank | Loesser, Frank | Where's Charley? (show) |
One for My Baby (and one more for the road) (basic entry) |
1943 | Arlen, Harold | Mercer, Johnny | The Sky's the Limit (movie) |
One Hour With You basic entry) |
1932 | Whiting, Richard A. | Robin, Leo | One Hour with You (movie) |
One I Love (The) (belongs to somebody else) (basic entry) |
1924 | Jones, Isham | Kahn, Gus | Independent Publication |
Out of My Dreams (basic entry) |
1943 | Rodgers, Richard | Hammerstein II, Oscar | Oklahoma (show) |
Out of Nowhere (basic entry) |
1931 | Green, Johnny | Heyman, Edward | Independent Publication |
Out of This World (basic entry) |
1945 | Arlen, Harold | Mercer, Johnny | Out of This World (movie) |
Over the Rainbow (basic entry) |
1938 | Arlen, Harold | Harburg, E. Y. (Yip) | The Wizard of Oz (movie, 1939) |
P.S. I Love You (basic entry) |
1934 | Jenkins, Gordon | Mercer, Johnny | Independent Publication |
Party's Over (The) (basic-plus entry) |
1956 | Styne, Jule | Comden, Betty; Green, Adolph |
Bells Are Ringing (show) |
Pennies From Heaven (basic entry) |
1936 | Johnston, Arthur | Burke, Johnny | Pennies from Heaven (movie) |
People (who need people) (basic entry) | 1964 | Styne, Jule | Merrill, Bob | Funny Girl (show) |
People Will Say We're In Love (basic entry) | 1943 | Rodgers, Richard | Hammerstein II, Oscar | Oklahoma (show) |
Peel Me a Grape (basic entry) |
1962 | Frishberg, Dave | Frishberg, Dave | Independent Publication |
Pick Yourself Up (basic-plus entry) |
1936 | Kern, Jerome | Fields, Dorothy | Swing Time |
Play a Simple Melody (basic entry) |
1914 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Watch Your Step (show) |
Please Be Kind (basic entry) |
1938 | Chaplin, Saul | Cahn, Sammy | Swing Cat's Jamboree (movie—Vitaphone short) |
Please Don't Talk about Me When I'm Gone (basic entry) |
1930 | Stept, Sam H.; Palmer, Bee |
Clare, Sidney | Independent Publication |
Polka Dots and Moonbeams (basic entry) |
1940 | Van Heusen, Jimmy | Burke, Johnny | Independent Publication |
Poor Butterfly (basic entry) |
1916 | Hubbell, Raymond | Golden, John L. | The Big Show (show) |
Poor You (basic entry) |
1942 | Lane, Burton | Harburg, E. Y. (Yip) | Ship Ahoy (movie) |
Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition (basic entry) |
1942 | Loesser, Frank | Loesser, Frank | Independent Publication |
Prelude to a Kiss (basic entry) |
1938 | Ellington, Duke | Gordon, Irving; Mills, Irving |
Independent Publication |
Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody (A) (basic entry) |
1919 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Ziegfeld Follies of 1919 (show) |
Put On a Happy Face (basic-plus entry) |
1960 | Strouse, Charles | Adams, Lee | Bye Bye Birdie (show) |
Puttin' On The Ritz (basic entry) |
1927, 1930, 1946 |
Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | First used in Puttin' on the Ritz (moive, 1930) |
Remember (basic entry) |
1925 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Independent Publication |
Remember My Forgotten Man(basic entry) | 1933 | Warren, Harry | Dubin, Al | Gold Diggers of 1933 (movie) |
Remind Me (basic entry) |
1940 | Kern, Jerome | Fields, Dorothy | One Night in the Tropics (movie) |
Rhode Island Is Famous for You (basic entry) |
1948 | Schwartz, Arthur | Dietz, Howard | Inside U.S.A. (show) |
Ridin' High (basic entry) |
1936 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Red, Hot and Blue (show) |
Right As The Rain (full entry) |
1944 | Arlen, Harold | Harburg, E. Y. (Yip) | Bloomer Girl (show) |
Rise 'n' Shine (basic entry) |
1932 | Youmans, Vincent | De Sylva, B. G. (Buddy) | Take A Chance (Show) |
River Stay 'Way from My Door (basic entry) |
1931 | Woods, Harry M. | Dixon, Mort | Independent Publication |
Route 66 (Get Your Kicks on) (basic entry) |
1946 | Troup, Bobby | Troup, Bobby | Independent Publication |
Rules of the Road (basic entry) |
1961 | Coleman, Cy | Leigh, Carolyn | Independent Publication |
Russian Lullaby (basic entry) |
1927 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Independent Publication |
'S Wonderful (full entry) |
1927 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Funny Face (Show) |
Sand in My Shoes (basic entry) |
1941 | Schertzinger, Victor | Loesser, Frank | Kiss the Boys Good-bye (movie) |
Satin Doll (basic entry) |
1953 (music) 1958 (Lyric) |
Ellington, Duke; Strayhorn, Billy | Mercer, Johnny | Independent Publication |
Saturday Night Is the Lonliest Night in the Week (basic entry) | 1944 | Styne, Jule | Cahn, Sammy | Independent Publication |
Say It Isn't So (basic entry) |
