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"My Heart Stood Still"
"My Heart Stood Still"
	Sheet music, 1927
Song
Published	1927 by Harms, Inc.
Genre	Pop
Composer(s)	Richard Rodgers
Lyricist(s)	Lorenz Hart

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"My Heart Stood Still" is a 1927 popular song composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Lorenz Hart. It was written for the Charles Cochran revue One Dam' Thing after Another, which opened at the London Pavilion on May 19, 1927. The show starred Jessie Matthews, Douglas Byng, Lance Lister, and Richard Dolman, running for 237 performances.^[1]

Background

In March 1927, Rodgers and Hart had traveled to Paris from London to meet with the arranger Robert Russell Bennett, also an American, to try to persuade him to orchestrate the songs for their upcoming London revue, One Dam' Thing After Another. On their way back to Paris from a sightseeing expedition to Versailles, a truck came within a hair of demolishing the cab the two songwriters, along with their two female companions, were riding in. As the truck rattled by, one of the young women cried out in apparent fright, “Oh! My heart stood still!” Without losing a beat, Hart, apparently unaffected by what must have been a nerve jangling moment, instantly urged the unfailingly conscientious Rodgers to make a note of her exclamation as a potential song title. Hart's partner faithfully jotted it down in his address book and upon coming across the note, only after they had returned to London, proceeded to construct a melody. When Rodgers played it for Hart, the lyricist loved the tune but claimed no recollection of the precipitating incident. Still, within no time at all, he produced the lyric for the now classic song.^[2]

Rodgers and Hart later had to buy back the rights from Cochran when they wanted the song for the musical A Connecticut Yankee (1927), where it was introduced by Constance Carpenter and William Gaxton.^[3]

Notable recordings

Jessie Matthews – One Dam' Thing After Another (1927)
Hamilton Sisters and Fordyce (Three X Sisters) – (1927) HMV Recording; London,England toured England with Rodgers & Hart, Bert Ambrose, and Savoy Havana Band.
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra – Bluebird (Victor) B10125-B (1939)
Mario Lanza – Movie Hits (1953)^[4]
Chet Baker – (Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You (1958)
Dave Brubeck – Jazz at the Black Hawk (1956)^[5]
Joni James – MGM X1211 Extended Play single (1956)^[6]
Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook (1956)
Johnny Desmond. and Norman Leyden And His Orchestra – Once Upon A Time (1959)^[7]
Alma Cogan – With You in Mind (1961)
Barry Harris – Preminado (1961)
Frank Sinatra – The Concert Sinatra (1963); Sinatra 80th: Live in Concert (1995)
Bill Evans – Time Remembered (album) (recorded May 1963; released 1983)
Sergio Franchi recorded on his 1965 RCA Victor album tribute to The Songs of Richard Rodgers.^[8]
The Mamas & the Papas – The Mamas & the Papas (1966)^[9]
Oscar Peterson
Bing Crosby – At My Time of Life (1975)
Perry Como – for his album Perry Como Today (1987)
Shirley Horn – on her album with string orchestra You're My Thrill (2001)
Rod Stewart – included it in his album As Time Goes By (2003)

References

^ ""My Heart Stood Still"". Greatamericansongbook.net. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
^ "My Heart Stood Still". GreatAmericanSongBook.net. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
^ "My Heart Stood Still". Greatamericansongbook.net. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
^ Thompson, Dave (2016-04-08). Standard Catalog of American Records. ISBN 9781440246289.
^ "Dave Brubeck Quartet Featuring Paul Desmond – Jazz at the Blackhawk (1956, Red Translucent, Vinyl)". Discogs.
^ "Joni James – Stardust". 45cat.com.
^ "Johnny Desmond & Norman Leyden and His Orchestra – Once Upon a Time (1959, Vinyl)". Discogs.
^ "Discogs - Database and Marketplace for Music on Vinyl, CD, Cassette and More". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2014-07-13. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
^ "The Mamas & the Papas". AllMusic.

[1] ""My Heart Stood Still"". Greatamericansongbook.net. Retrieved May 12, 2017.

[2] "My Heart Stood Still". GreatAmericanSongBook.net. Retrieved 2019-06-19.

[3] "My Heart Stood Still". Greatamericansongbook.net. Retrieved May 12, 2017.

[4] Thompson, Dave (2016-04-08). Standard Catalog of American Records. ISBN 9781440246289.

[5] "Dave Brubeck Quartet Featuring Paul Desmond – Jazz at the Blackhawk (1956, Red Translucent, Vinyl)". Discogs.

[6] "Joni James – Stardust". 45cat.com.

[7] "Johnny Desmond & Norman Leyden and His Orchestra – Once Upon a Time (1959, Vinyl)". Discogs.

