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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C_%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%B1" title="جانی مرسر – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="جانی مرسر" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mercer" title="Johnny Mercer – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Johnny Mercer" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mercer" title="Johnny Mercer – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Johnny Mercer" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mercer" title="Johnny Mercer – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Johnny Mercer" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mercer" title="Johnny Mercer – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Johnny Mercer" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mercer" title="Johnny Mercer – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Johnny Mercer" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A4%CE%B6%CF%8C%CE%BD%CE%B9_%CE%9C%CE%AD%CF%81%CF%83%CE%B5%CF%81" title="Τζόνι Μέρσερ – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Τζόνι Μέρσερ" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mercer" title="Johnny Mercer – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Johnny Mercer" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C_%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%B1" title="جانی مرسر – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="جانی مرسر" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mercer" title="Johnny Mercer – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Johnny Mercer" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mercer" title="Johnny Mercer – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Johnny Mercer" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mercer" title="Johnny Mercer – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Johnny Mercer" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92%27%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%99_%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%A1%D7%A8" title="ג'וני מרסר – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ג'וני מרסר" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%AF%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98_%E1%83%9B%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%A1%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98" title="ჯონი მერსერი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ჯონი მერსერი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iohannes_Mercer" title="Iohannes Mercer – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Iohannes Mercer" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86%D9%89_%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1" title="جونى ميرسير – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="جونى ميرسير" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mercer" title="Johnny Mercer – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Johnny Mercer" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC" title="ジョニー・マーサー – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ジョニー・マーサー" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mercer" title="Johnny Mercer – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Johnny Mercer" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mercer" title="Johnny Mercer – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Johnny Mercer" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mercer" title="Johnny Mercer – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Johnny Mercer" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%80,_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B8" title="Мерсер, Джонни – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Мерсер, Джонни" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mercer" title="Johnny Mercer – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Johnny Mercer" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mercer" title="Johnny Mercer – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Johnny Mercer" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mercer" title="Johnny Mercer – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Johnny Mercer" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%96_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%80" title="Джонні Мерсер – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Джонні Мерсер" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-yue mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mercer" title="Johnny Mercer – Cantonese" lang="yue" hreflang="yue" data-title="Johnny Mercer" data-language-autonym="粵語" data-language-local-name="Cantonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>粵語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BA%A6%E7%BF%B0%E5%B0%BC%C2%B7%E9%BB%98%E7%91%9F" title="约翰尼·默瑟 – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="约翰尼·默瑟" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>中文</span></a></li> </ul> <div class="after-portlet after-portlet-lang"><span class="wb-langlinks-edit wb-langlinks-link"><a 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ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Songwriter</li><li>lyricist</li><li>record producer</li><li>record label owner</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1930–1976</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>John Herndon Mercer</b> (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded <a href="/wiki/Capitol_Records" title="Capitol Records">Capitol Records</a> with music industry businessmen <a href="/wiki/Buddy_DeSylva" title="Buddy DeSylva">Buddy DeSylva</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wallichs_Music_City" title="Wallichs Music City">Glenn E. Wallichs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Georgia_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Georgia-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He is best known as a <a href="/wiki/Tin_Pan_Alley" title="Tin Pan Alley">Tin Pan Alley</a> lyricist, but he also composed music and was a popular singer who recorded his own as well as others' songs from the mid-1930s through the mid-1950s. Mercer's songs were among the most successful hits of the time, including "<a href="/wiki/Moon_River" title="Moon River">Moon River</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Days_of_Wine_and_Roses_(song)" title="Days of Wine and Roses (song)">Days of Wine and Roses</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Autumn_Leaves_(1945_song)" title="Autumn Leaves (1945 song)">Autumn Leaves</a>", and "<a href="/wiki/Hooray_for_Hollywood" title="Hooray for Hollywood">Hooray for Hollywood</a>". He wrote the lyrics to more than 1,500 songs, including compositions for movies and <a href="/wiki/Broadway_theatre" title="Broadway theatre">Broadway shows</a>. He received nineteen <a href="/wiki/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards">Oscar</a> nominations, and won four <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Academy Award for Best Original Song">Best Original Song Oscars</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Johnny_Mercer&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mercer_birthplace.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Mercer_birthplace.jpg/220px-Mercer_birthplace.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="191" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Mercer_birthplace.jpg/330px-Mercer_birthplace.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Mercer_birthplace.jpg/440px-Mercer_birthplace.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1409" data-file-height="1221" /></a><figcaption>Mercer's childhood home, 224–226 East Gwinnett Street</figcaption></figure><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mercer_House_2017.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Mercer_House_2017.jpg/220px-Mercer_House_2017.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Mercer_House_2017.jpg/330px-Mercer_House_2017.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Mercer_House_2017.jpg/440px-Mercer_House_2017.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>The historic <a href="/wiki/Mercer_House_(Savannah,_Georgia)" title="Mercer House (Savannah, Georgia)">Mercer House</a> in <a href="/wiki/Savannah,_Georgia" title="Savannah, Georgia">Savannah, Georgia</a>, built for the songwriter's great-grandfather. (Mercer did not live there.)</figcaption></figure> <p>Mercer was born in <a href="/wiki/Savannah,_Georgia" title="Savannah, Georgia">Savannah, Georgia</a>, where one of his first jobs, aged 10, was sweeping floors at the original 1919 location of <a href="/wiki/Leopold%27s_Ice_Cream" title="Leopold's Ice Cream">Leopold's Ice Cream</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ds_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ds-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ut_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ut-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mercer lived on <a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Street" title="Lincoln Street">Lincoln Street</a>, a block away from the store's East Gwinnett and <a href="/wiki/Habersham_Street" title="Habersham Street">Habersham</a> location.<sup id="cite_ref-smn2_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smn2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mercer's father, George Anderson Mercer, was a prominent attorney and real-estate developer. Mercer's mother, Lillian Elizabeth (née Ciucevich), was the daughter of a Croatian immigrant father and a mother with Irish ancestry. Lillian was the senior Mercer's secretary and second wife. Lillian's father, born in <a href="/wiki/Lastovo" title="Lastovo">Lastovo</a>, in 1834 to Ivana Cucevic and Marijo Dundovic, was a merchant seaman who ran the Union blockade during the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Civil_War" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Civil War">Civil War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELees200415_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELees200415-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mercer was George's fourth son, and his first son by Lillian. His great-grandfather was Confederate General <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Weedon_Mercer" class="mw-redirect" title="Hugh Weedon Mercer">Hugh Weedon Mercer</a> and he was a direct descendant of <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a> General <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Mercer" title="Hugh Mercer">Hugh Mercer</a>, a Scottish soldier-physician who died at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Princeton" title="Battle of Princeton">Battle of Princeton</a>. Mercer was also a distant cousin of General <a href="/wiki/George_S._Patton" title="George S. Patton">George S. Patton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELees200411_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELees200411-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mercer liked music as a small child and attributed his musical talent to his mother, who would sing sentimental ballads. Mercer's father also sang, mostly old Scottish songs. His aunt told him he was humming music when he was six months old and later she took him to see minstrel and vaudeville shows where he heard "<a href="/wiki/Coon_song" title="Coon song">coon songs</a>" and ragtime.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFuria200311_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFuria200311-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The family's summer home, "Vernon View", was on the tidal waters and Mercer's long summers there among mossy trees, saltwater marshes, and soft, starry nights inspired him years later.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELees200421_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELees200421-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mercer's exposure to black music was perhaps unique among the white songwriters of his generation.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> As a child, Mercer had African-American playmates and servants, and he listened to the fishermen and vendors about him, who spoke and sang in the <a href="/wiki/Gullah_language" title="Gullah language">Gullah language</a> (also known as "Geechee"). He was also attracted to Black church services. Mercer later stated, "Songs always fascinated me more than anything."<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFuria200312–13_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFuria200312–13-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had no formal musical training but was singing in a choir by six and at 11 or 12 he had memorized almost all of the songs he had heard and became curious about who wrote them. He once asked his brother who the best <a href="/wiki/Tin_Pan_Alley" title="Tin Pan Alley">Tin Pan Alley</a> songwriter was, and his brother said <a href="/wiki/Irving_Berlin" title="Irving Berlin">Irving Berlin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wilk_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wilk-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite Mercer's early exposure to music, his talent was clearly in creating the words and singing, not in playing music, though early on he had hoped to become a composer. In addition to the lyrics that Mercer memorized, he was an avid reader and wrote adventure stories. His attempts to play the trumpet and piano were not successful, and he never could read musical scores with any facility, relying instead on his own notation system.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELees200428_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELees200428-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As a teenager in the <a href="/wiki/Jazz_Era" class="mw-redirect" title="Jazz Era">Jazz Era</a>, he searched for records by early black blues/jazz figures including <a href="/wiki/Ma_Rainey" title="Ma Rainey">Ma Rainey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bessie_Smith" title="Bessie Smith">Bessie Smith</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Louis_Armstrong" title="Louis Armstrong">Louis Armstrong</a>. His father owned the first car in town, and Mercer's teenage social life was enhanced by his driving privilege, which sometimes verged on recklessness.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFuria200322_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFuria200322-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The family would motor to the mountains near <a href="/wiki/Asheville,_North_Carolina" title="Asheville, North Carolina">Asheville, North Carolina</a>, to escape the Savannah heat and there Mercer learned to dance (from <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Murray" title="Arthur Murray">Arthur Murray</a> himself) and to flirt with <a href="/wiki/Southern_belle" title="Southern belle">Southern belles</a>, his natural sense of rhythm helping him on both accounts. (Later, Mercer wrote a humorous song called "Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing in a Hurry".) </p><p>Mercer attended the exclusive <a href="/wiki/Woodberry_Forest_School" title="Woodberry Forest School">Woodberry Forest School</a> in Virginia until 1927. Although not a top student, he was active in literary and poetry societies and as a humor writer for the school's publications. In addition, his exposure to classic literature augmented his already rich store of vocabulary and phraseology. He began to scribble ingenious, sometimes strained, rhymed phrases for later use. Mercer was also the class clown and a prankster, and member of the "hop" committee that booked musical entertainment on campus.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFuria200325_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFuria200325-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mercer was already somewhat of an authority on jazz at an early age. His yearbook stated: "No orchestra or new production can be authoritatively termed 'good' until Johnny's stamp of approval has been placed upon it. His ability to 'get hot' under all conditions and at all times is uncanny."<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFuria200326_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFuria200326-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mercer began to write songs, an early effort being "Sister Susie, Strut Your Stuff".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELees200432_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELees200432-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Given his family's long association with <a href="/wiki/Princeton,_New_Jersey" title="Princeton, New Jersey">Princeton, New Jersey</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Princeton_University" title="Princeton University">Princeton University</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mercer was groomed to go to school there, but those ambitions were dashed by his father's financial setbacks in the late 1920s. He went to work in his father's recovering business, collecting rent and running errands, but soon grew bored with the routine and with Savannah. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Johnny_Mercer&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Starting_out">Starting out</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Johnny_Mercer&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Starting out"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mercer moved to New York in 1928, when he was 19. The music he loved, <a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a> and <a href="/wiki/Blues" title="Blues">blues</a>, was booming in <a href="/wiki/Harlem" title="Harlem">Harlem</a> and <a href="/wiki/Broadway_(Manhattan)" title="Broadway (Manhattan)">Broadway</a> was bursting with musicals and revues from <a href="/wiki/George_Gershwin" title="George Gershwin">George Gershwin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cole_Porter" title="Cole Porter">Cole Porter</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Irving_Berlin" title="Irving Berlin">Irving Berlin</a>. <a href="/wiki/Vaudeville" title="Vaudeville">Vaudeville</a>, though beginning to fade, was still a strong musical presence. Mercer's first few jobs were as a bit actor (billed as John Mercer). Holed up in a Greenwich Village apartment with plenty of time on his hands and a beat-up piano to play, Mercer soon returned to singing and lyric writing.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFuria200339_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFuria200339-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He secured a day job at a brokerage house and sang at night. Pooling his meager income with that of his roommates, Mercer managed to keep going, sometimes on little more than oatmeal. One night he dropped in on <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Cantor" title="Eddie Cantor">Eddie Cantor</a> backstage to offer a comic song, but although Cantor didn't use the song, he began encouraging Mercer's career.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELees200458_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELees200458-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mercer's first lyric, for the song "Out of Breath (and Scared to Death of You)" (1930), composed by friend Everett Miller, appeared in a musical revue <i>The Garrick Gaieties</i> in 1930. Mercer met his future wife at the show, chorus girl Ginger Meehan. She had earlier been one of the many chorus girls pursued by the young crooner <a href="/wiki/Bing_Crosby" title="Bing Crosby">Bing Crosby</a>. Through Miller's father, an executive at the prominent music publisher T. B. Harms, Mercer's first song was published.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELees200461_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELees200461-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was recorded by <a href="/wiki/Joe_Venuti" title="Joe Venuti">Joe Venuti</a> and his New Yorkers. </p><p>The 20-year-old Mercer began to frequent the company of other songwriters and to learn the trade. He traveled to California to undertake a lyric writing assignment for the musical <i>Paris in the Spring</i> and met his idols <a href="/wiki/Bing_Crosby" title="Bing Crosby">Bing Crosby</a> and <a href="/wiki/Louis_Armstrong" title="Louis Armstrong">Louis Armstrong</a>. Mercer found the experience sobering and realized that he much preferred free-standing lyric writing to writing on demand for musicals. Upon his return, he got a job as staff lyricist for Miller Music for a $25-a-week draw, which give him a base income and enough prospects to win over and marry Ginger in 1931.