BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE, THE
THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE
>From the Broadway Show "Good News" (1927)
(B.G. De Sylva / Lew Brown / Ray Henderson)
Mary Lawlor & John Price Jones (Broadway Production) - 1927
George Olsen & His Music - 1927
'Whispering' Jack Smith - 1927
Jack Hylton & His Orch. (vocal: Jack Hylton) - 1928
Jimmie Lunceford & His Orch. (vocal: Dan Grisson) - 1935
June Allyson (feat. in the film "Good News" - 1947
Jo Stafford with Paul Weston & His Orch. - 1947
Dinah Shore - 1948
The Ink Spots - 1948
Mario Lanza - 1951
Les Paul & Mary Ford - 1955
Eileen Wilson (feat. in the film "The Best Things In Life Are Free") - 1956
Gordon MacRae - 1956
Billy Daniels & Benny Payne - 1957
Sid Phillips & His Band - 1957
Max Jaffa & His Orch. - 1958
Chico Hamilton - 1959
Tommy Kinsman & His Orch. - 1959
Jimmy Durante - 1960
Marti Rolph & Scott Stevenson (Broadway Revival) - 1974
Also recorded by:
Barbra Streisand; Kay Starr; Kate Smith; Bill Liston;
Sam Browne with Ambrose & His Orch.; Andrews Sisters;
Mike Jones; The JPJ Quartet; Yayu Khoe; Morgana King;
Robert Farnon Orch.; Michael Feinstein; Erroll Garner;
Woody Herman; Al Hirt; Carroll Gibbons; Blue Mitchell;
Leslie Hutchinson; Victoria Jackson; Jesse Van Ruller;
Steve Kuhn; Lester Lanin; Mario Lanza; Bennie Wallace;
Hank Mobley; Rose Murphy; The National Symphony Orch.;
Svend Asmussen; Jack Benny; Teresa Brewer; Bing Crosby;
Ken Peplowski Quintet; Bob Brookmeyer; Sammy Rimington;
Romantic Strings & Orch.; The Three Sounds; Mel Powell;
Scatman Crothers; Beryl Davis; Lou Donaldson; Al Jolson;
Jackie Gleason; Dan Grissom; Sir Roland Hanna; Mike Lee;
Gene Harris Quartet; Dick Haymes; Ian Hendrickson-Smith;
The Honey Dreamers; Johan Horlen; Lena Horne; Kim Huber;
Richard Cannon; Cab Calloway; Sam Cooke; Charlie Shavers;
Mel Tormé & The Mel-Tones; Budd Johnson ..... and others.
As recorded by 'WHISPERING' JACK SMITH:
There are so many kinds of riches
And only one of them is gold
The wealth you miss, remember this
Worthwhile things cannot be bought or sold
The Moon belongs to ev'ryone
The best things in life are free
The stars belong to ev'ryone
They gleam there for you and me
The flowers in spring
The robins that sing
The sunbeams that shine
They're yours, they're mine
And love can come to ev'ryone
The best things in life are free
The world has many sorts of treasures
And most of them you bargain for
But after all, such joys so small
Treasures real you always have in store
The Moon belongs to ev'ryone
The best things in life are free
The stars belong to ev'ryone
They gleam there for you and me
The flowers in spring
The robins that sing
The sunbeams that shine
They're yours, they're mine
And love can come to ev'ryone
The best things in life are free
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As recorded by JO STAFFORD:
The stars in the sky
The Moon on high
They're great for you and me
Because they're free
The Moon belongs to ev'ryone
The best things in life are free
The stars belong to ev'ryone
They gleam there for you and me
The flowers in spring
The robins that sing
The sunbeams that shine
They're yours, they're mine
Love can come to ev'ryone
The best things in life are free
(Orchestral Break)
The flowers in spring
The robins that sing
The sunbeams that shine
Baby, they're yours and mine
And love can come to ev'ryone
The best things in life are free
The stars in the sky
The Moon on high
They're great because they're free
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - November 2012)
