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You are welcome, and thank you for being one of the researchers who writes the history books/articles for performers to use! I typically reference some music history books when I prepare my descriptions for my videos. It's really a joy to be able to perform this music and have an appreciative audience!

Thank you! That is quite a compliment! Because I have video as a medium, I want to do more than just play facing the piano the whole time--it makes it feel more like a live performance!

Thank you, Daniel! I am so glad you are enjoying my channel and the research behind it! Thank you for subscribing too!

Thank you, Jari, for being a regular listener! I am glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you, Thomas! I am glad I was able to share this song in an interesting way!

Thank you, thebearandher! Yes, we can hear how Cole Porter's music would become a favorite for jazz musicians!

Thank you for listening! Happy new year to you too!

You are welcome, John! Thank you for being a regular viewer and commenter!

Thank you! Yes, that's a good point that Gershwin too was influenced by his experiences in Paris (hence "An American in Paris"). I really enjoy Rhapsody in Blue too, though I am not the virtuoso I would need to be to play it!

Thanks, Steven, for being a loyal listener! I'll have to work on "Singing in the Rain" and "When My Dreams Come True" from The Coconuts--I love the Marx Brothers, and Mary Eaton, the ingenue in The Coconuts, is my prototypical model of a 1920s musical theatre soprano (she was a star of the Ziegfeld Follies too!).

Indeed it was! Many great popular songs came out of the Tin Pan Alley sheet music publishing business in NYC.

I am really sorry, but I don't have much practice time due to my real-world obligations, and my strongest genres on piano are hymns and early 20th century popular songs, so I don't think I could learn a new piece outside my usual genres. I am so honored that you asked me, though!

Thank you, Jari! I am glad you enjoyed this!

Thank you, Jari! I really appreciate it!

Thank you; I am glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you, Sportswriter!

Yes indeed--when I found this song, I was surprised by how poignant it is.

You are welcome, Steve! Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year to you too!

Yes, the sound is definitely pre-Jazz age! I am glad you enjoyed it!

You are welcome! This one was new to me too!

You are welcome! Merry Christmas!

Thank you, Bonny! I am glad you enjoyed this one too!

Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you, Niagra! I am glad you enjoyed this one. Yes, I thought this song expressed a potentially sad aspect of Santa Claus--if Santa is supposed to bring toys to all good children who celebrate Christmas, how do the children feel who don't receive toys due to unfortunate circumstances?

It's true some neighbors may celebrate different holidays, and we should all treat each other with respect! In this song specifically, we learn in verse 2 that the neighbor girl too is looking forward to Christmas and Santa and has hung her stocking. So, this song seems to be about 2 families that recognize Christmas, but only one has the means to celebrate.

@@sheetmusiclady2924 Agreed, merry Christmass

Thanks, Chuck! Yes, people enjoyed sentimental and sometimes sad ballads back in the day. I will have to check out the songs you mentioned!

You are welcome, Thomas! I am glad you enjoyed this one too.

Thank you, John!

Thank you, Steven!

Thank you, Jari! I am glad you enjoyed this one too!

Thank you! I always appreciate seeing your comments all the way from Italy!

@@m0r1arty Thank you! If you enjoyed this, feel free to subscribe!

Thanks, Steve! I didn't know about that recording, but now I will have to listen! Wouldn't it be wonderful to perform at the Algonquin!

@@sheetmusiclady2924 I hope you like the album, which includes Mary Cleere Haran's singing and her patter in between songs. I'm fortunate to have seen her live at the Algonquin. Just seeing her there was wonderful.

Thanks! What a great performance and band! It's instructive to hear how Mary Cleere Haran handles some of the same songs--it helps me be more consciously aware of my own musical style choices!

@@sheetmusiclady2924 So glad you liked it. I love that album. It captures the essence of a cabaret singer. If you are in NY, I recommend taking in a cabaret performance at someplace like 54 Below. I really enjoy your song interpretations! (Maybe I'll see you on The Sheet Music Lady Tour one day.)

Thank you, and thanks for listening and commenting; I know it helps mu channel grow!

Thank you, Arnold! I am so glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you, Thomas! I only learned about this song a couple weeks ago. I was reading Alec Wilder's American Popular Song, and he wrote such high praise for this song that I had to look it up! I think it is somewhat obscure, probably because it ceased to be topical when Prohibition ended, and then after the Cuban revolution, it didn't even make for good nostalgia. I hope everything is far enough in the past for us to enjoy it just as a historical treat!

Thank you! Credit for the song goes to Jerome Kern for the music and Oscar Hammerstein II for the lyrics. They were really at the top of their game!

Thank you, David! I am glad you enjoyed it!

You are welcome! Thanks for listening!

Thank you, sportswriter!

Thank you! Yes, sometimes I feel like I was born in the wrong decade!

Thank you!!!

Thank you! I am glad you enjoyed it!

You are welcome! Thank you for listening!

Thanks, Jari! Yes, I try to add joy to the world with these performances!

Thank you! It's always neat to know my songs are reaching Italy!

Thanks, Steve! I must admit I haven't seen De-Lovely or Night and Day, but I should! I have seen the 1936 movie version of Anything Goes, which isn't bad and does include Merman! I have seen a libretto dated 1936 from Samuel French London. I imagine it can't be too far from the 1934 Broadway version, and it was pretty entertaining. Shipboard fun as always!

@@sheetmusiclady2924 I enjoyed those movies, as well as late-1940s movies Words and Music (about Rodgers and Hart) and Till the Clouds Roll By (about Jerome Kern). Don't expect the plots to be anywhere close to the truth, but enjoy the songs and musical performances. Thank you for spending so much time making music for others to enjoy.

You're welcome, Steven! I just posted a song (I'll See You in C-U-B-A") by Irving Berlin. I hope you enjoy it!

Thank you! I agree that the notes can help listeners appreciate the music because they know the historical context! Plus, I think having a good description makes a video more likely to show up in someone's search results!

Thank you for being a repeat listener, John! No, I have not seen that channel before, but if you send me the link, I'd like to listen!

@@sheetmusiclady2924 , yeah , well, i'm very adept at sending link stuff and all , but her name is Meredith Axelrod , she lives in San Francisco and live streams on YT , 6 days a week , , anyway , maybe you can find her 🎶

Thanks, I found her! I'll do some listening. She seems to have a Dixieland-inspired style. Maybe I'll pick up some new songs to do!