[78-L] Composers who steal

[David Lewis]

Mr. Lennick wrote:

 

Richard Rodgers stole from himself all the time. Oh, sorry, "recycled". "Johnny 
One Note" is really a tune that was dropped from Mississippi, something about 
Pancho. "No Other Love" was part of the "Victory at Sea" score from a year 
earlier ("Beneath the Southern Cross"), and "Blue Moon" went through 3 sets of 
lyrics before settling on the final one.

 

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"Something about Pancho" was "Pablo, You Are My Heart," a great tune with hilarious lyrics by Lorenz Hart. It's a tiny bit different from "Johnny One Note" -- not absolutely the same -- but very, very close, both in content, and in chronology (Pablo - 1934; Johnny - 1937). The only recording I know of is the one Rodgers made himself, which I reviewed here:

 

http://blog.allmusic.com/2008/10/27/ever-hear-richard-rodgers-sing/

 

There is a 30-second sample of the tune posted there, if anyone is interested.

Uncle Dave Lewis uncledavelewis at hotmail.com



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