Flying to the Moon https://youtube/watch?v=aSPbwXUq9vM Background and composition In 1954, when writing the song which would become famous as Fly Me to the Moon, Bart Howard had been pursuing a career in music for more than 20 years.[3] He played piano to accompany cabaret singers but also wrote songs with Cole Porter, his idol, in mind.[4] In response to a publishers request for a simpler song,[5] Bart Howard wrote a cabaret ballad in waltz time[6] which he titled In Other Words. A publisher tried to make him change some lyrics from fly me to the moon to take me to the moon but Howard refused to do this.[7] Many years later Howard commented that “... it took me 20 years to find out how to write a song in 20 minutes.[7] He used his position as a piano accompanist and presenter at the Blue Angel cabaret venue to promote the song[8] and it was soon introduced in cabaret performances by Felicia Sanders.[4]
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