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A partially complete list of songs by Cole Porter. [1] Songs written at Yale University: “Antoinette Birby” “Bingo Eli Yale” “Bull Dog” Cora (1911 college musical) And the Villain Still Pursued Her (1912 college musical) "We are the Chorus of the Show" "Strolling" "The Lovely Heroine" "I'm the Villain" "Twilight" "Llewellyn" "That ...
This category includes songs written by Cole Porter. For musicals and musical films composed and orchestrated by Cole Porter, see Category:Compositions by Cole Porter . Subcategories
Porter in the 1930s. Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in Hollywood films.
It was the most popular song from Anything Goes at the time, with hundreds of parodies. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Some of the lyrics were re-written by P. G. Wodehouse for the British version of Anything Goes . Composer Robert Kapilow refers to "You're the Top" as one of Porter's greatest songs.
The first of Porter's "list songs", it features a string of suggestive and droll comparisons and examples, preposterous pairings and double entendres, dropping famous names and events, drawing from highbrow and popular culture. Porter was a strong admirer of the Savoy operas of Gilbert and Sullivan, many of whose stage works featured similar ...
"Night and Day" is a popular song by Cole Porter that was written for the 1932 musical Gay Divorce. It is perhaps Porter's most popular contribution to the Great American Songbook and has been recorded by dozens of musicians. NPR says "within three months of the show's opening, more than 30 artists had recorded the song." [4]
"Don't Fence Me In" is a popular American song written in 1934, with music by Cole Porter and lyrics by Robert Fletcher and Cole Porter. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. [1]
"Begin the Beguine" is a popular song written by Cole Porter. Porter composed the song during a 1935 Pacific cruise aboard the Cunard ocean liner Franconia from Kalabahi, Indonesia, to Fiji. [4] In October 1935, it was introduced by June Knight in the Broadway musical Jubilee, produced at the Imperial Theatre in New York City. [5]