Just One of Those Things (song)

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"Just One of Those Things" is a popular song written by Cole Porter for the 1935 musical Jubilee.

Porter had written the score for Jubilee while on an extended sea cruise in the early part of 1935; however, in September 1935, Jubilee's librettist Moss Hart mentioned that the play's second act required an additional song. Porter had "Just One of Those Things" completed by the following morning. (He had previously used the title for a song intended for but not featured in the 1930 musical The New Yorkers. Apart from the title the two songs are distinct).[1]

Porter's original lyric lacked an adjective for the line "a trip to the moon on

gossamer wings": "gossamer" would be suggested by his friend, Ed Tauch.[2]

A recording by Richard Himber reached the charts of the day in 1935 and Peggy Lee's stylized arrangement of the song was a No. 14 hit in the Billboard charts in 1952.[3]

Other recordings

The song has become a standard of the

Just One Of Those Things. Maurice Chevalier included it in a Cole Porter medley on his farewell album, released on his 80th birthday.[6] Shirley Bassey recorded the song in 1963 for her EP In Other Words....[7] Tony Bennett recorded a version of the song for his 2021 collaborative album with Lady Gaga, Love for Sale.[8]

Film appearances

In popular culture

In 1958,

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
.

In 1983, it was used on NBC News Overnight's final broadcast on December 3, during the montage of the show's staff.

In 2019, actress

Princess Margaret
, is at a dinner party.

Mariah Carey sings a few lines of the chorus, when describing a past love affair in the audiobook of her autobiography, The Meaning of Mariah Carey.

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-306-80097-9
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  2. ISBN 0-679-72792-2
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  3. ISBN 0-89820-083-0
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  4. ^ "Billie Holiday Discography". jazzdisco.org.
  5. ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  6. ^ "Maurice Chevalier – Maurice Chevalier At 80 (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  7. ^ "Shirley Bassey - In Other Words (Fly Me To The Moon)". 45cat.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  8. ^ Wilman, Chris (August 3, 2021). "Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga Reveal 'Love for Sale,' Cole Porter Tribute Album Said to Be Bennett's Last". Variety. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  9. ISBN 0-89950-578-3. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via archive.org.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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  10. ^ "The Jazz Singer (1952)". IMDb.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  11. ^ "Young at Heart (1954)". IMDb.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  12. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4
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  13. ^ "Sleuth (1972)". IMDb.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  14. ^ "The Polly Bergen Show". Classic Television Archives. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
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