The Spaniard That Blighted My Life

"The Spaniard That Blighted My Life"
Sheet music cover, 1911
Song by Billy Merson
Published1911
GenreMusic hall
Songwriter(s)Billy Merson
Audio sample
Recording of The Spaniard That Blighted My Life, performed by Al Jolson (1913)

"The Spaniard That Blighted My Life" is a comic song which was composed and first performed by English music-hall performer Billy Merson.

It starts[1]

List to me while I tell you
Of the Spaniard that blighted my life

It was performed by Al Jolson in his show The Honeymoon Express and he recorded it for Victor Records on March 7, 1913 (catalog No. 17318).[2] It became a major hit, selling over a million copies.[3]

Merson sued Jolson for copyright infringement, forcing removal of the song from the movie, The Singing Fool in the UK.[4]

Renditions

References

  1. ^ John J. Gross (1994), The Oxford book of comic verse, Oxford University Press, ISBN 9780192142078
  2. ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  3. ^ William Ruhlmann (23 April 2004), Breaking records: 100 years of hits, Taylor & Francis, ISBN 9780203644034
  4. ^ Edwin M. Bradley (11 August 2004), The First Hollywood Musicals, McFarland, ISBN 9780786420292
  5. ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved July 28, 2017.