| The Spaniard That Blighted My Life | |
| Cover: | The Spaniard that Blighted My Life (1911) Sheet music cover.jpg |
| Caption: | Sheet music cover, 1911 |
| Artist: | Billy Merson |
| Published: | 1911 |
| Genre: | Music hall |
"The Spaniard That Blighted My Life" is a comic song which was composed and first performed by English music-hall performer Billy Merson.
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It was performed by Al Jolson in his show The Honeymoon Express and he recorded it for Victor Records on March 7, 1913 (catalog No. 17318).[1] It became a major hit, selling over a million copies.
Merson sued Jolson for copyright infringement, forcing removal of the song from the movie, The Singing Fool in the UK.