Tuesday 23 April 2019

FUN TO BE FOOLED

Lena Horne sings that "It's Fun to be fooled" with love.  Composed by Harold Arlen with two of his favorite lyricists Ira Gershwin and E.Y Harburg, the song was for a 1934show called Life Begins at 8:40. The lyrics celebrate the ecstasy of initial love while prudently recognizing that such moments might always last 
The moral: Grab what you can from love since it's such fun to be fooled , at least for a while. Sung by Lena Horne, it's just one of a number of Arlen songs she has performed ever since they met when she was a 16 year old girl at the legendary Cotton Club. She also starred in the Arlen / Harburg musical " JAMAICA ." 


https://youtu.be/xeZLiwcvrLg

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