1932 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Independent Publication |
Say It (over and over again) (basic entry) | 1940 | McHugh, Jimmy | Loesser, Frank | Buck Benny Rides Again (movie) |
Says My Heart (basic entry) |
1938 | Lane, Burton | Loesser, Frank | Cocoanut Grove (movie) |
Second Time Around (The) (basic entry) | 1960 | Van Heusen, Jimmy | Cahn, Sammy | High Time (movie) |
Seems like Old Times (basic entry) |
1945 | Lombardo, Carmen | Loeb, John Jacob | Independent Publication |
Sentimental Journey (basic entry) |
1944 | Homer, Ben; Brown, Les; Green, Bud |
Homer, Ben; Brown, Les; Green, Bud |
Independent Publication |
September in the Rain (full entry) | 1935 | Warren, Harry | Dubin, Al | Stars over Broadway (movie—music only, 1935); Melody for Two (movie—words and music, 1937) |
September of My Years (The) (basic entry) |
1965 | Van Heusen, Jimmy | Cahn, Sammy | Independent Publication |
September Song (basic entry) |
1938 | Weill, Kurt | Anderson, Maxwell | Knickerbocker Holiday (show) |
Shadow of Your Smile, The (basic entry) |
1965 | Mandel, Johnny | Webster, Paul Francis | The Sandpiper (movie) |
Shadow Waltz (basic entry) |
1933 | Warren, Harry | Dubin, Al | Gold Diggers of 1933 (movie) |
Shall We Dance? (basic entry) |
1937 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Shall We Dance (movie) |
Shall We Dance? (basic entry) |
1951 | Rodgers, Richard | Hammerstein II, Oscar | The King and I (show) |
She Didn't Say "Yes" (basic entry) |
1931 | Kern, Jerome | Harbach, Otto | The Cat and the Fiddle (show) |
She's Funny That Way (I got a woman, crazy for me) (basic-plus entry) | 1928 | Moret, Neil (born, Charles N. Daniels) | Whiting, Richard A. | Independent Publication |
Shine on Your Shoes (basic entry) |
1932 | Schwartz, Arthur | Dietz, Howard | Flying Colors |
Ship Without A Sail (A) (basic entry) |
1929 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | Me for You—never opened in NY—became Heads Up! (shows--both 1929) |
Should I Be Sweet? (basic entry) |
1932 | Youmans, Vincent | De Sylva, B. G. (Buddy) | Take A Chance (show) |
Should I (reveal exactly how I feel) (basic entry)? |
1930 | Brown, Nacio Herb | Freed, Arthur | Lord Byron of Broadway (movie) |
Side by Side (basic entry) |
1927 | Woods, Harry M. | Woods, Harry M. | Independent Publication |
Sing My Heart (basic entry) |
1939 | Arlen, Harold | Koehler, Ted | Love Affair (movie) |
Singin' in the Rain (basic-plus entry) |
1927 (circa) |
Brown, Nacio Herb | Freed, Arthur | Hollywood Music Box Revue of 1927 (show) |
Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat (basic-plus entry) |
1950 | Loesser, Frank | Loesser, Frank | Guys and Dolls (show) |
Skylark (basic-plus entry) |
1941- 1942 |
Carmichael, Hoagy | Mercer, Johnny | Independent Publication |
Slap That Bass (basic entry) |
1936 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Shall We Dance (movie, 1937) |
Sleepin' Bee (A) (full entry) |
1953- 1954 |
Arlen, Harold | Capote, Truman | House of Flowers (slow) |
Small Fry (patial entry) |
1938 | Carmichael, Hoagy | Loesser, Frank | Sing You Sinners (movie) |
Small World (isn't it?) (basic entry) | 1959 | Styne, Jule | Sondheim, Stephen | Gypsy (show) |
Smile (basic entry) |
1935 (music) 1954 (lyrics) |
Chaplin, Charlie | Turner, John; Parsons, Geoffrey |
Modern Times (movie, 1936--music only written for movie; title and lyrics written for song to be published independently) |
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (basic entry) | 1933 | Kern, Jerome | Harbach, Otto | Roberta (show) |
So In Love (basic entry) |
1948 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Kiss Me Kate (show) |
Soft Lights And Sweet Music (basic entry) |
1931 32 |
Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Face the Music (show) |
Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise (basic-plus entry) |
1928 | Romberg, Sigmund | Hammerstein II, Oscar | The New Moon (show) |
Solitude (in my) (basic entry) |
1934 | Ellington, Duke | De Lange, Eddie; Mills, Irving |
Independent Publication |
Some Day My Prince Will Come (basic entry) |
1937 | Churchill, Frank | Morey, Larry | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (movie) |
Some Enchanted Evening (basic entry) |
1949 | Rodgers, Richard | Hammerstein II, Oscar | South Pacific (show) |
Some of These Days (basic entry) |
1910 | Brooks, Shelton | Brooks, Shelton | Independent Publication |
Some Other Spring (basic entry) |
1939 | Kitchings, Irene | Herzog Jr, Arthur | Independent Publication |
Some Other Time (basic entry) |
1944 | Bernstein, Leonard | Comden, Betty; Green Adolph |
On the Town (show) |
