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'S Wonderful

Words by Ira Gershwin, music by George Gershwin, 1927
Introduced by Adele Astaire and Allen Kearns in the stage musical "Funny Face," 1927
Rhapsody in Blue (sung by Chorus, danced by Joan Leslie and Chorus), 1945
An American in Paris (sung by Gene Kelly and Georges Guetary), 1951
Funny Face (sung and danced by Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire), 1957

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Sabbath Prayer

Words by Sheldon Harnick, music by Jerry Bock, 1964
Introduced by Zero Mostel, Maria Karnilova and Chorus in the stage musical "Fiddler on the Roof," 1964
Fiddler on the Roof (sung by Topol, Norma Crane and Chorus), 1971

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Sabre Dance

Music by Aram Khachaturian, 1942
The Barkleys of Broadway (piano solo by Oscar Levant), 1949

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Sadder But Wiser Girl, The

Words and music by Meredith Willson, 1957
Introduced in the stage musical "The Music Man," 1957
The Music Man (sung by Robert Preston), 1962

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Sadie, Sadie

Words by Bob Merrill, music by Jule Styne, 1964
Introduced by Barbra Streisand in the stage musical "Funny Girl," 1964
Funny Girl (sung by Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif), 1968

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Sadie Thompson Number
(Willow Weep for Me)

Music by Ann Ronell, 1949
Love Happy (instrumental danced by Vera-Ellen with Men's Chorus), 1950



Sailboat in the Moonlight

Written by John Jacob Loeb and Carmen Lombardo, 1937
Popularized by Guy Lombardo and His Canadians
Stage Door (excerpt sung by one of The Footlights Club girls), 1937

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Sailor's Chanty (It's a Lie)

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Harry Revel, 1934
We're Not Dressing (sung by Bing Crosby), 1934



Sailor's Hornpipe

(Traditional)
Long associated with sailing
It's a Date (excerpt played by Orchestra, 1940
In the Navy (played on harmonica, danced by Lou Costello and Chorus), 1941

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Sailor's Life for Me, A

Written by Don Raye and Gene De Paul, 1941
In the Navy (sung by Dick Powell and Dick Foran), 1941



A Sailor's Not a Sailor ('Til a Sailor's Been Tattooed)

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1954
There's No Business Like Show Business (sung by Ethel Merman and Mitzi Gaynor), 1954


Sally

Words by Clifford Grey, music by Jerome Kern, 1920
Introduced in the stage musical "Sally," 1920
Additional music and lyrics for the 1929 film by Al Dubin and Joe Burke
Sally (sung by Alexander Gray and Mens Chorus), 1929



Sally Simpson

Written by Pete Townshend, 1969
Tommy (performed by Phil Chen, Nicky Hopkins, Eric Clapton, Graham Deakin, Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey), 1975

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Salome

Words by E. Y. Harburg, music by Roger Edens, 1943
Du Barry Was a Lady (sung by Virginia O'Brien), 1943

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Sam, the Old Accordian Man

Words and music by Walter Donaldson, 1927
Popularized by Ruth Etting
Glorifying the American Girl (instrumental danced by Mary Eaton, joined by Dan Healy), 1929
Love Me or Leave Me (sung by Doris Day and male quartet), 1955

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Samba-Boogie

Words by Harold Adamson, music by Jimmy McHugh
Something for the Boys (sung and danced by Carmen Miranda), 1944





SAMSON ET DALILA
SAMSON ET DALILA
(Samson and Delilah)

Opera by Camille Saint-Saëns, first performed in Weimar, Germany, 1877

Arias and excerpts in films on Class Act:
Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix

Films on Class Act:
Interrupted Melody (Eileen Farrell dubbing for Eleanor Parker and unidentified Tenor), 1955
Carnegie Hall (Risë Stevens), 1947
The Chocolate Soldier (Risë Stevens), 1941
Goin' to Town (sung by Mae West and Vladimar Bykoff), 1935

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San Antonio

Written by Harry Williams and Egbert Van Alstyne
Shine On, Harvest Moon (sung by Irene Manning), 1944



San Domingo

Words by Mack David, music by Jerry Livingston, ~1953
Scared Stiff (sung by Carmen Miranda and Band), 1953



San Francisco

Words by Gus Kahn, music by Bronislau Kaper and Walter Jurmann, 1936
San Francisco (sung by Jeanette MacDonald, later sung by Shirley Ross, reprised throughout), 1936
Hello, Frisco, Hello (used instrumentally throughout background score), 1943


Sands of Time, The

Words and music by Robert Wright and George Forrest, 1953
Adapted from the tone poem "In the Steppes of Central Asia" by Alexaner Borodin, 1880
Introduced in the stage musical "Kismet," 1953
Kismet (sung by Howard Keel), 1955

