{"id":3195,"date":"2017-05-16T03:40:02","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T03:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/?p=3195"},"modified":"2018-08-10T18:12:56","modified_gmt":"2018-08-10T18:12:56","slug":"genuinely-roaring-twenties-22-male-female-duet-ideas-from-the-jazz-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/genuinely-roaring-twenties-22-male-female-duet-ideas-from-the-jazz-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Genuinely Roaring Twenties: 22 Male-Female Duet Ideas From The Jazz Age"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-header-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Genuinely Roaring Twenties: 22 Male-Female Duet Ideas From The Jazz Age<\/h3>\n<font size=\"2\" color=\"grey\"><span style=\"border:1px solid ;-webkit-border-radius:50%;-moz-border-radius:50%;border-radius:50%;-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.3);-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.3);box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.3);margin-right:25px;float:left;\" class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-glow imageframe-1 hover-type-none author-image\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/performerstuff.com\" target=\"_self\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/large-13015398_10208783920372319_8251907998121298385_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\" style=\"-webkit-border-radius:50%;-moz-border-radius:50%;border-radius:50%;\"\/><\/a><\/span><p>Written by\u00a0Jackson Upperco<\/p>\n<p>May 15, 2017<\/p>\n<\/font><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Put some authentic Roaring \u201820s in your repertoire \u2013 starting with this collection of opposite sex duet suggestions for audition and study from Musical Theatre\u2019s Jazz Age. All of the selections below, chosen by a self-proclaimed expert on the scores of this era, are guaranteed to put you in the mind and flavor \u2013 the <em>real <\/em>mind and flavor \u2013 of this iconic decade. From classic entries in the Great American Songbook to jazzy (seldom sung) gems waiting to be rediscovered, this EXCLUSIVE list is one to be studied and bookmarked!<\/p>\n<h4>1. \u201cBlue Danube Blues\u201d from <em>Good Morning, Dearie <\/em>(1921)<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1a0RPGzZn7M?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Pairing \u201cThe Blue Danube\u201d Waltz with a deliciously hot Jerome Kern melody to be sung in counterpoint, this duet for a romantically linked society chap and tailor\u2019s assistant mixes European and American sounds \u2013 the perfect embodiment of musical theatre in the early 1920s.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">2. \u201cPack Up Your Sins And Go To The Devil\u201d from\u00a0<em>The Music Box Revue of 1922<\/em><\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qrRR9soM7pw?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Another counterpoint number, this one comes courtesy of Irving Berlin, who helped foster Broadway\u2019s adoption of ragtime, which would evolve into jazz. Originally sung in a musical revue by two sisters, this piece is ideal for any two people at all \u2013 it\u2019s sexy, rebellious, and most importantly, hot.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>3. \u201cYou Can\u2019t Make Love By Wireless\u201d from <em>The Beauty Prize <\/em>(1923)<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6KguVLFShYQ?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">A rich American beauty contest winner with romance troubles laments to her estranged lover\u2019s assistant that, for all the wonders of technology, you still \u201ccan\u2019t make love by wireless.\u201d This is a cute Jerome Kern ditty (written for a West End musical) that\u2019s <em>very<\/em> of its decade.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>4. \u201cBerkeley Square And Kew\u201d from <em>Primrose <\/em>(1924)<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S2PYQJW6dg8?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Gershwins also hopped the pond to compose the score for this British musical about two people promised to one another in marriage, even though their hearts are both elsewhere. In this number, they decide the only way to make the union work is to live apart. How modern!<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>5. \u201cManhattan\u201d from <em>The Garrick Gaieties <\/em>(1925)<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FAVYOHy7Z3A?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Rodgers and Hart (before the former linked up with Hammerstein) first caught acclaim when they crafted the score for this witty, youthful musical revue. This charming duet, the most famous number from the \u201925 edition, was a valentine to the isle they all loved, Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Get the sheet music <a href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/7938\/Manhattan\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">6. \u201cYou Can Dance With Any Girl At All\u201d from <em>No, No Nanette <\/em>(1925)<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5PcmksbLFzs?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The wife of a lawyer insists to her husband that she doesn\u2019t mind if he flirts with other women \u2013 as long as he comes home to her. This scintillating character number from one of the decade\u2019s most popular hits boasts terrific lyrics by Caesar and Harbach, with a jaunty Youmans melody.