The legendary lyricist won the Oscar for Best Song in 1942 and 1946. you’ve got the option to check it all out atThe Awardist.
Pretty soon, I found myself writing a song about these things.
I didn’t know if I would ever see Paris again.
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Kate Smith first introduced it on her radio show in October 1940.
“He was moved.
Very rarely did any of those composers write that way.
Richard Rodgers always said, ‘I was never inspired.
I had a job.’
So, ‘The Last Time I Saw Paris’ was very personal.”
Then, it went on to win the Academy Award, despite not being written for the film.
Now we wait to see ifOscar Isaacwill ever crash this (Oscar) party.
