Speak Low

Speak Low

"Speak Low" is a 1943 popular song composed by Kurt Weill, with lyrics by Ogden Nash. It was introduced by Mary Martin in the show "One Touch of Venus" (1943).The 1944 hit single was by Guy Lombardo, vocal by Billy Leach.

The opening line is a (slight mis)quotation from William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" (1600), where it is spoken by Don Pedro.

Notable recordings

*Dee Dee Bridgewater - "This Is New" (2002)
*Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass - "Speak Love" (1983)
*Four Freshmen - "Four Freshman and Five Trombones" (1955)


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