The greatest romance in the life of a lyricist is when the right word meets the right note; often, however, a Park Avenue phrase elopes with a Bleecker Street chord, resulting in a shotgun wedding and a quickie divorce.
The Lord made Adam, the Lord made Eve, he made 'em both a little bit naive. - Yip Harburg
The Lord made Adam, the Lord made Eve, he made 'em both a little bit naive.
- Yip Harburg
Ira [Gershwin] was the shyest, most diffident boy we had ever known. In a class of lower east side rapscallions, his soft-spoken gentleness and low-k… - Yip Harburg
Ira [Gershwin] was the shyest, most diffident boy we had ever known. In a class of lower east side rapscallions, his soft-spoken gentleness and low-k…
They who meet on an April night are forever lost in love, if there's moonlight all about and there's no moon above. - Yip Harburg
They who meet on an April night are forever lost in love, if there's moonlight all about and there's no moon above.
My heart wants roots My mind wants wings. I cannot bear Their bickerings. - Yip Harburg
My heart wants roots My mind wants wings. I cannot bear Their bickerings.
Did God who gave us flowers and trees, Also provide the allergies? - Yip Harburg
Did God who gave us flowers and trees, Also provide the allergies?
Songs are the pulse of a nation's heart. A fever chart of its health. - Yip Harburg
Songs are the pulse of a nation's heart. A fever chart of its health.
When I'm not near the girl I love, I love the girl I'm near. - Yip Harburg
When I'm not near the girl I love, I love the girl I'm near.
Music gives 'wings' to words. - Yip Harburg
Music gives 'wings' to words.
If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow, why oh why can't I? - Yip Harburg
If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow, why oh why can't I?
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