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  1. "I Can't Get Started", also known as "I Can't Get Started with You" or "I Can't Get Started (With You)", is a #popularSong. It was written in 1936 by #VernonDuke (music) and #IraGershwin (lyrics) and introduced that year in the revue #ZiegfeldFolliesOf1936, where it was performed by #BobHope and #EveArden. #HalKemp and his Orchestra recorded it and it had a bit of popularity, rising briefly to 14th place on the recording charts.
    youtube.com/watch?v=HGYLrNXKtec

  2. "I Can't Get Started", also known as "I Can't Get Started with You" or "I Can't Get Started (With You)", is a #popularSong. It was written in 1936 by #VernonDuke (music) and #IraGershwin (lyrics) and introduced that year in the revue #ZiegfeldFolliesOf1936, where it was performed by #BobHope and #EveArden. #HalKemp and his Orchestra recorded it and it had a bit of popularity, rising briefly to 14th place on the recording charts.
    youtube.com/watch?v=HGYLrNXKtec

  3. "I Can't Get Started", also known as "I Can't Get Started with You" or "I Can't Get Started (With You)", is a #popularSong. It was written in 1936 by #VernonDuke (music) and #IraGershwin (lyrics) and introduced that year in the revue #ZiegfeldFolliesOf1936, where it was performed by #BobHope and #EveArden. #HalKemp and his Orchestra recorded it and it had a bit of popularity, rising briefly to 14th place on the recording charts.
    youtube.com/watch?v=HGYLrNXKtec

  4. "I Can't Get Started", also known as "I Can't Get Started with You" or "I Can't Get Started (With You)", is a #popularSong. It was written in 1936 by #VernonDuke (music) and #IraGershwin (lyrics) and introduced that year in the revue #ZiegfeldFolliesOf1936, where it was performed by #BobHope and #EveArden. #HalKemp and his Orchestra recorded it and it had a bit of popularity, rising briefly to 14th place on the recording charts.
    youtube.com/watch?v=HGYLrNXKtec

  5. "I Can't Get Started", also known as "I Can't Get Started with You" or "I Can't Get Started (With You)", is a #popularSong. It was written in 1936 by #VernonDuke (music) and #IraGershwin (lyrics) and introduced that year in the revue #ZiegfeldFolliesOf1936, where it was performed by #BobHope and #EveArden. #HalKemp and his Orchestra recorded it and it had a bit of popularity, rising briefly to 14th place on the recording charts.
    youtube.com/watch?v=HGYLrNXKtec

  6. "I'm in the Mood for Love" is a #popular song published in 1935. The music was written by #JimmyMcHugh, with the lyrics by #DorothyFields. The song was introduced by #FrancesLangford in the movie #EveryNightAtEight released #thatYear. It became Langford's #signatureSong. #BobHope, who frequently worked with Langford entertaining troops in World War II, later wrote that her performance of the song was often a show-stopper.
    youtube.com/watch?v=d-Il_Le_uR8

  7. "Thanks for the Memory" (1938) is a #popularSong composed by #RalphRainger with lyrics by #LeoRobin. It was introduced in the 1938 film #TheBigBroadcastOf1938 by #BobHope and #ShirleyRoss, and recorded by #ShepFieldsAndHisOrchestra featuring #JohnSerrySr on accordion in the film and vocals by Bob Goday on #BluebirdRecords (B-7318, 1937). #DorothyLamour's solo recording of the song was also popular.
    youtube.com/watch?v=vbyI0X9NDO4

  8. "Most of the people who came for dancing lessons had Rumba ambitions and minuet bodies." — Bob Hope — — — #BobHope #quote #quotes #quip #ambition #dancing #skill #desires #dancing #rumba #minuet #hope #reality #humor #funny