The Complete Lyrics of Cole Porter

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From "Begin the Beguine" to "It's Delovely" to "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" and "I Get a Kick Out of You," here are the complete lyrics to the much-loved songs of Cole Porter--800 songs meant to be hummed, sung, danced to, and remembered. "A record of (Porter's) artistic development and of the time in which he flourished."--Rhoda Koenig, New York Magazine.

Genres musicpoetry

544 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,1983

This edition

Format: 544 pages, Paperback
Published: August 21, 1992 by Da Capo Press
ISBN: 9780306804830
ASIN: 0306804832
Language: English

About the author

cole porter

Cole Albert Porter was an American composer and songwriter from Peru, Indiana. His works include the musical comedies Kiss Me, Kate (1948) (based on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew), Fifty Million Frenchmen, and Anything Goes, as well as songs like "Night and Day", "I Get a Kick out of You", and "I've Got You Under My Skin". He was noted for his sophisticated (sometimes ribald) lyrics, clever rhymes, and complex forms. He was one of the greatest contributors to the Great American Songbook.