
°- Them There Eyes (1930)
I fell in love with you the first time I looked into Them there eyes And you have a certain lil cute way of flirtin’ With them there eyes They make me feel so happy They make me feel so blue I’m fallin’, no stallin’ In a great big way for you My heart is jumpin’, you’ve started somethin’ With them there eyes You better look out sweet blue eyes…if you’re wise (Them eyes) They sparkle (Them eyes) They bubble They’re gonna get you in a whole lot of trouble Oh baby…them there eyes [Instrumental] [Male Voice] Hey, me too, fell in love with you, first time I looked into Them there eyes And you have a certain lil cute way of flirtin’ With them there eyes They make me feel so happy, They make me feel so blue, I’m fallin’, no stallin’, In a great big way for you My heart is jumpin’, (jumping) you’ve started somethin’ With them there eyes Ymmmm mmm those eyes Oh them eyes [Male voice] You better look out lil brown eyes…if you’re wise (Them eyes) They sparkle (Them eyes) They bubble They’re gonna get you in a whole lot of trouble Oh baby…them there eyes I fell in love with you the first time I looked into Them there eyes And you have a certain lil cute way of flirtin’ With them there eyes Those eyes Them there eyes "Them There Eyes" is a popular jazz standard written in 1930 by Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber, and William Tracey. While all three share credit, it is likely that Pinkard and Tauber composed the music while Tracey wrote the lyrics. The song appeared in the 1931 comedy film "Let’s Do Things," performed by Zazu Pitts and Thelma Todd. Billie Holiday recorded the most famous version in 1939, and has been recorded by many other major jazz and pop artists over nearly a century: Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, Duke Ellington, Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and more recently by Andra Day in 2021 and Rod Stewart in 2024. And most recently covered in twenty twenty six by "Public Domain Radio", as you just heard. Now here's another from 'bout a hundred years ago...