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Sandy

Words by Scott Simon, music by Louis St. Louis, 1978
Grease (sung by John Travolta), 1978

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Sandy (Dumb Dog)

Words by Martin Charnin, music by Charles Strouse, 1977
Adapted for the screen by Ralph Burns
Cut from the stage musical "Annie," 1977
Annie (sung by Aileen Quinn and Orphan Girls), 1982

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Santa Baby

Words by Joan Javits, music by Phil Springer and Tony Springer, ~1952
Popularized by Earth Kitt
New Faces (sung by Eartha Kitt), 1954

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Santa Fe

Written by Jack Feldman and Alan Menken, 1992
Newsies (sung and danced by Christian Bale), 1992


Santa Lucia

Original Italian music by Teodoro Cottrau, 1850
Musical adaptation by Nick Perito
A Night at the Opera (sung by Chorus), 1935
Maytime (sung by unidentified male singer, Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald at the fair), 1937
Fisherman's Wharf (part of Songs of Italy medley sung by Bobby Breen and Ensemble), 1939
That Midnight Kiss (sung by J. Carrol Naish), 1949
Viva Las Vegas (sung by Elvis Presley), 1964

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Satin and Silk

Words and music by Cole Porter, 1955
Introduced by Gretchen Wyler in the stage musical "Silk Stockings," 1955
Silk Stockings (sung by Janis Paige), 1957

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Saturday Afternoon Before the Game

Written by Mack Gordon and Josef Myrow, 1953
I Love Melvin (sung by Chorus), 1953


Save Me Sister

Words by E. Y. Harburg, music by Harold Arlen, 1936
The Singing Kid (sung by Al Jolson, Wini Shaw, Cab Calloway and Chorus), 1936



Save the People

Written by Stephen Schwartz, 1971
Godspell (sung by Victor Garber and The Company), 1973

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Say a Prayer for Me Tonight

Words by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Frederick Loewe, 1958
Gigi (sung by Betty Wand dubbing for Leslie Caron), 1958

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Say a Prayer for the Boys Over There

Words by Herb Magidson, Music by Jimmy McHugh, 1843
Hers to Hold (sung by Deanna Durbin), 1943



Say It with Music

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1921
Introduced by Wilda Bennett and Paul Frawley in the stage revue "Music Box Revue," 1921
Popularized by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
Alexander's Ragtime Band (sung by Ethel Merman), 1938


Say That We're Sweethearts Again

Words and music by Earl K. Brent
Meet the People (sung by Virginia O'Brien), 1944



Say You, Say Me

Words and music by Lionel Richie, 1985
Introduced by Lionel Richie in the film White Nights, 1985
Best Song Academy Award Won Best Song Academy Award for 1985
Recorded and popularized by Lionel Richie

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Scandals

Written by Lew Brown and Ray Henderson, 1931
Introduced in the stage musical "George White's Scandals," 1931
George White's Scandals (sung by Beverly Sills), 1945



Schnitzelbank

(traditional)
The Five Pennies (sung by Danny Kaye and Children in hospital ward), 1959

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Schooldays

Words and music by Leslie Bricusse, 1969
Goodbye Mr. Chips (sung by Petula Clark and Boys), 1969


Scratch My Back

Words and music by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum and Florence Kaye, 1966
Paradise, Hawaiian Style (sung by Marianna Hill and Elvis Presley), 1966


Sea of the Moon, The

Words by Arthur Freed, music by Harry Warren, 1950
Pagan Love Song (sung by Betty Wand dubbing for Esther Williams), 1950


Search Is Through, The

Words by Ira Gershwin, music by Harold Arlen, 1954
The Country Girl (sung by Bing Crosby), 1954



Second Hand Rose

Words by Grant Clarke, music by James F. Hanley, 1921
Introduced by Fanny Brice in the stage revue "Ziegfeld Follies of 1921"
Popularized by Fanny Brice
My Man (sung by Fanny Brice), 1928
Funny Girl (sung by Barbra Streisand), 1968

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Second Hand Turban and a Crystal Ball, A

Words by Sammy Cahn, music by James Van Heusen, 1956
Anything Goes (sung by Bing Crosby with comedy routine by Bing Crosby and Donald O'Connor), 1956

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Second Star to the Right, The

Words by Sammy Cahn, music by Sammy Fain, 1952
Peter Pan (sung by The Jud Conlon Chorus), 1953

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Secret Kingdom

Words and music by Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, 1975
The Slipper and the Rose (sung by Richard Chamberlain and Gemma Craven), 1976

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Words by Paul Francis Webster, music by Sammy Fain, 1953
Calamity Jane (introduced by Doris Day), 1953
Best Song Academy Award Won Best Song Academy Award for 1953

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Secret Surfin' Spot

Written by Gary Usher and Roger Christian, ~1963
Beach Party (sung by Dick Dale and The Del Tones), 1963

