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It's Easy to Remember (And So Hard to Forget)

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"It's Easy to Remember (And So Hard to Forget)"
Song
Published1935
Songwriter(s)Lorenz Hart
Composer(s)Richard Rodgers

"It's Easy to Remember (And So Hard to Forget)" is a popular song written by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Lorenz Hart.

History

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Published in 1935, the song was written for the 1935 film Mississippi starring Bing Crosby and W.C. Fields. Crosby introduced the song in the film and his recording for Decca Records made on February 21, 1935 with Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra and Rhythmettes and Three Shades of Blue[1] topped the charts of the day.[2] Crosby recorded the song again in 1954 for his album Bing: A Musical Autobiography.

The song is now considered a standard, with many recordings having been made by many artists.[citation needed]

Other notable recordings

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Film appearances

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References

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  1. ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 105. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
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  9. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "The Rivieras (1) 1960 - Easy to remember(Coed 542)". YouTube.
  10. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  11. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  12. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  13. ^ "Internet Movie Database". imdb.com. June 1946. Retrieved June 26, 2017.