Violets for Your Furs

"Violets for Your Furs" is a 1941 song written by Matt Dennis with words by Tom Adair. ^[1]

The song describes the wearing of violets with furs on an evening in Manhattan.

Selected recordings

• Frank Sinatra — Songs for Young Lovers (1954)
• John Coltrane — Coltrane (1957)
• Jutta Hipp — Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims (1957)
• Billie Holiday — Lady in Satin (1958)
• Shirley Horn — Violets for Your Furs (1981)
• Stacey Kent — Dreamsville (2001)
• Barry Manilow — In the Swing of Christmas (2007)

References