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Michael Feinstein

Michael Jay Feinstein (born September 7, 1956) is an American singer, pianist, and music revivalist. He is an interpreter of, and an anthropologist and archivist for, the repertoire known as the Great American Songbook. In 1988 he won a Drama Desk Special Award for celebrating American musical theatre songs. Feinstein is also a multi-platinum-selling, five-time Grammy-nominated recording artist. He currently serves as Artistic Director for The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana.

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Whatever happened to melody,
sweet, old-fashioned melody?
Roses and ribbons and romance and rhyme,
songs about two hearts in three-quarter time.
Once, there were movies with stars who were stars.
Where, oh where can they be?
And why aren't there heroes
like yesterday's heroes?
And whatever happened to melody?

Gene Tunney, Joe Louis.
Ah, those were fighters!
Not like the pipsqueaks they palm off today.
Hemingway, Steinbeck.
Now, those were writers,
with style
and with substance
and something to say!

Garbo and Gable
and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
I could go on and on!
Babe Ruth and Bogey
and Gershwin
and Hoagy,
ah, what's the use?
They're gone, all gone!

And whatever happened to melody?
Who stole all the poetry?
Posies and picnics and walks in the wood,
Hammocks and hayrides, have they gone for good?
Whatever happened to just holding hands
'neath the old apple tree?
Gone is the magic,
and speaking of magic,
whatever happened to melody?

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