Sam Coslow - Partial Song List

Partial Song List

• "Heart Sickness Blues" (written with Peter DeRose). First published song, recorded by the Louisiana Five in 1918.
• "Bebe" (music by Abner Silver). A 1923 song inspired by film actress Bebe Daniels.
• "Wanita" (music by Al Sherman). A 1923 song made popular by Jazz age icon, Al Jolson.
• "True Blue Lou" (music by Richard Whiting) from the 1929 film The Dance of Life
• "Sing, You Sinners" (music by W. Franke Harling). Introduced by Lillian Roth in the 1930 film Honey
• "Hot Voodoo" (music by Ralph Rainger) from the 1932 film Blonde Venus
• "Just One More Chance" (music by Arthur Johnston). The first major success for Bing Crosby as a solo recording artist.
• "Thanks" (music by Arthur Johnston). Introduced by Bing Crosby and Judith Allen in the 1933 film Too Much Harmony
• "The Day You Came Along” (music by Arthur Johnston). Introduced by Bing Crosby and Judith Allen in the 1933 film Too Much Harmony
• "Learn To Croon" (music by Arthur Johnston). Introduced by Bing Crosby in the 1933 film College Humor
• "Cocktails for Two" (music by Arthur Johnston). Introduced by Carl Brisson in the 1934 film Murder at the Vanities. Became a satirical hit tune by Spike Jones.
• "(If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)", strongly associated with Ella Fitzgerald.
• "My Old Flame" (music by Arthur Johnston). Introduced by Mae West with Duke Ellington and His Orchestra in the 1934 film Belle of the Nineties
• "Beware My Heart" (words and music by Coslow). Introduced by Vaughn Monroe in the 1946 film Carnegie Hall.
• "Kiss and Run". (1950 words and music by Coslow). Performed perhaps most notably by Sonny Rollins.
• "In the Middle of a Kiss" (1935 words and music by Coslow). From the Paramount Picture "College Scandal".
• "(Up On Top Of A Rainbow) Sweepin' The Clouds Away" (1930 words and music by Coslow). Performed in the 1930 Paramount Picture Paramount on Parade. Popularized by Maurice Chevalier, it also was used as one of the themes of the 1969 documentary The Sorrow and the Pity.
• "Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime" . Crooner Dean Martin's signature song.