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Secretary Is Not a Toy, A

Words and music by Frank Loesser, 1961
Introduced in the stage musical "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," 1961
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (performed by John Myhers and Ensemble), 1967

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Seduce Me Tonight

Words by Keith Forsey, music by Giorgio Moroder
Flashdance (sung by Cycle V), 1983


See Me, Feel Me

Written by Pete Townshend, 1969
Tommy (performed by The Who, Nicky Hopkins, Chris Stainton, John Entwistle, Roger Daltrey and Chorus), 1975

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See the Circus

Words and music by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, ~1953
Here Come the Girls (sung by Arlene Dahl and Chorus Girls), 1953



See the Phantoms

Words and music by Leslie Bricusse, 1970
Scrooge (sung by Alec Guiness and Chorus), 1970



See with Your Heart

Words and music by Lori McKelvey, 1987
Beauty and the Beast (sung by Rebecca De Mornay and John Savage, reprised by Chorus), 1987



Seeing's Believing

Words by Johnny Mercer, music by Harry Warren, 1952
The Belle of New York (sung and danced by Fred Astaire), 1952

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Seek the Spy

Words by Rudolph Bernauer and Leopold Jacobson, music by Oscar Straus, 1908
English lyric by Stanislaus Stange, 1909
Introduced in the operetta "The Chocolate Soldier"
The Chocolate Soldier (sung and danced by unidentified group of men and reprised by same men), 1941



Seguedilla
("Près des remparts de Séville")

From the opera CARMEN by Georges Bizet, first performed in Paris, 1875
Hers to Hold (sung by Deanna Durbin), 1943
Carnegie Hall (sung by Risë Stevens), 1947
Interrupted Melody (sung by Eileen Farrell dubbing for Eleanor Parker), 1955

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Seize the Day

Written by Jack Feldman and Alan Menken, 1992
Newsies (sung and danced by David Moscow and the Newsies Ensemble), 1992


Sell Your Cares for a Song

Written by Victor Young and Charles Newman, 1939
Fisherman's Wharf (sung by Bobby Breen and Chorus), 1939



Seminole Legend
(Solitary Seminole)

Words by Leo Robin, music by Ralph Rainger, 1941
Moon over Miami (sung by Chorus, danced by Jack Cole & Co., the Condos Brothers and Ensemble), 1941



Semper Fidelis

Official march of the United States Marine Corps
Music by John Philip Sousa, 1888
The West Point Story (marched by Cadets), 1950

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Sempre libera

From the opera LA TRAVIATA by Giuseppe Verdi, first performed in Venice, 1853
One Night of Love (sung by Grace Moore), 1934
San Francisco (sung by Jeanette MacDonald), 1936
Thousands Cheer (sung by Kathryn Grayson with Orchestra Conducted by Jose Iturbi), 1943

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Send Along Anudder Load

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Georges Bizet
Music from the opera CARMEN with new lyric
Carmen Jones (sung by Mens Chorus), 1954



Señorita

Words by Earl K. Brent and Edward Heyman, music by Nacio Herb Brown, 1948
The Kissing Bandit (sung by Frank Sinatra and Kathryn Grayson), 1948


Señorita

Written by Gus Kahn and Sigmund Romberg
The Girl of the Golden West (sung by Nelson Eddy and Chorus, reprised by Nelson Eddy, reprised by Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald), 1938


Sensation

Written by Pete Townshend, 1969
Tommy (performed by Tony Newman, Phil Chen, Nicky Hopkins, Alan Ross, John Entwistle, Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey), 1975

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September Song

Words by Maxwell Anderson, music by Kurt Weill, 1938
Introduced in the stage musical "Knickerbocker Holiday," 1938
Knickerbocker Holiday (Charles Coburn), 1944
Popularized by Bing Crosby
Pepe (sung by Maurice Chevalier), 1960

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Serenade

Words by Dorothy Donnelly, music by Sigmund Romberg, 1924
Introduced in the stage operetta "The Student Prince in Heidelberg," 1924
The Student Prince (sung by Mario Lanza dubbing for Edmund Purdom and Ann Blyth), 1954
Deep in My Heart (sung by William Olvis), 1954

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Serenade

Words by Sammy Cahn, music by Nicholas Brodszky
Serenade (sung by Mario Lanza), 1956

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Serenade for a New Baby

Music by Johnny Green, 1952
Everything I Have Is Yours (played by Orchestra, danced by Gower Champion), 1952


Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op.48: Walzer


Serenade in Blue

Words by Mack Gordon, music by Harry Warren, 1942
Orchestra Wives (sung by Pat Friday dubbing for Lynn Bari with the Glenn Miller Orchestra), 1942
Popularized by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra

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Serenade to an Old-Fashioned Girl

