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Everlasting Love Songs of the 40s

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11. A Sunday Kind of Love

Published in 1946, this song was written by Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Louis Prima and Stan Rhodes.

Lyrics (Excerpt)

I want a Sunday kind of love
A love to last past Saturday night
And I?d like to know it?s more than love at first sight

Related Video

Listen to Jo Stafford's flawless rendition of this song via YouTube.

12. Long Ago and Far Away

A song by Ira Gershwin and Jerome Kern published in 1944. It was featured in the film Cover Girl starring Gene Kelly and Rita Hayworth. Other artists who covered this song include Bob Dylan and Henry Mancini and his Orchestra.

Lyrics (Excerpt)

Long ago and far away,
I dreamed a dream one day
And now that dream is here beside me

Related Video

Listen to this song courtesy of YouTube.

13. Some Enchanted Evening

Another unfading Rodgers and Hart song performed by Emile de Becque in the 1949 musical South Pacific.

Lyrics (Excerpt)

Some enchanted evening
You may see a stranger
You may see a stranger
Across a crowded room

Related Video:

Listen to this YouTube video of Perry Como singing "Some Enchanted Evening."

14. The Things We Did Last Summer

A successful song collaboration between lyricist Sammy Cahn and composer Jule Styne. This song was published in 1946 and recorded by The Lettermen, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, to name a few.

Lyrics (Excerpt)

The boat rides we would take, the moonlight on the lake
The way we danced and hummed our favorite song
The things we did last summer Ill remember all winter long

Related Video

Listen to Dean Martin's version of this song courtesy of YouTube.

15. You Belong To My Heart

Published in 1941, the original title of this song was Solamente Una Vez with lyrics by Dora Luz and music by Agustin Lara; the English lyrics was written by Ray Gilbert.

Lyrics (Excerpt)

You belong to my heart
Now and forever
And our love had its start
Not long ago

Related Video

Listen to Gracie Fields' version of this song from YouTube.

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