[78-L] Composers who steal

[David Lennick]

Pablo, right..thanks! It ISN'T the same tune, of course, but the similarities 
are obvious.

As for the three sets of lyrics preceding Blue Moon, I was referring to 
"recycling" by that time, not stealing.

Billy Rose even re-used a title, "I Found a Million Dollar Baby", and both 
songs were recorded.

dl

David Lewis wrote:
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> 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:
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> http://blog.allmusic.com/2008/10/27/ever-hear-richard-rodgers-sing/
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> There is a 30-second sample of the tune posted there, if anyone is interested.
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> Uncle Dave Lewis uncledavelewis at hotmail.com
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