"My Romance" | |
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Song | |
Published | 1935 |
Composer(s) | Richard Rodgers |
Lyricist(s) | Lorenz Hart |
"My Romance" is apopular jazz song, with music byRichard Rodgers and lyrics byLorenz Hart, written forBilly Rose'smusical,Jumbo (1935). Gloria Grafton andDonald Novis introduced the song in that musical.
In the1962 movie version ofJumbo,Doris Day performed the song.[1]
The song's lyrics describe a romantic attraction between two people, often by listing elements that are not needed to make this attraction work. In turn, the singer states that the romance does not need a certain setting ("a moon in the sky"), location ("a blue lagoon"), or stereotypical dating accompaniment ("soft guitars"), due to the strong attraction to the person.
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