Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin
Irving Berlinwas an American composer and lyricist, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history. His music forms a great part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial Russia, Berlin arrived in the United States at the age of five. He published his first song, "Marie from Sunny Italy", in 1907, receiving 33 cents for the publishing rights, and had his first major international hit, "Alexander's Ragtime Band" in 1911. He also was an owner of the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSongwriter
Date of Birth11 May 1888
CountryUnited States of America
Blue skies Smiling at me Nothing but blue skies Do I see Bluebirds Singing a song Nothing but bluebirds All day long
All alone by the telephone.
It's February the 22ndAnd I can't tell a lie.
How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie. How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky?
I've got my love to keep me warm.
Let's face the music and dance.
There may be trouble ahead - But while there's moonlight, and music, and love, and romance -Let's face the music and dance.
God bless America, land that I love.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, Just like the ones I used to know, Where the tree tops glisten And children listen To hear sleigh bells in the snow.
Heaven... I'm in heaven, and my heart beats so that I can hardly speak.
There's no business like show business.
You can't write a song out of thin air. You have to feel and know what you are writing about. ... Talent is only a starting point. You've got to keep working that talent. Someday I'll reach for it and it won't be there. ... Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it. ... The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success. ... After you get what you want you don't want it. ... Listen kid, take my advice, never hate a song that has sold half a million copies. ... The song is ended, but as the songwriter wrote, the melody lingers on.
Things that really matter are the things that gold can't buy, so let's have another cup o' coffee and let's have another piece o' pie.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas With every Christmas card I write May your days be merry and bright And may all your Christmases be white.