But Not For Me | Girl Crazy | George & Ira Gershwin | 1930 | Nicole Hulett

'But Not For Me' from Girl Crazy by George and Ira Gershwin
If you remember a few weeks back I sang 'Bidin' My Time' from the great musical Girl Crazy. Well here I am again with another tune from the same musical - and dare I say it won't be the last when it holds such great tunes as 'Embraceable You' and 'I've Got Rhythm'. Enjoy!
Bidin' My Time: • Bidin' My Time | Gir...
The Readers Digest Songbook 'Remembering Yesterdays Hits' says:
In “But Not for Me,” we find lyricist Ira Gershwin in his best form, with lines like “with love to lead the way, I’ve found more clouds of grey than any Russian play could guarantee” and, as the denouement, “When every happy plot ends with a marriage knot, and there is no not for me.” The song is from the explosive 1930 musical Girl Crazy, which made a start of a lady who would go on to become the leading performer of the Great White Way. But Ethel Merman didn’t sing this song in the show. Rather, it was warbled by a young lady who arrived in New York by way of Texas and Missouri. Her name was Ginger Rogers, and she became, of course, better known for her dancing and beauty than for her singing. But her ingratiating vocal style allowed her to put “But Not for Me“ across handsomely. Verses aren’t often sung these days, but this one is so special that we had to include it, if for no other reason then that Gershwin rhymed “try it“ and “riot“.
Instrumental: • But Not For Me (Girl C...
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Great cover Nicole!❤️

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Thank you ✨ I really enjoyed this one.

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Old man sunshine, listen you
Never tell me dreams come true
Just try it, and I'll start a riot
Beatrice Fairfax don't you dare
Ever tell me he will care
I'm certain, it's the final curtain
I never want to hear from any cheerful Pollyannas
Who tells you fate supplies a mate
It's all bananas
They're writing songs of love - but not for me
A lucky star's above - but not for me
With love to lead the way I've found more skies of gray
Than any Russian play - could guarantee
I was a fool to fall - and get that way
Hi ho alas and also lackaday
Although I can't dismiss
The memory of his kiss
I guess he's not for me
(bridge)
Although I can't dismiss
The memory of his kiss
I guess he's not for me