BROADWAY MELODY
Title song from the film "Broadway Melody" (1929)
(Lyrics : Arthur Freed / Music : Nacio Herb Brown)
Charles King (Film Soundtrack) - 1929
Nat Shilkret & The Victor Orch. (vocal: The Four Rajahs) - 1929
Earl Burtnett & His L.A. Biltmore Hotel Orch. (Instr.) - 1929
Irving Kaufman - 1929
Ben Selvin & His Orch. - 1929
Alan Selby & His Band - 1929
Hollywood Dance Orch. - 1929
Harry Hudson's Melody Men - 1929
Layton & Johnstone - 1929
Philip Lewis & His Orch. - 1929
Vincent Richards & His Orch. - 1929
The Original Ramblers - 1929
Stanley Kirkby - 1929
Jim Kelleher & His Piccadilly Dance Band - 1929
Kees Pruis - 1929 (German title "De Grootstad-Melodie")
Jeffry's Jazz Orch. (Instr.) - 1929
Saxophon-Orchester Dobbri (Instr.) - 1929
Nat Shilkret & His Orch. - 1933
The Big Ben Banjo Band (Instr.) - 1955
Frank Chacksfield & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1956
Geoff Love & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1975
There may be streets that have their sorrow
A smile today, a tear tomorrow
But there's a street that lives in glory
It always tells the same old story
Don't bring a frown to old Broadway
You've gotta clown on Broadway
Your troubles there are out of style
'Cause Broadway always wears a smile
A million lights they flicker there
A million hearts beat quicker there
No skies of grey on the Great White Way
That's the Broadway Melody
SPOKEN:
Broadway, you magic street
River of humanity
I have trudged my weary feet
Down your Gay White Way
Dreaming a million dreams of fame
Yearning for you to know my name
Broadway, you have heard the story
Of a lot of tears and glory
But you always are the same
Always playin' at the game
Noisy, hurried, with your bustle
Scrambling, dizzy, full of hustle
Jazzy, silly, brassy, frilly
Broadway singing, Broadway music
That's the Broadway Melody
Don't bring a frown to old Broadway
You've gotta clown on Broadway
Your troubles there are out of style
'Cause Broadway always wears a smile
A million lights they flicker there
A million hearts beat quicker there
No skies of grey on the Great White Way
That's the Broadway Melody
(Transcribed by John Baylin - April 2003)
(Updated by Mel Priddle - May 2017)
