Not to dismiss Gershwin, but Gershwin is the chip; Ellington was the block.
quote by Joni Mitchell
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The Gershwin legacy is extraordinary because George Gershwin died in 1937, but his music is as fresh and vital today as when he originally created it.
quote by Michael Feinstein
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The Man I Love
(g. gershwin/i. gershwin)
Someday hell come along
The man I love
And hell be big and strong
The man I love
And when he comes my way
Ill do my best to make him stay
Hell look at me and smile
Ill understand
Then in a little while
Hell take my hand
And though it seems absurd
I know we both wont say a word
Maybe hell come sunday
Maybe monday, maybe not
Still Im sure hell come one day
Maybe tuesday will be
My good news day
Well built a little home
Just meant for two
From which Ill never roam
Oh, what would you
And so all else above
Im dreaming of the man I love
song performed by by Diana Ross
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Unable To Suppress
Unable to suppress
my dreams while she'd undress,
nor easily dismiss
the memory of her kiss,
forget
her wet,
wild passionate embrace,
when I recall her face,
I put them in a poem
so other men may know them.
The lines 'nor easily dismiss/ the memory of her kiss, ' are Ira Gershwin's words to music of George.
2/13/98
poem by Gershon Hepner
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Our Love Is Here To Stay
(g. gershwin/i. gershwin)
Its very clear, our love is here to stay
Not for one year, but forever and a day
The radio and the telephone and the movies that we know
May just be passing fancies, but in time they grow
(chorus)
But oh my dear, our love is here to stay
Not for one year but forever and a day
In time the rockies may crumble, gibralter may tumble, theyre only made of clay
But our love is here to stay
(chorus)
But our love is here
Our love is here
Our love is here to stay
song performed by by Lisa Stansfield
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I Loves Ya Porgy
(george gershwin/ira gershwin/dubose heyward)
I loves ya porgy
Dont let him take me
Dont let him handle me
And drive me mad
If you can keep me
Porgy, I wanna stay here
With you forever
I got my man
Someday, I know
Hes comin back to call me
Hes going to handle me and hold me
Its gonna be like dyin, porgy
But when he calls me
Ill have to go
I loves ya porgy
Dont let him handle me
With his hot hands
If you can keep me
I wanna stay here
With you forever
And ever, ever and ever
Ever and ever
Porgy, I got my man
song performed by by Diana Ross
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A song without music is a lot like H2 without the O.
quote by Ira Gershwin
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One can be very happy without demanding that others agree with them.
quote by Ira Gershwin
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Love is sweeping the country.
quote by Ira Gershwin
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Life is one long jubilee.
quote by Ira Gershwin
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Life is a lot like jazz... it's best when you improvise.
quote by George Gershwin
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Why should I limit myself to only one woman when I can have as many women as I want?
quote by George Gershwin
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Ira Gershwin, shame on him. I mean, some of the writing.
quote by Joni Mitchell
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I'm a fan of Jerome Kern and Gershwin. That's my kind of music.
quote by Shirley Jones
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When I got finished, Gershwin paid me the ultimate compliment. He said, 'Boy, even I couldn't do that.'
quote by Burton Lane
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Deep, unspeakable suffering may well be called a baptism, a regeneration, the initiation into a new state.
quote by Ira Gershwin
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Prelude To A Kiss
Duke ellington / irving gordon / irving mills
If you hear a song in blue like a flower crying for the dew
That was my heart serenading you
My prelude to a kiss
If you hear a song that grows from my tender sentimental woes
That was my heart trying to compose
A prelude to a kiss
Though its just a simple melody with nothing fancy, nothing much
You could turn it to a simphony a schubert tune with a gershwin touch
Oh! how my love song gently cries for the tenderness within your eyes
My love is a prelude that never dies
A prelude to a kiss.
song performed by by Billie Holiday
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Old age adds to the respect due to virtue, but it takes nothing from the contempt inspired by vice; it whitens only the hair.
quote by Ira Gershwin
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But Not For Me
George and ira gershwin
Theyre writing songs of love, but not for me.
A lucky stars above, but not for me.
With love to lead the way
Ive found more clouds of grey
Than any russain play could guarantee.
I was a fool to fall and get that way;
Heigh-ho! alas! and also, lack-a-day!
Although I cant dismiss the memry of his kiss, I guess hes mot for me.
Hes knocking on a door, but not for me.
Hell plan a two by four, but not for me.
I know that loves a game;
Im puzzled, just the same,
Was I the moth or flame?
Im all at sea.
It all began so well, but what an end!
This is the time a feller needs a friend,
When evry happy plot ends with the marriage knot,
And theres no knot for me.
song performed by by Billie Holiday
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I was lucky enough to have the songs in my first show written by George and Ira Gershwin. Then Cole Porter wrote five shows for me.
quote by Ethel Merman
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I Loves You Porgy
(1935) ira gershwin, dubose heyward, george gershwin
I loves you, porgy,
Dont let him take me
Dont let him handle me
And drive me mad
If you can keep me
I wanna stay here with you forever
And Ill be glad
Yes I loves you, porgy,
Dont let him take me
Dont let him handle me
With his hot hands
If you can keep me
I wants to stay here with you forever
Ive got my man
I loves you, porgy,
Dont let him take me
Dont let him handle me
And drive me mad
If you can keep me
I wanna stay here with you forever
Ive got my man
Someday I know hes coming to call me
Hes going to handle me and hold me
So, it going to be like dying, porgy
When he calls me
But when he comes I know Ill have to go
I loves you, porgy,
Dont let him take me
Honey, dont let him handle me
And drive me mad
If you can keep me
I wanna stay here with you forever
Ive got my man
song performed by by Nina Simone
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