A keepsake edition gathering the lyrics of more than 80 of Gershwin's most popular songs Ira Gershwin once remarked that he always tried to "capture the way people spoke to each other--their slang, their clich???s, the catch phrases." Few people in ordinary life, of course, can muster the humor, vivacity, and emotional directness that Gershwin brought to his lyrics. His collaboration with his brother George--one of the summits of American popular music--produced masterpieces that reflect, perhaps, the way people would ...
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A keepsake edition gathering the lyrics of more than 80 of Gershwin's most popular songs Ira Gershwin once remarked that he always tried to "capture the way people spoke to each other--their slang, their clich???s, the catch phrases." Few people in ordinary life, of course, can muster the humor, vivacity, and emotional directness that Gershwin brought to his lyrics. His collaboration with his brother George--one of the summits of American popular music--produced masterpieces that reflect, perhaps, the way people would like to talk. "Someone to Watch Over Me," "Nice Work If You Can Get It," "They Can't Take That Away from Me," "'S Wonderful" these have entered the culture and become part of our common language. The insouciant, improvisational air of his lyrics belies the meticulous craftsmanship that Ira brought to every syllable. Robert Kimball has gathered more than 80 examples of Ira Gershwin at his best: the comic invention of songs such as "They All Laughed" and "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," the poignancy of "The Man I Love," the wry edge of "The Saga of Jenny," the sheer exuberance of "Fascinating Rhythm," and dozens more. About the American Poets Project Elegantly designed in compact editions, printed on acid-free paper, and textually authoritative, the American Poets Project makes available the full range of the American poetic accomplishment, selected and introduced by today's most discerning poets and critics.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. xix, 169 p. : port.; 20 cm. LCCN 2009929599 Type of material Book Personal name Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983. Uniform title Lyrics. Selections Main title Ira Gershwin: selected lyrics / edited by Robert Kimball. Published/Created New York: Library of America, 2009. Description xix, 169 p. : port.; 20 cm. ISBN 9781598530520 (hbk. ) 1598530526 (hbk. ) LC classification ML54.6. G28 K55 2009 Related names Kimball, Robert. LC Subjects Songs, English--United States--Texts. Popular music--United States--Texts. Musicals--Excerpts--Librettos. Notes Includes index. Series American poets project; 29 American poets project; 29. Dewey class no. 782.1/40268 Geographic area code n-us---National bib no. GBA984850 National bib agency no. 015357617 Other system no. (OCoLC)ocn434563558 (OCoLC)434563558 Invalid ISBN 9781598530521
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