[8] "Discogs - Database and Marketplace for Music on Vinyl, CD, Cassette and More". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2014-07-13. Retrieved 2011-10-06.

[AM-9] "The Mamas & the Papas". AllMusic.

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+{{short description|1927 popular song}}
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 {{Infobox song
-| name           = My Heart Stood Still
+| name      = My Heart Stood Still
-| genre           = [[Pop music|Pop]]
+| image = File:My Heart Stood Still (1927) sheet music.pdf
+| caption = Sheet music, 1927
-| published      = 1927 by [[Harms, Inc.]]
-| lyricist      = [[Lorenz Hart]]
+| genre     = [[Pop music|Pop]]
-| composer    = [[Richard Rodgers]]
+| published = 1927 by [[Harms, Inc.]]
+| lyricist  = [[Lorenz Hart]]
+| composer  = [[Richard Rodgers]]
 }}
-"'''My Heart Stood Still'''" is a 1927 [[popular music|popular]] song composed by [[Richard Rodgers]], with lyrics by [[Lorenz Hart]]. It was written for the [[Charles B. Cochran|Charles Cochran]] revue ''One Dam Thing after Another'' which opened in London at the London Pavilion on May 19, 1927. The show starred [[Jessie Matthews]], [[Douglas Byng]], Lance Lister, [[Richard Dolman]] and ran for 237 performances.<ref>{{cite web|title=greatamericansongbook.net|url=http://www.greatamericansongbook.net/pages/songs/m/my_heart_stood_still_f.html#Dick|website=greatamericansongbook.net|accessdate=May 12, 2017}}</ref>
+"'''My Heart Stood Still'''" is a 1927 [[popular music|popular]] song composed by [[Richard Rodgers]], with lyrics by [[Lorenz Hart]]. It was written for the [[Charles B. Cochran|Charles Cochran]] revue ''One Dam' Thing after Another'', which opened at the London Pavilion on May 19, 1927. The show starred [[Jessie Matthews]], [[Douglas Byng]], Lance Lister, and [[Richard Dolman]], running for 237 performances.<ref>{{cite web|title= "My Heart Stood Still" |url=http://www.greatamericansongbook.net/pages/songs/m/my_heart_stood_still_f.html#Dick|website=Greatamericansongbook.net|access-date=May 12, 2017}}</ref>
 ==Background==
-In March 1927, Rodgers and Hart had traveled to Paris from London to meet with the arranger Robert Russell Bennett, also an American, to try to persuade him to orchestrate the songs for their upcoming London revue, One Dam' Thing After Another. On their way back to Paris from a sightseeing expedition to Versailles, a truck came within a hair of demolishing the cab the two songwriters, along with their two female companions, were riding in. As the truck rattled by, one of the young women cried out in apparent fright, “Oh! My heart stood still!” Without losing a beat, Hart, apparently unaffected by what must have been a nerve jangling moment, instantly urged the unfailingly conscientious Rodgers to make a note of her exclamation as a potential song title. Hart's partner faithfully jotted it down in his address book and upon coming across the note, only after they had returned to London, proceeded to construct a melody. When Rodgers played it for Hart, the lyricist loved the tune but claimed no recollection of the precipitating incident. Still, within no time at all, he produced the lyric for the now classic song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://greatamericansongbook.net/pages/songs/m/my_heart_stood_still_f.html#nolan|title=My Heart Stood Still|website=GreatAmericanSongBook|access-date=2019-06-19}}</ref>
+In March 1927, Rodgers and Hart had traveled to Paris from London to meet with the arranger Robert Russell Bennett, also an American, to try to persuade him to orchestrate the songs for their upcoming London revue, One Dam' Thing After Another. On their way back to Paris from a sightseeing expedition to Versailles, a truck came within a hair of demolishing the cab the two songwriters, along with their two female companions, were riding in. As the truck rattled by, one of the young women cried out in apparent fright, “Oh! My heart stood still!” Without losing a beat, Hart, apparently unaffected by what must have been a nerve jangling moment, instantly urged the unfailingly conscientious Rodgers to make a note of her exclamation as a potential song title. Hart's partner faithfully jotted it down in his address book and upon coming across the note, only after they had returned to London, proceeded to construct a melody. When Rodgers played it for Hart, the lyricist loved the tune but claimed no recollection of the precipitating incident. Still, within no time at all, he produced the lyric for the now classic song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://greatamericansongbook.net/pages/songs/m/my_heart_stood_still_f.html#nolan|title=My Heart Stood Still|website=GreatAmericanSongBook.net|access-date=2019-06-19}}</ref>
