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If there’s one type of song that we will never grow tired of, it is the ever popular love song. Mellow or upbeat, mushy or filled with angst; whatever the tempo or the lyrical content…Enjoy these nine timeless love songs from the 1920s found in the Recorded Sound Archives Vintage, Judaic and Jazz collections just in time for Valentines day.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nine Timeless Love Songs of the 1920s<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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  1. \u00a0Ain’t Misbehavin’<\/strong><\/a><\/em> by Fats Waller written in 1929 by Thomas “Fats” Waller himself, Harry Brooks and Andy Razaf.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. All Alone<\/strong><\/a><\/em> by Al Jolson, written by Irving Berlin and published in 1924.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. April Showers<\/strong><\/a><\/em> by Al Jolson, written by B.G. DeSylva music composed by Louis Silvers originally published in 1921.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Blue Skies<\/strong><\/a><\/em> by The Hour of Charm Girl Orchestra and Choir, written and composed by Irving Berlin in 1926.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Artie Shaw, written by Jimmy McHugh and Clarence Gaskill in 1926.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. With a Song in My Heart<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Dennis Day, originally written for the musical Spring is Here by Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers in 1929.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. What’ll I Do?<\/strong><\/a><\/em> by Henry Burr and Marcia Freer, written by Irving Berlin in 1923.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Who’s Sorry Now?<\/strong><\/a><\/em> by Ernest Stevens, written by Bert Kalmer and Harry Ruby composed by Ted Snyder this song was published in 1923 and featured in the 1950 film, Three Little Words<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Everybody Loves My Baby<\/strong><\/a><\/em> (But My Baby Don’t Love Nobody but Me) by Aileen Stanley, composed by Jack Palmer and Spencer Williams in 1924.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Some songs may only be available as snippets due to US Copyright laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    These items are noted in the player with the words (Research Station)<\/strong> and only allow for 45 seconds snippets to be played to give you a sense of what that recording originally sounded like. Full access is available through the RSA’s Research Station<\/a><\/strong> access is limited to educators, students and serious researchers.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    If there’s one type of song that we will never grow tired of, it is the ever popular love song. Mellow or upbeat, mushy or filled with angst; whatever the tempo or the lyrical content…Enjoy these nine timeless love songs from the 1920s found in the Recorded Sound Archives Vintage, Judaic and Jazz collections just […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[427,1,414],"tags":[525,524,526,356,527],"class_list":["post-3928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-digital-access","category-events-general-interest","category-vintage-collection","tag-love-songs","tag-love-songs-1920s","tag-songs-about-love","tag-valentines-day","tag-vintage-love-songs"],"yoast_head":"\nTimeless Love Songs of the 1920s - Recorded Sound Archives<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore timeless love songs of the 1920s with historic recordings from the Recorded Sound Archives \u2014 vintage romance through music.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/events-general-interest\/timeless-love-songs-of-the-1920s\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Timeless Love Songs of the 1920s - 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