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"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" is a show tune written by American composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Otto Harbach for the 1933 musical comedy Roberta. The song was sung in the Broadway show by Tamara Drasin. It was first recorded by Gertrude Niesen, with orchestral direction from Ray Sinatra, Frank Sinatra's second cousin, [1] on October 13, 1933.
"Yesterdays" is a 1933 song about nostalgia [1] composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics by Otto Harbach. They wrote the song for Roberta, a musical based on the novel Gowns by Roberta by Alice Duer Miller. "Yesterdays" was overshadowed by the musical's more popular song, "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", which was a number one hit for the Paul Whiteman ...
Thus, only the tone deaf can be apathetic to Kathryn Grayson and Howard Keel's rendition of "You're Devastating" or "The Touch of Your Hand". The bittersweet lilt of "Yesterdays", as sung by Miss Grayson, has not lost its haunting quality and the now-classic "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" still has notes and lyrics of poetic beauty...
In late-1992, not long after Jane’s Addiction broke up, Jane’s bassist Eric Avery and guitarist Dave Navarro formed the one-off musical project Deconstruction. In 1994, they released their ...
1st episode of the 1st season of Mad Men "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" Mad Men episode Episode no. Season 1 Episode 1 Directed by Alan Taylor Written by Matthew Weiner Cinematography by Phil Abraham Original air date July 19, 2007 (2007-07-19) Running time 49 minutes Guest appearances Remy Auberjonois as Dr. Emerson Darren Pettie as Lee Garner Jr. Rosemarie DeWitt as Midge Daniels John Slattery as ...
(That Cigarette)" is a Western swing novelty song written by Merle Travis and Tex Williams, [3] for Williams and his talking blues style of singing. Travis wrote the bulk of the song. [ 4 ] The original Williams version went to number one for 16 non-consecutive weeks on the Hot Country Songs chart and became a #1 hit in August 1947 and remained ...
He is best known for his talking blues style; his biggest hit was the novelty song, "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)", which held the number one position on the Billboard chart for sixteen weeks in 1947. "Smoke" was the No. 5 song on Billboard's Top 100 list for 1947, and was No. 1 on the country chart that year. [2]
Gallup surveys show that the percentage of U.S. adults who smoke cigarettes has reached a new low as of 2022, with a particularly staggering decline among 18- to 29-year-olds. However, other data ...