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But Not for Me

But Not for Me

Released Friday, 24th November 2023
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But Not for Me

But Not for Me

But Not for Me

But Not for Me

Friday, 24th November 2023
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It’s a kind of counter-love song — a great anthem to angst — and George Gershwin’s “But Not For Me” was ahead of its time. He and his brother Ira wrote the thing in 1930 for a popular stage musical called “Girl Crazy.” But it didn’t make the Billboard charts until a dozen years later — after George’s death, in fact — when Harry James and his orchestra got to Number 12 with it. Last week was The Flood’s first fling with the tune. See what you think.

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