I'm Old Fashioned

I'm Old Fashioned

"I'm Old Fashioned" is a 1942 song composed by Jerome Kern, with lyrics written by Johnny Mercer.

It was written for the film "You Were Never Lovelier" (1942), where it was introduced by Nan Wynn who dubbed for Rita Hayworth as part of a song and dance routine with Fred Astaire.cite book
last = Mueller
first = John
title = Astaire Dancing - The Musical Films
publisher = Hamish Hamilton
date = 1986
location = London
pages = p.416
id = ISBN 0-241-11749-6 ]

According to Mueller: "Constructed sparsely in a kind of theme and variations form (ABA'A") it is particularly notable for the appealing way the strains link up - especially for the poised and dramatic transitions between the A' and A" strains". Mercer recalled working with the older Kern, and how Kern reacted to the lyrics for "I'm Old Fashioned": "We hit it off right away. I was in such awe of him, I think he must have sensed that. He was very kind to me, treated me more like a son than a collaborator. And when he thought I had a great lyric he said, 'Eva, Eva, come down here', and he kissed me on the cheek and he said, 'Eva, I want you to hear this lyric'. Well, of course I was thrilled that he liked it that much, you know. 'I'm Old Fashioned', that one was."cite book
last = Green
first = Benny
title = Let's Face the Music: The Golden Age of Popular Song
publisher = Pavilion-Michael Joseph
date =1989
location = London
pages = p.45
id = ISBN 1-85145-4896 ]

The first recording was made in 1942 by Astaire with John Scott Trotter and his orchestra (Decca 18490).cite book
last = Billman
first = Larry
title = Fred Astaire - A Bio-bibliography
publisher = Greenwood Press
date = 1997
location = Connecticut
pages = p.238
id = ISBN 0-313-29010-5 ]

Notable recordings

*John Coltrane - "Blue Train" (1957)
*Ella Fitzgerald - "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook" (1963)
*Jack Jones - "Bewitched" (1964)

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