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFuria200361_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFuria200361-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new Mrs. Mercer quit the chorus line and became a seamstress, and to save money the newlyweds moved in with Ginger's mother in <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn" title="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</a>. Johnny did not inform his own parents of his marriage until after the fact, perhaps in part because he knew that Ginger being Jewish would not sit comfortably with some members of his family, and he worried they would try to talk him out of marrying her. In 1932, Mercer won a contest to sing with the <a href="/wiki/Paul_Whiteman" title="Paul Whiteman">Paul Whiteman</a> orchestra, but singing with the band did not help his situation significantly. He made his recording debut, singing with Frank Trumbauer's Orchestra, on April 5 of that year. Mercer then apprenticed with <a href="/wiki/Yip_Harburg" title="Yip Harburg">Yip Harburg</a> on the score for <i>Americana,</i> a Depression-flavored revue famous for "<a href="/wiki/Brother,_Can_You_Spare_a_Dime%3F" title="Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?">Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?</a>" (not a Mercer composition), which gave Mercer invaluable training. While with Whiteman, he recorded two duets with fellow band member <a href="/wiki/Jack_Teagarden" title="Jack Teagarden">Jack Teagarden</a>, "Fare Thee Well to Harlem" and "Christmas Night in Harlem." Both are talk songs in a heavy Black accent. The latter was a best-selling record.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After several songs which didn't catch fire during his time with Whiteman, he wrote and sang "Pardon My Southern Accent" (1934). Mercer's fortunes improved dramatically with a chance pairing with Indiana-born <a href="/wiki/Hoagy_Carmichael" title="Hoagy Carmichael">Hoagy Carmichael</a>, already famous for the standard "<a href="/wiki/Stardust_(1927_song)" title="Stardust (1927 song)">Stardust</a>", who was intrigued by the "young, bouncy butterball of a man from Georgia."<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFuria200370_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFuria200370-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mercer, later well known for rapidly writing lyrics, spent a year laboring over the ones for "<a href="/wiki/Lazybones_(song)" title="Lazybones (song)">Lazybones</a>", which became a hit one week after its first radio broadcast, and each received a large royalty check of $1250.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFuria200373_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFuria200373-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A regional song in pseudo-black dialect, it captured the mood of the times, especially in rural America. Mercer became a member of <a href="/wiki/ASCAP" class="mw-redirect" title="ASCAP">ASCAP</a> and a recognized "brother" in the <a href="/wiki/Tin_Pan_Alley" title="Tin Pan Alley">Tin Pan Alley</a> fraternity, receiving congratulations from Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, and Cole Porter among others. Whiteman lured Mercer back to his orchestra (to sing, write comic skits and compose songs), temporarily breaking up the working team with Carmichael. </p><p>During the golden age of sophisticated popular song of the late 1920s and early '30s, songs were put into revues with minimal regard for plot integration. The 1930s saw a shift from revues to stage and movie musicals using song to further the plot. Demand diminished accordingly for the pure stand-alone songs that Mercer preferred. Thus, although he had established himself in the New York music world, when he was offered a job in Hollywood to compose songs and perform in low-budget musicals for <a href="/wiki/RKO_Pictures" title="RKO Pictures">RKO</a>, he accepted and followed idol <a href="/wiki/Bing_Crosby" title="Bing Crosby">Bing Crosby</a> west.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hollywood_years">Hollywood years</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Johnny_Mercer&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Hollywood years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mercer moved to Hollywood in 1935, and began writing music for films. His first Hollywood assignment was a B-movie college musical, <i><a href="/wiki/Old_Man_Rhythm" title="Old Man Rhythm">Old Man Rhythm</a></i>, to which he contributed two songs and appeared in a small role. His next project, <i><a href="/wiki/To_Beat_the_Band" title="To Beat the Band">To Beat the Band</a></i>, was a commercial flop, but it led to a meeting and a collaboration with <a href="/wiki/Fred_Astaire" title="Fred Astaire">Fred Astaire</a> on the moderately successful song "I'm Building Up to an Awful Let-Down". </p><p>Mercer landed into a hard-drinking circle, and began to drink more at parties and was prone to vicious outbursts when under the influence of alcohol, contrasting sharply with his ordinarily genial and gentlemanly behavior.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFuria200383_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFuria200383-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Often he would assuage the guilt he felt for this behavior by sending roses the following day to the friend or acquaintance he had treated unkindly while drunk.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ironically, he would later say that he found the Hollywood nightlife lacking: "Hollywood was never much of a night town. Everybody had to get up too early ... the movie people were in bed with the chickens (or each other)."<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELees2004115_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELees2004115-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mercer's first big Hollywood song, the satirical "<a href="/wiki/I%27m_an_Old_Cowhand_from_the_Rio_Grande" class="mw-redirect" title="I'm an Old Cowhand from the Rio Grande">I'm an Old Cowhand from the Rio Grande</a>", was inspired by a road trip through <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> (he wrote both the music and the lyrics). It was performed by Crosby in the film <i><a href="/wiki/Rhythm_on_the_Range" title="Rhythm on the Range">Rhythm on the Range</a></i> in 1936, and from then on the demand for Mercer as a lyricist took off. His second hit that year was "<a href="/wiki/Goody_Goody" title="Goody Goody">Goody Goody</a>", music by <a href="/wiki/Matty_Malneck" title="Matty Malneck">Matty Malneck</a>. In 1937, Mercer began working for <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros." title="Warner Bros.">Warner Bros.</a>, working with the composer <a href="/wiki/Richard_A._Whiting" title="Richard A. Whiting">Richard Whiting</a>, soon producing his standard, "<a href="/wiki/Too_Marvelous_for_Words" title="Too Marvelous for Words">Too Marvelous for Words</a>", followed by "<a href="/wiki/Hooray_for_Hollywood" title="Hooray for Hollywood">Hooray for Hollywood</a>", the opening number in the film <i><a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Hotel_(film)" title="Hollywood Hotel (film)">Hollywood Hotel</a></i> (1937). After Whiting's sudden death from a heart attack, Mercer collaborated with <a href="/wiki/Harry_Warren" title="Harry Warren">Harry Warren</a> and wrote "<a href="/wiki/Jeepers_Creepers_(song)" title="Jeepers Creepers (song)">Jeepers Creepers</a>",<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which earned Mercer his first <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Song#1930" title="Academy Award for Best Original Song">Oscar nomination for Best Song</a> (1938). Another hit with Warren in 1938 was "<a href="/wiki/You_Must_Have_Been_a_Beautiful_Baby" title="You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby">You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby</a>". The pair also created "Hooray for Spinach", a comic song produced for the film <i><a href="/wiki/Naughty_but_Nice_(1939_film)" title="Naughty but Nice (1939 film)">Naughty but Nice</a></i> in 1939. </p><p>During a lull at Warners, Mercer revived his singing career. He joined Crosby's informal minstrel shows put on by the "Westwood Marching and Chowder Club", which included many Hollywood luminaries.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFuria2003106_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFuria2003106-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mercer worked on numerous duets for himself and Crosby to perform: several were recorded, and two, "Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean" (1938) a reworking of an old vaudville song, and "Mister Meadowlark" (1940), became hits.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1939, Mercer wrote the lyrics to a melody by <a href="/wiki/Ziggy_Elman" title="Ziggy Elman">Ziggy Elman</a>, a trumpet player with <a href="/wiki/Benny_Goodman" title="Benny Goodman">Benny Goodman</a>. The song was "<a href="/wiki/And_the_Angels_Sing" title="And the Angels Sing">And the Angels Sing</a>" and, although recorded by Crosby and <a href="/wiki/Count_Basie" title="Count Basie">Count Basie</a>, it was the Goodman version with vocal by <a href="/wiki/Martha_Tilton" title="Martha Tilton">Martha Tilton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Klezmer" title="Klezmer">klezmer</a> style trumpet solo by Elman that became a major hit. Years later, the title was inscribed on Mercer's tombstone. </p><p>Mercer was invited to the <i><a href="/wiki/Camel_Caravan" title="Camel Caravan">Camel Caravan</a></i> radio show in New York to sing his hits and create satirical songs, like "You Ought to be in Pittsburgh", a parody of "You Ought to be in Pictures", with the <a href="/wiki/Benny_Goodman" title="Benny Goodman">Benny Goodman</a> orchestra, then becoming the emcee of the nationally broadcast show for several months. Two more hits followed shortly, "<a href="/wiki/Day_In,_Day_Out_(1939_song)" title="Day In, Day Out (1939 song)">Day In, Day Out</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Fools_Rush_In_(Where_Angels_Fear_to_Tread)" title="Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)">Fools Rush In</a>" (both with music by Rube Bloom), and Mercer in short order had five of the top ten songs on the popular radio show <i><a href="/wiki/Your_Hit_Parade" title="Your Hit Parade">Your Hit Parade</a>.</i><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFuria2003111_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFuria2003111-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mercer also started a short-lived publishing company during his stay in New York. Mercer undertook a musical, <i>Walk with Music</i> (originally called <i>Three After Three</i>), with <a href="/wiki/Hoagy_Carmichael" title="Hoagy Carmichael">Hoagy Carmichael</a>, but it was critically panned and commercially unsuccessful. </p><p>Shortly thereafter, Mercer began working with <a href="/wiki/Harold_Arlen" title="Harold Arlen">Harold Arlen</a>, who wrote <a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a> and <a href="/wiki/Blues" title="Blues">blues</a>-influenced compositions while Mercer wrote lyrics. Their first hit was "<a href="/wiki/Blues_in_the_Night" title="Blues in the Night">Blues in the Night</a>" (1941), which <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Schwartz" title="Arthur Schwartz">Arthur Schwartz</a> called "probably the greatest blues song ever written."<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>They went on to compose "<a href="/wiki/One_for_My_Baby_(and_One_More_for_the_Road)" title="One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)">One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)</a>" (1941), "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" (1944),<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "<a href="/wiki/That_Old_Black_Magic" title="That Old Black Magic">That Old Black Magic</a>" (1942),<sup id="cite_ref-pc1a_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pc1a-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and "<a href="/wiki/Come_Rain_or_Come_Shine" title="Come Rain or Come Shine">Come Rain or Come Shine</a>" (1946), among others.<sup id="cite_ref-furia_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-furia-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"Come Rain" was Mercer's only Broadway hit, composed for the show <i>St. Louis Woman</i> with <a href="/wiki/Pearl_Bailey" title="Pearl Bailey">Pearl Bailey</a>. "<a href="/wiki/On_the_Atchison,_Topeka_and_the_Santa_Fe" title="On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe">On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe</a>" with music by Harry Warren, was a big smash for <a href="/wiki/Judy_Garland" title="Judy Garland">Judy Garland</a> in the 1946 film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Harvey_Girls" title="The Harvey Girls">The Harvey Girls</a></i>, and earned Mercer the first of his four <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Song#1940s" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award for Best Song">Academy Awards for Best Song</a>, after eight unsuccessful nominations. </p><p>Mercer re-united with Hoagy Carmichael with "<a href="/wiki/Skylark_(song)" title="Skylark (song)">Skylark</a>" (1941),<sup id="cite_ref-pc1a_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pc1a-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and, ten years later, the <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Song" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award for Best Song">Oscar-winning</a> "<a href="/wiki/In_the_Cool,_Cool,_Cool_of_the_Evening" title="In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening">In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening</a>" (1951). With <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Kern" title="Jerome Kern">Jerome Kern</a>, Mercer created <i><a href="/wiki/You_Were_Never_Lovelier" title="You Were Never Lovelier">You Were Never Lovelier</a></i> for <a href="/wiki/Fred_Astaire" title="Fred Astaire">Fred Astaire</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rita_Hayworth" title="Rita Hayworth">Rita Hayworth</a> in the movie of the same name,<sup id="cite_ref-pc1a_35-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pc1a-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as "<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Old_Fashioned" title="I'm Old Fashioned">I'm Old Fashioned</a>". </p><p>Mercer founded <a href="/wiki/Capitol_Records" title="Capitol Records">Capitol Records</a> in Hollywood in 1942, with the help of producer <a href="/wiki/Buddy_DeSylva" title="Buddy DeSylva">Buddy DeSylva</a> and record store owner Glen Wallichs.<sup id="cite_ref-Georgia_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Georgia-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also co-founded <a href="/wiki/Cowboy_Records" title="Cowboy Records">Cowboy Records</a>. As the founder active in the management of Capitol during the 40s, he signed many of its important recording artists, including <a href="/wiki/Nat_%22King%22_Cole" class="mw-redirect" title="Nat "King" Cole">Nat "King" Cole</a>. It also gave him an outlet for his own recordings. His hit "Strip Polka" was its third release. But Mercer recorded not only his own songs but ones by others as well. His four million-sellers were his own "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" and "On the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe", and two by other composers, "Candy" and "Personality". One recording of a song that has lived on is his recording of "<a href="/wiki/Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" title="Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah">Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah</a>", written by <a href="/wiki/Allie_Wrubel" title="Allie Wrubel">Allie Wrubel</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ray_Gailbert&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ray Gailbert (page does not exist)">Ray Gailbert</a> for Disney's 1946 movie, <i><a href="/wiki/Song_of_the_South" title="Song of the South">Song of the South</a></i>. Mercer's recording was a top hit for eight weeks in December 1947 and January 1948, reaching number 8. Today it continues to be the version most played on Sirius's 40s satellite channel. </p><p>Mercer by the mid-1940s enjoyed a reputation as one of the premier Hollywood lyricists. He was adaptable, listening carefully and absorbing a tune and then transforming it into his own style. Like <a href="/wiki/Irving_Berlin" title="Irving Berlin">Irving Berlin</a>, he was a close follower of cultural fashion and changing language, which in part accounted for the long tenure of his success. He loved many words (<i>Too Marvelous for Words</i>), including puns (<i>Strip Polka</i>), and current terms ("G. I. Jive"). He employed sound effects, as well, such as the train whistle sounds in "Blues in the Night" and "On the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe." </p><p>Mercer preferred to have the music first, taking it home and working on it. He claimed composers had no problem with this method provided that he returned with the lyrics. </p><p>Mercer was often asked to write new lyrics to already popular songs. The lyrics to "<a href="/wiki/Laura_(1945_song)" title="Laura (1945 song)">Laura</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Midnight_Sun_(Lionel_Hampton_and_Sonny_Burke_song)" title="Midnight Sun (Lionel Hampton and Sonny Burke song)">Midnight Sun</a>", and "<a href="/wiki/Satin_Doll" title="Satin Doll">Satin Doll</a>" were all written after the melodies had become hits. He was also asked to compose English lyrics to foreign songs, the most famous example being "<a href="/wiki/Autumn_Leaves_(1945_song)" title="Autumn Leaves (1945 song)">Autumn Leaves</a>", based on the French song "Les Feuilles Mortes". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Radio_programs">Radio programs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Johnny_Mercer&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Radio programs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1943, <i><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mercer%27s_Music_Shop" title="Johnny Mercer's Music Shop">Johnny Mercer's Music Shop</a></i> was a summer replacement for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Pepsodent_Show" title="The Pepsodent Show">The Pepsodent Show</a></i> on NBC.<sup id="cite_ref-dunningota_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dunningota-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mercer was the star, and singers <a href="/wiki/Ella_Mae_Morse" title="Ella Mae Morse">Ella Mae Morse</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jo_Stafford" title="Jo Stafford">Jo Stafford</a> were regulars on the program, with musical support from <a href="/wiki/The_Pied_Pipers" title="The Pied Pipers">The Pied Pipers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Paul_Weston" title="Paul Weston">Paul Weston</a> and his orchestra.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>The Chesterfield Music Shop</i>, a similar program in a 15-minute version, was broadcast in 1944.<sup id="cite_ref-dunningota_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dunningota-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1950s–1970s"><span id="1950s.E2.80.931970s"></span>1950s–1970s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Johnny_Mercer&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1950s–1970s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the 1950s, the advent of rock and roll cut deeply into Mercer's natural audience, and dramatically reduced venues for his songs. Mercer wrote for several <a href="/wiki/MGM" class="mw-redirect" title="MGM">MGM</a> films, including <i><a href="/wiki/Seven_Brides_for_Seven_Brothers_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (film)">Seven Brides for Seven Brothers</a></i> (1954) and <i><a href="/wiki/Merry_Andrew_(film)" title="Merry Andrew (film)">Merry Andrew</a></i> (1958). He collaborated on three Broadway musicals in the 1950s—<i><a href="/wiki/Top_Banana_(musical)" title="Top Banana (musical)">Top Banana</a></i> (1951), <i><a href="/wiki/Li%27l_Abner_(musical)" title="Li'l Abner (musical)">Li'l Abner</a></i> (1956), and <i><a href="/wiki/Saratoga_(musical)" title="Saratoga (musical)">Saratoga</a></i> (1959). </p><p>His more successful songs of the 1950s include "<a href="/wiki/The_Glow-Worm" title="The Glow-Worm">The Glow-Worm</a>" (sung by the <a href="/wiki/Mills_Brothers" class="mw-redirect" title="Mills Brothers">Mills Brothers</a>) and "<a href="/wiki/Something%27s_Gotta_Give_(Johnny_Mercer_song)" title="Something's Gotta Give (Johnny Mercer song)">Something's Gotta Give</a>". In 1961, he wrote the lyrics to "<a href="/wiki/Moon_River" title="Moon River">Moon River</a>" for <a href="/wiki/Audrey_Hepburn" title="Audrey Hepburn">Audrey Hepburn</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Breakfast_at_Tiffany%27s_(film)" title="Breakfast at Tiffany's (film)">Breakfast at Tiffany's</a></i> and for <i><a href="/wiki/Days_of_Wine_and_Roses_(song)" title="Days of Wine and Roses (song)">Days of Wine and Roses</a>,</i> both with music by <a href="/wiki/Henry_Mancini" title="Henry Mancini">Henry Mancini</a>, and Mercer received his third and fourth Oscars for Best Song. The back-to-back Oscars were the first time a songwriting team had achieved that feat.