Parodies, puns and assorted doodles inspired by favored tunes

Look of Love

BACKPAGE TITLE 1967 Music by Burt Bacharach Lyrics by Hal David The Look of Love Is in your eyes The look your heart can’t disguise The Look of Love Is saying so much more Than just words could ever say And what my heart has heard Well it takes my breath away I...

Look For the Silver Lining

Look For the Silver Lining 1919 music by Jerome Kern lyrics by B.G. DeSylva Look for the silver lining When e’er a cloud appears in the blue. Remember somewhere, the sun is shining And so the right thing to do is make it shine for you. A heart, full of joy and...

La Vie En Rose

BACKPAGE TITLE 1945 Edith Piaf English lyrics, Louis Armstrong • Hold me close and hold me fast The magic spell you cast This is la vie en rose • When you kiss me, heaven sighs And though I close my eyes I see la vie en rose • When you press me to your heart I’m...

Leaves That Are Green

Leaves That Are Green 1965 Paul Simon ( for 1966 album Sounds of Silence) The B-side to the hit song “Homeward Bound” I was twenty-one years when I wrote this song I’m twenty-two now, but I won’t be for long Time hurries on And the leaves that...

Learnin’ the Blues

Learnin’ the Blues 1955 by Dolores Vicki Silvers (first recorded by Joe Valino) The tables are empty The dance floor’s deserted You play the same love song It’s the tenth time you’ve heard it That’s the beginning Just one of the clues...