"Looking at You": Song History, Commentary, Discography, Performances on Video
"Looking at You"
The IBDB song list (cited in the left column) does not include "Looking at You," though for no reason we know. Robert Kimball writes in The Complete Lyrics of Cole Porter that the song was published in March 1929, and:
Introduced in England by Jessie Matthews, Sonny Hale and ensemble and in New York by Miss Matthews, Dave Fitzgibbon and ensemble.
Kimball adds that "it was first sung by Clifton Webb and Dorothy Dickson with Noble Sissle's orchestra at the Ambassadeurs Café, Paris, 1928.
Perhaps the explanation for its omission from the IBDB list has something to do with the possibility that it was not in the show on opening night in New York, for most IBDB information stems from the opening night program.
Notes
- Other songs written for title currently included in the Cafe Songbook Catalog of The Great American Songbook :
- 1. What Is This Thing Called Love?
- For a complete listing of songs used in this show, see IBDB song list .
Questions
What is Looking at You?
The IBDB song list (cited in the left column) does not include "Looking at You," though for no reason we know. Robert Kimball writes in The Complete Lyrics of Cole Porter that the song was published in March 1929, and:
How should Looking at You be cited?
Cite this page as ""Looking at You": Song History, Commentary, Discography, Performances on Video," Cafe Songbook, https://greatamericansongbook.net/pages/songs/l/looking_at_you.html
Which Cafe Songbook pages are related?
Also read "Lost in a Fog" (https://greatamericansongbook.net/pages/songs/l/lost_in_a_fog.html); "Look to the Rainbow" (https://greatamericansongbook.net/pages/songs/l/look_to_the_rainbow.html); "Lost in the Stars" (https://greatamericansongbook.net/pages/songs/l/lost_in_the_stars_p.html); "Look for the Silver Lining" (https://greatamericansongbook.net/pages/songs/l/look_for_the_silver_lining.html).
Cite this page: "Looking at You": Song History, Commentary, Discography, Performances on Video, Cafe Songbook, https://greatamericansongbook.net/pages/songs/l/looking_at_you.html