Some Sunny Day (basic entry) |
1922 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Independent Publication |
Somebody Loves Me (full entry) |
1924 | Gershwin, George | De Sylva, B. G. (Buddy); Macdonald, Ballard | George White's Scandals of 1924 (show) |
Somebody Stole My Heart Away (basic entry) |
1929 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Show Girl (show—song unused) |
Someone at Last (basic entry) |
1954 | Arlen, Harold | Gershwin, Ira | A Star Is Born (movie) |
Someone To Watch Over Me (full entry) |
1926 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Oh, Kay! (show) |
Something Cool (basic entry) |
1957 | Barnes, Billy | Barnes, Billy | Independent Publication |
Something To Live For (basic entry) |
1939 | Strayhorn, Billy; Ellington, Duke | Strayhorn, Billy | Independent Publication |
Something to Remember You By (basic entry) | 1930 | Schwartz, Arthur | Dietz, Howard | Three's A Crowd (show) |
Something You Never Had Before (basic entry) |
1961 | Schwartz, Arthur | Dietz, Howard | The Gay Life (show) |
Something's Gotta Give (basic entry) | 1955 | Mercer, Johnny | Mercer, Johnny | Daddy Long Legs (movie) |
Sometimes I'm Happy (basic entry) |
1925 | Youmans, Vincent | Caesar, Irving | A Night Out (show, Philadelphia only); Hit the Deck (show, NYC, 1927) |
Song Is Ended (The) (but the melody linggers on) (basic entry) |
1927 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Independent Publication |
Song Is You (The) (basic entry) |
1932 | Kern, Jerome | Hammerstein II, Oscar | Music in the Air (show) |
Sophisticated Lady (basic entry) |
1932 (music) 1933 (lyrics) |
Ellington, Duke, et. al | Parish, Mitchell Mills, Irving |
Independent Publication |
Soon (basic entry) | 1929 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Strike Up the Band (show, 1930) |
Speak Low (basic entry) |
1943 | Nash, Ogden | One Touch of Venus (show) | |
Sposin' (basic entry) |
1929 | Denniker, Paul | Razaf, Andy | Independent Publication |
Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most (full entry) |
1955 | Wolf, Tommy | Landesman, Fran | Independent Publication |
Spring Is Here (basic entry) |
1938 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | I Married an Angel (show) |
Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year (full entry) |
1944 | Loesser, Frank | Loesser, Frank | Christmas Holdiay (movie) |
St. Louis Blues (basic entry) |
1914 | Handy, W. C. | Handy, W.C. | Independent Publication |
Stairway To Paradise (I'll Build a) (full entry) |
1922 | Gershwin, George | De Sylva, B. G. (Buddy); Francis, Arthur (psudonym for Gershwin, Ira) | George White's Scandals (1922) |
Stairway to the Stars (basic entry) |
1939 | Malneck, Matty; Signorelli, Frank |
Parish, Mitchell | Independent Publication |
Star Dust (basic entry) |
1927- 1929 |
Carmichael, Hoagy | Parish, Mitchell | Independent Publication |
Stars Fell on Alabama (basic entry) |
1934 | Perkins, Frank S. | Parish, Mitchell | Independent Publication |
Stay as Sweet as You Are (basic entry) |
1934 | Gordon, Mack; Revel, Harry |
Gordon, Mack; Revel, Harry |
College Rhythm (movie) |
Stella By Starlight (basic entry) |
1944 (music), 1946 (lyrics) |
Young, Victor | Washington, Ned | The Uninvited (movie, 1944—music only) |
Steppin' Out With My Baby (basic entry) | 1947- 1948 |
Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Easter Parade (movie, 1948) |
Stompin' at the Savoy (basic entry) |
1934 (music), 1936 (lyrics) |
Goodman, Benny; Sampson, Edgar; Webb, Chick |
Razaf, Andy | Independent Publication |
Stormy Weather (basic-plus entry) |
1933 | Arlen, Harold | Koehler, Ted | Cotton Club Parade, 22nd Edition, 1933 (show/revue) |
Strange Fruit (basic entry) |
1937 (lyric), 1939 (music) |
Allan, Lewis (pseud. for Abel Meeropol) | Allan, Lewis (pseud. for Abel Meeropol) | Independent Publication |
Street Of Dreams (basic entry) |
1932 | Young, Victor | Lewis, Sam M | Independent Publication |
Strike Up The Band (full entry) |
1927 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Strike Up the Band (show) |
Sugar (that sugar baby o' mine) (basic entry) |
1927 | Pinkard, Maceo | Mitchell, Sidney D.; Alexander, Edna; | Independent Publicaton |
Summer Wind (basic entry) |
1965 | Mayer, Henry (Heinz Meier) | Mercer, Johnny (English); Bradtke, Hans (original German) |
Independent Publication |
Summertime (basic entry) |
1935 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira; Heyward, Dubose |
Porgy and Bess (show) |
Sunday (basic entry) |
1926 | Styne, Jule (credit also to Miller, Nathan Ned; Conn, Chester; Keuger, Benny |
