Comes Love Explained

Comes Love
Artist:	Judy Canova in Yokel Boy
Genre:	Jazz standard
Composer:	Sam H. Stept
Lyricist:	Lew Brown, Charles Tobias
Published:	1939

Comes Love" is a 1939 jazz standard. It was composed by Sam H. Stept, with lyrics by Lew Brown and Charles Tobias.^[1] It was featured in the Broadway musical Yokel Boy, starring Phil Silvers and Buddy Ebsen, where it was introduced by Judy Canova.^[2]

Notable recordings

• The Andrews Sisters
• Roxanne Beck
• Suzy Bogguss
• Rossana Casale
• Peter Cincotti
• Rosemary Clooney
• Sam Cooke
• Sammy Davis Jr.
• Sinne Eeg
• Connie Evingson
• Ella Fitzgerald
• Helen Forrest
• Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
• Loston Harris
• Dan Hicks
• Billie Holiday
• The Hot Sardines
• Harry James
• Rickie Lee Jones
• Stacey Kent
• Irene Kral
• Diana Krall
• Dorothy Lamour
• Claire Martin
• Carmen McRae
• Joni Mitchell
• Helen O'Connell
• Chloe Perrier
• Janet Seidel
• Artie Shaw
• Kate Smith
• John Stowell
• Sarah Vaughan
• Nikki Yanofsky

Other appearances

• In the Castle episode "The Blue Butterfly", this song is performed by actress Tamala Jones, playing the character of Betsy Sinclair, in a 1940s setting.
• In The Sopranos’ season six premier, "Members Only,” “Comes Love” plays on Uncle Junior's record player as he shoots Tony in the stomach.

See also

• List of jazz standards

Notes and References

1. Web site: Comes Love. Jazzstandards.com. 13 December 2012.
2. Web site: Internet Broadway Database . ibdb.com . December 23, 2018.