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Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Roberta, (1933)
Otto Harbach (w), Jerome Kern (m)
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Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
1933
Otto Harbach (w)
Jerome Kern (m)
Roberta, 1933
VERSE
They asked me how I knew
My true love was true.
I of course replied,
Something here inside,
Cannot be denied.
They say someday you'll find,
All who love are blind,
When your heart's on fire,
You must realize
Smoke gets in your eyes.
BRIDGE
So I chaffed them and I gayly laughed
To think they could doubt my love.
Yet today my love has flown away
I am without my love.
VERSE
Now laughing friends deride
Tears I cannot hide,
So I smile and say,
When a lovely flame dies,
Smoke gets in your eyes.
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RecordedPerformersLabelCat.#Matrix
Gaylord CarterBlack & White3000
Dennis DayCapitol1610
Dennis DayCapitol10013
The King Cole TrioCapitol10074
Buddy Cole With Guitar And BassCapitol20053492
Joan RobertsColumbia39759CO47931
Larry Adler HarmonicaColumbia35516CO25930
Robert MaxwellColumbia37865CO36559
Ambrose & His OrchestraDecca333-BTB1703
Buddy Morrow & His OrchestraMercury3015336
Buddy Morrow & His OrchestraMercury5024336
PlattersMercury71383
Dinah ShoreRCA Victor20-1542
Al Goodman & His OrchestraRCA Victor20-1853
Russ Case And His OrchestraRCA Victor20-2830B
Art TatumRCA Victor20-2911
Charlie VenturaRCA Victor20-3467
Freddy Martin & His OrchestraRCA Victor20-3643
Dick Leibert (Organ)RCA Victor20-3783
Chick Bullock's Levee LoungersRomeo218314447
Roy Smeck's TrioRomeo220814629
Ray Bloch & His OrchestraSignature15050-B206-5A
Ray Bloch & His OrchestraSignature15202206
Dick Liebert (Organ)Victor26712
11/01/1933Gertrude Niesen (Contralto)Victor2445478377
11/03/1933Paul Whiteman & His OrchestraVictor24455-A78511
11/14/1933Emil Coleman's Riviera OrchestraColumbia2846-DW152548
11/24/1933Chick Bullock's Levee LoungersBanner32922A14447
11/28/1933Leo Reisman & His OrchestraBrunswick671514387=A/B
12/12/1933Chick BullockConqueror827814447
12/12/1933Chick Bullock's Levee LoungersMelotoneM1286514447
12/12/1933Chick Bullock And His Levee LoungersOriole281014447
12/12/1933Chick Bullock's Levee LoungersPerfect1586014447
12/19/1933Don Walker & His Orchestra (H. King)Vocalion260714472
01/03/1934Dick Robertson & His OrchestraSunriseS-340981023
01/17/1934Roy Smeck's TrioConqueror832014629
01/17/1934Roy Smeck's TrioMelotoneM1290914629
01/17/1934Roy Smeck's TrioOriole283514629
01/17/1934Roy Smeck's Quartet Perfect1135914629
01/23/1934Roy Smeck's TrioBanner3295914629
02/05/1934Paul Cornelius & His OrchestraChampion16727G19475
02/06/1934Mcbride,TraftonChampion16732G19486
02/09/1934Ruth EttingBrunswick676914818
02/26/1934Fray & BragottiVictor2457881745
03/31/1934Victor Salon OrchestraVictor24609-A81994
11/02/1934Arthur TracyDecca428-B38943
07/20/1937Tommy Dorsey & His OrchestraVictor25657-B11357
01/21/1939Ruby Newman & His OrchestraDecca2301-A64924
01/21/1939Ruby Newman & His OrchestraDecca2361764924
07/21/1939Wayne King & His OrchestraVictor26329038458
07/21/1939Wayne King & His OrchestraVictor27453-B038458
10/31/1939Carmen Cavallaro (Piano & Acc)Decca3111-B66815
06/25/1940Dinah ShoreBluebirdB1082451562
07/25/1940Al Goodman & His OrchestraColumbia35758WCO28048
12/05/1940Artie Shaw Gramercy FiveVictor2733555198
02/13/1941Dave Apollon (Mandolin)Decca18137-B68703
03/06/1941Decca Salon OrchestraDecca18152-A68789
04/07/1941Teddy WilsonColumbia36631CCO3653
06/04/1941Benny Goodman & His OrchestraColumbia36284CO30599
07/08/1941Connee BoswellDecca18384-ADLA2512
07/08/1941Connee BoswellDecca25055DLA2512
07/16/1941Fred Feibel (Organ)Columbia36438CO30873
07/16/1941Irene Dunne / Victor YoungDecca40016DLA2553
07/16/1941Irene Dunne / Victor YoungDecca18201DLA2553
10/31/1941Gordon String QtDecca2911869891
02/26/1944Guy Lombardo & His Royal CanadiansDecca18795-A71806
06/14/1944Fred Waring's SingersDecca2372872257
03/01/1946Carmen Cavallaro (Piano)Decca18820-B73410
02/20/1950Jerry Gray & His OrchestraDecca27450L5397
01/07/1952Ralph GinsburghColumbia39501ZSP6869
YearTitleMediumTypeUsage
1933Robertastageintroduced
1935Robertafilmfilm adaptationreused
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