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mercer, also with Mancini, wrote "<a href="/wiki/Charade_(1963_song)" title="Charade (1963 song)">Charade</a>" for the 1963 romantic thriller <a href="/wiki/Charade_(1963_film)" title="Charade (1963 film)">of the same name</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Tony_Bennett" title="Tony Bennett">Tony Bennett</a> classic "<a href="/wiki/I_Wanna_Be_Around" title="I Wanna Be Around">I Wanna Be Around</a>" was written by Mercer in 1962, as was the <a href="/wiki/Frank_Sinatra" title="Frank Sinatra">Frank Sinatra</a> hit "<a href="/wiki/Summer_Wind" title="Summer Wind">Summer Wind</a>" in 1965. </p><p>An indication of the high esteem in which Mercer was held can be observed in that he was the only lyricist to have his work recorded as a volume of <a href="/wiki/Ella_Fitzgerald" title="Ella Fitzgerald">Ella Fitzgerald</a>'s series of Song book albums. <i><a href="/wiki/Ella_Fitzgerald_Sings_the_Johnny_Mercer_Song_Book" title="Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book">Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book</a></i> was released by <a href="/wiki/Verve_Records" title="Verve Records">Verve Records</a> in 1964. </p><p>Mercer was humble about his work, attributing much of his success to luck and timing. He was fond of telling the story of how he was offered the job of doing the lyrics for <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mandel" title="Johnny Mandel">Johnny Mandel</a>'s music on <i>The Sandpiper,</i> only to have the producer turn his lyrics down. The producer offered the commission to <a href="/wiki/Paul_Francis_Webster" title="Paul Francis Webster">Paul Francis Webster</a> and the result was "<a href="/wiki/The_Shadow_of_Your_Smile" title="The Shadow of Your Smile">The Shadow of Your Smile</a>", which became a huge hit, winning the <a href="/wiki/38th_Academy_Awards" title="38th Academy Awards">1965 Oscar</a> for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Academy Award for Best Original Song">Best Original Song</a>. However, Mercer and Mandel did collaborate on the 1964 song "<a href="/wiki/Emily_(1964_song)" title="Emily (1964 song)">Emily</a>" from the film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Americanization_of_Emily" title="The Americanization of Emily">The Americanization of Emily</a></i> starring <a href="/wiki/Julie_Andrews" title="Julie Andrews">Julie Andrews</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wilk_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wilk-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1969, Mercer helped publishers <a href="/wiki/Abe_Olman" title="Abe Olman">Abe Olman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Howie_Richmond" title="Howie Richmond">Howie Richmond</a> found the <a href="/wiki/Songwriters_Hall_of_Fame" title="Songwriters Hall of Fame">National Academy of Popular Music's Songwriters Hall of Fame</a>. In 1971, Mercer presented a retrospective of his career for the "Lyrics and Lyricists Series" in New York, including an omnibus of his "greatest hits" and a performance by <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Whiting" title="Margaret Whiting">Margaret Whiting</a>. It was recorded live as <i>An Evening with Johnny Mercer</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1974, he collaborated on the West End production <i><a href="/wiki/The_Good_Companions_(musical)" title="The Good Companions (musical)">The Good Companions</a></i>. He also recorded two albums of his songs in London in 1974, with the Pete Moore Orchestra and with the Harry Roche Constellation, later compiled into a single album and released as <i><a href="/wiki/My_Huckleberry_Friend" title="My Huckleberry Friend">...My Huckleberry Friend: Johnny Mercer Sings the Songs of Johnny Mercer</a></i>. </p><p>Late in his life, Mercer became friends with pianist <a href="/wiki/Emma_Kelly" title="Emma Kelly">Emma Kelly</a>. He gave her the nickname "The Lady of Six-Thousand Songs" after challenging her, over several years, to play numerous songs he named. He kept track of the requests, and estimated she knew 6,000 songs from memory.<sup id="cite_ref-sh_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sh-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Posthumous_success">Posthumous success</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Johnny_Mercer&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Posthumous success"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Johnny_Mercer.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Johnny_Mercer.jpg/170px-Johnny_Mercer.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="213" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Johnny_Mercer.jpg/255px-Johnny_Mercer.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Johnny_Mercer.jpg/340px-Johnny_Mercer.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2384" data-file-height="2992" /></a><figcaption>Self-portrait and signature of Johnny Mercer from bench at his grave in <a href="/wiki/Bonaventure_Cemetery" title="Bonaventure Cemetery">Bonaventure Cemetery</a> in Savannah, Georgia</figcaption></figure> <p>In the last year of his life, Mercer became fond of pop singer <a href="/wiki/Barry_Manilow" title="Barry Manilow">Barry Manilow</a>, in part because Manilow's first hit record was "<a href="/wiki/Mandy_(English_and_Kerr_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mandy (English and Kerr song)">Mandy</a>", which was also the name of Mercer's daughter Amanda. After Mercer's death, his widow, Ginger Mehan Mercer, arranged to give some unfinished lyrics he had written to Manilow to possibly develop into complete songs. Among these was a piece titled "<a href="/wiki/When_October_Goes" title="When October Goes">When October Goes</a>", a melancholy remembrance of lost love. Manilow applied his own melody to the lyric and issued it as a single in 1984, when it became a top 10 Adult Contemporary hit in the United States. The song has since become a jazz standard, with notable recordings by <a href="/wiki/Rosemary_Clooney" title="Rosemary Clooney">Rosemary Clooney</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nancy_Wilson_(singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nancy Wilson (singer)">Nancy Wilson</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Megon_McDonough" title="Megon McDonough">Megon McDonough</a>, among other performers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Singing_style">Singing style</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Johnny_Mercer&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Singing style"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Well regarded also as a singer, with a folksy quality, Mercer was a natural for his own songs such as "<a href="/wiki/Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate_the_Positive" title="Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive">Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive</a>", "<a href="/wiki/On_the_Atchison,_Topeka_and_the_Santa_Fe" title="On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe">On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe</a>", "<a href="/wiki/One_for_My_Baby_(and_One_More_for_the_Road)" title="One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)">One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)</a>", and "<a href="/wiki/Lazybones_(song)" title="Lazybones (song)">Lazybones</a>". He was considered a first-rate performer of his own work.<sup id="cite_ref-wilk_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wilk-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It has been said that he penned "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)"—one of the great <a href="/wiki/Torch_song" title="Torch song">torch laments</a> of all times—on a napkin while sitting at the bar at <a href="/wiki/P._J._Clarke%27s" title="P. J. Clarke's">P. J. Clarke's</a> when Tommy Joyce was the bartender. The next day Mercer called Joyce to apologize for the line "So, set 'em up, Joe," explaining "I couldn't get your name to rhyme." </p><p>ATCO Records issued <i><a href="/wiki/Two_of_a_Kind_(Bobby_Darin_and_Johnny_Mercer_album)" title="Two of a Kind (Bobby Darin and Johnny Mercer album)">Two of a Kind</a></i> in 1961, a duet album by <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Darin" title="Bobby Darin">Bobby Darin</a> and Johnny Mercer with <a href="/wiki/Billy_May" title="Billy May">Billy May</a> and his Orchestra, produced by <a href="/wiki/Ahmet_Ertegun" title="Ahmet Ertegun">Ahmet Ertegun</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Johnny_Mercer&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1931, Mercer married Ginger Meltzer, a chorus girl, later a seamstress; and in 1940, when he was 30, the Mercers adopted a daughter, Amanda ("Mandy"). In 1960, Mandy married Bob Corwin, who was a pianist for <a href="/wiki/Peggy_Lee" title="Peggy Lee">Peggy Lee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anita_O%27Day" title="Anita O'Day">Anita O'Day</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Carmen_McRae" title="Carmen McRae">Carmen McRae</a>, and also Mercer's long-time accompanist. They had a son, Jim Corwin, in 1961.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1941, Mercer began an affair with 19-year-old <a href="/wiki/Judy_Garland" title="Judy Garland">Judy Garland</a>, while she was engaged to composer <a href="/wiki/David_Rose_(musician)" class="mw-redirect" title="David Rose (musician)">David Rose</a>. Garland ended her involvement when she married Rose. In later years, Garland and Mercer rekindled their affair. Mercer stated that his song "<a href="/wiki/I_Remember_You_(1941_song)" title="I Remember You (1941 song)">I Remember You</a>" was the most direct expression of his feelings for Garland.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFuria2003130–131_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFuria2003130–131-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mercer died aged 66 on June 25, 1976, from an inoperable <a href="/wiki/Brain_tumor" title="Brain tumor">brain tumor</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/Bel_Air,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Bel Air, California">Bel Air</a> neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. He was buried in Savannah's historic <a href="/wiki/Bonaventure_Cemetery" title="Bonaventure Cemetery">Bonaventure Cemetery</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The line-drawing caricature adorning his <a href="/wiki/Memorial_bench" title="Memorial bench">memorial bench</a> is a reproduction of a self-portrait. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_legacy">Awards and legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Johnny_Mercer&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Awards and legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Academy_Awards">Academy Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Johnny_Mercer&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Academy Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mercer won four <a href="/wiki/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards">Academy Awards</a> on eighteen nominations for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Academy Award for Best Original Song">Best Original Song</a>: </p> <ul><li>1946: "<a href="/wiki/On_the_Atchison,_Topeka_and_the_Santa_Fe" title="On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe">On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe</a>" (music by <a href="/wiki/Harry_Warren" title="Harry Warren">Harry Warren</a>) for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Harvey_Girls" title="The Harvey Girls">The Harvey Girls</a></i></li> <li>1951: "<a href="/wiki/In_the_Cool,_Cool,_Cool_of_the_Evening" title="In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening">In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening</a>" (music by <a href="/wiki/Hoagy_Carmichael" title="Hoagy Carmichael">Hoagy Carmichael</a>) for <i><a href="/wiki/Here_Comes_the_Groom_(1951_film)" title="Here Comes the Groom (1951 film)">Here Comes the Groom</a></i></li> <li>1961: "<a href="/wiki/Moon_River" title="Moon River">Moon River</a>" (music by <a href="/wiki/Henry_Mancini" title="Henry Mancini">Henry Mancini</a>) for <i><a href="/wiki/Breakfast_at_Tiffany%27s_(film)" title="Breakfast at Tiffany's (film)">Breakfast at Tiffany's</a></i></li> <li>1962: "<a href="/wiki/Days_of_Wine_and_Roses_(song)" title="Days of Wine and Roses (song)">Days of Wine and Roses</a>" (music by Henry Mancini) for <i><a href="/wiki/Days_of_Wine_and_Roses_(film)" title="Days of Wine and Roses (film)">Days of Wine and Roses</a></i></li></ul> <p>Mercer was also nominated for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Score" title="Academy Award for Best Original Score">Best Original Song Score</a> for the 1970 Mancini collaboration <i><a href="/wiki/Darling_Lili" title="Darling Lili">Darling Lili</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other">Other</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Johnny_Mercer&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Other"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1980, the Songwriters Hall of Fame established the annual <a href="/wiki/Songwriters_Hall_of_Fame#Johnny_Mercer_Award" title="Songwriters Hall of Fame">Johnny Mercer Award</a> as its highest honor, for songwriters with a history of outstanding creative works.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mercer was honored by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Postal_Service" title="United States Postal Service">United States Postal Service</a> with his portrait placed on a <a href="/wiki/People_on_stamps_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="People on stamps of the United States">stamp</a> in 1996. Mercer's star on the <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame" title="Hollywood Walk of Fame">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> at 1628 Vine Street is a block away from the Capitol Records building at 1750 Vine Street. </p><p>In 1983, Mercer earned a posthumous nomination for a <a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Original_Score" title="Tony Award for Best Original Score">Tony Award for Best Original Score</a> for his original lyrics and for Gene de Paul's original music and score with new songs by <a href="/wiki/Al_Kasha" title="Al Kasha">Al Kasha</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joel_Hirschhorn" title="Joel Hirschhorn">Joel Hirschhorn</a> for the stage musical <i><a href="/wiki/Seven_Brides_for_Seven_Brothers_(musical)" title="Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (musical)">Seven Brides for Seven Brothers</a></i> at the <a href="/wiki/37th_Tony_Awards" title="37th Tony Awards">37th Tony Awards</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but lost to <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Lloyd_Webber" title="Andrew Lloyd Webber">Andrew Lloyd Webber</a> and <a href="/wiki/T._S._Eliot" title="T. S. Eliot">T. S. Eliot</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/Cats_(musical)" title="Cats (musical)">Cats</a></i>. </p><p>Mercer was given tribute in <a href="/wiki/John_Berendt" title="John Berendt">John Berendt</a>'s 1994 novel <i><a href="/wiki/Midnight_in_the_Garden_of_Good_and_Evil" title="Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil">Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil</a></i>. The <a href="/wiki/Midnight_in_the_Garden_of_Good_and_Evil_(film)" title="Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (film)">1997 film adaptation</a> directed by <a href="/wiki/Clint_Eastwood" title="Clint Eastwood">Clint Eastwood</a> features prominently <a href="/wiki/Hoagy_Carmichael" title="Hoagy Carmichael">Hoagy Carmichael</a>/Johnny Mercer song "<a href="/wiki/Skylark_(song)" title="Skylark (song)">Skylark</a>", sung by <a href="/wiki/K.d._lang" title="K.d. lang">k.d. lang</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Midnight_in_the_Garden_of_Good_and_Evil_(film)#soundtrack" title="Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (film)">movie soundtrack</a> contains 14 Mercer songs performed by artists such as <a href="/wiki/Alison_Krauss" title="Alison Krauss">Alison Krauss</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paula_Cole" title="Paula Cole">Paula Cole</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Cassandra_Wilson" title="Cassandra Wilson">Cassandra Wilson</a>; the film's star, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Spacey" title="Kevin Spacey">Kevin Spacey</a>, sang Mercer's 1942 hit "<a href="/wiki/That_Old_Black_Magic" title="That Old Black Magic">That Old Black Magic</a>". </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Mercer_statue,_Ellis_Square.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/John_Mercer_statue%2C_Ellis_Square.jpg/220px-John_Mercer_statue%2C_Ellis_Square.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/John_Mercer_statue%2C_Ellis_Square.jpg/330px-John_Mercer_statue%2C_Ellis_Square.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/John_Mercer_statue%2C_Ellis_Square.jpg/440px-John_Mercer_statue%2C_Ellis_Square.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>A bronze statue of Mercer stands in Savannah's <a href="/wiki/Ellis_Square_(Savannah,_Georgia)" title="Ellis Square (Savannah, Georgia)">Ellis Square</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>For the occasion of Mercer's 100th birthday in 2009, Eastwood produced a documentary film about Mercer's life and work called <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Dream%27s_on_Me&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Dream's on Me (page does not exist)">The Dream's on Me</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Turner_Classic_Movies" title="Turner Classic Movies">Turner Classic Movies</a>). The film was nominated for a <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy" class="mw-redirect" title="Primetime Emmy">Primetime Emmy</a> in the category of Outstanding Nonfiction Special. </p><p><i>The Complete Lyrics of Johnny Mercer</i> was published by <a href="/wiki/Knopf_Publishing_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Knopf Publishing Group">Knopf</a><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in October 2009. <i>The Complete Lyrics</i> contains the texts to nearly 1,500 of his lyrics, several hundred of them appearing in print for the first time. </p><p>In November 2009, a bronze statue of Mercer was unveiled in <a href="/wiki/Ellis_Square_(Savannah,_Georgia)" title="Ellis Square (Savannah, Georgia)">Ellis Square</a> in <a href="/wiki/Savannah,_Georgia" title="Savannah, Georgia">Savannah, Georgia</a>, his hometown and birthplace. It was commissioned by the Friends of Johnny Mercer. </p><p>The Johnny Mercer Collections, including his papers and memorabilia, are preserved in the library of <a href="/wiki/Georgia_State_University" title="Georgia State University">Georgia State University</a> in Atlanta. GSU occasionally holds events showcasing Mercer's works. </p><p>On March 25, 2015, it was announced that Mercer's version of the popular song "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" would be inducted into the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry for the song's "cultural, artistic and/or historical significance to American society and the nation's audio legacy".<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The music was written by Harold Arlen and the lyrics by Mercer. The song was nominated for the "Academy Award for Best Original Song" at the 18th Academy Awards in 1945 after being used in the film "Here Come the Waves." In describing his inspiration for the lyrics, Mercer told the "Pop Chronicles" radio documentary "[my] publicity agent ... went to hear <a href="/wiki/Father_Divine" title="Father Divine">Father Divine</a> and he had a sermon and his subject was 'you got to accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative.' And I said, 'Wow, that's a colorful phrase!'"<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Songs">Songs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Johnny_Mercer&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Songs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_songs_with_lyrics_by_Johnny_Mercer" title="List of songs with lyrics by Johnny Mercer">List of songs with lyrics by Johnny Mercer</a></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Date </th> <th scope="col">Song title </th> <th scope="col">Music by </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1933</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Lazybones_(song)" title="Lazybones (song)">Lazy Bones</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hoagy_Carmichael" title="Hoagy Carmichael">Hoagy Carmichael</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1934</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/P.S._I_Love_You_(1934_song)" title="P.S. I Love You (1934 song)">P.S. I Love You</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Jenkins" title="Gordon Jenkins">Gordon Jenkins</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1936</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Goody_Goody" title="Goody Goody">Goody Goody</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matty_Malneck" title="Matty Malneck">Matty Malneck</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1936</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_an_Old_Cowhand_from_the_Rio_Grande" class="mw-redirect" title="I'm an Old Cowhand from the Rio Grande">I'm an Old Cowhand from the Rio Grande</a>"</td> <td>Johnny Mercer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1937</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Hooray_for_Hollywood" title="Hooray for Hollywood">Hooray for Hollywood</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_A._Whiting" title="Richard A. Whiting">Richard A. Whiting</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1937</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Too_Marvelous_for_Words" title="Too Marvelous for Words">Too Marvelous for Words</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_A._Whiting" title="Richard A. Whiting">Richard A. Whiting</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1938</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Jeepers_Creepers_(song)" title="Jeepers Creepers (song)">Jeepers, Creepers!