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204:Ira Gershwin
176:Victor 20331
68:"Do, Do, Do"
1698:Torch songs
1150:A Foggy Day
1122:Do It Again
938:Blue Monday
763:Yagoda, Ben
525:www.vjm.biz
379:in 1983 on
369:in 1959 on
367:Keely Smith
357:(2002) and
339:Ray Charles
198:Lyricist(s)
184:Composer(s)
85:Harms, Inc.
1668:1926 songs
1662:Categories
1479:Who Cares?
1416:Summertime
1164:Funny Face
1129:Doin' Time
1108:By Strauss
1087:Boy Wanted
920:Who Cares?
668:2018-12-13
600:Gioia, Ted
582:2018-12-13
530:2021-09-01
505:2021-09-01
481:2021-09-01
435:References
382:What's New
355:Elton John
264:torch song
260:scherzando
156:vocal jazz
114:1926-10-29
80:1926-11-03
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1511:By George
1458:Tra-la-la
420:The play
274:in 1944.
268:Lee Wiley
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410:See also
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256:Oh, Kay!
243:rag doll
234:Oh, Kay!
107:Recorded
92:Released
1262:Lorelei
891:Ballets
800:YouTube
282:Oh Kay!
139:Oh Kay!
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949:(1935)
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1051:Songs
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165:3.25
147:Genre
135:Venue
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