Miller, Nathan Ned (credit also to Styne, Jule; Conn, Chester; Kreuger, Benny |
Independent Publicaton |
Sunday Kind of Love (A) (basic entry) |
1946 | Belle, Barbara; Prima, Louis: Leonard, Anita; Rhodes, Stan |
Belle, Barbara; Prima, Louis: Leonard, Anita; Rhodes, Stan |
Independent Publication |
Supper Time (basic entry) |
1933 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | As Thousands Cheer (show) |
Sure Thing (basic entry) |
1943- 1944 |
Kern, Jerome | Gershwin, Ira | Cover Girl (movie) |
Surrey with the Fringe on Top (The) (basic entry) |
1943 | Rodgers, Richard | Hammerstein II, Oscar | Oklahoma (show) |
Swanee (full entry) |
1919 | Gershwin, George | Caesar, Irvng | Independent Publication |
Sweet and Slow (basic entry) |
1935 | Warren, Harry | Dubin, Al | Broadway Gondolier (movie) |
Sweet and Lovely (basic entry) |
1931 | Arnheim, Gus; Tobias, Harry; Lemare, Jules (aka Charles N. Daniels) |
Arnheim, Gus; Tobias, Harry; Lemare, Jules (aka Charles N. Daniels) |
Independent Publication |
Sweet And Low-Down (basic entry) |
1925 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Tip Toes (show) |
Sweet Georgia Brown (basic entry) |
1925 | Bernie, Ben; |
Bernie, Ben; Casey, Kenneth; Pinkard, Maceo |
Independent Publication |
Sweet Lorraine (basic entry) |
1928 | Burwell, Cliff | Parish, Mitchell | Independent Publication |
Sweetest Sounds (The) (basic entry) |
1962 | Rodgers, Richard | Rodgers, Richard | No Strings (show) |
Swinging On A Star (basic entry) |
1944 | Van Heusen, Jimmy | Burke, Johnny | Going My Way (movie) |
T'ain't Nobody's Business If I Do (basic entry) |
1922 | Prince, Graham; Grainger, Porter; Williams, Clarence |
Prince, Graham; Grainger, Porter; Williams, Clarence |
Independent Publication |
Take The "A" Train (basic entry) |
1941 | Strayhorn, Billy | Strayhorn, Billy | Independent Publication |
Taking a Chance on Love (basic entry) | 1940 | Duke, Vernon | Fetter, Ted; Latouche, John |
Cabin in the Sky (show, 1940) |
Tangerine (basic entry) |
1942 | Schertzinger, Victor | Mercer, Johnny | The Fleet's In (movie) |
Tea For Two (basic entry) |
1924- 1925 |
Youmans, Vincent | Caesar, Irving | No, No, Nanette (show) |
Teach Me Tonight (basic entry) |
1953 | De Paul, Gene | Cahn, Sammy | Independent Publication |
Ten Cents A Dance (basic entry) |
1930 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | Simple Simon (show) |
Tender Trap (The) (basic entry) |
1955 | Van Heusen, Jimmy | Cahn, Sammy | The Tender Trap (movie) |
Tenderly (basic entry) |
1946 | Gross, Walter | Lawrence, Jack | Independent Publication |
Thanks for the Memory (basic entry) |
1937 | Rainger, Ralph | Robin, Leo | The Big Broadcast of 1938 (movie) |
That Certain Feeling (partial entry) |
1925 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Tip-Toes (show) |
That Face (basic entry) |
1951 | Martin, Hugh; Blane, Ralph |
Martin, Hugh; Blane, Ralph |
Make a Wish (show) |
That Lucky Old Sun (basic entry) |
1949 | Smith, Beasley | Gillespie, Haven | Independent Publication |
That Old Black Magic (full entry) |
1942 | Arlen, Harold | Mercer, Johnny | Star Spangled Rhythm (movie) |
That Old Feeling | 1937 | Fain, Sammy | Brown, Lew | Vogues of 1938 (movie, 1937) |
That's Entertainment (basic entry) |
1953 | Schwartz, Arthur | Dietz, Howard | The Band Wagon (movie) |
That's for Me (basic-plus entry) |
1945 | Rodgers, Richard | Hammerstein II, Oscar | State Fair (movie) |
Them There Eyes (basic entry) |
1930 | Pinkard, Maceo; Tauber, Doris; Tracey, William G. |
Pinkard, Maceo; Tauber, Doris; Tracey, William G. |
Independent Publication |
Then I'll Be Tired of You (basic entry) |
1934 | Schwartz, Arthur | Harburg, E. Y. (Yip) | Independent Publication |
There Will Never Be Another You (basic entry) |
1942 | Warren, Harry | Gordon, Mack | Iceland (movie) |
There'll Be Some Changes Made (basic entry) |
1921 | Overstreet, W. Benton | Higgins, Billy | Independent Publication |
There's a Lull in My Life (basic entry) |
1937 | Revel, Harry | Gordon, Mack | Wake Up and Live (movie) |
There's A Small Hotel (basic-plus entry) |
1936 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | On Your Toes (show) |
There's No Business Like Show Business (basic entry) |
1946 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Annie Get Your Gun (show) |
There's No You (basic-plus entry) |
1944 | Hopper, Hal | Adair, Tom | Independent Publication |
These Foolish Things (remind me of you) (basic entry) |
1935-36 | Link, Harry; Strachey, Jack |
Maschwitz, Eric (aka Marvell, Holt) | Spread it Abroad (show—London production) |
They All Laughed (full entry) |
1936- 1937 |
Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Shall We Dance (movie) |
They Can't Take That Away from Me (full entry) |
1936- 1937 |
Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Shall We Dance (movie) |
They Didn't Believe Me (basic entry) |
1915 | Kern, Jerome | Reynolds, Herbert (born Michael E. Rourke) | The Girl from Utah (show) |
They Say It's Wonderful (basic entry) |
1946 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Annie Get Your Gun (show) |
They're Either Too Young or Too Old (basic entry) |
1943 | Schwartz, Arthur | Loesser, Frank | Thank Your Lucky Stars (movie) |
Things Are Looking Up (basic-plus entry) |
1937 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | A Damsel in Distress (movie) |
Things We Did Last Summer (The) (basic entry) |
1946 | Styne, Jule | Cahn, Sammy | Independent Publication |
This Can't Be Love (basic entry) |
1938 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | The Boys from Syracuse (show) |
This Could Be the Start of Something Big (basic entry) |
1956 | Allen, Steve | Allen, Steve | Independent Publication |
This Funny World (basic entry) |
1926 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | Betsy (show) |
This Heart of Mine(minimall entry) | 1943 | Warren, Harry | Freed, Arthur | Ziegfeld Follies (movie, 1944-45) |
This Is Always(basic entry) | 1946 | Warren, Harry | Gordon, Mack | Three Little Girls in Blue (movie) |
This Is New (basic entry) |
1941 | Weill, Kurt | Gershwin, Ira | Lady in the Dark (show) |
This Love of Mine (basic entry) |
1941 | Parker, Sol; Sanicola, Henry W.; Sinatra, Frank, et. al. |
Parker, Sol; Sanicola, Henry W.; Sinatra, Frank; et. al. |
Independent Publication |
This Nearly Was Mine (basic entry) |
1949 | Rodgers, Richard | Hammerstein II, Oscar | South Pacific (show) |
This Time The Dream's on Me (full entry) |
1941 | Arlen, Harold | Mercer, Johnny | Blues in the Night (movie) |
Thou Swell (basic entry) |
1927 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | A Connecticut Yankee (Show) |
Three Little Words (basic entry) |
1930 | Ruby, Harry | Kalmar, Bert | Check and Double Check (movie) |
Through a Thousand Dreams (basic entry) |
1946 | Schwartz, Arthur | Robin, Leo | The Time, the Place, and the Girl (movie) |
Through the Years (basic entry) |
1931 | Youmans, Vincent | Heyman, Edward | Through the Years (show, 1932) |
Till the Clouds Roll By (basic entry) |
1917 | Kern, Jerome | Wodehouse, P.G. | Oh, Boy! (show) |
Till We Meet Again (basic entry) |
1918 | Whiting, Richard A. | Egan, Raymond B. | Independent Publication |
Time after Time (basic-plus entry) |
1946 | Styne, Jule | Cahn, Sammy | Independent Publication (1946); It Happened in Brooklyn (movie, 1947) |
Time On My Hands (and you in my arms) (basic entry) |
1930 | Youmans, Vincent | Adamson, Harold; Gordon, Mack | Smiles (show) |
'Tis Autumn (basic entry) |
1941 | Nemo, Henry | Nemo, Henry | Independent Publication |
To Keep My Love Alive (basic entry) |
1943 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | A Connecticut Yankee (show, 1943 version) |
Together, Wherever We Go (basic entry) |
1959 | Styne, Jule | Sondheim, Stephen | Gypsy (show) |
Too Close for Comfort (basic entry) |
1956 | Bock, Jerry; Holofcener, Larry; Weiss, George David |
Bock, Jerry; Holofcener, Larry; Weiss, George David |
Mr. Wonderful (show) |
Too Darn Hot (basic entry) |
1948 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Kiss Me Kate |
Too Late Now (basic entry) |
1951 | Lane, Burton | Lerner, Alan Jay | Royal Wedding (movie) |
Too Marvelous for Words (basic entry) | 1937 | Whiting, Richard A. | Mercer, Johnny | Ready, Willing And Able (movie) |
Top Hat, White Tie and Tails (basic entry) | 1934- 1935 |
Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Top Hat (movie) |
Touch Of Your Hand (The) (basic entry) |
1933 | Kern, Jerome | Harbach, Otto | Roberta (show) |
Touch of Your LIps (The) (basic entry) |
1936 | Noble, Ray | Noble, Ray | Independent Publication |
Trav'lin' Light (basic entry) |
1943 | Mundy, Jimmy; Young, Trummy |
Mercer, Johnny | Independent Publication |
Two Sleepy People (basic-plus entry) |
1938 | Carmichael, Hoagy | Loesser, Frank | Thanks for the Memory (movie) |
Trolley Song (The) (basic entry) |
1944- 1945 |
Blane, Ralph | Martin, Hugh | Meet Me in St. Louis (movie) |
Trouble Is a Man (basic entry) |
1944 | Wilder, Alec | Wilder, Alec | Independent Publication |
Try a Little Tenderness (partial entry) |
1932 | Woods, Harry M.; Campbell, Jimmy; Connelley, Reginald | Woods, Harry M.; Campbell, Jimmy; Connelley, Reginald | Independent Publication |
Tulip or Turnip (basic entry) |