</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harry_Warren" title="Harry Warren">Harry Warren</a></td> <td>Film - <a href="/wiki/Going_Places_(1938_film)" title="Going Places (1938 film)">Going Places</a> <p>Nominated Best Original Song </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1938</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/You_Must_Have_Been_a_Beautiful_Baby" title="You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby">You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harry_Warren" title="Harry Warren">Harry Warren</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1938</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/When_a_Woman_Loves_a_Man" class="mw-redirect" title="When a Woman Loves a Man">When a Woman Loves a Man</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bernie_Hanighen" title="Bernie Hanighen">Bernie Hanighen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Jenkins" title="Gordon Jenkins">Gordon Jenkins</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1939</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/And_the_Angels_Sing" title="And the Angels Sing">And the Angels Sing</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ziggy_Elman" title="Ziggy Elman">Ziggy Elman</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1939</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Cuckoo_in_the_Clock" title="Cuckoo in the Clock">Cuckoo in the Clock</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Walter_Donaldson_(songwriter)" title="Walter Donaldson (songwriter)">Walter Donaldson</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1939</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Day_In,_Day_Out_(1939_song)" title="Day In, Day Out (1939 song)">Day In, Day Out</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rube_Bloom" title="Rube Bloom">Rube Bloom</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1939</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/I_Thought_About_You" title="I Thought About You">I Thought About You</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Van_Heusen" title="Jimmy Van Heusen">Jimmy Van Heusen</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1939</td> <td>"Wings Over the Navy"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harry_Warren" title="Harry Warren">Harry Warren</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1940</td> <td>"Love of My Life"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Artie_Shaw" title="Artie Shaw">Artie Shaw</a></td> <td>Film - <a href="/wiki/Second_Chorus" title="Second Chorus">Second Chorus</a> <p>Nominated Best Original Song </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1940</td> <td>"I'd Know You Anywhere"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_McHugh" title="Jimmy McHugh">Jimmy McHugh</a></td> <td>Film - <a href="/wiki/You%27ll_Find_Out" title="You'll Find Out">You'll Find Out</a> <p>Nominated Best Original Song </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1940</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Fools_Rush_In_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fools Rush In (song)">Fools Rush In</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rube_Bloom" title="Rube Bloom">Rube Bloom</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1941</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Blues_in_the_Night" title="Blues in the Night">Blues in the Night</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harold_Arlen" title="Harold Arlen">Harold Arlen</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blues_in_the_Night_(film)" title="Blues in the Night (film)">Blues in the Night</a> <p>Nominated Best Original Song </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1941</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/I_Remember_You_(1941_song)" title="I Remember You (1941 song)">I Remember You</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victor_Schertzinger" title="Victor Schertzinger">Victor Schertzinger</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1941</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Tangerine_(1941_song)" title="Tangerine (1941 song)">Tangerine</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victor_Schertzinger" title="Victor Schertzinger">Victor Schertzinger</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1941</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/This_Time_the_Dream%27s_on_Me" title="This Time the Dream's on Me">This Time the Dream's on Me</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harold_Arlen" title="Harold Arlen">Harold Arlen</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1942</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Moon_Dreams" title="Moon Dreams">Moon Dreams</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chummy_MacGregor" title="Chummy MacGregor">Chummy MacGregor</a> (co-writer)</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1942</td> <td>"Dearly Beloved"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Kern" title="Jerome Kern">Jerome Kern</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/You_Were_Never_Lovelier" title="You Were Never Lovelier">You Were Never Lovelier</a> <p>Nominated Best Original Song </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1942</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Hit_the_Road_to_Dreamland" class="mw-redirect" title="Hit the Road to Dreamland">Hit the Road to Dreamland</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harold_Arlen" title="Harold Arlen">Harold Arlen</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1942</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Old_Fashioned" title="I'm Old Fashioned">I'm Old Fashioned</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Kern" title="Jerome Kern">Jerome Kern</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1942</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Skylark_(song)" title="Skylark (song)">Skylark</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hoagy_Carmichael" title="Hoagy Carmichael">Hoagy Carmichael</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1942</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/That_Old_Black_Magic_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="That Old Black Magic (song)">That Old Black Magic</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harold_Arlen" title="Harold Arlen">Harold Arlen</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Star_Spangled_Rhythm" title="Star Spangled Rhythm">Star Spangled Rhythm</a> <p>Nominated Best Original Song </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1942</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Trav%27lin%27_Light_(song)" title="Trav'lin' Light (song)">Trav'lin' Light</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Mundy" title="Jimmy Mundy">Jimmy Mundy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trummy_Young" title="Trummy Young">Trummy Young</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1943</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Dream_(1944_song)" title="Dream (1944 song)">Dream</a>"</td> <td>Johnny Mercer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1943</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/My_Shining_Hour" title="My Shining Hour">My Shining Hour</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harold_Arlen" title="Harold Arlen">Harold Arlen</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Sky%27s_the_Limit_(1943_film)" title="The Sky's the Limit (1943 film)">The Sky's the Limit</a> <p>Nominated Best Original Song </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1943</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/One_for_My_Baby_(and_One_More_for_the_Road)" title="One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)">One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harold_Arlen" title="Harold Arlen">Harold Arlen</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1944</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate_the_Positive" title="Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive">Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harold_Arlen" title="Harold Arlen">Harold Arlen</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Here_Come_the_Waves" title="Here Come the Waves">Here Come the Waves</a> <p>Nominated Best Original Song </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1944</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/G.I._Jive" title="G.I. Jive">G.I. Jive</a>"</td> <td>Johnny Mercer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1944</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/How_Little_We_Know" title="How Little We Know">How Little We Know</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hoagy_Carmichael" title="Hoagy Carmichael">Hoagy Carmichael</a></td> <td>For the film <i><a href="/wiki/To_Have_and_Have_Not_(film)" title="To Have and Have Not (film)">To Have and Have Not</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1945</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Laura_(1945_song)" title="Laura (1945 song)">Laura</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Raksin" title="David Raksin">David Raksin</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1945</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Out_of_This_World_(Johnny_Mercer_song)" title="Out of This World (Johnny Mercer song)">Out of This World</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harold_Arlen" title="Harold Arlen">Harold Arlen</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1946</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Any_Place_I_Hang_My_Hat_Is_Home" title="Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home">Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harold_Arlen" title="Harold Arlen">Harold Arlen</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1946</td> <td>"I Had Myself a True Love"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harold_Arlen" title="Harold Arlen">Harold Arlen</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1946</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Come_Rain_or_Come_Shine_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Come Rain or Come Shine (song)">Come Rain or Come Shine</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harold_Arlen" title="Harold Arlen">Harold Arlen</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1946</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/On_the_Atchison,_Topeka_and_the_Santa_Fe" title="On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe">On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harry_Warren" title="Harry Warren">Harry Warren</a></td> <td>For the film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Harvey_Girls" title="The Harvey Girls">The Harvey Girls</a></i> <p><b>WON Oscar</b> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1946</td> <td>"Two Hearts Are Better Than One"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Kern" title="Jerome Kern">Jerome Kern</a></td> <td>For the film <i><a href="/wiki/Centennial_Summer" title="Centennial Summer">Centennial Summer</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1947</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Autumn_Leaves_(1945_song)" title="Autumn Leaves (1945 song)">Autumn Leaves</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Kosma" title="Joseph Kosma">Joseph Kosma</a>, orig. French lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Jacques_Pr%C3%A9vert" title="Jacques Prévert">Jacques Prévert</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1949</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Early_Autumn_(song)" title="Early Autumn (song)">Early Autumn</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Burns" title="Ralph Burns">Ralph Burns</a>, <a href="/wiki/Woody_Herman" title="Woody Herman">Woody Herman</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1949</td> <td>"Truly"</td> <td>Antone Iavello</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1951</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/In_the_Cool,_Cool,_Cool_of_the_Evening" title="In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening">In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hoagy_Carmichael" title="Hoagy Carmichael">Hoagy Carmichael</a></td> <td>For the film <i><a href="/wiki/Here_Comes_the_Groom_(1951_film)" title="Here Comes the Groom (1951 film)">Here Comes the Groom</a></i> <p><b>WON Oscar</b> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1952</td> <td>"I Wanna Be a Dancing Man"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harry_Warren" title="Harry Warren">Harry Warren</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1952</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/The_Glow-Worm" title="The Glow-Worm">The Glow-Worm</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Lincke" title="Paul Lincke">Paul Lincke</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1953</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Satin_Doll" title="Satin Doll">Satin Doll</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Duke_Ellington" title="Duke Ellington">Duke Ellington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Billy_Strayhorn" title="Billy Strayhorn">Billy Strayhorn</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1954</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Midnight_Sun_(Lionel_Hampton_and_Sonny_Burke_song)" title="Midnight Sun (Lionel Hampton and Sonny Burke song)">Midnight Sun</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lionel_Hampton" title="Lionel Hampton">Lionel Hampton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sonny_Burke" title="Sonny Burke">Sonny Burke</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1955</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Something%27s_Gotta_Give_(Johnny_Mercer_song)" title="Something's Gotta Give (Johnny Mercer song)">Something's Gotta Give</a>"</td> <td>Johnny Mercer</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daddy_Long_Legs_(1955_film)" title="Daddy Long Legs (1955 film)">Daddy Long Legs</a> <p>Nominated Best Original Song </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1956</td> <td>"I'm Past My Prime"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gene_de_Paul" title="Gene de Paul">Gene de Paul</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1956</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Jubilation_T._Cornpone" class="mw-redirect" title="Jubilation T. Cornpone">Jubilation T. Cornpone</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gene_de_Paul" title="Gene de Paul">Gene de Paul</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1956</td> <td>"Bernardine"</td> <td>Johnny Mercer</td> <td>For the film <i><a href="/wiki/Bernardine_(film)" title="Bernardine (film)">Bernardine</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1956</td> <td>"Technique"</td> <td>Johnny Mercer</td> <td>For the film <i><a href="/wiki/Bernardine_(film)" title="Bernardine (film)">Bernardine</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1959</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/I_Wanna_Be_Around" title="I Wanna Be Around">I Wanna Be Around</a>"</td> <td>Johnny Mercer, Sadie Vimmerstedt</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1960</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/The_Facts_of_Life_(film)" title="The Facts of Life (film)">The Facts of Life</a>"</td> <td>Johnny Mercer</td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Facts_of_Life_(film)" title="The Facts of Life (film)">The Facts of Life</a> <p>Nominated Best Original Song </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1961</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Moon_River" title="Moon River">Moon River</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Mancini" title="Henry Mancini">Henry Mancini</a></td> <td>For the film <i><a href="/wiki/Breakfast_at_Tiffany%27s_(film)" title="Breakfast at Tiffany's (film)">Breakfast at Tiffany's</a></i> <p><b>WON Oscar</b> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1962</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Days_of_Wine_and_Roses_(song)" title="Days of Wine and Roses (song)">Days of Wine and Roses</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Mancini" title="Henry Mancini">Henry Mancini</a></td> <td>For the film <i><a href="/wiki/Days_of_Wine_and_Roses_(film)" title="Days of Wine and Roses (film)">Days of Wine and Roses</a></i> <p><b>WON Oscar</b> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1962</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Drinking_Again" title="Drinking Again">Drinking Again</a>"</td> <td>Doris Tauber</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1963</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Charade_(1963_song)" title="Charade (1963 song)">Charade</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Mancini" title="Henry Mancini">Henry Mancini</a></td> <td>For the film <i><a href="/wiki/Charade_(1963_film)" title="Charade (1963 film)">Charade</a></i> <p>Nominated Best Original Song </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1963</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Meglio_Stasera" class="mw-redirect" title="Meglio Stasera">Meglio Stasera</a>" ("It Had Better Be Tonight")</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Mancini" title="Henry Mancini">Henry Mancini</a></td> <td>For the film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Pink_Panther_(1963_film)" title="The Pink Panther (1963 film)">The Pink Panther</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1964</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Emily_(Johnny_Mandel_and_Johnny_Mercer_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Emily (Johnny Mandel and Johnny Mercer song)">Emily</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mandel" title="Johnny Mandel">Johnny Mandel</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1964</td> <td>"Lorna"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mort_Lindsey" title="Mort Lindsey">Mort Lindsey</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1965</td> <td>"The Sweetheart Tree"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Mancini" title="Henry Mancini">Henry Mancini</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Race" title="The Great Race">The Great Race</a> <p>Nominated Best Original Song </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1964</td> <td>"Talk to Me, Baby"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Dolan" class="mw-redirect" title="Bobby Dolan">Bobby Dolan</a></td> <td>For the Broadway musical comedy <i><a href="/wiki/Foxy_(musical)" title="Foxy (musical)">Foxy</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1965</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Summer_Wind" title="Summer Wind">Summer Wind</a>"</td> <td>Henry Mayer</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1970</td> <td>"Whistling Away the Dark"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Mancini" title="Henry Mancini">Henry Mancini</a></td> <td>For the film <i><a href="/wiki/Darling_Lili" title="Darling Lili">Darling Lili</a></i> <p>Nominated Best Original Song & Best Original Song Score </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1971</td> <td>"Life Is What You Make It"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Hamlisch" title="Marvin Hamlisch">Marvin Hamlisch</a></td> <td>For the film <i><a href="/wiki/Kotch" title="Kotch">Kotch</a></i> <p>Nominated Best Original Song </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1973</td> <td>"The Phony King of England"</td> <td>Johnny Mercer</td> <td>For the <a href="/wiki/Disney" class="mw-redirect" title="Disney">Disney</a> film <i><a href="/wiki/Robin_Hood_(1973_film)" title="Robin Hood (1973 film)">Robin Hood</a></i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Johnny_Mercer&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Johnny Mercer Sings</i> (<a href="/wiki/Capitol_Records" title="Capitol Records">Capitol</a>, 1950)</li> <li><i>Two of a Kind</i> with Bobby Darin (<a href="/wiki/Atco_Records" title="Atco Records">Atco</a>, 1961)</li> <li><i>Johnny Mercer with Paul Weston's Orchestra 1944</i> (<a href="/wiki/Hindsight_Record_Company" title="Hindsight Record Company">Hindsight</a>, 1980)</li> <li><i>Sweet Georgia Brown</i> with Paul Weston (Hindsight, 1995)</li> <li><i>Johnny Mercer Sings Personality</i> (<a href="/wiki/ASV_Records" title="ASV Records">ASV-Living Era</a>, 2002)</li> <li><i>Johnny Mercer: Mosaic Select #28</i> (<a href="/wiki/Mosaic_Records" title="Mosaic Records">Mosaic</a>, 2007)</li> <li><i>Mercer Sings Mercer</i> (Capitol, 2009)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Johnny_Mercer&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output 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Mercer is on the recording but not mentioned in the listing.