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From: suhina@kodak.UUCP (brian suhina)
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Subject: Re: Love Songs
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Date: Fri, 7-Mar-86 08:04:09 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar  7 08:04:09 1986
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> I've been in one of those very wierd moods lately, and I was thinking
> about love songs.  It seems to me that one will, in ones life, have
> many songs which are "favourite", or which may apply to a specific
> person.  Also, one's current favourite could also indicate what their
> current state of mind is like.
> 
> I am curious to read what people's favourite's are.  To get things
> started, I'll say that currently it would be either "Carnation" by
> The Jam, or "This is not a Love Song" by Public Image, Ltd.
> -- 
> James C. Armstrong, Jnr.	{ihnp4,cbosgd,akgua}!abnji!nyssa
> 
> "But Doctor, we're on that island!"
> "Oh my word!"			who said them, what story?

I read an article somewhere that stated a very high percentage of all
songs written were about *LOVE*. ( I'm sorry to say I can't provide a
reference since I don't remember where I read the article. ) I decided
to do some rigorous, unbiased, scientific research on this topic. I went
home and looked at the music on top of my piano. I can state with absolute
certainty that ( at least in the music I enjoy ) this must be true. Contenders
in the "Favorite Love Song" catagory are:

            1) In a Sentimental Mood (1935)
               Words and music by Duke Ellington, Irving Mills and Manny Kurtz
        
            2) As Time Goes By (1931)
               Words and music by Herman Huppfeld

            3) Autumn Leaves (1947)
               Music by Joseph Kosma, Lyrics by Johnny Mercer

There are of course many others but the winner is ( the envelope please )...

            Misty (1954)
            Music by Erroll Garner, Lyrics by Johnny Burke

Notice these are just the songs not a specific group, singer, or arrangement
of them. I think that shows the strength of a song, that is a lot of people
play it and you enjoy many variations of it. Anyway an easy bonus question.
What movie do we all know and love "As Time Goes By" from? Please no flames
or comments like "Go ahead punk, play Misty for me and make my day!" Jeeze
did I really type that???

Brian Suhina             ...rochester!kodak!suhina