"Love (Your Spell Is Everywhere)", also called "Love, Your Spell Is Everywhere", "Love (Your Magic Spell Is Everywhere)" or "Love Your Spell Is Everywhere",[1] is a traditional pop song first published in 1929, written by Elsie Janis with music composed by Edmund Goulding.[2][3]
| "Love (Your Spell Is Everywhere)" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Published | 1929 |
| Genre | Traditional pop |
| Composer(s) | Edmund Goulding |
| Lyricist(s) | Elsie Janis |
History
editThe song was first performed by James Melton and Gloria Swanson in 1929 and featured in the talkie The Trespasser. It was later covered by Johnny Mathis, Dean Martin, Kenny Burrell, Sammy Davis Jr., Curtis Fuller, Jackie Gleason, Peggy Lee, Johnny Douglas and Living Strings, Harry James and Henri René.[4]
A 1964 episode of The Red Skelton Hour was called "Love, Your Tragic Smell Is Everywhere or A Hat Full of Hate", a parody of the song title.[5][6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Samuel, Lawrence R. (2020). Love in America: A Cultural History of the Past Century. McFarland. ISBN 9781476638072 – via Google Books.
- ^ Kennedy, Matthew (2004). Edmund Goulding's Dark Victory: Hollywood's Genius Bad Boy. Terrace Books. ISBN 9780299197704 – via Google Books.
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. Copyright Office, The Library of Congress. 1957. p. 177 – via Google Books.
- ^ "[Admiral advertisement]". LIFE. Vol. 38, no. 17. April 25, 1955. p. 74 – via Google Books.
- ^ Motion Pictures, 1960-1969. Copyright Office, The Library of Congress. 1971 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Red Skelton Show: S14". Aveleyman.