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| Smoke Gets in Your Eyes The Platters 1959 -Written by Jerome Kern (music) and Otto Harbach (lyrics) for the musical "Roberta" in 1933 starring Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. Irene Dunne sang this for the film. -In 1934, four versions charted: Paul Whiteman (#1), Leo Reisman (#3), Emil Coleman (#4), and Ruth Etting (#15) -In 1941 Artie Shaw took it to # 24. -Recorded by Harry Belafonte August, 1950 -Recording by The Platters was a # 1 hit in 1959 -Remade in 1973 by Blue Haze, it hit # 27 -Recorded by Sarah Vaughan -Platters version featured on the "Hearts in Atlantis" soundtrack -Nu Colours version featured on "Four Weddings And A Funeral" soundtrack They asked me how I knew, My true love was true, I of course replied, something here inside, Can not be denied. They, said some day you'll find, All who love are blind, When you heart's on fire, you must realize, Smoke gets in your eyes. So I chaffed them, and I gaily laughed, To think they would doubt our love, And yet today, my love has gone away, I am without my love. Now laughing friends deride, Tears I cannot hide, So I smile and say, when a lovely flame dies, Smoke gets in your eyes, Smoke gets in your eyes. |