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Let There Be Love (1940 song)

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Lyrically, the song talks about the joy of the existence of, in order: the singer and his beloved, oysters under the sea, occasional weather changes ("let there be wind / occasional rain"), chili con carne, champagne, birds that sing, friends ("someone to bless me whenever I sneeze"), birds of
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various kinds ("cuckoos, a lark and a dove"), but that all of these would mean nothing if love were not put first ("but first of all - please / Let there be love").
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and his orchestra (vocal: Tony Russell) (recorded March 15, 1940, released by
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as catalog number 3202A, with the flip side "Left All Alone with the Blues")
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as catalog number 10297, with the flip side "In the Middle of a Dream")
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as catalog number 10685, with the flip side "Then I'll Be Happy")
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with music by Lionel Rand and lyrics by Ian Grant, published in
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as catalog number 26564, with the flip side "Peasant Serenade")
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as catalog number 3166A, with the flip side "Poor Ballerina")
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as catalog number 35439, with the flip side "Fools Rush In")
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and his Californians (recorded April 17, 1940, released by
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as catalog number 35449, with the flip side "Sierra Sue")
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and his orchestra (recorded April 18, 1940, released by
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and his Orchestra (recorded March 18, 1940, released by
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and his orchestra (recorded May 29, 1939, released by
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as catalog number 3083B, with the flip side "Irene")
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Song
1940
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1940
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Nat King Cole

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Abe Lyman
Bluebird Records
Al Donahue
Vocalion Records
Conqueror Records
Imagination
Anne Shelton
Annie Ross
Bob Eberly
Chris Botti
Cilla Black
Beginnings: Revisited
Cliff Richard
Matt Monro
Two's Company
Darius Campbell

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