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Speak Low
Speak Low"
"Speak Low (1943) is a popular song composed by Kurt The opening line is a (slight mis)quotation from Wil-
Weill, with lyrics by Ogden Nash. It was introduced by liam Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing (1600), where
Mary Martin and Kenny Baker in the Broadway musical it is spoken by Don Pedro.
One Touch of Venus (1943). The 1944 hit single was by Guy
Lombardo and his orchestra, with vocal by Billy Leach.
Barbra Streisand recorded a David Foster arrangement of
References
"Speak Low" for her 1993 album, Back to Broadway [1] [1] Barbra Streisand Archives: Records/Back to
The tune is a jazz standard that has been widely record- Broadway.
ed, both by vocal artists from Billie Holiday to The Mira-
cles to Dee Dee Bridgewater, and such instrumentalists as
Bill Evans, Roy Hargrove and Brian Bromberg.
External links
• "Speak Low" at Jazz Standards
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Categories:
• 1943 songs
• Songs with music by Kurt Weill
• Songs with lyrics by Ogden Nash
• Lena Horne songs
• Barbra Streisand songs
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