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEFuria200370-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFuria200370_23-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFFuria2003">Furia 2003</a>, p. 70.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEFuria200373-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFuria200373_24-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFFuria2003">Furia 2003</a>, p. 73.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGottfried1984" class="citation book cs1">Gottfried, Martin (1984). <i>Broadway Musicals</i>. New York: Abradale Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8109-8060-6" title="Special:BookSources/0-8109-8060-6"><bdi>0-8109-8060-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Broadway+Musicals&rft.place=New+York&rft.pub=Abradale+Press&rft.date=1984&rft.isbn=0-8109-8060-6&rft.aulast=Gottfried&rft.aufirst=Martin&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohnny+Mercer" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEFuria200383-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFuria200383_26-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFFuria2003">Furia 2003</a>, p. 83.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSteyn2009" class="citation news cs1">Steyn, Mark (November 19, 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.macleans.ca/general/johnny-mercer-moon-river-and-me/">"Johnny Mercer, Moon River and me"</a>. <i>Maclean's</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 10,</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Maclean%27s&rft.atitle=Johnny+Mercer%2C+Moon+River+and+me&rft.date=2009-11-19&rft.aulast=Steyn&rft.aufirst=Mark&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.macleans.ca%2Fgeneral%2Fjohnny-mercer-moon-river-and-me%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohnny+Mercer" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTELees2004115-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELees2004115_28-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLees2004">Lees 2004</a>, p. 115.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc847493/m1/#track/5">"Music USA #7881-A, Interview with Johnny Mercer"</a>. July 28, 1976.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Music+USA+%237881-A%2C+Interview+with+Johnny+Mercer&rft.date=1976-07-28&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdigital.library.unt.edu%2Fark%3A%2F67531%2Fmetadc847493%2Fm1%2F%23track%2F5&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohnny+Mercer" class="Z3988"></span> UNT Digital Library.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEFuria2003106-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFuria2003106_30-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFFuria2003">Furia 2003</a>, p. 106.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"Johnny Mercer", Whitburn, p. 306.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEFuria2003111-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFuria2003111_32-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFFuria2003">Furia 2003</a>, p. 111.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBachMercer1982" class="citation book cs1">Bach, Bob; Mercer, Ginger (1982). <i>Our Huckleberry Friend: The Life, Times, and Lyrics of Johnny Mercer</i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 10,</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Johnny+Mercer+Award+Winners&rft.pub=The+Johnny+Mercer+Foundation&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnnymercerfoundation.org%2Fjohnny-mercer%2Fsongwriters-hall-of-fame%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohnny+Mercer" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-47">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/seven-brides-for-seven-brothers-4179#awards">"1983 Best Original Score (nominee)"</a> ibdb.com. Retrieved March 25, 2019</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-48">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307265197"><i>The Complete Lyrics of Johnny Mercer</i></a> on the Random House website.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-49">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFishman2015" class="citation web cs1">Fishman, Karen (March 26, 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://blogs.loc.gov/now-see-hear/2015/03/national-recording-registry-adds-new-titles/">"National Recording Registry Adds New Titles! | Now See Hear!"</a>. <i>Blogs.loc.gov</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 6,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Blogs.loc.gov&rft.atitle=National+Recording+Registry+Adds+New+Titles%21+%26%23124%3B+Now+See+Hear%21&rft.date=2015-03-26&rft.aulast=Fishman&rft.aufirst=Karen&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.loc.gov%2Fnow-see-hear%2F2015%2F03%2Fnational-recording-registry-adds-new-titles%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohnny+Mercer" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-50">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Gilliland, John (1994). "Pop Chronicles the 40s: The Lively Story of Pop Music in the 40s" (audiobook). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-55935-147-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-55935-147-8">978-1-55935-147-8</a>. OCLC 31611854. Tape 1, side B.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading_and_listening">Further reading and listening</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Johnny_Mercer&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Further reading and listening"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBachMercer1982" class="citation book cs1">Bach, Bob; Mercer, Ginger (1982). <i>Our Huckleberry Friend: The Life, Times, and Lyrics of Johnny Mercer</i>. Lyle Stuart.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Our+Huckleberry+Friend%3A+The+Life%2C+Times%2C+and+Lyrics+of+Johnny+Mercer&rft.pub=Lyle+Stuart&rft.date=1982&rft.aulast=Bach&rft.aufirst=Bob&rft.au=Mercer%2C+Ginger&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohnny+Mercer" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFEskew2013" class="citation book cs1">Eskew, Glenn T. (2013). <i>Johnny Mercer: Southern Songwriter for the World</i>. University of Georgia Press.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Johnny+Mercer%3A+Southern+Songwriter+for+the+World&rft.pub=University+of+Georgia+Press&rft.date=2013&rft.aulast=Eskew&rft.aufirst=Glenn+T.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohnny+Mercer" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFEskew2013" class="citation journal cs1">Eskew, Glenn T. (2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=101380932&site=eds-live&scope=site">"A Southern Spin on Consensus America: Johnny Mercer Skewers Politics on Broadway"</a>. <i>Georgia Historical Quarterly</i>. <b>97</b> (3): 322–346.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Georgia+Historical+Quarterly&rft.atitle=A+Southern+Spin+on+Consensus+America%3A+Johnny+Mercer+Skewers+Politics+on+Broadway&rft.volume=97&rft.issue=3&rft.pages=322-346&rft.date=2013&rft.aulast=Eskew&rft.aufirst=Glenn+T.&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebscohost.com%2Flogin.aspx%3Fdirect%3Dtrue%26db%3Da9h%26AN%3D101380932%26site%3Deds-live%26scope%3Dsite&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohnny+Mercer" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFuria1990" class="citation book cs1">Furia, Philip (1990). <i>Poets of Tin Pan Alley</i>. Oxford University Press.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Poets+of+Tin+Pan+Alley&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=1990&rft.aulast=Furia&rft.aufirst=Philip&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohnny+Mercer" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFuria2003" class="citation book cs1">Furia, Philip (2003). <i>Skylark: The Life and Times of Johnny Mercer</i>. St. Martin's Press.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Skylark%3A+The+Life+and+Times+of+Johnny+Mercer&rft.pub=St.+Martin%27s+Press&rft.date=2003&rft.aulast=Furia&rft.aufirst=Philip&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohnny+Mercer" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGilliland1994" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/John_Gilliland" title="John Gilliland">Gilliland, John</a> (1994). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/partners/UNTML/browse/?start=0&fq=untl_collection%3AJGPC"><i>Pop Chronicles the 40s: The Lively Story of Pop Music in the 40s</i></a> (audiobook). <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-55935-147-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-55935-147-8"><bdi>978-1-55935-147-8</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/31611854">31611854</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Pop+Chronicles+the+40s%3A+The+Lively+Story+of+Pop+Music+in+the+40s&rft.date=1994&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F31611854&rft.isbn=978-1-55935-147-8&rft.aulast=Gilliland&rft.aufirst=John&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdigital.library.unt.edu%2Fexplore%2Fpartners%2FUNTML%2Fbrowse%2F%3Fstart%3D0%26fq%3Duntl_collection%253AJGPC&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohnny+Mercer" class="Z3988"></span> Mercer interviewed 1971.</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKimball2009" class="citation book cs1">Kimball, Robert; et al. (2009). <i>The Complete Lyrics of Johnny Mercer</i>. Knopf.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Complete+Lyrics+of+Johnny+Mercer&rft.pub=Knopf&rft.date=2009&rft.aulast=Kimball&rft.aufirst=Robert&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohnny+Mercer" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLees2004" class="citation book cs1">Lees, Gene (2004). <i>Portrait of Johnny: The Life of John Herndon Mercer</i>. Hal Leonard.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Portrait+of+Johnny%3A+The+Life+of+John+Herndon+Mercer&rft.pub=Hal+Leonard&rft.date=2004&rft.aulast=Lees&rft.aufirst=Gene&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohnny+Mercer" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWilder1990" class="citation book cs1">Wilder, Alec (1990). <i>American Popular Song</i>. Oxford University Press.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=American+Popular+Song&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=1990&rft.aulast=Wilder&rft.aufirst=Alec&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohnny+Mercer" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Johnny_Mercer&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output 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navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Continental_(song)" title="The Continental (song)">The Continental</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Con_Conrad" title="Con Conrad">Con Conrad</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Herb_Magidson" title="Herb Magidson">Herb Magidson</a> (1934)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lullaby_of_Broadway_(song)" title="Lullaby of Broadway (song)">Lullaby of Broadway</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Warren" title="Harry Warren">Harry Warren</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Al_Dubin" title="Al Dubin">Al Dubin</a> (1935)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Way_You_Look_Tonight" title="The Way You Look Tonight">The Way You Look Tonight</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Kern" title="Jerome Kern">Jerome Kern</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Dorothy_Fields" title="Dorothy Fields">Dorothy Fields</a> (1936)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sweet_Leilani" title="Sweet Leilani">Sweet Leilani</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Owens" title="Harry Owens">Harry Owens</a> (1937)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Thanks_for_the_Memory" title="Thanks for the Memory">Thanks for the Memory</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Rainger" title="Ralph Rainger">Ralph Rainger</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Leo_Robin" title="Leo Robin">Leo Robin</a> (1938)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Over_the_Rainbow" title="Over the Rainbow">Over the Rainbow</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Harold_Arlen" title="Harold Arlen">Harold Arlen</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Yip_Harburg" title="Yip Harburg">E. Y. Harburg</a> (1939)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/When_You_Wish_Upon_a_Star" title="When You Wish Upon a Star">When You Wish Upon a Star</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Leigh_Harline" title="Leigh Harline">Leigh Harline</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Ned_Washington" title="Ned Washington">Ned Washington</a> (1940)</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">1941–1950</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Last_Time_I_Saw_Paris_(song)" title="The Last Time I Saw Paris (song)">The Last Time I Saw Paris</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Kern" title="Jerome Kern">Jerome Kern</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Hammerstein_II" title="Oscar Hammerstein II">Oscar Hammerstein II</a> (1941)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/White_Christmas_(song)" title="White Christmas (song)">White Christmas</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Irving_Berlin" title="Irving Berlin">Irving Berlin</a> (1942)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27ll_Never_Know" title="You'll Never Know">You'll Never Know</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Warren" title="Harry Warren">Harry Warren</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Mack_Gordon" title="Mack Gordon">Mack Gordon</a> (1943)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Swinging_on_a_Star" title="Swinging on a Star">Swinging on a Star</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Van_Heusen" title="Jimmy Van Heusen">Jimmy Van Heusen</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Burke_(lyricist)" title="Johnny Burke (lyricist)">Johnny Burke</a> (1944)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It_Might_as_Well_Be_Spring" title="It Might as Well Be Spring">It Might as Well Be Spring</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Richard_Rodgers" title="Richard Rodgers">Richard Rodgers</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Hammerstein_II" title="Oscar Hammerstein II">Oscar Hammerstein II</a> (1945)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/On_the_Atchison,_Topeka_and_the_Santa_Fe" title="On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe">On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Warren" title="Harry Warren">Harry Warren</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Johnny Mercer</a> (1946)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" title="Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah">Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Allie_Wrubel" title="Allie Wrubel">Allie Wrubel</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Gilbert" title="Ray Gilbert">Ray Gilbert</a> (1947)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Buttons_and_Bows" title="Buttons and Bows">Buttons and Bows</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Jay_Livingston" title="Jay Livingston">Jay Livingston</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Evans" title="Ray Evans">Ray Evans</a> (1948)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Baby,_It%27s_Cold_Outside" title="Baby, It's Cold Outside">Baby, It's Cold Outside</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Loesser" title="Frank Loesser">Frank Loesser</a> (1949)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mona_Lisa_(Nat_King_Cole_song)" title="Mona Lisa (Nat King Cole song)">Mona Lisa</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Evans" title="Ray Evans">Ray Evans</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jay_Livingston" title="Jay Livingston">Jay Livingston</a> (1950)</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">1951–1960</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/In_the_Cool,_Cool,_Cool_of_the_Evening" title="In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening">In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Hoagy_Carmichael" title="Hoagy Carmichael">Hoagy Carmichael</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Johnny Mercer</a> (1951)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Ballad_of_High_Noon" title="The Ballad of High Noon">High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Dimitri_Tiomkin" title="Dimitri Tiomkin">Dimitri Tiomkin</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Ned_Washington" title="Ned Washington">Ned Washington</a> (1952)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Secret_Love_(Doris_Day_song)" title="Secret Love (Doris Day song)">Secret Love</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Fain" title="Sammy Fain">Sammy Fain</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Francis_Webster" title="Paul Francis Webster">Paul Francis Webster</a> (1953)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Three_Coins_in_the_Fountain_(song)" title="Three Coins in the Fountain (song)">Three Coins in the Fountain</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Jule_Styne" title="Jule Styne">Jule Styne</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Cahn" title="Sammy Cahn">Sammy Cahn</a> (1954)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_Is_a_Many-Splendored_Thing_(song)" title="Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (song)">Love Is a Many Splendored Thing</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Fain" title="Sammy Fain">Sammy Fain</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Francis_Webster" title="Paul Francis Webster">Paul Francis Webster</a> (1955)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Que_Sera,_Sera_(Whatever_Will_Be,_Will_Be)" title="Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)">Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Jay_Livingston" title="Jay Livingston">Jay Livingston</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ray_Evans" title="Ray Evans">Ray Evans</a> (1956)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All_the_Way_(Frank_Sinatra_song)" title="All the Way (Frank Sinatra song)">All the Way</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Van_Heusen" title="Jimmy Van Heusen">Jimmy Van Heusen</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Cahn" title="Sammy Cahn">Sammy Cahn</a> (1957)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Gigi_(song)" title="Gigi (song)">Gigi</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Loewe" title="Frederick Loewe">Frederick Loewe</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Alan_Jay_Lerner" title="Alan Jay Lerner">Alan Jay Lerner</a> (1958)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/High_Hopes_(Frank_Sinatra_song)" title="High Hopes (Frank Sinatra song)">High Hopes</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Van_Heusen" title="Jimmy Van Heusen">Jimmy Van Heusen</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Cahn" title="Sammy Cahn">Sammy Cahn</a> (1959)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Never_on_Sunday_(song)" title="Never on Sunday (song)">Never on Sunday</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Manos_Hatzidakis" title="Manos Hatzidakis">Manos Hatzidakis</a> (1960)</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">1961–1970</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Moon_River" title="Moon River">Moon River</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Henry_Mancini" title="Henry Mancini">Henry Mancini</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Johnny Mercer</a> (1961)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Days_of_Wine_and_Roses_(song)" title="Days of Wine and Roses (song)">Days of Wine and Roses</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Henry_Mancini" title="Henry Mancini">Henry Mancini</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Johnny Mercer</a> (1962)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Call_Me_Irresponsible" title="Call Me Irresponsible">Call Me Irresponsible</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Van_Heusen" title="Jimmy Van Heusen">Jimmy Van Heusen</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Cahn" title="Sammy Cahn">Sammy Cahn</a> (1963)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Chim_Chim_Cher-ee" title="Chim Chim Cher-ee">Chim Chim