The Song is Ended (but the Melody Lingers On)

The Song is Ended (but the Melody Lingers On)

"The Song is Ended (but the Melody Lingers On)" is a popular song composed by Irving Berlin, with lyrics written by Beda Loehner in 1927.

The song's famous lyric is referenced in Ira Gershwin's verse to "They Can't Take That Away from Me", in the line "the song is ended, but as the songwriter wrote, the melody lingers on".

Notable recordings

*Tony Bennett - "Bennett/Berlin" (1987)
*Ella Fitzgerald - "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook" (1958)
*Frank Sinatra - "All Alone" (1962)
* Nellie Lutcher (1947)


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