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JAZZ
One of the biggest cultural developments that took place during the Harlem Renaissance was the invention of the musical genre of Jazz. Above are some of the pioneers of the Jazz era; without them, Jazz would not have ever progressed to the beautiful thing that it is today.
BELOW- VARIOUS POPULAR MUSIC OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
(with lyrics)
Popular Songs
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Lyrics
I'll Be Seeing You
(Billie Holiday) I'll be seeing you In all the old familiar places That this heart of mine embraces All day through. In that small cafe; The park across the way; The children's carousel; The chestnut trees; The wishin' well. I'll be seeing you In every lovely summer's day; In every thing that's light and gay. I'll always think of you that way. I'll find you In the morning sun And when the night is new. I'll be looking at the moon, But I'll be seeing you. I'll be seeing you In every lovely summer's day; In every thing that's light and gay. I'll always think of you that way. I'll find you In the morning sun And when the night is new. I'll be looking at the moon, But I'll be seeing you. What a Wonderful World
(Louie Armstrong) I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you And I think to myself, what a wonderful world I see skies of blue and clouds of white The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night And I think to myself, what a wonderful world The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky Are also on the faces of people going by I see friends shakin' hands, sayin' "How do you do?" They're really saying "I love you" I hear babies cryin', I watch them grow They'll learn much more than I'll ever know And I think to myself, what a wonderful world Yes, I think to myself, what a wonderful world Oh yeah Cry Me a River
(Ella Fitzgerald) Now you say you're lonely You cried the long night through Well, you can cry me a river, cry me a river I cried a river over you Now you say you're sorry For being so untrue Well, you can cry me a river, cry me a river I cried, cried, cried a river over you You drove me, nearly drove me, out of my head While you never shed a tear Remember, I remember, all that you said You told me love was too plebeian Told me you were through with me and Now you say, you say you love me Well, just to prove that you do Come on and cry me a river, cry me a river 'Cause I cried a river over you You drove me, nearly drove me, out of my head While you never shed a tear Remember, remember, all that you said Told me love was too plebeian Told me you were through with me and Now, now you say you love me Well, just to prove you do Come on and cry, cry, cry me a river, cry me a river 'Cause I cried a river over you If my pillow talk, imagine what it would have said Could it be a river of tears I cried in bed? So you can cry me a river Daddy, go ahead and cry that river 'Cause I cried, how I cried a river over you How I cried a river over you It Don't Mean a Thing
Duke Ellington It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing It don't mean a thing all you got to do is sing It makes no difference If it's sweet or hot Just give that rhythm Everything you've got It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing It don't mean a thing all you got to do is sing It makes no difference If it's sweet or hot Just give that rhythm Everything you've got It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing It makes no difference If it's sweet or hot Just give that rhythm Everything you've got It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing It don't mean a thing all you got to do is sing It makes no difference If it's sweet or hot Just give that rhythm Everything you've got Don't mean a thing all you've gotta do is swing It don't mean a thing all you've gotta do is sing It makes no difference If it's sweet or hot Give that rhythm Everything you've got It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing Don't mean a thing |