Cher-ee</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Richard_M._Sherman" title="Richard M. Sherman">Richard M. Sherman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Robert_B._Sherman" title="Robert B. Sherman">Robert B. Sherman</a> (1964)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Shadow_of_Your_Smile" title="The Shadow of Your Smile">The Shadow of Your Smile</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mandel" title="Johnny Mandel">Johnny Mandel</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Francis_Webster" title="Paul Francis Webster">Paul Francis Webster</a> (1965)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Born_Free_(Matt_Monro_song)" title="Born Free (Matt Monro song)">Born Free</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/John_Barry_(composer)" title="John Barry (composer)">John Barry</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Don_Black_(lyricist)" title="Don Black (lyricist)">Don Black</a> (1966)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Talk_to_the_Animals" title="Talk to the Animals">Talk to the Animals</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Leslie_Bricusse" title="Leslie Bricusse">Leslie Bricusse</a> (1967)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Windmills_of_Your_Mind" title="The Windmills of Your Mind">The Windmills of Your Mind</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Michel_Legrand" title="Michel Legrand">Michel Legrand</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Alan_and_Marilyn_Bergman" title="Alan and Marilyn Bergman">Alan and Marilyn Bergman</a> (1968)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Raindrops_Keep_Fallin%27_on_My_Head" title="Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head">Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Burt_Bacharach" title="Burt Bacharach">Burt Bacharach</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Hal_David" title="Hal David">Hal David</a> (1969)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/For_All_We_Know_(1970_song)" title="For All We Know (1970 song)">For All We Know</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Karlin" title="Fred Karlin">Fred Karlin</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Robb_Royer" title="Robb Royer">Robb Royer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Griffin" title="Jimmy Griffin">Jimmy Griffin</a> (1970)</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">1971–1980</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Theme_from_Shaft" title="Theme from Shaft">Theme from <i>Shaft</i></a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Isaac_Hayes" title="Isaac Hayes">Isaac Hayes</a> (1971)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Morning_After_(Maureen_McGovern_song)" title="The Morning After (Maureen McGovern song)">The Morning After</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Al_Kasha" title="Al Kasha">Al Kasha</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joel_Hirschhorn" title="Joel Hirschhorn">Joel Hirschhorn</a> (1972)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Way_We_Were_(song)" title="The Way We Were (song)">The Way We Were</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Hamlisch" title="Marvin Hamlisch">Marvin Hamlisch</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Alan_and_Marilyn_Bergman" title="Alan and Marilyn Bergman">Alan and Marilyn Bergman</a> (1973)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_May_Never_Love_Like_This_Again" title="We May Never Love Like This Again">We May Never Love Like This Again</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Al_Kasha" title="Al Kasha">Al Kasha</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joel_Hirschhorn" title="Joel Hirschhorn">Joel Hirschhorn</a> (1974)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Easy_(Keith_Carradine_song)" title="I'm Easy (Keith Carradine song)">I'm Easy</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Keith_Carradine" title="Keith Carradine">Keith Carradine</a> (1975)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Evergreen_(Love_Theme_from_A_Star_Is_Born)" title="Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)">Evergreen (Love Theme from <i>A Star Is Born</i>)</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Barbra_Streisand" title="Barbra Streisand">Barbra Streisand</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Williams_(songwriter)" title="Paul Williams (songwriter)">Paul Williams</a> (1976)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Light_Up_My_Life_(song)" title="You Light Up My Life (song)">You Light Up My Life</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Brooks_(songwriter)" title="Joseph Brooks (songwriter)">Joseph Brooks</a> (1977)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Last_Dance_(Donna_Summer_song)" title="Last Dance (Donna Summer song)">Last Dance</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Jabara" title="Paul Jabara">Paul Jabara</a> (1978)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It_Goes_Like_It_Goes" title="It Goes Like It Goes">It Goes Like It Goes</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/David_Shire" title="David Shire">David Shire</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Norman_Gimbel" title="Norman Gimbel">Norman Gimbel</a> (1979)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fame_(Irene_Cara_song)" title="Fame (Irene Cara song)">Fame</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Gore" title="Michael Gore">Michael Gore</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Dean_Pitchford" title="Dean Pitchford">Dean Pitchford</a> (1980)</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">1981–1990</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Arthur%27s_Theme_(Best_That_You_Can_Do)" title="Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)">Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Burt_Bacharach" title="Burt Bacharach">Burt Bacharach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carole_Bayer_Sager" title="Carole Bayer Sager">Carole Bayer Sager</a>, <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Cross" title="Christopher Cross">Christopher Cross</a> and <a href="/wiki/Peter_Allen_(musician)" title="Peter Allen (musician)">Peter Allen</a> (1981)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Up_Where_We_Belong" title="Up Where We Belong">Up Where We Belong</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Nitzsche" title="Jack Nitzsche">Jack Nitzsche</a> and <a href="/wiki/Buffy_Sainte-Marie" title="Buffy Sainte-Marie">Buffy Sainte-Marie</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Will_Jennings" title="Will Jennings">Will Jennings</a> (1982)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Flashdance..._What_a_Feeling" title="Flashdance... What a Feeling">Flashdance... What a Feeling</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Giorgio_Moroder" title="Giorgio Moroder">Giorgio Moroder</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Keith_Forsey" title="Keith Forsey">Keith Forsey</a> and <a href="/wiki/Irene_Cara" title="Irene Cara">Irene Cara</a> (1983)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Just_Called_to_Say_I_Love_You" title="I Just Called to Say I Love You">I Just Called to Say I Love You</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a> (1984)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Say_You,_Say_Me" title="Say You, Say Me">Say You, Say Me</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Richie" title="Lionel Richie">Lionel Richie</a> (1985)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Take_My_Breath_Away" title="Take My Breath Away">Take My Breath Away</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Giorgio_Moroder" title="Giorgio Moroder">Giorgio Moroder</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Whitlock" title="Tom Whitlock">Tom Whitlock</a> (1986)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(I%27ve_Had)_The_Time_of_My_Life" title="(I've Had) The Time of My Life">(I've Had) The Time of My Life</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Franke_Previte" title="Franke Previte">Franke Previte</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_DeNicola" title="John DeNicola">John DeNicola</a> and Donald Markowitz</li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Franke_Previte" title="Franke Previte">Franke Previte</a> (1987)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Let_the_River_Run" title="Let the River Run">Let the River Run</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Carly_Simon" title="Carly Simon">Carly Simon</a> (1988)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Under_the_Sea" title="Under the Sea">Under the Sea</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Alan_Menken" title="Alan Menken">Alan Menken</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Howard_Ashman" title="Howard Ashman">Howard Ashman</a> (1989)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sooner_or_Later_(Madonna_song)" title="Sooner or Later (Madonna song)">Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Sondheim" title="Stephen Sondheim">Stephen Sondheim</a> (1990)</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">1991–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(Disney_song)" title="Beauty and the Beast (Disney song)">Beauty and the Beast</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Alan_Menken" title="Alan Menken">Alan Menken</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Howard_Ashman" title="Howard Ashman">Howard Ashman</a> (1991)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Whole_New_World" title="A Whole New World">A Whole New World</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Alan_Menken" title="Alan Menken">Alan Menken</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Rice" title="Tim Rice">Tim Rice</a> (1992)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Streets_of_Philadelphia" title="Streets of Philadelphia">Streets of Philadelphia</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen" title="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a> (1993)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Can_You_Feel_the_Love_Tonight" title="Can You Feel the Love Tonight">Can You Feel the Love Tonight</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Rice" title="Tim Rice">Tim Rice</a> (1994)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Colors_of_the_Wind" title="Colors of the Wind">Colors of the Wind</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Alan_Menken" title="Alan Menken">Alan Menken</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Schwartz" title="Stephen Schwartz">Stephen Schwartz</a> (1995)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Must_Love_Me" title="You Must Love Me">You Must Love Me</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Lloyd_Webber" title="Andrew Lloyd Webber">Andrew Lloyd Webber</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Rice" title="Tim Rice">Tim Rice</a> (1996)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Heart_Will_Go_On" title="My Heart Will Go On">My Heart Will Go On</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/James_Horner" title="James Horner">James Horner</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Will_Jennings" title="Will Jennings">Will Jennings</a> (1997)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/When_You_Believe" title="When You Believe">When You Believe</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Schwartz" title="Stephen Schwartz">Stephen Schwartz</a> (1998)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27ll_Be_in_My_Heart" title="You'll Be in My Heart">You'll Be in My Heart</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Collins" title="Phil Collins">Phil Collins</a> (1999)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Things_Have_Changed" title="Things Have Changed">Things Have Changed</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Dylan" title="Bob Dylan">Bob Dylan</a> (2000)</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">2001–2010</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/If_I_Didn%27t_Have_You_(Disney_song)" title="If I Didn't Have You (Disney song)">If I Didn't Have You</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Newman" title="Randy Newman">Randy Newman</a> (2001)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lose_Yourself" title="Lose Yourself">Lose Yourself</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Bass" title="Jeff Bass">Jeff Bass</a> and <a href="/wiki/Luis_Resto_(musician)" title="Luis Resto (musician)">Luis Resto</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> (2002)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Into_the_West_(song)" title="Into the West (song)">Into the West</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Fran_Walsh" title="Fran Walsh">Fran Walsh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Howard_Shore" title="Howard Shore">Howard Shore</a> and <a href="/wiki/Annie_Lennox" title="Annie Lennox">Annie Lennox</a> (2003)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Al_otro_lado_del_r%C3%ADo" title="Al otro lado del río">Al otro lado del río</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Jorge_Drexler" title="Jorge Drexler">Jorge Drexler</a> (2004)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_Hard_out_Here_for_a_Pimp" title="It's Hard out Here for a Pimp">It's Hard out Here for a Pimp</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Juicy_J" title="Juicy J">Juicy J</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frayser_Boy" title="Frayser Boy">Frayser Boy</a> and <a href="/wiki/DJ_Paul" title="DJ Paul">DJ Paul</a> (2005)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Need_to_Wake_Up" title="I Need to Wake Up">I Need to Wake Up</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Melissa_Etheridge" title="Melissa Etheridge">Melissa Etheridge</a> (2006)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Falling_Slowly" title="Falling Slowly">Falling Slowly</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Glen_Hansard" title="Glen Hansard">Glen Hansard</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mark%C3%A9ta_Irglov%C3%A1" title="Markéta Irglová">Markéta Irglová</a> (2007)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jai_Ho_(song)" title="Jai Ho (song)">Jai Ho</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/A._R._Rahman" title="A. R. Rahman">A. R. Rahman</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Gulzar" title="Gulzar">Gulzar</a> (2008)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Weary_Kind" title="The Weary Kind">The Weary Kind</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Bingham" title="Ryan Bingham">Ryan Bingham</a> and <a href="/wiki/T_Bone_Burnett" title="T Bone Burnett">T Bone Burnett</a> (2009)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_Belong_Together_(Randy_Newman_song)" title="We Belong Together (Randy Newman song)">We Belong Together</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Newman" title="Randy Newman">Randy Newman</a> (2010)</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">2011–2020</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Man_or_Muppet" title="Man or Muppet">Man or Muppet</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Bret_McKenzie" title="Bret McKenzie">Bret McKenzie</a> (2011)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Skyfall_(song)" title="Skyfall (song)">Skyfall</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele Adkins</a> and <a href="/wiki/Paul_Epworth" title="Paul Epworth">Paul Epworth</a> (2012)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Let_It_Go" title="Let It Go">Let It Go</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Kristen_Anderson-Lopez" title="Kristen Anderson-Lopez">Kristen Anderson-Lopez</a> and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Lopez" title="Robert Lopez">Robert Lopez</a> (2013)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Glory_(Common_and_John_Legend_song)" title="Glory (Common and John Legend song)">Glory</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/John_Legend" title="John Legend">John Stephens</a> and <a href="/wiki/Common_(rapper)" title="Common (rapper)">Lonnie Lynn</a> (2014)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Writing%27s_on_the_Wall_(Sam_Smith_song)" title="Writing's on the Wall (Sam Smith song)">Writing's on the Wall</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Napes" title="Jimmy Napes">James Napier</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sam_Smith" title="Sam Smith">Sam Smith</a> (2015)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/City_of_Stars" title="City of Stars">City of Stars</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Hurwitz" title="Justin Hurwitz">Justin Hurwitz</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Benj_Pasek" title="Benj Pasek">Benj Pasek</a> and <a href="/wiki/Justin_Paul" title="Justin Paul">Justin Paul</a> (2016)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Remember_Me_(Coco_song)" title="Remember Me (Coco song)">Remember Me</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Kristen_Anderson-Lopez" title="Kristen Anderson-Lopez">Kristen Anderson-Lopez</a> and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Lopez" title="Robert Lopez">Robert Lopez</a> (2017)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Shallow_(Lady_Gaga_and_Bradley_Cooper_song)" title="Shallow (Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper song)">Shallow</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Ronson" title="Mark Ronson">Mark Ronson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Rossomando" title="Anthony Rossomando">Anthony Rossomando</a> and <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wyatt" title="Andrew Wyatt">Andrew Wyatt</a> (2018)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(I%27m_Gonna)_Love_Me_Again" title="(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again">(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Taupin" title="Bernie Taupin">Bernie Taupin</a> (2019)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fight_for_You_(H.E.R._song)" title="Fight for You (H.E.R. song)">Fight for You</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/D%27Mile" title="D'Mile">D'Mile</a> and <a href="/wiki/H.E.R." title="H.E.R.">H.E.R.</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/H.E.R." title="H.E.R.">H.E.R.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tiara_Thomas" title="Tiara Thomas">Tiara Thomas</a> (2020)</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">2021–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/No_Time_to_Die_(song)" title="No Time to Die (song)">No Time to Die</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Billie_Eilish" title="Billie Eilish">Billie Eilish</a> and <a href="/wiki/Finneas_O%27Connell" title="Finneas O'Connell">Finneas O'Connell</a> (2021)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Naatu_Naatu" title="Naatu Naatu">Naatu Naatu</a>" <ul><li>Music: <a href="/wiki/M._M._Keeravani" title="M. M. Keeravani">M. M. Keeravani</a></li> <li>Lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Chandrabose_(lyricist)" title="Chandrabose (lyricist)">Chandrabose</a> (2022)</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What_Was_I_Made_For%3F" title="What Was I Made For?">What Was I Made For?