It's Easy to Remember (And So Hard to Forget)

"It's Easy to Remember (And So Hard to Forget)"
Song from Mississippi
Published	1935
Writer	Lorenz Hart
Composer	Richard Rodgers

"It's Easy to Remember (And So Hard to Forget)" is a popular song written by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Lorenz Hart, published in 1935, written for the 1935 film Mississippi starring Bing Crosby and W.C. Fields. Crosby introduced the song in the film and made a hit recording for Decca Records that same year.

The song is now considered a standard, with many recordings having been made by many artists, including Billie Holiday on her album Lady in Satin (1958).

Notable recordings

Rosemary Clooney - Rosie Sings Bing (1978)
John Coltrane - Ballads (1962)
Bing Crosby (1935)
Doris Day - Hooray For Hollywood (1958)
Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin (1958)
Teddi King - In the Beginning, 1949-1954 (2000 compilation)
Seth MacFarlane - Music Is Better Than Words (2011)
Susannah McCorkle ; From Broadway to Bebop (1994)
Sue Raney - When Your Lover Has Gone (1958)
Frank Sinatra - Close to You (1957)
Sarah Vaughan (1956)
Shirley Horn I Love You, Paris (1994)

Rodgers and Hart

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