-Rodgers and Hart later had to buy back the rights from Cochran when they wanted the song for the musical ''[[A Connecticut Yankee (musical)|A Connecticut Yankee]]'' (1927), where it was introduced by [[Constance Carpenter]] and [[William Gaxton]].<ref>{{cite web|title=greatamericansongbook.net|url=http://www.greatamericansongbook.net/pages/songs/m/my_heart_stood_still_f.html#ctyankee|website=greatamericansongbook.net|accessdate=May 12, 2017}}</ref>
+Rodgers and Hart later had to buy back the rights from Cochran when they wanted the song for the musical ''[[A Connecticut Yankee (musical)|A Connecticut Yankee]]'' (1927), where it was introduced by [[Constance Carpenter]] and [[William Gaxton]].<ref>{{cite web|title=My Heart Stood Still|url=http://www.greatamericansongbook.net/pages/songs/m/my_heart_stood_still_f.html#ctyankee|website=Greatamericansongbook.net|access-date=May 12, 2017}}</ref>
 ==Notable recordings==
-*[[Jessie Matthews]] - ''One Dam Thing After Another'' (1927)
+*[[Jessie Matthews]] – ''One Dam' Thing After Another'' (1927)
-*Hamilton Sisters and Fordyce ([[Three X Sisters]]) - (1927) HMV Recording; London,England toured England with Rodgers & Hart, [[Bert Ambrose]], and Savoy Havana Band.
+*Hamilton Sisters and Fordyce ([[Three X Sisters]]) – (1927) HMV Recording; London,England toured England with Rodgers & Hart, [[Bert Ambrose]], and Savoy Havana Band.
-*[[Artie Shaw|Artie Shaw and His Orchestra]] - Bluebird (Victor) B10125-B (1939)
+*[[Artie Shaw|Artie Shaw and His Orchestra]] – Bluebird (Victor) B10125-B (1939)
-*[[Mario Lanza]] - ''Movie Hits'' (1953)<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cWmSCwAAQBAJ&q=my+heart+stood+still+mario+lanza&pg=PA746 |title = Standard Catalog of American Records|isbn = 9781440246289|last1 = Thompson|first1 = Dave|date = 2016-04-08}}</ref>
+*[[Mario Lanza]] – ''Movie Hits'' (1953)<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cWmSCwAAQBAJ&q=my+heart+stood+still+mario+lanza&pg=PA746 |title = Standard Catalog of American Records|isbn = 9781440246289|last1 = Thompson|first1 = Dave|date = 2016-04-08}}</ref>
-*[[Chet Baker]] - ''[[(Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You]]'' (1958)
+*[[Chet Baker]] – ''[[(Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You]]'' (1958)
-*[[Dave Brubeck]] - ''Jazz at the Black Hawk'' (1956)<ref>http://www.discogs.com/Dave-Brubeck-Quartet-Featuring-Paul-Desmond-Jazz-At-The-Blackhawk/release/2851611</ref>
+*[[Dave Brubeck]] – ''Jazz at the Black Hawk'' (1956)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Dave-Brubeck-Quartet-Featuring-Paul-Desmond-Jazz-At-The-Blackhawk/release/2851611|title = Dave Brubeck Quartet Featuring Paul Desmond – Jazz at the Blackhawk (1956, Red Translucent, Vinyl)|website = [[Discogs]]}}</ref>
-*[[Joni James]] - ''MGM X1211 Extended Play single'' (1956)<ref>http://www.45cat.com/record/x1211us</ref>
+*[[Joni James]] – ''MGM X1211 Extended Play single'' (1956)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/x1211us|title = Joni James – Stardust|website=45cat.com}}</ref>
-*[[Ella Fitzgerald]] - ''[[Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook]]'' (1956)
+*[[Ella Fitzgerald]] – ''[[Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook]]'' (1956)
-*[[Johnny Desmond]]. and Norman Leyden And His Orchestra - ''Once Upon A Time'' (1959)<ref>https://www.discogs.com/Johnny-Desmond-Norman-Leyden-And-His-Orchestra-Once-Upon-A-Time/release/8658730</ref>
+*[[Johnny Desmond]]. and Norman Leyden And His Orchestra – ''Once Upon A Time'' (1959)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Johnny-Desmond-Norman-Leyden-And-His-Orchestra-Once-Upon-A-Time/release/8658730|title = Johnny Desmond & Norman Leyden and His Orchestra – Once Upon a Time (1959, Vinyl)|website = [[Discogs]]}}</ref>
-*[[Alma Cogan]] - ''[[With You in Mind (album)|With You in Mind]]'' (1961)
+*[[Alma Cogan]] – ''[[With You in Mind (album)|With You in Mind]]'' (1961)
-*[[Barry Harris]] - ''[[Preminado]]'' (1961)
+*[[Barry Harris]] – ''[[Preminado]]'' (1961)
-*[[Frank Sinatra]] - ''[[The Concert Sinatra]]'' (1963); ''[[Sinatra 80th: Live in Concert]]'' (1995)
