"This Can't Be Love" is a show tune and a

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from the

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Rodgers and Hart musical '' The Boys from Syracuse'' when it was sung by Eddie Albert and Marcy Westcott. The lyrics poke fun at the common depiction of love in popular songs as a host of malignant symptoms, saying, "This can't be love because I feel so well." The song was a hit for the orchestras of Horace Heidt (vocal by Larry Cotton) and

Benny Goodman Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American clarinetist and bandleader known as the "King of Swing". From 1936 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing big bands in the United States. His conc ...

(vocal by Martha Tilton) in late 1938 and early 1939.

Covers

* Chet Atkins and Lenny Breau - for their album ''

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'' (1981) *

Tony Bennett Anthony Dominick Benedetto (born August 3, 1926), known professionally as Tony Bennett, is an American retired singer of traditional pop standards, big band, show tunes, and jazz. Bennett is also a painter, having created works under his birt ...

- for his album ''The Rodgers and Hart Songbook'' (1973). * Connee Boswell for her album ''Connee'' (1956). *

Rosemary Clooney Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the song " Come On-a My House", which was followed by other pop numbers such as " Botch-a-Me", " Mambo Italiano" ...

- included in her album ''

Swing Around Rosie ''Swing Around Rosie'' is a 1959 studio album by Rosemary Clooney, accompanied by the Buddy Cole trio. Track listing # "'Deed I Do" (Walter Hirsch, Fred Rose) – 1:49 # "You Took Advantage of Me" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 2:24 # "Blu ...

'' (1958) *

Red Garland William McKinley "Red" Garland Jr. (May 13, 1923 – April 23, 1984) was an American modern jazz pianist. Known for his work as a bandleader and during the 1950s with Miles Davis, Garland helped popularize the block chord style of playing in j ...

- '' It's a Blue World'' (1958) *

Nat "King" Cole Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. Cole's music career began after he dropped out of school at the age of 15, and continued f ...

- included in his album ''

Nat King Cole Sings for Two in Love ''Nat King Cole Sings for Two in Love'' is a 1953 album by Nat King Cole, arranged by Nelson Riddle. It was expanded and re-released for the larger 12-inch format in 1955, adding four songs. The title may be referred to as ''Sings for Two in Lo ...

'' (1955) * Natalie Cole - in her album '' Unforgettable... with Love'' (1991) *

Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, musician and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. He was a ...

recorded the song in 1954 for use on his

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and it was subsequently included in the box set ''The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954-56)'' issued by

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(catalog MD7-245) in 2009. *

Doris Day Doris Day (born Doris Mary Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress, singer, and activist. She began her career as a big band singer in 1939, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, " Sent ...

- included in the album '' Billy Rose's Jumbo'' (1962) *

Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, in ...

on her two-record Verve release ''

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Songbook ''Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book'' is a 1956 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with a studio orchestra conducted and arranged by Buddy Bregman, focusing on the songs written by Richard Rodgers and L ...

'' (1956). *

Judy Garland Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922June 22, 1969) was an American actress and singer. While critically acclaimed for many different roles throughout her career, she is widely known for playing the part of Dorothy Gale in '' The ...

performed the song as a medley with "

Almost Like Being in Love "Almost Like Being in Love" is a show tune with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. It was written for the score of their 1947 musical ''Brigadoon''. The song was first sung by David Brooks and Marion Bell, in the Broadway ...

" in the ''

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'' concert (1961). *

Stacey Kent Stacey Kent (born March 27, 1965) is an American jazz singer from South Orange, New Jersey. Kent was nominated for a Grammy Award and was awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters) by the French Mini ...

- for her album '' In Love Again: The Music of Richard Rodgers'' (2002) *

Diana Krall Diana Jean Krall (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer known for her contralto vocals. She has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide, including over six million in the US. On December 11, 2009, ''Billboard'' maga ...

for her album '' Stepping Out'' (1993) * Michel Legrand - included in the album ''Michel Legrand Big Band Plays Richard Rodgers'' (1963). *

Julie London Julie London (née Peck; September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years. A torch singer noted for her sultry, languid contralto vocals, London recorded over thirty album ...

- included in the album '' Easy Does It'' (1968) *

Johnny Mathis John Royce Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer of popular music. Starting his career with singles of standard music, he became highly popular as an album artist, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum s ...

- for his album '' Isn't It Romantic: The Standards Album'' (2005) *

George Shearing Sir George Albert Shearing, (13 August 1919 14 February 2011) was a British jazz pianist who for many years led a popular jazz group that recorded for Discovery Records, MGM Records and Capitol Records. Shearing was the composer of over 300 ...

- included in the album ''Getting in the Swing of Things'' (1981). *

Nelson Riddle Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many world-famous vocalists at Capitol Recor ...

- included in the album ''Nelson Riddle – Interprets Great Music Great Films Great Sounds'' (1964) *

Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the " Chairman of the Board" and later called "Ol' Blue Eyes", Sinatra was one of the most popular entertainers of the 1940s, 1950s, and ...

- included in the compilation album '' Classic Sinatra II'' (2009). *

Sarah Vaughan Sarah Lois Vaughan (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer. Nicknamed "Sassy" and " The Divine One", she won two Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and was nominated for a total of nine Grammy Award ...

- included in her album '' Sweet 'n' Sassy'' (1963) *

Rufus Wainwright Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and composer. He has recorded 10 studio albums and numerous tracks on compilations and film soundtracks. He has also written two classical operas and set ...

- included in the live album '' Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall'' (2007) *

Dinah Washington Dinah Washington (born Ruth Lee Jones; August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) was an American singer and pianist, who has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the 1950s songs". Primarily a jazz vocalist, she performe ...

- for her album '' For Those in Love'' (1955) *

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- a single release for Capitol Records released in 1949. *

Johnny Smith Johnny Henry Smith II (June 25, 1922 – June 11, 2013) was an American cool jazz and mainstream jazz guitarist. He wrote "Walk, Don't Run" in 1954. In 1984, Smith was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame. Early life During the Great D ...

- for his album ''The Sound of The Johnny Smith Guitar'' (1961)

Film appearances

*1940 The Boys from Syracuse *1948 Words and Music - danced by

Cyd Charisse Cyd Charisse (born Tula Ellice Finklea; March 8, 1922 – June 17, 2008) was an American actress and dancer. After recovering from polio as a child and studying ballet, Charisse entered films in the 1940s. Her roles usually featured her abilit ...

and Dee Turnell with ballerinas. *1962 Billy Rose's Jumbo - sung by

. However, most of the songs in that film came from the 1935 Rodgers & Hart musical '' Jumbo''. *2016

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- performed by Conal Fowkes

References

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