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Sri Lanka Matha
national anthem of Sri Lanka
Smuglyanka
"Smuglyanka", "Smuglianka", or "Smugljanka" ( "the dark girl", from смуглый "dark, swarthy"; also , romanized: Smugljanka-Moldavanka "the dark Moldovan girl" (swarthy)) is a Russian song written in 1940 by Yakov Shvedov (lyrics) and Anatoliy Grigorevich Novikov (music). It was commissioned by the Kiev Military Districts political office for the District Song and Dance Ensemble, as part of a suite in honour of Grigory Kotovsky, leader of two Moldovan rebellions in Bessarabia Governorate against the Russian Empire in 1905 and 1915. It is written in the style of a Moldovan folk song.
Blueberry Hill
original song composed by Vincent Rose, lyrics by Larry Stock and Al Lewis
Maréchal, nous voilà !
national anthem with lyrics by André Montagard
How High the Moon
original show tune composed by Morgan Lewis, lyrics by Nancy Hamilton; from the 1940 musical revue "Two for the Show"
Cotton Fields
American blues song
Bengawan Solo
song
L'Accordéoniste
"'''L'Accordéoniste'''" is a song made famous by Édith Piaf. It was written in 1940 by Michel Emer, who then offered it to her.
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
original show tune written and composed by Rodgers and Hart; from the 1940 musical "Pal Joey"
Rose, Rose, I Love You
song
Bilećanka
thumb | right | Bilečanka slovensko
"Bilećanka" (; ; ) is a Yugoslav song written in 1940 in a political prison camp in Bileća during the authoritarian regime of Prince Paul. The original Slovene lyrics were written by Milan Apih, a Slovene communist and teacher from Celje, who was imprisoned at the camp. It remained popular throughout Yugoslavia, and the song was also translated into Serbo-Croatian.
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
lyrical adaptation of "Never No Lament" by Duke Ellington, lyrics by Bob Russell
Fools Rush In Where Angels Fear to Tread
1940 song by Rube Bloom and Johnny Mercer
Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat
1941 film by Walter Lantz
Key to the Highway
single
Finlandia Hymn
hymn-like section of the symphonic poem Finlandia by Jean Sibelius
I'll Never Smile Again
1939 song by Ruth Lowe
Fixin' to Die Blues
original song written, composed, and performed by Bukka White
The Nearness of You
original song written and composed by Hoagy Carmichael (music) and Ned Washington (words)
It Hurts Me Too
blues song written, composed, and performed by Tampa Red
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
original song composed by Manning Sherwin, lyrics by Eric Maschwitz