1946 | Ellington, Duke | George, Don | Independent Publication |
Undecided (basic entry) |
1939 | Shavers, Charlie | Robin, Syd | Independent Publication |
Under a Blanket of Blue (basic entry) |
1933 | Livingston, Jerry | Symes, Marty; Neiburg, Al J. |
Independent Publication |
Unforgettable (basic entry) |
1951 | Gordon, Irving | Gordon, Irving | Independent Publication |
Until I Met You (aka "Corner Pocket") (basic entry) |
1956 | Green, Freddie | Wolf, Donald E. | Independent Publication |
Until the Real Thing Comes Along (basic entry) |
1931, 1936 |
Holiner, Mann; Nichols, Alberta; Cahn, Sammy; Chaplin, Saul; Freeman, L. E. |
Holiner, Mann; Nichols, Alberta; Cahn, Sammy; Chaplin, Saul; Freeman, L. E. |
Rhapsody in Black (show, 1931); in 1936 a modified version of the song was published. |
Very Thought Of You (The) (basic entry) |
1934 | Noble, Ray | Noble, Ray | Independent Publication |
Violets for Your Furs (basic-plus entry) |
1941 | Dennis, Matt | Adair, Tom | Independent Publication |
Wait Till You See Her (full entry) |
1942 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | By Jupiter (show) |
Waitin' For the Train To Come In (basic entry) |
1945 | Skylar, Sunny | Block, Martin | Independent Publication |
Walkin' My Baby Back Home (basic entry) | 1930 | Ahlert, Fred E. | Turk, Roy | Independent Publication |
Way You Look Tonight (The) (full entry) |
1936 | Kern, Jerome | Fields, Dorothy | Swing Time (movie) |
We Kiss in a Shadow (basic entry) |
1951 | Rodgers, Richard | Hammerstein II, Oscar | The King and I (show) |
We'll Be Together Again (basic entry) |
1945 | Fischer, Carl | Laine, Frankie | Independent Publication |
What a Difference a Day Made (basic entry) |
1934 | Grever, María | Adams, Stanley | Independent Publication |
What a Little Moonlight Can Do (basic-plus entry) |
1934 | Woods, Harry M. | Woods, Harry M. | Road House (movie) |
What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? (basic entry) |
1947 | Loesser, Frank | Loesser, Frank | Independent Publication |
What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry? (basic entry) |
1926 | Donaldson, Walter; Lyman, Abe | Donaldson, Walter; Lyman, Abe | Independent Publication |
What Is There To Say? (basic entry) |
1933 | Duke, Vernon | Harburg, E. Y. (Yip) | Ziegfeld Follies of 1934 (show) |
What Is This Thing Called Love? (basic entry) |
1929 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Wake Up and Dream (show) |
What'll I Do? (full entry) |
1924 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Independent Publication/Music Box Review (show, 1924) |
What's Good about Good-bye? (basic entry) |
1948 | Arlen, Harold | Robin, Leo | Casbah (movie) |
What's New? (basic entry) |
1938- 1939 |
Haggart, Bob | Burke, Johnny | Independent Publication |
When a Woman Loves a Man (basic entry) | 1934 | Hanighen, Bernie; Jenkins, Gordon | Mercer, Johnny | Independent Publication |
When I Fall in Love (basic entry) |
1951 | Young, Victor | Heyman, Edward | One Minute to Zero (movie, 1952) |
When I Grow Too Old to Dream (basic entry) |
1935 | Romberg, Sigmund | Hammerstein II, Oscar | The Night Is Young (movie) |
When I Lost You (basic entry) |
1912 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Independent Publication |
When I Take My Sugar to Tea (full entry) |
1931 | Fain, Sammy; Kahal, Irving; Norman, Pierre |
Fain, Sammy; Kahal, Irving; Norman, Pierre |
Independent Publication |
When I'm Not Near the Girl I Love (basic entry) | 1946- 1947 |
Lane, Burton | Harburg, E. Y. (Yip) | Finian's Rainbow (show) |
When in Rome (I do as the Romans do) (basic entry) |
1964 | Coleman, Cy | Leigh, Carolyn | Independent Publication |
When It's Sleepy Time Down South (basic entry) |
1931 | Muse; Clarence; Rene; Leon T; Rene Jr., Otis J. |
Muse; Clarence; Rene; Leon T; Rene Jr., Otis J. |
Independent Publication |
When Lights are Low (basic entry) |
1936 | Carter, Benny | Williams, Spencer | Independent Publication |
When My Sugar Walks Down the Street (all the little birdies go tweet-tweet) (basic entry) | 1924 | McHugh, Jimmy | Austin, Gene; Mills, Irving |
Independent Publication |
When Sunny Gets Blue (basic entry) |
1956 | Fisher, Marvin | Segal, Jack | Independent Publication |
When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along (basic entry) |
1926 | Woods, Harry M. | Woods, Harry M. | Independent Publication |
When the Sun Comes Out (basic entry) | 1941 | Arlen, Harold | Koehler, Ted | Independent Publication |
When the World Was Young (Ah, the Apple Trees) (basic entry) | 1951 | Philippe-Gérard | Mercer, Johnny | Independent Publication |
