Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone Explained

"Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" is a song published in 1930. It was written by Sam H. Stept with lyrics by Sidney Clare. The original publication also credited singer Bee Palmer as co-composer.[1]

Background

The lyrics are an admonishment between parting lovers, where the singer asks the other to either speak nicely of her, or not at all.[2]

1931 recordings

Early hit versions in 1931 were by Gene Austin and Bert Lown.[3]

Other notable recordings

Film appearances

In popular culture

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone. Stept, Sam. H. Clare. Sidney. Palmer. Bee. Connick Jr. Harry. The Mills. Brothers. Fitzgerald. Ella. Sinatra. Frank. McRae. Carmen. Holiday. Billie. 5 April 2010. Musicnotes.com. May 31, 2021.
  2. Web site: Billie Holiday - PLEASE, DON'T TALK ABOUT ME WHEN I'M GONE Lyrics. https://web.archive.org/web/20080322221630/http://www.metrolyrics.com/please-dont-talk-about-me-when-im-gone-lyrics-billie-holiday.html. dead. March 22, 2008. Metrolyrics.com. May 31, 2021.
  3. Book: Whitburn. Joel. Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. 1986. Record Research Inc. Wisconsin, USA. 0-89820-083-0. 568.
  4. Web site: The Online Discographical Project. 78discography.com. October 29, 2017.
  5. Web site: Mills Brothers And Tommy Dorsey And His Sentimentalists - Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone. May 31, 2021. 45cat.com.
  6. Web site: Johnnie Ray -. May 31, 2021. 45cat.com.
  7. Book: Whitburn. Joel. Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. 1986. Record Research Inc. Wisconsin, USA. 0-89820-083-0. 362.
  8. Web site: www.allmusic.com. allmusic.com. October 22, 2023.
  9. Web site: A Bing Crosby Discography. BING magazine. International Club Crosby. October 28, 2017.
  10. Web site: Kay Starr - Losers, Weepers. May 31, 2021. Discogs.com. 1960 .
  11. Web site: www.allmusic.com. allmusic.com. May 29, 2024.
  12. Web site: Helen Humes - Songs I Like To Sing!. Discogs.com. May 31, 2021.
  13. Web site: Miss Ann-Margret* - The Vivacious One. May 31, 2021. Discogs.com.
  14. Web site: Ray Price – Portrait Of A Singer (1986, Vinyl). May 31, 2021. Discogs.com.
  15. Web site: Piano Red – Percussive Piano "Dr. Feelgood" (1976, Vinyl). May 31, 2021. Discogs.com.
  16. Web site: Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys – The Tiffany Transcriptions Vol. 3: Basin Street Blues (1988, Vinyl). May 31, 2021. Discogs.com. 1988 .
  17. Web site: Rita Reys, Trio Pim Jacobs, Louis van Dijk – Live At The Concertgebouw (1986, Vinyl). May 31, 2021. Discogs.com. 1986 .