George Gershwin
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, to lyrics by his brother Ira Gershwin. Originally written for the abortive ''East is West'' it was taken "out of the trunk" by the Gershwins for the 1931 film '' Delicious''. It was later used in the 2012 Broadway musical '' Nice Work If You Can Get It'', which features songs by George and Ira.
It goes in part:Sarah Kozloff Overhearing Film Dialogue 2000 p181 "Take George and Ira Gershwin's 1931 "Blah-Blah-Blah." Blah, Blah, Blah, blah moon, Blah, Blah, Blah above. Blah, Blah, Blah, blah croon, Blah, Blah, Blah, blah love.""
The song is a parody of the clichés of contemporary love songs; Gerald Mast in ''Can't Help Singin describes the "treacly tune" and Ira Gershwin's "refusal to write coherent words except the hackneyed rhymes to conclude every line".
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Dorothy Shay
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on a 1954 ''
Red Skelton
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