+*[[Frank Sinatra]] – ''[[The Concert Sinatra]]'' (1963); ''[[Sinatra 80th: Live in Concert]]'' (1995)
-*[[Bill Evans]] - ''[[Time Remembered (album)]]'' (recorded May 1963; released 1983)
+*[[Bill Evans]] – ''[[Time Remembered (album)]]'' (recorded May 1963; released 1983)
-*[[Sergio Franchi]] recorded on his 1965 RCA Victor album tribute to ''The Songs of Richard Rodgers.''<ref>http://www.discogs.com/sergio-franchi</ref>
+*[[Sergio Franchi]] recorded on his 1965 RCA Victor album tribute to ''The Songs of Richard Rodgers.''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/sergio-franchi |title=Discogs - Database and Marketplace for Music on Vinyl, CD, Cassette and More |website=[[Discogs]] |access-date=2011-10-06 |archive-date=2014-07-13 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140713085432/http://www.discogs.com/sergio-franchi |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-*[[The Mamas & the Papas]] - ''[[The Mamas & the Papas (album)|The Mamas & the Papas]]'' (1966)<ref name=AM>{{cite web|work=[[AllMusic]]|title=The Mamas & the Papas|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-mamas-the-papas-mw0000855442}}</ref>
+*[[The Mamas & the Papas]] – ''[[The Mamas & the Papas (album)|The Mamas & the Papas]]'' (1966)<ref name=AM>{{cite web|work=[[AllMusic]]|title=The Mamas & the Papas|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-mamas-the-papas-mw0000855442}}</ref>
 *[[Oscar Peterson]]
-*[[Bing Crosby]] - ''[[At My Time of Life]]'' (1975)
+*[[Bing Crosby]] – ''[[At My Time of Life]]'' (1975)
-*[[Perry Como]] - for his album'' [[Today (Perry Como album)|Perry Como Today]]'' (1987)
+*[[Perry Como]] – for his album'' [[Today (Perry Como album)|Perry Como Today]]'' (1987)
-*[[Shirley Horn]] - on her album with string orchestra ''[[You're My Thrill (Shirley Horn album)|You're My Thrill]]'' (2001)
+*[[Shirley Horn]] – on her album with string orchestra ''[[You're My Thrill (Shirley Horn album)|You're My Thrill]]'' (2001)
-*[[Rod Stewart]] - included it in his album ''[[As Time Goes By: The Great American Songbook, Volume II|As Time Goes By]]'' (2003)
+*[[Rod Stewart]] – included it in his album ''[[As Time Goes By: The Great American Songbook, Volume II|As Time Goes By]]'' (2003)
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v t e Rodgers and Hart
Richard Rodgers Lorenz Hart
Musicals	Fly with Me Poor Little Ritz Girl The Garrick Gaieties Dearest Enemy The Girl Friend Peggy-Ann A Connecticut Yankee Present Arms Chee-Chee Ever Green Simple Simon America's Sweetheart Jumbo On Your Toes Babes in Arms I'd Rather Be Right The Boys from Syracuse I Married an Angel Too Many Girls Higher and Higher Pal Joey By Jupiter
Songs	"Manhattan" "Mountain Greenery" "Here in My Arms" "Blue Room" "My Heart Stood Still" "Thou Swell" "To Keep My Love Alive" "You Took Advantage of Me" "With a Song in My Heart" "A Ship Without a Sail" "Dancing on the Ceiling" "Ten Cents a Dance" "He Was Too Good to Me" "I've Got Five Dollars" "Isn't It Romantic?" "Lover" "Mimi" "You Are Too Beautiful" "Blue Moon" "It's Easy to Remember (And So Hard to Forget)" "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" "My Romance" "Little Girl Blue" "There's a Small Hotel" "Glad to Be Unhappy" "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" "Where or When" "I Wish I Were in Love Again" "My Funny Valentine" "Johnny One Note" "The Lady Is a Tramp" "Have You Met Miss Jones?" "I'll Tell the Man in the Street" "Spring Is Here" "Falling in Love with Love" "This Can't Be Love" "Sing for Your Supper" "I Like to Recognize the Tune" "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" "Give It Back to the Indians" "You're Nearer" "It Never Entered My Mind" "I Could Write a Book" "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" "Ev'rything I've Got" "Wait till You See Her"

v t e Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Films	A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1921 silent) A Connecticut Yankee (1931) A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) Knight-mare Hare (1955) Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979) New Adventures of a Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1988) A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995) A Knight in Camelot (1998)
Musical	A Connecticut Yankee "To Keep My Love Alive" "Thou Swell" "My Heart Stood Still"
Other	"The Once and Future Duck"