</a>" <ul><li>Music and lyrics: <a href="/wiki/Billie_Eilish" title="Billie Eilish">Billie Eilish</a> and <a href="/wiki/Finneas_O%27Connell" title="Finneas O'Connell">Finneas O'Connell</a> (2023)</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background: #CFB53B"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Template:Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Template talk:Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song">Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #CFB53B;width:1%;background: #CFB53B">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Town_Without_Pity_(song)" title="Town Without Pity (song)">Town Without Pity</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Dimitri_Tiomkin" title="Dimitri Tiomkin">Dimitri Tiomkin</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Ned_Washington" title="Ned Washington">Ned Washington</a> (1961)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">No Award (1962)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">No Award (1963)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Circus World" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Dimitri_Tiomkin" title="Dimitri Tiomkin">Dimitri Tiomkin</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Ned_Washington" title="Ned Washington">Ned Washington</a> (1964)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Forget_Domani" title="Forget Domani">Forget Domani</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Riz_Ortolani" title="Riz Ortolani">Riz Ortolani</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Norman_Newell" title="Norman Newell">Norman Newell</a> (1965)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Strangers_in_the_Night" title="Strangers in the Night">Strangers in the Night</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Bert_Kaempfert" title="Bert Kaempfert">Bert Kaempfert</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Charles_Singleton_(songwriter)" title="Charles Singleton (songwriter)">Charles Singleton</a> & <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Snyder" title="Eddie Snyder">Eddie Snyder</a> (1966)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"If Ever I Would Leave You" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Loewe" title="Frederick Loewe">Frederick Loewe</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Alan_Jay_Lerner" title="Alan Jay Lerner">Alan Jay Lerner</a> (1967)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/The_Windmills_of_Your_Mind" title="The Windmills of Your Mind">The Windmills of Your Mind</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Michel_Legrand" title="Michel Legrand">Michel Legrand</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Alan_and_Marilyn_Bergman" title="Alan and Marilyn Bergman">Alan and Marilyn Bergman</a> (1968)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Jean_(song)" title="Jean (song)">Jean</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Rod_McKuen" title="Rod McKuen">Rod McKuen</a> (1969)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #CFB53B;width:1%;background: #CFB53B">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"Whistling Away the Dark" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Henry_Mancini" title="Henry Mancini">Henry Mancini</a>; Lyrics by <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Johnny Mercer</a> (1970)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Life Is What You Make It" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Hamlisch" title="Marvin Hamlisch">Marvin Hamlisch</a>; Lyrics by <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Johnny Mercer</a> (1971)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Ben_(song)" title="Ben (song)">Ben</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Walter_Scharf" title="Walter Scharf">Walter Scharf</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Don_Black_(lyricist)" title="Don Black (lyricist)">Don Black</a> (1972)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/The_Way_We_Were_(song)" title="The Way We Were (song)">The Way We Were</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Hamlisch" title="Marvin Hamlisch">Marvin Hamlisch</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Alan_and_Marilyn_Bergman" title="Alan and Marilyn Bergman">Alan and Marilyn Bergman</a> (1973)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"I Feel Love" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Euel_Box" title="Euel Box">Euel Box</a>; Lyrics by Betty Box (1974)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Easy_(Keith_Carradine_song)" title="I'm Easy (Keith Carradine song)">I'm Easy</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Keith_Carradine" title="Keith Carradine">Keith Carradine</a> (1975)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Evergreen_(Love_Theme_from_A_Star_Is_Born)" title="Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)">Evergreen</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Barbra_Streisand" title="Barbra Streisand">Barbra Streisand</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Paul_Williams_(songwriter)" title="Paul Williams (songwriter)">Paul Williams</a> (1976)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/You_Light_Up_My_Life_(song)" title="You Light Up My Life (song)">You Light Up My Life</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Brooks_(songwriter)" title="Joseph Brooks (songwriter)">Joseph Brooks</a> (1977)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Last_Dance_(Donna_Summer_song)" title="Last Dance (Donna Summer song)">Last Dance</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Paul_Jabara" title="Paul Jabara">Paul Jabara</a> (1978)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/The_Rose_(song)" title="The Rose (song)">The Rose</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Amanda_McBroom" title="Amanda McBroom">Amanda McBroom</a> (1979)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #CFB53B;width:1%;background: #CFB53B">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Fame_(Irene_Cara_song)" title="Fame (Irene Cara song)">Fame</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Michael_Gore" title="Michael Gore">Michael Gore</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Dean_Pitchford" title="Dean Pitchford">Dean Pitchford</a> (1980)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Arthur%27s_Theme_(Best_That_You_Can_Do)" title="Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)">Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Peter_Allen_(musician)" title="Peter Allen (musician)">Peter Allen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Burt_Bacharach" title="Burt Bacharach">Burt Bacharach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Cross" title="Christopher Cross">Christopher Cross</a> & <a href="/wiki/Carole_Bayer_Sager" title="Carole Bayer Sager">Carole Bayer Sager</a> (1981)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Up_Where_We_Belong" title="Up Where We Belong">Up Where We Belong</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Jack_Nitzsche" title="Jack Nitzsche">Jack Nitzsche</a> & <a href="/wiki/Buffy_Sainte-Marie" title="Buffy Sainte-Marie">Buffy Sainte-Marie</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Will_Jennings" title="Will Jennings">Wilbur Jennings</a> (1982)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Flashdance..._What_a_Feeling" title="Flashdance... What a Feeling">Flashdance... What a Feeling</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Giorgio_Moroder" title="Giorgio Moroder">Giorgio Moroder</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Irene_Cara" title="Irene Cara">Irene Cara</a> & <a href="/wiki/Keith_Forsey" title="Keith Forsey">Keith Forsey</a> (1983)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/I_Just_Called_to_Say_I_Love_You" title="I Just Called to Say I Love You">I Just Called to Say I Love You</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a> (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Say_You,_Say_Me" title="Say You, Say Me">Say You, Say Me</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Richie" title="Lionel Richie">Lionel Richie</a> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Take_My_Breath_Away" title="Take My Breath Away">Take My Breath Away</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Giorgio_Moroder" title="Giorgio Moroder">Giorgio Moroder</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Whitlock" title="Tom Whitlock">Tom Whitlock</a> (1986)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/(I%27ve_Had)_The_Time_of_My_Life" title="(I've Had) The Time of My Life">(I've Had) The Time of My Life</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/John_DeNicola" title="John DeNicola">John DeNicola</a> & Donald Markowitz; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Franke_Previte" title="Franke Previte">Franke Previte</a> (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Let_the_River_Run" title="Let the River Run">Let the River Run</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Carly_Simon" title="Carly Simon">Carly Simon</a> / "<a href="/wiki/Two_Hearts_(Phil_Collins_song)" title="Two Hearts (Phil Collins song)">Two Hearts</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Lamont_Dozier" title="Lamont Dozier">Lamont Dozier</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Phil_Collins" title="Phil Collins">Phil Collins</a> (1988)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Under_the_Sea" title="Under the Sea">Under the Sea</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Alan_Menken" title="Alan Menken">Alan Menken</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Howard_Ashman" title="Howard Ashman">Howard Ashman</a> (1989)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #CFB53B;width:1%;background: #CFB53B">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Blaze_of_Glory_(Jon_Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Blaze of Glory (Jon Bon Jovi song)">Blaze of Glory</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi" title="Jon Bon Jovi">Jon Bon Jovi</a> (1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(Disney_song)" title="Beauty and the Beast (Disney song)">Beauty and the Beast</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Alan_Menken" title="Alan Menken">Alan Menken</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Howard_Ashman" title="Howard Ashman">Howard Ashman</a> (1991)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/A_Whole_New_World" title="A Whole New World">A Whole New World</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Alan_Menken" title="Alan Menken">Alan Menken</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Tim_Rice" title="Tim Rice">Tim Rice</a> (1992)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Streets_of_Philadelphia" title="Streets of Philadelphia">Streets of Philadelphia</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen" title="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a> (1993)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Can_You_Feel_the_Love_Tonight" title="Can You Feel the Love Tonight">Can You Feel the Love Tonight</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Tim_Rice" title="Tim Rice">Tim Rice</a> (1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Colors_of_the_Wind" title="Colors of the Wind">Colors of the Wind</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Alan_Menken" title="Alan Menken">Alan Menken</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Schwartz" title="Stephen Schwartz">Stephen Schwartz</a> (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/You_Must_Love_Me" title="You Must Love Me">You Must Love Me</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Lloyd_Webber" title="Andrew Lloyd Webber">Andrew Lloyd Webber</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Tim_Rice" title="Tim Rice">Tim Rice</a> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/My_Heart_Will_Go_On" title="My Heart Will Go On">My Heart Will Go On</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/James_Horner" title="James Horner">James Horner</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Will_Jennings" title="Will Jennings">Wilbur Jennings</a> (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/The_Prayer_(Celine_Dion_and_Andrea_Bocelli_song)" title="The Prayer (Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli song)">The Prayer</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/David_Foster" title="David Foster">David Foster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Renis" title="Tony Renis">Tony Renis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carole_Bayer_Sager" title="Carole Bayer Sager">Carole Bayer Sager</a> & <a href="/wiki/Alberto_Testa_(lyricist)" title="Alberto Testa (lyricist)">Alberto Testa</a> (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/You%27ll_Be_in_My_Heart" title="You'll Be in My Heart">You'll Be in My Heart</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Phil_Collins" title="Phil Collins">Phil Collins</a> (1999)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #CFB53B;width:1%;background: #CFB53B">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Things_Have_Changed" title="Things Have Changed">Things Have Changed</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Bob_Dylan" title="Bob Dylan">Bob Dylan</a> (2000)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Until..._(Sting_song)" title="Until... (Sting song)">Until...</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Sting_(musician)" title="Sting (musician)">Sting</a> (2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/The_Hands_That_Built_America" title="The Hands That Built America">The Hands That Built America</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Bono" title="Bono">Bono</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adam_Clayton" title="Adam Clayton">Adam Clayton</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Edge" title="The Edge">The Edge</a> & <a href="/wiki/Larry_Mullen_Jr." title="Larry Mullen Jr.">Larry Mullen Jr.</a> (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Into_the_West_(song)" title="Into the West (song)">Into the West</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Annie_Lennox" title="Annie Lennox">Annie Lennox</a>, <a href="/wiki/Howard_Shore" title="Howard Shore">Howard Shore</a> & <a href="/wiki/Fran_Walsh" title="Fran Walsh">Frances Walsh</a> (2003)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Old_Habits_Die_Hard" title="Old Habits Die Hard">Old Habits Die Hard</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Mick_Jagger" title="Mick Jagger">Mick Jagger</a> & <a href="/wiki/Dave_Stewart_(Eurythmics)" title="Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)">David A. Stewart</a> (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/A_Love_That_Will_Never_Grow_Old" title="A Love That Will Never Grow Old">A Love That Will Never Grow Old</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Gustavo_Santaolalla" title="Gustavo Santaolalla">Gustavo Santaolalla</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Taupin" title="Bernie Taupin">Bernie Taupin</a> (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/The_Song_of_the_Heart" title="The Song of the Heart">The Song of the Heart</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)">Prince Rogers Nelson</a> (2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Guaranteed_(Eddie_Vedder_song)" title="Guaranteed (Eddie Vedder song)">Guaranteed</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Vedder" title="Eddie Vedder">Eddie Vedder</a> (2007)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/The_Wrestler_(song)" title="The Wrestler (song)">The Wrestler</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen" title="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a> (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/The_Weary_Kind" title="The Weary Kind">The Weary Kind</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Bingham" title="Ryan Bingham">Ryan Bingham</a> & <a href="/wiki/T_Bone_Burnett" title="T Bone Burnett">T Bone Burnett</a> (2009)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #CFB53B;width:1%;background: #CFB53B">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/You_Haven%27t_Seen_the_Last_of_Me" title="You Haven't Seen the Last of Me">You Haven't Seen the Last of Me</a>" – Music and lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Diane_Warren" title="Diane Warren">Diane Warren</a> (2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Masterpiece_(Madonna_song)" title="Masterpiece (Madonna song)">Masterpiece</a>" – Music and lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Madonna" title="Madonna">Madonna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Julie_Frost" title="Julie Frost">Julie Frost</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Harry" title="Jimmy Harry">Jimmy Harry</a> (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Skyfall_(song)" title="Skyfall (song)">Skyfall</a>" – Music and lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele Adkins</a> & <a href="/wiki/Paul_Epworth" title="Paul Epworth">Paul Epworth</a> (2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Ordinary_Love_(U2_song)" title="Ordinary Love (U2 song)">Ordinary Love</a>" – Music and lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Bono" title="Bono">Bono</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adam_Clayton" title="Adam Clayton">Adam Clayton</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Edge" title="The Edge">The Edge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Larry_Mullen_Jr." title="Larry Mullen Jr.">Larry Mullen Jr.</a> & <a href="/wiki/Danger_Mouse_(musician)" title="Danger Mouse (musician)">Danger Mouse</a> (2013)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Glory_(Common_and_John_Legend_song)" title="Glory (Common and John Legend song)">Glory</a>" – Music and lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Common_(rapper)" title="Common (rapper)">Common</a> & <a href="/wiki/John_Legend" title="John Legend">John Legend</a> (2014)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Writing%27s_on_the_Wall_(Sam_Smith_song)" title="Writing's on the Wall (Sam Smith song)">Writing's on the Wall</a>" – Music and lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Sam_Smith" title="Sam Smith">Sam Smith</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Napes" title="Jimmy Napes">Jimmy Napes</a> (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/City_of_Stars" title="City of Stars">City of Stars</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Justin_Hurwitz" title="Justin Hurwitz">Justin Hurwitz</a>; lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Pasek_and_Paul" title="Pasek and Paul">Benj Pasek</a> & <a href="/wiki/Justin_Paul" title="Justin Paul">Justin Paul</a> (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/This_Is_Me_(The_Greatest_Showman_song)" title="This Is Me (The Greatest Showman song)">This Is Me</a>" – Music and lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Pasek_and_Paul" title="Pasek and Paul">Benj Pasek</a> & <a href="/wiki/Justin_Paul" title="Justin Paul">Justin Paul</a> (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Shallow_(Lady_Gaga_and_Bradley_Cooper_song)" title="Shallow (Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper song)">Shallow</a>" – Music and lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Ronson" title="Mark Ronson">Mark Ronson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Rossomando" title="Anthony Rossomando">Anthony Rossomando</a> & <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wyatt" title="Andrew Wyatt">Andrew Wyatt</a> (2018)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/(I%27m_Gonna)_Love_Me_Again" title="(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again">(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a>; lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Taupin" title="Bernie Taupin">Bernie Taupin</a> (2019)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #CFB53B;width:1%;background: #CFB53B">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Io_s%C3%AC_(Seen)" title="Io sì (Seen)">Io sì (Seen)</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/Diane_Warren" title="Diane Warren">Diane Warren</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Diane_Warren" title="Diane Warren">Diane Warren</a>, <a href="/wiki/Laura_Pausini" title="Laura Pausini">Laura Pausini</a> & Niccolò Agliardi (2020)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/No_Time_to_Die_(song)" title="No Time to Die (song)">No Time to Die</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Billie_Eilish" title="Billie Eilish">Billie Eilish</a> & <a href="/wiki/Finneas_O%27Connell" title="Finneas O'Connell">Finneas O'Connell</a> (2021)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Naatu_Naatu" title="Naatu Naatu">Naatu Naatu</a>" – Music by <a href="/wiki/M._M._Keeravani" title="M. M. Keeravani">M. M. Keeravani</a>; Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Chandrabose_(lyricist)" title="Chandrabose (lyricist)">Chandrabose</a> (2022)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/What_Was_I_Made_For%3F" title="What Was I Made For?">What Was I Made For?</a>" – Music and Lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Billie_Eilish" title="Billie Eilish">Billie Eilish O'Connell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Finneas_O%27Connell" title="Finneas O'Connell">Finneas O'Connell</a> (2023)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background: #CFB53B"><div><div class="hlist" style="font-size:smaller"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Template:Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Template:Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song">Complete List</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Template:Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Original_Song_1960s" title="Template:Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 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href="/wiki/Template:Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Original_Song_2020s" title="Template:Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 2020s">(2020s)</a></span></li></ul> </div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Grammy_Award_for_Song_of_the_Year" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#cedff2;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a 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0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Nel_blu,_dipinto_di_blu_(song)" title="Nel blu, dipinto di blu (song)">Nel blu, dipinto di blu (Volare)</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Domenico_Modugno" title="Domenico Modugno">Domenico Modugno</a> (songwriter) (1958)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Battle_of_New_Orleans" title="The Battle of New Orleans">The Battle of New Orleans</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Driftwood" title="Jimmy Driftwood">Jimmy Driftwood</a> (songwriter) (1959)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Theme_of_Exodus" title="Theme of Exodus">Theme of <i>Exodus</i></a>" – <a href="/wiki/Ernest_Gold" title="Ernest Gold">Ernest Gold</a> (songwriter) (1960)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Moon_River" title="Moon River">Moon River</a>" – <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Johnny Mercer</a> & <a href="/wiki/Henry_Mancini" title="Henry Mancini">Henry Mancini</a> (songwriters) (1961)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What_Kind_of_Fool_Am_I%3F" title="What Kind of Fool Am I?">What Kind of Fool Am I?