Roaring 20s Songs for Voice

Step back in time with a collection of tunes from one of the most dynamic decades of the 20th century. This collection is not just a set of tunes; it's a portal to an age of jazz clubs, speakeasies, and a generation dancing towards modernity.

1. Morris - Skip to my Lou (Fantasy on)

Skip to my Lou (Fantasy on)

2. Ignacio Cervantes.. - Picotazos

Picotazos

3. Jones - It Had To Be You

'It Had to Be You,' published in 1926, was written by Isham Jones, with lyrics by Gus Kahn. It quickly became a number one single and the fourth best selling single of the year.

CHORUS LYRICS:
It had to be you
It had to be you
I wandered around, and finally found
The somebody who
Could make me be true
Could make me be blue
And even be glad
Just to be sad - thinking of you

It Had To Be You

4. Gallini - Les Quatre Nimphes (No.6 from 'A New Collection of ...

Les Quatre Nimphes (No.6 from 'A New Collection of ...

5. Jose Martinez - Canaro Tango Milonga

Canaro Tango Milonga

6. Stephen Foster - Holiday Schottisch

Holiday Schottisch

7. Ignacio Cervantes.. - Picotazos

Picotazos

8. Zequinha Abreu - Tico-Tico no fuba

"Tico-Tico no fub�" is the title of a renowned Brazilian choro song composed by Zequinha de Abreu in 1917. Its original title was "Tico-Tico no Farelo," but since Brazilian guitarist Am�rico Jacomino Canhoto (1889�1928) had a work with the same title, Abreu's work was given its present name in 1931. "Fub�" is a type of maize flour and "tico-tico" is the name of a bird, the rufous-collared sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis). Hence, "tico-tico no fub�" means "sparrow in the cornmeal."

Tico-Tico no fuba

9. George Cohan - Over There

"Over There" is a 1917 song written by George M. Cohan that was popular with the United States military and public during both world wars. It is a patriotic song designed to galvanize American young men to enlist and fight the "Hun." The song is best remembered for a line in its chorus: "The Yanks are coming."

Over There

10. Morris - Twinkle, Twinkle Pop Variations
(8notes PREMIUM)

Twinkle, Twinkle Pop Variations

(8notes PREMIUM)

11. Tomas Leon - Que Le Importa a Vo?

Que Le Importa a Vo?

12. Jerome Kern - Ol' Man River

'Ol' Man River' was written by Jerome Kern, with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein for the musical 'Show Boat', premiered in 1927. The song, unusual in this genre for featuring the bass voice, became especially associated with the singer Paul Robeson, who recorded it for the first time in 1928.

CHORUS LYRICS:
Ol' man river,
Dat ol' man river
He mus'know sumpin'
But don't say nuthin',
He jes'keeps rollin'
He keeps on rollin' along.

Ol' Man River

13. Teemu Soini - Ants in the Pants

Ants in the Pants

14. Irving Berlin - What'll I Do?

Irving Berlin's 'What'll I do', written in 1923, was likely written in response to his fianc�e, Ellin Mackay being set away to Europe by her father in the hope that she would forget Berlin. It has been covered by many artists, including Frank Sinatra, Cher and Bob Dylan.

CHORUS LYRICS:
What'll I do when you are far away
And I am blue, what'll I do?
What'll I do when I am wondering who
Is kissing you, what'll I do?
What'll I do with just a photograph
To tell my troubles to?
When I'm alone with only dreams of you
That won't come true
What'll I do?

What'll I Do?

15. Ignacio Cervantes.. - Picotazos

Picotazos

16. Harry Carroll - By The Beautiful Sea

By The Beautiful Sea

17. George Cohan - Over There

Over There

18. Countess Ada De L.. - Li'l Liza Jane

"Li'l Liza Jane", also known as "Little Liza Jane" and "Liza Jane", is a song dating back at least to the 1910s. It has become a perennial standard both as a song and an instrumental in traditional jazz, folk music, and bluegrass, and versions have repeatedly appeared in other genres including rock and roll. It is one of the standards of the New Orleans brass band tradition.