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| + | | name = Little Girl Blue |
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| + | | composer = Lorenz Hart |
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| + | | lyricist = Richard Rodgers |
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| + | | artist = [[Frank Sinatra]] |
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| + | | album = ''[[Songs for Young Lovers]]'' (1954) |
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| + | | recording = November 6, 1953 |
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| + | | release = 1954 |
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| + | }} |
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| + | '''"Little Girl Blue"''' is a song that [[Frank Sinatra]] recorded for his 1954 [[Capitol Records|Capitol]] album, ''[[Songs for Young Lovers]]''. |
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| + | == History == |
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| + | "Little Girl Blue" was initially written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart in 1935 for their musical ''[[wikipedia:Jumbo (musical)|Jumbo]]''<ref>Jacobs, Dick & Harriet Jacobs – ‘’Who Wrote That Song?’’ published by Writer’s Digest Books, 1993</ref><ref>Green, Stanley - ‘’Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre’’ published by Dodd, Mead, 1976</ref> In this original performance of the musical, Gloria Grafton was the artist who first recorded this song. |
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| + | == Releases == |
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| + | ; Studio recordings |
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| + | * ''[[Songs for Young Lovers]]'' (1954) |
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| + | ; Reissues |
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| + | * ''[[Concepts]]'' (1992) |
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| + | * ''[[Frank Sinatra Sings the Select Rodgers & Hart]]'' (1996) |
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| + | * ''[[The Capitol Years (1998)|The Capitol Years]]'' (1998) |
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| + | * ''[[Young at Heart (album)|Young at Heart]]'' (2008) |
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When you were very young, the world was younger than you <br/> |
When you were very young, the world was younger than you <br/> |
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As merry as a carousel <br/> |
As merry as a carousel <br/> |
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Why won't somebody send a tender <br/> |
Why won't somebody send a tender <br/> |
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Blue boy to cheer up little girl blue. |
Blue boy to cheer up little girl blue. |
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| + | == Other artists == |
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| + | ! Other artists that have recorded "Little Girl Blue." |
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| + | * The Afghan Whigs |
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| + | * Louis Armstrong |
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| + | * Chet Baker |
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| + | * The Carpenters |
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| + | * Sam Cooke |
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| + | * Doris Day |
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| + | * Ella Fitzgerald |
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| + | * The Four Freshmen |
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| + | * Judy Garland |
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| + | * Grant Green |
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| + | * Eddie Harris |
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| + | * Johnny Hartman |
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| + | * Coleman Hawkins |
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| + | * Joni James |
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| + | * Keith Jarrett |
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| + | * Janis Joplin |
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| + | * Diana Krall |
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| + | * Stacey Kent |
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| + | * Anita O'Day |
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| + | * The Postal Service |
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| + | * Oscar Peterson |
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| + | * Linda Ronstadt |
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| + | * Diana Ross |
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| + | * Carly Simon |
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| + | * Nina Simone |
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| + | * Sarah Vaughan |
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| + | * Margaret Whiting |
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| + | |} |
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| + | == References == |
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| + | <references/><br /> |
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| + | {{TrackNav|I Get a Kick Out of You|They Can't Take That Away from Me|title=[[Songs for Young Lovers]]}} |
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| + | {{Rodgers and Hart}} |
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| + | [[Category:Songs]] |
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| + | [[Category:Songs for Young Lovers]] |
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| + | [[Category:Songs released in 1954]] |
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| + | [[Category:Songs co-written by Richard Rodgers]] |
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| + | [[Category:Songs co-written by Lorenz Hart]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:42, 3 September 2012
Little Girl Blue
Composer
Lorenz Hart
Lyricist
Richard Rodgers
Album
Songs for Young Lovers (1954)
Artist
Release
1954
Recording
November 6, 1953
"Little Girl Blue" is a song that Frank Sinatra recorded for his 1954 Capitol album, Songs for Young Lovers.
History[]
"Little Girl Blue" was initially written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart in 1935 for their musical Jumbo[1][2] In this original performance of the musical, Gloria Grafton was the artist who first recorded this song.
Releases[]
- Studio recordings
- Songs for Young Lovers (1954)
- Reissues
- Concepts (1992)
- Frank Sinatra Sings the Select Rodgers & Hart (1996)
- The Capitol Years (1998)
- Young at Heart (2008)
- Frank Sinatra 5CD (2009)
Lyrics[]
When you were very young, the world was younger than you
As merry as a carousel
The circus tent was strung with ever star in the sky
Above the ring you loved show well
Now the young world has grown old
Gone are the silver and gold
Sit there, and count your fingers
What can you do?
Old girl you're through
Just sit there and count your little fingers
Unhappy little girl blue
Sit there and count the raindrops
Falling on you
It's time you knew
All you can count on are the raindrops
That fall on little girl blue
No use, oh girl, you might as well surrender
You're hopes are getting slender
Why won't somebody send a tender
Blue boy to cheer up little girl blue.
Other artists[]
| Other artists that have recorded "Little Girl Blue." |
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References[]
| << | I Get a Kick Out of You | Little Girl Blue | They Can't Take That Away from Me | >> |
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