The Spaniard That Blighted My Life
| "The Spaniard That Blighted My Life" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Published | 1911 |
| Form | Music Hall |
| Writer | Billy Merson |
| Recorded by | Billy Merson, Al Jolson, Seamus Kennedy |
"The Spaniard That Blighted My Life" is a comic song which was composed and first performed by 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 his recording of it was a hit in 1913, selling over a million copies.[2]
Merson sued Jolson for copyright infringement, forcing removal of the song from the movie, The Singing Fool.[3]
Covers
- Al Jolson, The Jolson Story, 1946.
- Bing Crosby and Al Jolson, 1947.
- Roy Hudd on Those Music Hall Days
- Seamus Kennedy on Party Pieces, 2005.
References
- ↑ John J. Gross, The Oxford book of comic verse
- ↑ William Ruhlmann, Breaking records: 100 years of hits
- ↑ Edwin M. Bradley, The First Hollywood Musicals