IRVING BERLIN QUOTES
American composer & lyricist (1888-1989)
I lost the sunshine and roses,
I lost the heavens so blue,
I lost the beautiful rainbow,
I lost the morning dew.
I lost the angel who gave me
Summer the whole winter through,
I lost the gladness that turned into sadness
When I lost you.
IRVING BERLIN
"When I Lost You"
A pretty girl is like a melody
That haunts you night and day.
IRVING BERLIN
"A Pretty Girl is like a Melody"
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,
Just like the ones I used to know.
IRVING BERLIN
White Christmas
Manhattan madness
You've got me at last
I'm like a fly upon a steeple
Watching seven million people
IRVING BERLIN
"Manhattan Madness"
If you're blue and you don't know,
Where to go to, why don't you go,
Where fashion sits?
Putting On The Ritz.
IRVING BERLIN
"Puttin' on the Ritz"
Manhattan madness
You're going too fast
I'm like a baby on a rocker
Watching Father Knickerbocker
Being busy
I'm getting dizzy
IRVING BERLIN
"Manhattan Madness"
I'll wager my life there are millions of men
Who wish that their wives were their sweethearts again
IRVING BERLIN
"After the Honeymoon"
The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success. Talent is only a starting point in this business. You've got to keep on working that talent. Someday I'll reach for it and it won't be there.
IRVING BERLIN
Theatre Arts, February 1958
The snow is snowing and the wind is blowing
But I can weather the storm!
What do I care how much it may storm?
For I've got my love to keep me warm
IRVING BERLIN
"I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm"
Brahms writes music. I just write songs.
IRVING BERLIN
obituary, The Independent, September 25, 1989
There may be trouble ahead,
But while there's moonlight and music and love and romance,
Let's face the music and dance.
IRVING BERLIN
"Let's Face the Music and Dance"
I don't care who takes you to the party, baby ... long as I can take you home.
IRVING BERLIN
"Long as I Can Take You Home"
Everybody ought to have a lower East Side in their life.
IRVING BERLIN
Vogue, November 1, 1962
After you get what you want you don't want it.
IRVING BERLIN
"After You Get What You Want (You Don't Want It)"
Love leads to marriage, that leads to divorce
That leads to lawyers, expensive, of course
Private detectives who watch all your moves
That leads to charges which nobody proves
If there are children you hear from the court
Father can't see them but pays their support
Love is the start of it, I want no part of it
Love leads to marriage, divorce and to lawyers
Detectives and charges, supporting love children
A youngster in school falls
And only a fool falls
In love
IRVING BERLIN
"Love Leads to Marriage"
The song is ended,
But the melody lingers on.
IRVING BERLIN
"The Song Is Ended (but the Melody Lingers On)"
God bless America,
Land that I love,
Stand beside her and guide her
Thru the night with a light from above.
From the mountains to the prairies,
To the oceans white with foam,
God bless America,
My home sweet home.
IRVING BERLIN
"God Bless America"
There's no business like show business.
IRVING BERLIN
Annie Get Your Gun
Anything you can do, I can do better,
I can do anything better than you.
IRVING BERLIN
"Anything You Can Do"
Music is a language lovers understand
Melody and romance wander hand in hand
Cupid never fails assisted by a band
So if you have something sweet to tell her
Say it with music
IRVING BERLIN
"Say It With Music"