</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Leslie_Bricusse" title="Leslie Bricusse">Leslie Bricusse</a> & <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Newley" title="Anthony Newley">Anthony Newley</a> (songwriters) (1962)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Days_of_Wine_and_Roses_(song)" title="Days of Wine and Roses (song)">Days of Wine and Roses</a>" – <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Johnny Mercer</a> & <a href="/wiki/Henry_Mancini" title="Henry Mancini">Henry Mancini</a> (songwriters) (1963)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hello,_Dolly!_(song)" title="Hello, Dolly! (song)">Hello, Dolly!</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Herman" title="Jerry Herman">Jerry Herman</a> (songwriter) (1964)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Shadow_of_Your_Smile" title="The Shadow of Your Smile">The Shadow of Your Smile</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Francis_Webster" title="Paul Francis Webster">Paul Francis Webster</a> & <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mandel" title="Johnny Mandel">Johnny Mandel</a> (songwriters) (1965)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Michelle_(song)" title="Michelle (song)">Michelle</a>" – <a href="/wiki/John_Lennon" title="John Lennon">John Lennon</a> & <a href="/wiki/Paul_McCartney" title="Paul McCartney">Paul McCartney</a> (songwriters) (1966)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Up,_Up_and_Away_(song)" title="Up, Up and Away (song)">Up, Up, and Away</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Webb" title="Jimmy Webb">Jimmy Webb</a> (songwriter) (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Little_Green_Apples" title="Little Green Apples">Little Green Apples</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Russell" title="Bobby Russell">Bobby Russell</a> (songwriter) (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Games_People_Play_(Joe_South_song)" title="Games People Play (Joe South song)">Games People Play</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Joe_South" title="Joe South">Joe South</a> (songwriter) (1969)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Bridge_over_Troubled_Water_(song)" title="Bridge over Troubled Water (song)">Bridge over Troubled Water</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Simon" title="Paul Simon">Paul Simon</a> (songwriter) (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27ve_Got_a_Friend" title="You've Got a Friend">You've Got a Friend</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Carole_King" title="Carole King">Carole King</a> (songwriter) (1971)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_First_Time_Ever_I_Saw_Your_Face" title="The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face">The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Ewan_MacColl" title="Ewan MacColl">Ewan MacColl</a> (songwriter) (1972)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Killing_Me_Softly_with_His_Song" title="Killing Me Softly with His Song">Killing Me Softly with His Song</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Norman_Gimbel" title="Norman Gimbel">Norman Gimbel</a> & <a href="/wiki/Charles_Fox_(composer)" title="Charles Fox (composer)">Charles Fox</a> (songwriters) (1973)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Way_We_Were_(song)" title="The Way We Were (song)">The Way We Were</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Alan_and_Marilyn_Bergman" title="Alan and Marilyn Bergman">Alan and Marilyn Bergman</a> & <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Hamlisch" title="Marvin Hamlisch">Marvin Hamlisch</a> (songwriters) (1974)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Send_In_the_Clowns" title="Send In the Clowns">Send In the Clowns</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Sondheim" title="Stephen Sondheim">Stephen Sondheim</a> (songwriter) (1975)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Write_the_Songs" title="I Write the Songs">I Write the Songs</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Johnston" title="Bruce Johnston">Bruce Johnston</a> (songwriter) (1976)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Evergreen_(Love_Theme_from_A_Star_Is_Born)" title="Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)">Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Barbra_Streisand" title="Barbra Streisand">Barbra Streisand</a> & <a href="/wiki/Paul_Williams_(songwriter)" title="Paul Williams (songwriter)">Paul Williams</a> (songwriters) / "<a href="/wiki/You_Light_Up_My_Life_(song)" title="You Light Up My Life (song)">You Light Up My Life</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Brooks_(songwriter)" title="Joseph Brooks (songwriter)">Joe Brooks</a> (songwriter) (1977)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Just_the_Way_You_Are_(Billy_Joel_song)" title="Just the Way You Are (Billy Joel song)">Just the Way You Are</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Billy_Joel" title="Billy Joel">Billy Joel</a> (songwriter) (1978)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What_a_Fool_Believes" title="What a Fool Believes">What a Fool Believes</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Loggins" title="Kenny Loggins">Kenny Loggins</a> & <a href="/wiki/Michael_McDonald_(musician)" title="Michael McDonald (musician)">Michael McDonald</a> (songwriters) (1979)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Sailing_(Christopher_Cross_song)" title="Sailing (Christopher Cross song)">Sailing</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Cross" title="Christopher Cross">Christopher Cross</a> (songwriter) (1980)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bette_Davis_Eyes" title="Bette Davis Eyes">Bette Davis Eyes</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Donna_Weiss" title="Donna Weiss">Donna Weiss</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jackie_DeShannon" title="Jackie DeShannon">Jackie DeShannon</a> (songwriters) (1981)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Always_on_My_Mind" title="Always on My Mind">Always on My Mind</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Christopher" title="Johnny Christopher">Johnny Christopher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mark_James_(songwriter)" title="Mark James (songwriter)">Mark James</a> & <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Carson" title="Wayne Carson">Wayne Carson</a> (songwriters) (1982)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Every_Breath_You_Take" title="Every Breath You Take">Every Breath You Take</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Sting_(musician)" title="Sting (musician)">Sting</a> (songwriter) (1983)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What%27s_Love_Got_to_Do_with_It_(song)" title="What's Love Got to Do with It (song)">What's Love Got to Do with It</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Graham_Lyle" title="Graham Lyle">Graham Lyle</a> & <a href="/wiki/Terry_Britten" title="Terry Britten">Terry Britten</a> (songwriters) (1984)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_Are_the_World" title="We Are the World">We Are the World</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> & <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Richie" title="Lionel Richie">Lionel Richie</a> (songwriters) (1985)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/That%27s_What_Friends_Are_For" title="That's What Friends Are For">That's What Friends Are For</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Burt_Bacharach" title="Burt Bacharach">Burt Bacharach</a> & <a href="/wiki/Carole_Bayer_Sager" title="Carole Bayer Sager">Carole Bayer Sager</a> (songwriters) (1986)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Somewhere_Out_There_(An_American_Tail_song)" title="Somewhere Out There (An American Tail song)">Somewhere Out There</a>" – <a href="/wiki/James_Horner" title="James Horner">James Horner</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barry_Mann" title="Barry Mann">Barry Mann</a> & <a href="/wiki/Cynthia_Weil" title="Cynthia Weil">Cynthia Weil</a> (songwriters) (1987)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Worry,_Be_Happy" title="Don't Worry, Be Happy">Don't Worry, Be Happy</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_McFerrin" title="Bobby McFerrin">Bobby McFerrin</a> (songwriter) (1988)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Wind_Beneath_My_Wings" title="Wind Beneath My Wings">Wind Beneath My Wings</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Larry_Henley" title="Larry Henley">Larry Henley</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Silbar" title="Jeff Silbar">Jeff Silbar</a> (songwriters) (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/From_a_Distance" title="From a Distance">From a Distance</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Julie_Gold" title="Julie Gold">Julie Gold</a> (songwriter) (1990)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Unforgettable_(Nat_King_Cole_song)" title="Unforgettable (Nat King Cole song)">Unforgettable</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Irving_Gordon" title="Irving Gordon">Irving Gordon</a> (songwriter) (1991)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Tears_in_Heaven" title="Tears in Heaven">Tears in Heaven</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Eric_Clapton" title="Eric Clapton">Eric Clapton</a> & <a href="/wiki/Will_Jennings" title="Will Jennings">Will Jennings</a> (songwriters) (1992)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Whole_New_World" title="A Whole New World">A Whole New World</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Alan_Menken" title="Alan Menken">Alan Menken</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tim_Rice" title="Tim Rice">Tim Rice</a> (songwriters) (1993)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Streets_of_Philadelphia" title="Streets of Philadelphia">Streets of Philadelphia</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen" title="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a> (songwriter) (1994)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Kiss_from_a_Rose" title="Kiss from a Rose">Kiss from a Rose</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Seal_(musician)" title="Seal (musician)">Seal</a> (songwriter) (1995)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Change_the_World" title="Change the World">Change the World</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Kennedy_(musician)" title="Gordon Kennedy (musician)">Gordon Kennedy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Kirkpatrick" title="Wayne Kirkpatrick">Wayne Kirkpatrick</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Sims" title="Tommy Sims">Tommy Sims</a> (songwriters) (1996)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sunny_Came_Home" title="Sunny Came Home">Sunny Came Home</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Colvin" title="Shawn Colvin">Shawn Colvin</a> & <a href="/wiki/John_Leventhal" title="John Leventhal">John Leventhal</a> (songwriters) (1997)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Heart_Will_Go_On" title="My Heart Will Go On">My Heart Will Go On</a>" – <a href="/wiki/James_Horner" title="James Horner">James Horner</a> & <a href="/wiki/Will_Jennings" title="Will Jennings">Will Jennings</a> (songwriters) (1998)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Smooth_(Santana_song)" title="Smooth (Santana song)">Smooth</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Itaal_Shur" title="Itaal Shur">Itaal Shur</a> & <a href="/wiki/Rob_Thomas_(musician)" title="Rob Thomas (musician)">Rob Thomas</a> (songwriters) (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Beautiful_Day" title="Beautiful Day">Beautiful Day</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Adam_Clayton" title="Adam Clayton">Adam Clayton</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Edge" title="The Edge">David Evans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Larry_Mullen_Jr." title="Larry Mullen Jr.">Laurence Mullen</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bono" title="Bono">Paul Hewson</a> (songwriters) (2000)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fallin%27_(Alicia_Keys_song)" title="Fallin' (Alicia Keys song)">Fallin'</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a> (songwriter) (2001)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Know_Why" title="Don't Know Why">Don't Know Why</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Harris" title="Jesse Harris">Jesse Harris</a> (songwriter) (2002)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dance_with_My_Father_(song)" title="Dance with My Father (song)">Dance with My Father</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Richard_Marx" title="Richard Marx">Richard Marx</a> & <a href="/wiki/Luther_Vandross" title="Luther Vandross">Luther Vandross</a> (songwriters) (2003)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Daughters_(John_Mayer_song)" title="Daughters (John Mayer song)">Daughters</a>" – <a href="/wiki/John_Mayer" title="John Mayer">John Mayer</a> (songwriter) (2004)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sometimes_You_Can%27t_Make_It_on_Your_Own" title="Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own">Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Adam_Clayton" title="Adam Clayton">Adam Clayton</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Edge" title="The Edge">David Evans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Larry_Mullen_Jr." title="Larry Mullen Jr.">Laurence Mullen</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bono" title="Bono">Paul Hewson</a> (songwriters) (2005)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Not_Ready_to_Make_Nice" title="Not Ready to Make Nice">Not Ready to Make Nice</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Emily_Robison" class="mw-redirect" title="Emily Robison">Emily Burns Erwin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Martie_Maguire" title="Martie Maguire">Martha Maguire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Natalie_Maines" title="Natalie Maines">Natalie Maines Pasdar</a> & <a href="/wiki/Dan_Wilson_(musician)" title="Dan Wilson (musician)">Dan Wilson</a> (songwriters) (2006)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rehab_(Amy_Winehouse_song)" title="Rehab (Amy Winehouse song)">Rehab</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Amy_Winehouse" title="Amy Winehouse">Amy Winehouse</a> (songwriter) (2007)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Viva_la_Vida" title="Viva la Vida">Viva la Vida</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Guy_Berryman" title="Guy Berryman">Guy Berryman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jonny_Buckland" title="Jonny Buckland">Jonathan Buckland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Will_Champion" title="Will Champion">William Champion</a> & <a href="/wiki/Chris_Martin" title="Chris Martin">Christopher Martin</a> (songwriters) (2008)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Single_Ladies_(Put_a_Ring_on_It)" title="Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)">Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kuk_Harrell" title="Kuk Harrell">Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé Knowles</a>, <a href="/wiki/The-Dream" title="The-Dream">Terius Nash</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tricky_Stewart" title="Tricky Stewart">Christopher Stewart</a> (songwriters) (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Need_You_Now_(Lady_Antebellum_song)" title="Need You Now (Lady Antebellum song)">Need You Now</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Haywood" title="Dave Haywood">Dave Haywood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Josh_Kear" title="Josh Kear">Josh Kear</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charles_Kelley" title="Charles Kelley">Charles Kelley</a> & <a href="/wiki/Hillary_Scott" title="Hillary Scott">Hillary Scott</a> (songwriters) (2010)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rolling_in_the_Deep" title="Rolling in the Deep">Rolling in the Deep</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele Adkins</a> & <a href="/wiki/Paul_Epworth" title="Paul Epworth">Paul Epworth</a> (songwriters) (2011)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_Are_Young" title="We Are Young">We Are Young</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Antonoff" title="Jack Antonoff">Jack Antonoff</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Bhasker" title="Jeff Bhasker">Jeff Bhasker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Dost" title="Andrew Dost">Andrew Dost</a> & <a href="/wiki/Nate_Ruess" title="Nate Ruess">Nate Ruess</a> (songwriters) (2012)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Royals_(song)" title="Royals (song)">Royals</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Joel_Little" title="Joel Little">Joel Little</a> & <a href="/wiki/Lorde" title="Lorde">Ella Yelich O'Connor</a> (songwriters) (2013)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Stay_with_Me_(Sam_Smith_song)" title="Stay with Me (Sam Smith song)">Stay with Me</a>" (<a href="/wiki/Rodney_Jerkins" title="Rodney Jerkins">Darkchild</a> version) – <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Napes" title="Jimmy Napes">James Napier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tourist_(musician)" title="Tourist (musician)">William Phillips</a> & <a href="/wiki/Sam_Smith" title="Sam Smith">Sam Smith</a> (songwriters) (2014)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Thinking_Out_Loud" title="Thinking Out Loud">Thinking Out Loud</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Ed_Sheeran" title="Ed Sheeran">Ed Sheeran</a> & <a href="/wiki/Amy_Wadge" title="Amy Wadge">Amy Wadge</a> (songwriters) (2015)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hello_(Adele_song)" title="Hello (Adele song)">Hello</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele Adkins</a> & <a href="/wiki/Greg_Kurstin" title="Greg Kurstin">Greg Kurstin</a> (songwriters) (2016)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/That%27s_What_I_Like_(Bruno_Mars_song)" title="That's What I Like (Bruno Mars song)">That's What I Like</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Brody_Brown" title="Brody Brown">Christopher Brody Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Fauntleroy" title="James Fauntleroy">James Fauntleroy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philip_Lawrence_(songwriter)" title="Philip Lawrence (songwriter)">Philip Lawrence</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bruno_Mars" title="Bruno Mars">Bruno Mars</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Stereotypes" title="The Stereotypes">Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip</a> (songwriters) (2017)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/This_Is_America_(song)" title="This Is America (song)">This Is America</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Donald_Glover" title="Donald Glover">Donald Glover</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ludwig_G%C3%B6ransson" title="Ludwig Göransson">Ludwig Göransson</a> & <a href="/wiki/Young_Thug" title="Young Thug">Jeffery Lamar Williams</a> (songwriters) (2018)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bad_Guy_(Billie_Eilish_song)" title="Bad Guy (Billie Eilish song)">Bad Guy</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Billie_Eilish" title="Billie Eilish">Billie Eilish O'Connell</a> & <a href="/wiki/Finneas_O%27Connell" title="Finneas O'Connell">Finneas O'Connell</a> (songwriters) (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Can%27t_Breathe_(H.E.R._song)" title="I Can't Breathe (H.E.R. song)">I Can't Breathe</a>" – <a href="/wiki/D%27Mile" title="D'Mile">Dernst Emile II</a>, <a href="/wiki/H.E.R." title="H.E.R.">H.E.R.</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tiara_Thomas" title="Tiara Thomas">Tiara Thomas</a> (songwriters) (2020)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Leave_the_Door_Open" title="Leave the Door Open">Leave the Door Open</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Anderson_.Paak" title="Anderson .Paak">Brandon Anderson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brody_Brown" title="Brody Brown">Christopher Brody Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/D%27Mile" title="D'Mile">Dernst Emile II</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bruno_Mars" title="Bruno Mars">Bruno Mars</a> (songwriters) (2021)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Just_Like_That_(Bonnie_Raitt_song)" title="Just Like That 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