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>7. \u201cHere In My Arms\u201d from <em>Dearest Enemy <\/em>(1925)<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WYWUNUWvZTA?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Based on a true story, this musical centered on a woman who detained the British army during a crucial moment in the American Revolution. In this number, by Rodgers and Hart, her niece is falling for a British captain. One of the most romantic tunes of the decade.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Get the sheet music\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/33335\/Here-In-My-Arms\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>8. \u201cWho?\u201d from <em>Sunny <\/em>(1925)<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IXsp2MkECIY?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Another Jerome Kern delight, this playful love song was co-introduced by Ziegfeld\u2019s legendary <span style=\"color: #ba9bc9;\"><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9;\" href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/diva-alert-3-marylin-miller\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Marilyn Miller<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>, playing a circus performer who\u2019s fallen for a visiting American. Fun, lighthearted and palpably cute, this is a quintessential \u201820s tune.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Get the sheet music\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/15531\/Who\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>9. \u201cA Little Bungalow\u201d from <em>The Cocoanuts <\/em>(1925)<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N8gtmUhXhBk?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Best remembered as a vehicle for the Marx Brothers (which they brought to the screen following the introduction of sound), this jovial Irving Berlin score, set in sunny Florida, included many delights \u2013 chief of which is this unassuming duet for the primary lovers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">10. \u201cI\u2019d Rather Charleston\u201d from the 1926 London Production of <em>Lady, Be Good! <\/em>(1924)<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XwWXzYxQi8I?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Fred and Adele Astaire played a pair of homeless dancer siblings in this Gershwin spectacular that housed an embarrassment of melodic riches. This obviously \u201820s duet was added to the show for its London mounting, opening with the same starry duo after the Broadway run.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>11. \u201cBounce Me\u201d from <em>Kitty\u2019s Kisses <\/em>(1926)<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kfkizzu5y-w?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">If not for a recent studio recording that revealed this Con Conrad\/Gus Kahn score in all its joyous glory, this number would still be languishing in obscurity. The tune, for a secondary couple, shows just how silly and bouncy even this decade\u2019s nearly-forgotten \u201cB\u201d shows were.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>12. \u201cDo, Do, Do\u201d from <em>Oh, Kay! <\/em>(1926)<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LDdyIlY1PzI?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">This Gershwin classic was added to the jukebox musical <em>Nice Work If You Can Get It<\/em>, which used <em>Oh, Kay!<\/em>\u2019s basic plot, but took considerable liberties. In the original, this number was sung by a rich playboy and lady bootlegger who pretend to be married in front of a suspicious revenue officer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Get the sheet music\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/26822\/Do-Do-Do\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>13. \u201cThou Swell\u201d from <em>A Connecticut Yankee <\/em>(1927)<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/px9Xoeio1Kg?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><br><\/div><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Rodgers and Hart\u2019s frothy musical telling of Mark Twain\u2019s <em>A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur\u2019s Court<\/em> (about a contemporary man who finds himself, literally, in King Arthur\u2019s Court) allowed the erudite duo to mash-up \u201820s slang and Arthurian English. The score\u2019s finest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Get the sheet music\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/6611\/Thou-Swell\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>14. \u201cFunny Face\u201d from <em>Funny Face <\/em>(1927)<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u8hx1t5r_uo?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Astaire siblings once again introduced an original Gershwin score in <em>Funny Face<\/em>, where he played her adoptive legal guardian. The exuberant title tune is teeming with joy, as this quasi-brother and sister extoll (well, kinda\u2026) each other\u2019s funny faces. Adorable.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>15. \u201cMake Believe\u201d from <em>Show Boat <\/em>(1927)<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iC4aU-TpwMw?