When You Wish Upon A Star (basic entry) | 1939 | Harline, Leigh | Washington, Ned | Pinnochio (movie, 1940) |
When Your Lover Has Gone (basic entry) |
1931 | Swan, Einar Aaron | Swan, Einar Aaron | Independent Publication |
When You're Smiling (the whole world smiles with you) (basic entry) |
1928 | Fisher, Mark; Goodwin, Joe; |
Fisher, Mark; Goodwin, Joe; |
Independent Publication |
Where Are You? (basic entry) |
1937 | McHugh, Jimmy | Adamson, Harold | Top of the Town (movie) |
Where Can I Go Without You? (basic entry) | 1953 | Young, Victor | Lee, Peggy | Independent Publication |
Where Or When (full entry) |
1937 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | Babes in Arms (show) |
Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of Day) (basic entry) | 1931 | Ahlert, Fred E. | Turk, Roy; Crosby, Bing |
Independent Publication |
Where's That Rainbow? (basic entry) |
1926 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | Peggy-Ann (show) |
While We're Young (basic entry) |
1943 | Wilder, Alec | Engvick, William | Independent Publication |
White Christmas (basic entry) |
1938/ 1939- 1942 |
Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Holiday Inn (movie) |
Who Can I Turn To? (when nobody needs me) (basic entry) |
1964 | Bricusse, Leslie; Newley, Anthony |
Bricusse, Leslie; Newley, Anthony |
The Roar of the Greasepaint—The Smell of the Crowd (show) |
Who Cares? (basic entry) |
1931 | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira | Of Thee I Sing (show) |
Who's Sorry Now? (basic entry) |
1922 | Ruby, Harry | Kalmar, Bert; Snyder, Ted |
Independent Publication |
Why Do I Love You? (basic entry) |
1927 | Kern, Jerome | Hammerstein II, Oscar | Show Boat (show) |
Why Don't We Try Staying Home? (basic entry) |
1929 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Fifty Million Frenchmen (show — not used) |
Why Don't You Do Right? (basic entry) |
1942 | McCoy, Joe | McCoy, Joe | Stage Door Canteen (movie) |
Why Shouldn't I? (basic entry) |
1935 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Jubilee (show) |
Why Try To Change Me Now? (basic-plus entry) |
1952 | Coleman, Cy | McCarthy, Joseph Allen, Jr. | Independent Publication |
Why Was I Born? (basic entry) |
1929 | Kern, Jerome | Hammerstein II, Oscar | Sweet Adeline (show) |
Why, Oh, Why? (basic entry) |
1927 | Youmans, Vincent | Robin, Leo; Grey, Clifford |
Hit the Deck (show) |
Wild Rose (basic entry) |
1920 | Kern, Jerome | Grey, Clifford |
Sally (show) |
Will You Still Be Mine? (basic-plus entry) |
1940 | Dennis, Matt | Adair, Tom | Independent Publication |
Willow Weep for Me (basic entry) |
1932 | Ronell, Ann | Ronell, Ann | Independent Publication |
Winter Wonderland (basic entry) |
1934 | Bernard, Felix | Smith, Richard B. | Independent Publication |
Witchcraft (full entry) |
1957 | Coleman, Cy | Leigh, Carolyn | Take Five (as instrumental in this revue, 1955; lyrics added, 1957) |
With a Song in My Heart (basic entry) |
1929 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | Spring is Here (show) |
With Every Breath I Take (basic entry) |
1934 | Rainger, Ralph | Robin, Leo | Here Is My Heart (movie) |
With Plenty of Money and You (basic entry) |
1936 | Warren, Harry | Dubin, Al | Gold Diggers of 1937 (movie) |
Without a Song (basic entry) |
1929 | Youmans, Vincent | Eliscu, Edward; Rose, Billy |
Great Day (show) |
Woman's Intuition (A) (basic entry) |
1950 | Young, Victor | Washington, Ned | Pament on Demand (movie, 1951) |
Wonderful Guy, A (basic entry) |
1949 | Rodgers, Richard | Hammerstein II, Oscar | South Pacific (show) |
World Is in My Arms The) (basic entry) | 1940 | Lane, Burton | Harburg, E. Y. (Yip) | Hold On to Your Hats (show) |
Would You Like To Take a Walk? (basic entry) |
1930 | Warren, Harry | Dixon, Mort; Rose, Billy |
Sweet and Low (show) |
Wouldn't It Be Loverly? (basic entry) |
1956 | Loewe, Frederick | Lerner, Alan Jay | My Fair Lady (show) |
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (and dream your troubles away) (basic entry) |
1931 | Barris, Harry | Koehler, Ted; Moll, Billy |
Independent Publication |
Yes Sir, That's My Baby (basic entry) |
1925 | Donaldson, Walter | Kahn, Gus | Independent Publication |
Yesterdays (basic entry) |
1932 | Kern, Jerome | Harbach, Otto | Roberta (show) |
You and the Night and the Music (basic entry) |
1934 | Schwartz, Arthur | Dietz, Howard | Revenge with Music (show) |
You Are Too Beautiful (basic entry) |
1932 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (movie, 1933) |
You Are Love (basic entry) |
1927 | Kern, Jerome | Hammerstein II, Oscar | Show Boat (show) |
