Love (Your Spell Is Everywhere) Explained

Love (Your Spell Is Everywhere)
Published:1929
Genre:Traditional pop
Composer:Edmund Goulding
Lyricist:Elsie Janis

"Love (Your Spell Is Everywhere)", also called "Love, Your Spell Is Everywhere", "Love (Your Magic Spell Is Everywhere)" or "Love Your Spell Is Everywhere",[1] is a traditional pop song first published in 1929, written by Elsie Janis with music composed by Edmund Goulding.[2] [3]

History

The song was first performed by James Melton and Gloria Swanson in 1929 and featured in the talkie The Trespasser. It was later covered by Johnny Mathis, Dean Martin, Kenny Burrell, Sammy Davis Jr., Curtis Fuller, Jackie Gleason, Peggy Lee, Johnny Douglas and Living Strings, Harry James and Henri René.[4]

A 1964 episode of The Red Skelton Hour was called "Love, Your Tragic Smell Is Everywhere or A Hat Full of Hate", a parody of the song title.[5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Samuel, Lawrence R.. Love in America: A Cultural History of the Past Century. 2020 . McFarland. 9781476638072. Google Books.
  2. Book: Edmund Goulding's Dark Victory: Hollywood's Genius Bad Boy. Matthew. Kennedy . 2004. Terrace Books. 9780299197704. Google Books.
  3. Book: Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. Copyright Office, The Library of Congress . 177 . 1957. Google Books.
  4. [Admiral advertisement] ]. LIFE . April 25, 1955 . 38 . 17 . 74 . Google Books.
  5. Book: Motion Pictures, 1960-1969 . Copyright Office, The Library of Congress . 1971. Google Books.
  6. Web site: The Red Skelton Show: S14. Aveleyman.