And each second in it
Will leave a glow upon the sky
And as time goes by, it will never die
This will be my shining hour
Calm and happy and bright
In my dreams, your face will flower
Through the darkness of the night
Like the lights of home before me
Or an angel, watching o'er me
This will be my shining hour
'til I'm with you again
- Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen was one of the great American composers, vastly underated, but a man who contributed to contemporary 20th century music with a body of work that was creative, memorable and unique. During his lifetime he composed over 500 memorable tunes. Paper Moon, Get Happy, Accentuate the Positive, I Got the World on A String, One for My Baby, Stormy Weather, That Ol Black Magic, Blues In the Night and the song voted the Song of the Century - Somewhere Over the Rainbow - all were created by Harold Arlen.
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