Everyone knows!
It's late, so here's a short one--"High Hopes," as sung by Frank Sinatra and Eddie Hodges:
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And that was an Oscar winner for Best Original Song, no less!
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James Van Heusen, the composer, was not Jewish, but as I have noted once or twice before, the lyricist, Sammy Cahn, definitely was. Cahn wrote with numerous composers, picking up 30 Oscar nominations (and four statuettes). His songs include some of the best known in the Great American Songbook: "Until the Real Thing Comes Along," "Saturday Night Is the Loneliest Night of the Week," "Time after Time," "It's Magic," "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow," "Three Coins in a Fountain," "Love and Marriage," and many others.
Video posted by Night Owl TV
And that was an Oscar winner for Best Original Song, no less!
James Van Heusen, the composer, was not Jewish, but as I have noted once or twice before, the lyricist, Sammy Cahn, definitely was. Cahn wrote with numerous composers, picking up 30 Oscar nominations (and four statuettes). His songs include some of the best known in the Great American Songbook: "Until the Real Thing Comes Along," "Saturday Night Is the Loneliest Night of the Week," "Time after Time," "It's Magic," "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow," "Three Coins in a Fountain," "Love and Marriage," and many others.
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