Irving Berlin fans-what are your favorite lesser known gems?

The score to Miss Liberty has a lot of nice songs. They certainly surpass anything being written today. "Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk" is a highlight.

I'm not sure if a song that got an Oscar nomination as best song qualifies as lesser-known, but one of my favorite Berlin songs, which you don't often hear performed, is "You Keep Coming Back Like a Song", from the movie, Blue Skies.



Two more favorites, both from Louisiana Purchase, are "You're Lonely and I'm Lonely" and "It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow" (or "Tomorrow Is a Lovely Day"; I've seen the title written both ways).

Does Mr. Monotony count?

As well as Judy's, I love the versions by Kim Criswell and Frances Ruffelle.

GavestonPS-youre correct to point out moonshine lullaby is not a berlin "classic" and in fact its one of the nuggets that are lesser known that im counting on our discerning board members to share

Moonshine has felt like a classic to me ever since Audra McDonald sang it to me (and about 1000 other people) from about 10 feet away (sigh)

Who do you love i hope is a fun song, and one I never paid much attn to until you named it

thank you very much!

Any other berlin that you truly love?

"The Secret Service Makes Me Nervous"

Sinatra recorded nice versions of "Be Careful it's my Heart" and "Change Partners"(as a bossa nova)

"Let Yourself Go"

Sarah Vaughn recorded the waltz "All Alone" in an easy swing version.

My favorite Berlin song of all time is, and likely always will be, "What'll I Do." So beautiful and sad- and I even love the way Bea Arthur sang it in an episode of The Golden Girls.

"Sadie Salome Go Home"--written for Fanny Brice and here sung by the indomitable Dorothy Loudon (audio only):

http://fscottivers.tumblr.com/post/90124536889/dorothy-loudon-sings-irvin-berlins-sadie-salome


Sadie Cohen left her happy home
To become an actress lady.
On the stage she soon became the rage
As "The Only Real Salomy Baby."

When she came to town, her sweetheart Mose
Brought for her around a pretty rose
But he got an awful fright
When his Sadie came to sight
He stood up and yelled with all his might:

Refrain:
"Don't do that dance, I tell you Sadie!
That's not a bus'ness for a lady!
'Most ev'rybody knows
That I'm your loving Mose--
Oy, Oy, Oy, Oy,
Vere is your clothes?

You better go and get your dresses.
Ev'ryone's got the op'ra glesses!
Oy! such a sad disgrace!
No one looks in your face!
Sadie Salome, go home!"

From the crowd Moses yelled out loud,
"Who put in your head such notions?
You look sweet, but jiggle with your feet--
Who put in your back such funny motions?
As a singer, you was always fine!
Sing to me, 'Because the World Is Mine."
Then the crowd began to roar
Sadie did a new encore.
Mose got mad and yelled at her once more:

Mildred, Ebersole's rendition is the one I have on my iPad.

For some reason, Fred Astaire singing "Drum Crazy" in Easter Parade becomes an earworm.

"You Can't Get a Man with a Gun" was my jam, post-City Center concert last year.

Shakin the Blues Way-wow Irving knew how to get em on the dance floor and move it back in 1927 when several orchestra leaders first recorded and had hits with this song(unfortunately with some racially tinged lyrics)

Ann Miller taps out her memorable (and pc) version from easter parade

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rej2ta1j4Uoh

I'll find you in the morning sun

And when the night is new,

I'll be looking at the moon

But I'll be seeing you.

What'l i do is a fantastic addition to the collection

i love Judy Garlands version too from her TV show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDf8bt2YIm8

Updated On: 11/1/16 at 11:46 PM