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You're So Vain | Carly Simon | Rock | "You're So Vain" is a song written in 1971 by Carly Simon and released in November 1972. It is ranked at No. 92 on Billboard's Greatest Songs of All Time. The song is a critical profile of a self-absorbed lover about whom Simon asserts "You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you" |
You're the Reason I'm Living | Bobby Darin | Pop | "You're the Reason I'm Living" is a 1963 single by Bobby Darin. The single was very successful spending 2 weeks at # 3 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart beginning March 16, 1963. Elvis Presley recorded a live version of the song for 1975's "Live in Las Vegas" |
You've Changed | Carl Fischer, Bill Carey | Jazz | "You've Changed" is a popular song written by Bill Carey with music by Carl Fischer in 1942. The melody features descending chromaticism. |
You've Got a Friend | Carole King | R&B | "You've Got a Friend" is a 1971 song written by American singer-songwriter Carole King. It was first recorded by King and included on her second studio album, Tapestry. Another well-known version is by James Taylor from his album Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon. His was released as a single in 1971, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and number four on the UK Singles Chart. |
Young And Foolish | Albert Hague, Arnold B. Horwitt | Pop | "Young and Foolish" is a popular song with music by Albert Hague and lyrics by Arnold B. Horwitt, published in 1954. The song was introduced in the musical Plain and Fancy (1955-56) |
Younger Than Springtime | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II | Jazz | "Younger Than Springtime" is a show tune from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific. It has been widely recorded as a jazz standard. The song is performed in the first act by Lieutenant Cable when he makes love to his adored Liat. |
Your Cheatin' Heart | Hank Williams | Country | "Your Cheatin' Heart" is a song written and recorded by country music singer-songwriter Hank Williams in 1952. It is regarded as one of country's most important standards. Williams was inspired to write the song while driving with his fiancee from Nashville, Tennessee, to Shreveport, Louisiana. After describing his first wife Audrey Sheppard as a "cheatin' heart", he dictated the lyrics to Billie Jean Jones. |
Your Song | Elton John | Rock | "Your Song" is a song written by Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin. John's version was recorded at Trident Studios in London in January 1970. It appeared in April as the first cut on his self-titled second studio album. The song was first released by American rock band Three Dog Night in March 1970 as an album track on It Ain't Easy. |
Yours Is My Heart Alone | Franz Lehar, Fritz Lohner, Harry B. Smith , Ludwig Herzer | Pop | "Yours Is My Heart Alone" or "You Are My Heart's Delight" is an aria from the 1929 operetta The Land of Smiles with music by Franz Lehar and libretto by Fritz Lohner-Beda and Ludwig Herzer. It was for many years associated with the tenor Richard Tauber, for whom it was written. An American version of the show opened on Broadway in 1946 starring Tauber. |
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah | Allie Wrubel, Ray Gilbert | R&B | "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" is a song composed by Allie Wrubel with lyrics by Ray Gilbert for the Disney 1946 live action and animated movie Song of the South. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. |