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Probably the most important musical of the decade, Kern and Hammerstein\u2019s masterwork put in motion the trend towards integrated song and story (actualized less than 16 years later in <em>Oklahoma!<\/em>). This gorgeous \u201cmeet-cute\u201d features a gambler and the captain\u2019s daughter \u201cpretending\u201d to be in love.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Get the sheet music\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/12195\/Make-Believe\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>16. \u201cWanting You\u201d from <em>The New Moon <\/em>(1928)<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H54zlULIiKQ?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">One of the big Broadway genres of the 1920s was operetta, essentially light opera. This is among the best, and this number, between an exiled French aristocrat-turned-revolutionary and the daughter of a New Orleans shipbuilder, is an allayed example of this style.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Get the sheet music\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/26832\/Wanting-You\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>17. \u201cLet\u2019s Do It\u201d from <em>Paris <\/em>(1928)<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9suB5yLrQqA?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Cole Porter would become famous for his \u201clist songs\u201d and this eventual entry to the Great American Songbook is one of his first. Introduced in <em>Paris <\/em>by a French theatrical duo, this famed gem details all the various peoples and things that \u201cdo it\u201d \u2013 that is, fall in love. (Wink.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Get the sheet music\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/40075\/Lets-Do-It-Lets-Fall-In-Love\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>18. \u201cYou\u2019re The Cream In My Coffee\u201d from <em>Hold Everything <\/em>(1928)<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cfqL3dXHlz8?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The songwriting trio of DeSylva, Brown, and Henderson were known for their sporty and youth-oriented late \u201820s hits. <em>Hold Everything <\/em>was concerned with the world of athletic boxing, and this charming duet for the principle couple has become a staple of \u201820s cuteness.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Get the sheet music\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/23916\/Youre-The-Cream-In-My-Coffee\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>19. \u201cI\u2019ve Got A Crush On You\u201d from <em>Treasure Girl <\/em>(1928)<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U_XRlV9JIlY?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">This Gershwin musical comedy about a gold-digger stranded on an island while hunting for buried treasure never found an audience. Many blamed the book for the score, which includes gems like this perky duet for the secondary couple. Is sublime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Get the sheet music\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/40773\/Ive-Got-A-Crush-On-You\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>20. \u201cI Like You As You Are\u201d from <em>Rainbow <\/em>(1928)<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YC7ID-67Yfw?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ambitioning to move beyond merely amiable fare like <em>No, No Nanette, <\/em>this was Vincent Youmans\u2019 attempt at reaching the integrated dramatics found in <em>Show Boat<\/em>. Set during the California Gold rush, the score\u2019s quirky duet for a captain and his colonel\u2019s daughter is one of its lightest.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>21. \u201cButton Up Your Overcoat\u201d from <em>Follow Thru <\/em>(1929)<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XXRD3sshDuE?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Another DeSylva-Brown-Henderson specialty, this tune comes from a show centered around a country club golf match. Along with their other number featured above, this is a staple of \u201920s cuteness, as a pair of young lovers urge each other to \u201ctake good care of yourself \u2013 you belong to me!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Get the sheet music\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/product\/151893\/Button-Up-Your-Overcoat\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h4>22. \u201cI\u2019m A One-Man Girl\u201d from <em>Mr. Cinders <\/em>(1929)<\/h4>\n<br><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yXAbExcfi1Y?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Although this quaint British musical comedy about a male Cinderella (with a wicked stepmom) has never made its way to the Great White Way, it\u2019s packed with period delicacies, like this duet for the protagonist and the neighboring American heiress, for whom he soon falls.<\/p>\n<br><p>For more information on the scores and composers of this era, visit the author\u2019s blog <span style=\"color: #ba9bc9;\"><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9;\" href=\"http:\/\/jacksonupperco.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>jacksonupperco.com<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<br><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Looking for more material? 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