The Artist Ensemble - Tonight You Belong to Me (1927) video free download

Tonight You Belong to Me

Words by Billy Rose

Music by Lee David

performed by The Artist Ensemble

Recorded on February 24, 1927

Columbia 962-D

The Artist Ensemble was a small string orchestra that recorded for Columbia Record Company for just a little over year during 1926 and 1927. It sounds like the group was made up of a violin, viola, cello, string bass, harp and chimes. I was unable to find much information on them except that they only made 10 recordings under that name for Columbia.

"Tonight You Belong to Me" was written by Billy Rose and Lee David in 1926. This instrumental rendition is the original arrangement with a waltz tempo. Early vocal performers of this song were Irving Kaufman and Gene Austin. The version most are familiar with is the one by Patience and Prudence from the 1950s and later by by Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters from the film, "The Jerk."

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(verse 1)

Once more we meet,

You look so sweet,

Dear, can't you see how I feel?

I love you still,

I always will

You have the same old appeal.

(chorus)

Though you belong to somebody else,

To-night you belong to me.

Though we're apart,

You're part of my heart,

To-night you belong to me.

Down by the stream,

How sweet it will seem,

Once more to dream in the moonlight.

Though with the dawn,

I know you'll be gone,

To-night you belong to me.

(verse 2)

Out of my arms,

Still in my heart,

You're always near me it seems.

Don't let your pride,

Hide what's inside,

Don't close the door on your dreams.

(chorus)