You Are My Lucky Star (full entry) | 1935 | Brown, Nacio Herb | Freed, Arthur | Broadway Melody of 1936 (movie, 1935) |
You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me (full entry) |
1930 | Fain, Sammy; Kahal, Irving; Norman, Pierre |
Fain, Sammy; Kahal, Irving; Norman, Pierre |
The Big Pond (movie) |
You Call It Madness (but I call it love) (basic entry) |
1931 | Conrad, Con; Columbo, Russ; Gregory, Paul; Du Bois, Gladys |
Conrad, Con; Columbo, Russ; Gregory, Paul; Du Bois, Gladys |
Independent Publication |
You Couldn't Be Cuter (basic entry) |
1938 | Kern, Jerome | Fields, Dorothy | Joy of Living (movie) |
You Do Something to Me (basic entry) | 1929 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Fifty Million Frenchmen |
You Don't Know What Love Is (basic entry) |
1941 | De Paul, Gene; Raye, Don |
De Paul, Gene; Raye, Don |
Keep 'Em Flying (not used—movie) |
You Fascinate Me So (basic-plus entry) |
1958 | Coleman, Cy | Leigh, Carolyn | Julius Monk's Demi-Dozen (show—night club) |
You Go To My Head (basic entry) |
1938 | Coots, J. Fred | Gillespie, Haven | Independent Publication |
You Hit the Spot (basic entry) |
1935- 1936 |
Revel, Harry | Gordon, Mack | Collegiate (movie) |
You Keep Coming Back like a Song (full entry) |
1943- 1945 |
Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Blue Skies (Movie) |
You Leave Me Breathless (basic entry) |
1938 | Hollander, Frederick | Freed, Ralph | Cocoanut Grove (movie) |
You Made Me Love You (I didn't want to do it) (basic entry) |
1913 | Monaco, Jimmy | McCarthy, Joseph | Independent Publication |
You Make Me Feel So Young (basic entry) |
1946 | Myrow, Josef | Gordon, Mack | Three Little Girls in Blue (movie) |
You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby (basic entry) |
1938 | Warren, Harry | Mercer, Johnny | Hard to Get (movie) |
You Stepped Out of a Dream (basic entry) |
1940- 1941 |
Brown, Nacio Herb | Kahn, Gus | Ziegfeld Girl (movie) |
You Took Advantage of Me (basic entry) |
1928 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | Present Arms (show) |
You Turned the Tables On Me (basic entry) |
1936 | Alter, Louis | Mitchell, Sidney D. | Sing Baby Sing (movie) |
You Were Never Lovelier (basic entry) |
1942 | Kern, Jerome | Mercer, Johnny | You Were Never Lovelier (movie) |
You Won't Be Satisfied (until you break my heart) (basic entry) |
1946 | James, Freddy (Psued. for Teddy Powell); Stock, Larry | James, Freddy (Psued. for Teddy Powell); Stock, Larry | Independent Publication |
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (basic entry) |
1942 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Something To Shout About (movie, 1943) |
You'd Better Love Me (basic entry) |
1964 | Martin, Hugh; Gray, Timothy |
Martin, Hugh; Gray, Timothy |
High Spirits (show) |
You'll Never Know (full entry) | 1943 | Warren, Harry | Gordon, Mack | Hello, Frisco, Hello (movie) |
You're a Builder-Upper (basic entry) |
1934 | Arlen, Harold | Gershwin, Ira; Harburg, E. Y. (Yip) | Life Begins at 8:40 (show) |
You're a Sweetheart (basic entry) |
1937 | McHugh, Jimmy | Adamson, Harold | You're a Sweetheart (movie) |
You're All the World to Me (full entry) | 1949 | Lane, Burton | Lerner, Alan Jay | Royal Wedding (movie, 1951) |
You're an Education (basic entry) |
1937 | Warren, Harry | Dubin, Al | Gold Diggers in Paris (movie) |
You're Driving Me Crazy (basic entry) |
1930 | Donaldson, Walter | Donaldson, Walter | Independent Publication |
You're Getting To Be a Habit with Me (basic entry) | 1932- 1933 |
Warren, Harry | Dubin, Al | 42nd Street (movie) |
You're Just in Love (basic entry) |
1950 | Berlin, Irving | Berlin, Irving | Call Me Madam (show) |
You're Mine, You (basic entry) |
1933 | Green, Johnny | Heyman, Edward | Independent Publication |
You're My Everything (basic entry) |
1931 | Warren, Harry | Dixon, Mort; Young, Joe | The Laugh Parade (show) |
You're Nearer (full entry) |
1940 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | Too Many Girls (movie version only) |
You're Sensational (basic entry) |
1955 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | High Society (movie, 1956) |
You're The Top (basic-plus entry) |
1934 | Porter, Cole | Porter, Cole | Anything Goes (Show) |
Younger than Springtime (basic entry) |
1949 | Rodgers, Richard | Hammerstein II, Oscar | South Pacific (show) |
Yours Sincerely (basic entry) |
1929 | Rodgers, Richard | Hart, Lorenz | Spring Is Here (show) |
You've Changed (basic entry) |
1942 | Fischer, Carl | Carey, Bill | Independent Publication |
Zing went the Strings of my Heart (basic entry) |
1934 | Hanley, James F. | Hanley, James F. | Thumbs Up! (show) |