[78-L] Moonlight in Vermont

[David Lennick]

Karl Suessdorf (music) and John Blackburn (lyrics). Both household names..

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Taylor Bowie wrote:
> Hey Bill,
> 
> Wow...so it is...that totally zipped by me, and I was an English major!!! 
> Many thanks for your astute observation...makes it even more remarkable as a 
> song and lyric.
> 
> I'm blanking on who wrote the words or music...did they do any others?
> 
> Thanks from
> 
> Taylor
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "bill freytag" <bill_freytag at yahoo.com>
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 2:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Moonlight in Vermont
> 
> 
> MIV isn't so significant regarding "free verse" as is the fact that it is 
> written in pure Haiku form...
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Taylor Bowie <bowiebks at isomedia.com>
> To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 4:46:25 PM
> Subject: [78-L] Moonlight in Vermont
> 
> Speaking of the song...and forgive me if I've asked/pointed this out
> before...but are there any other popular tunes pre-1960 with "free verse"
> lyrics? There are no rhyming couplets in Moonlight in Vermont, although
> it sure is poetry to my ears.
> 
> Taylor