| "This Can't Be Love" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Published | 1938 |
| Composer | Richard Rodgers |
| Lyricist | Lorenz Hart |
"This Can't Be Love" is ashow tune and apopular song from the1938Rodgers and Hart musicalThe Boys from Syracuse when it was sung byEddie Albert and Marcy Westcott. The lyrics poke fun at the common depiction of love in popular songs as a host of malignant symptoms, saying, "This can't be love because I feel so well."
The song was a hit for the orchestras ofHorace Heidt (vocal by Larry Cotton) andBenny Goodman (vocal byMartha Tilton) in late 1938 and early 1939.[1]