Ill Wind
"Ill Wind (You're Blowin' Me No Good)" is a song composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics by Ted Koehler, it was written for their last show at the Cotton Club Parade, in 1934. The song is featured in the 1984 film The Cotton Club, sung by Lonette McKee.
The melody came to Arlen whilst he was visiting Anya Taranda, a model who was to become Arlen's wife.
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