The Parlor Songs Academy
Irving Berlin - Volume 2
2nd Volume of early Berlin songs written between 1910-1922.
Release date: January 2012
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1
1914 Medley
"I Want To Go Back To Michigan", "Along Came Ruth", and "He's a Rag Picker", all hits of 1914
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4:30
2
Lady of the Evening-1922
Another song written especially for Berlin's Music Box Revue
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2:32
3
Mandy-1919
As shown on the sheet music cover, a tune from the Follies of 1919.
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2:14
4
The Syncopated Walk-1914
Another song from "Watch Your Step", Berlin's first full musical score.
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2:47
5
When That Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves For Alabam'
Published in 1912, there was no "midnight" choo-choo to Alabam'. It left at 12:15.
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2:27
6
My Sweetie-1917
This song shows Berlin in a happier mood, telling us a story of a young gent who's been visited by Cupid and has fallen in love.
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2:08
7
Nobody Knows and Nobody Seems To Care-1919
Another example of the type of song popular in that day.
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3:13
8
You've Got Your Mother's Big Blue Eyes-1913
Sung in vaudeville by Pauline Welsh
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2:03
9
Some Sunny Day-1922
Another of the nostalgic songs longing to be back home.
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2:53
10
Tell Me Little Gypsy-1920
The most popular song in the Follies of 1920
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3:13
11
At the Picture Show-1913
A song promoting the newest popular craze "moving pictures"
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2:50
12
He Played It On His Fid, Fid, Fiddle Dee-Dee-1912
A collaboration between Berlin and E. Ray Goetz, brother of Berlin's first wife, Dorothy.
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1:24
13
Everybody's Doing It Now-1911
What's everybody doing? According to Berlin, it doesn't matter. The entire phrase is catchy and can mean whatever one wants it to mean.
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2:08
14
The Ragtime Violin-1911
Another of the early plays on the Ragtime theme.
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2:53
15
When I Leave The World Behind-1915
Another of Berlin's most beautiful ballads.
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2:35
16
Won't You Play a Simple Melody-1914
An example of Berlin's use of "counterpoint", two different melodies written to fit together in one song.
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2:17
