[78-L] CUBA songs from tin pan alley query

[David Lennick]

Unless it was composed before 1923, there ain't no such animal. I'm surprised 
that the Berlin song is still in copyright in the US, although it's still 
copyrighted in Canada and Europe (death+50 or death+70).

dl

On 6/10/2013 10:14 PM, Ray Kilcoyne wrote:
> I don't know about copyright status but here are a few ideas...
> CUBAN PETE - Desi Arnaz&  Amanda Lane
> A CABANA IN HAVANA - Glenn Miller&  Marion Hutton
> HAVANA - Billy Murray&  Ada Jones
> WHEN YUBA PLAYED THE RHUMBA ON THE TUBA - Rudy Vallee or Ben Selvin
> THERE'S A GIRL IN HAVANA - Lyric Quartet
> HAVANA FOR A NIGHT - Tony Martin
> RayK
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Stern
> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 8:48 PM
> To: 78-L Mail List
> Subject: [78-L] CUBA songs from tin pan alley query
>
> I'm forwarding this query, posted to MUDCAT - I'm sure
> folks on this list will know dozens.....
> Best wishes, Thomas.
>
>
> Subject: Funny Tin Pan Alley songs about Cuba?
> From: MorwenEdhelwen1 - PM
> Date: 09 Jun 13 - 10:17 PM
>
> I'm getting back to revising something I started last year, which is a young
> adult science fiction novel that is a sort of
> examination of the cult of personality around Che Guevara, which is why it's
> set in Cuba. The protagonist is a literal clone of
> Che. In the first few pages, someone sings a song that plays in a tourist ad
> and is supposed to symbolise American attitudes about
> the country that the government is playing to. The lyrics are quoted.
>
> Right now I'm using Irving Berlin's "I'll See You In C-U-B-A," which , but
> I've found that the copyright was renewed, so I'm
> looking for any similar pieces from around that period on the subject of
> Cuba, particularly funny ones, or which mention Cuba in
> detail. Does anyone know of other similarly humourous Tin Pan Alley songs
> about Cuba that are in public domain (ie the rights
> haven't been renewed) in the same vein as the Irving Berlin piece?
>