Give It Back to the Indians
"Give It Back to the Indians" | |
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Song | |
Published | 1939 |
Songwriter(s) | Lorenz Hart |
Composer(s) | Richard Rodgers |
"Give It Back to the Indians" is a show tune from the Rodgers and Hart musical Too Many Girls (1939), where it was introduced by Mary Jane Walsh.[1]
The song is about the island of Manhattan, and the title alludes to its purchase from the Native Americans by Peter Minuit in 1626.[2]
The song was not used in the film version of Too Many Girls (1940).
Notable recordings[]
- Nancy Andrews - Too Many Girls (produced by Ben Bagley) (1988)[3]
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook (1956)
References[]
- ^ "Internet Broadway Database". ibdb.com. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ Rodgers, Richard (1951). The Rodgers and Hart Song Book. New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 209.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
Categories:
- Songs about New York City
- Songs about Native Americans
- Songs with music by Richard Rodgers
- Songs with lyrics by Lorenz Hart
- 1939 songs
- Songs from Rodgers and Hart musicals
- 1930s jazz composition stubs
- Pop standard stubs
- Show tune stubs