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1946
Blue Skies (sung by the Guardsmen, reprised by Joan Caulfield dubbed by Betty Russell), 1946

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Serenade to the Stars

Written by Jimmy McHugh and Harold Adamson, 1938
Mad About Music (sung by Deanna Durbin), 1938



Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, 1967
Popularized by The Beatles
Yellow Submarine (sung by The Beatles), 1968
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (sung by Bee Gees and Paul Nicholas, reprised by Peter Frampton and Bee Gees, sung at end of film by Guests of Heartland), 1978

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SERSE
SERSE
(sometimes called "Xerxes")

Opera by George Frideric Handel, first performed in London, 1738

Arias and excerpts used in films on Class Act:
Ombra mai fù

Films on Class Act:
Fisherman's Wharf (sung by Bobby Breen and Boys Choir), 1939

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Seven and a Half Cents

Written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross, 1954
Introduced in the stage musical "The Pajama Game," 1954
The Pajama Game (Doris Day and Jack Straw), 1957

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Seven Deadly Virtues, The

Words by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Frederick Loewe, 1982
Camelot (sung by Richard Backus), 1982



Seven Hills of Rome, The

Words by Harold Adamson, music by Victor Young, 1958
The Seven Hills of Rome (sung by Mario Lanza), 1958



Seventeen Thousand Telephone Poles

Words and music by Saul Chaplin
Everything I Have Is Yours (sung by Monica Lewis), 1952



1776

Music by Sherman Edwards, 1969
1776 (played by Orchestra behind titles), 1972

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Seventy-Six Trombones

Words and music by Meredith Willson, 1957
Introduced by Robert Preston and Ensemble in the stage musical "The Music Man," 1957
The Music Man (Robert Preston and Ensemble), 1962

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Sewing Machine, The

Words and music by Frank Loesser, 1947
The Perils of Pauline (sung and danced by Betty Hutton), 1947


Shadow of Your Smile, The

Words by Paul Francis Webster, music by Johnny Mandel, 1965
Introduced in the film The Sandpiper, 1965
Best Song Academy Award Won Best Song Academy Award for 1965
Recorded and popularized by Tony Bennett

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Shadow Rhapsody

Music by Gene Krupa
Beat the Band (played by Gene Krupa and His Orchestra, with drum solo by Krupa), 1947



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Words by Al Dubin, music by Harry Warren, 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933 (sung by Dick Powell; later performed by Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell and Chorus), 1933
Popularized by Bing Crosby (No. 1 chart record)

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Shadows on the Moon

Written by Gus Kahn and Sigmund Romberg, 1938
The Girl of the Golden West (sung by Jeanne Ellis, reprised by Jeanette MacDonald), 1938



Shadows on the Sand
(adaptation of "Scheherezade")

Words by Bob Wright and Chet Forrest, music by Herbert Stothart
Balalaika (sung by Ilona Massey, unidentified tenor and Chorus), 1939



Shady Dame from Seville, The

Words by Leslie Bricusse, Music by Henry Mancini, 1982
Victor / Victoria (sung by Julie Andrews, danced by Andrews and Chorus; later comical rendition sung by Robert Preston, danced by Preston and Chorus), 1982

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Shaft (Theme From)

Music by Isaac Hayes, 1971
Introduced by Isaac Hayes in the film Shaft, 1971
Best Song Academy Award Won Best Song Academy Award for 1971
Recorded and popularized by Isaac Hayes

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Shake It Off with Rhythm

Words by Lew Brown, music by Harold Arlen, 1935
Strike Me Pink (sung by Ethel Merman, danced by Sunnie O'Dea, sung and danced by Chorus and The Goldwyn Girls), 1936



Shake That Tambourine

Words and music by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum and Florence Kaye, ~1965
Harum Scarum (danced by Gail Gilmore, Wilda Taylor and Brenda Benet, sung and danced by Elvis Presley onscreen with The Jordanaires offscreen), 1965

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Shaking the Blues Away

Words and music by Irving Berlin, 1927
Introduced by Ruth Etting in the stage revue "Ziegfeld Follies of 1927"
Easter Parade (sung and danced by Ann Miller), 1948
Love Me or Leave Me (sung by Doris Day and danced by Doris Day with Chorus), 1955

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Shall We Dance?

Words by Ira Gershwin, music by George Gershwin, 1936
Shall We Dance (sung by Fred Astaire, danced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers), 1937

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Shall We Dance?

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers, 1951
Introduced by Gertrude Lawrence and Yul Brynner in the stage musical "The King and I," 1951
The King and I (sung and danced by Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner, Marni Nixon dubbing for Deborah Kerr), 1956

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Shanghai Lil

Words by Al Dubin, music by Harry Warren, 1933
Footlight Parade (performed by James Cagney, Ruby Keeler and Chorus), 1933

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