LOVE IS LIKE A CIGARETTE
(Walter Kent / Richard Jerome)

Mantovani & His Tipica Orch. (vocal: George Barclay) - 1935
Maurice Winnick & His Orch. (vocal: Judy Shirley) - 1935
Joe Loss & His Orch. (vocal: Vera Lynn) - 1935
Sydney Lipton & His Grosvenor House Band - 1935
Leslie "Hutch" Hutchinson - 1935
Duke Ellington & His Orch. (vocal: Ivie Anderson) - 1936
Vincent Lopez & His Orch. (vocal: Stanley Worth) - 1936
Louis "King" Garcia & His Swing Band (vocal: Don Darcy) - 1936
Charlie Kunz & The Casani Club Orch. (vocal: George Barclay) - 1936
Dorothy Lamour - 1936
Deep River Boys - 1957
Kip Hanrahan - 1987
k.d. lang - 1997
Caroline Henderson - 2008

Also recorded by: Cavan O'Connor; Julie Wolf; Dorothee Berryman.





As recorded by GEORGE BARCLAY with 
MANTOVANI & His Tipica Orchestra, 11th December 1935:

Love is like a cigarette
You know you held my heart aglow between your finger tips
And, just like a cigarette
I never knew the thrill of life until I touched your lips

Then, just like a cigarette
Love seemed to fade away and leave behind ashes of regret
And with a flip of your finger tip
It was easy for you to forget
Oh, love is like a cigarette.
 
(Musical Break)
 
Oh, love is like a cigarette.

(Transcribed from John Wright's 78 RPM 
Record Collection by Bill Huntley - January 2013)


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As recorded by K.D. LANG:

What is love?
You called it Heaven above
A star that shines in the night
A bird that sings in its flight
A flower that blooms in the Spring
It's no such thing

Love's like a cigarette
You know you held my heart aglow between your finger tips
And, just like a cigarette
I never knew the thrill of life until you touched my lips

Then, just like a cigarette
Love seemed to fade away and leave behind ashes of regret
And with a flick of your finger tip
It was easy for you to forget
This love is like a cigarette

(Instrumental Break)

Then, just like a cigarette
Love seemed to fade away and leave behind ashes of regret
And with a flick of your finger tip
It was easy for you to forget
This love is like a cigarette


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - January 2019)