They Can't Take That Away From Me

They Can't Take That Away From Me
Music written by: George Gershwin
Lyrics written by: Ira Gershwin
Comments: Introduced in the film shall we Dance.
First performance: They Can't Take That Away From Me by Fred Astaire in movie Shall We Dance (May 7, 1937)

They Can't Take That Away From Me Lyrics

Our romance won't end on a sorrowful note,
Though by tomorrow you're gone;
The song is ended, but as the songwriter wrote,
The melody lingers on.
They may take you from me, I'll miss your fond caress.
But though they take you from me, I'll still possess.

The way you wear your hat
The way your sip your tea
The memory of all that
No, no, they can't take that away from me

The way your smile just beams
The way you sing off key
The way you haunt my dreams
No, no, they can't take that away from me

We may never, never meet again
On the bumpy road to love
But I'll always, always keep the memory of
The way you hold your knife
The way we danced till three
The way you changed my life
No, no, they can't take that away from me
No, they can't take that away from me

They Can't Take That Away From Me Singers

1. Fred Astaire (billboard hit 1937) May 7, 1937 (performance date)
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2. Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra 1937 3. Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra 1937 4. Eddy Duchin 1941 5. Patti Page 1954 6. Al Haig Trio 1954 7. Duke Jordan Trio 1954 8. Derek Smith Trio 1955 9. Blossom Dearie Featuring Bobby Jaspar 1955 10. Coleman Hawkins 1955 11. Buddy DeFranco and The Oscar Peterson Quartet 1955 12. Frances Faye 1955 13. Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong 1956 14. Mel Tormé 1956 15. Ahmad Jamal Trio 1956 16. Ralph Sharon Trio 1956 17. Fran Warren, Arranged and Conducted by Marty Paich 1957 18. Della Reese 1957 19. Joe Newman Sextet 1957 20. Tal Farlow 1957 21. Buddy Collette and His Trio 1957 22. Chris Connor 1957 23. Ray Conniff 1957 24. Julie Wilson 1957 25. Perry Como September 1957 26. Joe Bushkin 1958 27. June Christy 1958 28. Russell Garcia With Strings and Roy Eldridge 1958 29. Johnnie Ray and the Billy Taylor Trio 1958 30. Pat Boone October 1958 31 Medley Dinah Shore 1959 32. Shirley Bassey 1959 33. Pearl Bailey 1959 34. Julie London, Music Arranged and Conducted by Andre Previn 1959 35. Sam Cooke April 1959 36. Neal Hefti Quintet 1960 37. Brook Benton 1960 38. The Harry "Sweets" Edison Quintet 1960 39. Stuff Smith 1960 40. Gloria Lynne With Ernie Wilkins and His Orchestra 1961 41. Barney Kessel (instrumental) Plus Big Band 1962 42. Etta Jones 1962 43. Wayne Newton 1963 44. Marian Montgomery 1963 45. Pat Bowie With Charles McPherson 1965 46. Tony Bennett 1967 47. Zoot Sims 1975 48. Dick Haymes 1978 49. Joe Pass 1979 50. Rosemary Clooney 1980 51. Bobby Troup 1981 52. Marlene VerPlanck 1982 53. Nancy Wilson with The Great Jazz Trio September 1982 54. Johnny Hartman 1983 55. Spike Robinson, Strings Arranged and Conducted by Jimmy Deuchar 1988 56. Patti Austin 1988 57. Tuck & Patti 1989 58. Maureen McGovern 1989 59. Nicole & Hugo 1991 60. Tiziana Ghiglioni, Enrico Rava, Mal Waldron 1991 61. Frank Sinatra & Natalie Cole November 2, 1993 62. Morgana King 1994 63. Marcus Roberts 1994 64. Lisa Stansfield 1994 65. Tony Bennett & Elvis Costello June 28, 1994 66. Mina October 1995 67. Paul Vornhagen 1997 68. Diana Krall August 26, 1997 69. Susannah McCorkle April 7, 1998 70. Smoke City October 6, 1998 71. Lisa Smith and the Mike Skory Trio 1999 72. Jamie Cullum Trio 1999 73. Natalie Cole February 1999 74. Stacey Kent November 1999 75. Robbie Williams & Rupert Everett November 19, 2001 76. Rod Stewart October 22, 2002 77. Steve Tyrell October 28, 2003 78. Trijntje Oosterhuis 2004 79. Cheryl Bentyne January 27, 2004 80. Barbara Lusch August 3, 2004 81. The Larry McDonough Quartet 2005 82. Andrea Marcovicci 2005 83. Gary Williams February 2005 84. Michael Bolton May 23, 2006 85. Mary Ann Hurst 2007 86. Tony DeSare 2007 87. Rebecca Jenkins April 2007 88. Kim Hoorweg May 2007 89. Betty Buckley October 16, 2007 90. Eliane Elias January 13, 2009 91. Jim Hopkin & Steve Lightbody September 23, 2009 92. Caroll Vanwelden & Dirk Van Der Linden December 1, 2009 93. Brian Wilson August 17, 2010 94. Kama Ruby Feat. Terry Cano 2011 95. Rickie Lee Jones July 5, 2011 96. Stanislas October 6, 2011.

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