I did not start seriously writing lyrics until I was in my thirties, at which time the endeavor became the centerpiece of my life. Following are a few of the lyrics that are never absent from my head very long. There are probably hundreds more.
“Night and Day”
Lyrics and music: Cole Porter
In , it’s so charming the way Fred Astaire segues from plain-spoken conversation into the dramatic eight-line verse of “Night and Day” with a, arranged by Don Costa, is deep and intense, Frank at his most romantic. “This torment won’t be through/Till you let me spend my life making love to you” sounds like the sexiest marriage proposal of all time.
