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Harry James |
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Miscellaneous |
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It's Been A Long, Long Time |
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IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG TIME |
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Bing Crosby with Les Paul/Harry James |
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words by Sammy Cahn, music by Jule Styne |
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Peaked at # 1 in 1945 |
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Competing versions charted that year by Harry James (#1); Charlie Spivak (#4); |
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and Stan Kenton (#6) |
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- World War II ended the month before this Crosby recording hit No. 1 on the |
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Billboard charts in 1945. Accompanied by Les Paul on the guitar, Bing |
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effectively captures the swelling anticipation of Americans regarding the |
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imminent return of their boys from overseas. The song remained on the |
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charts for 16 weeks. |
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Kiss me once, then kiss me twice |
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Then kiss me once again |
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It's been a long, long time |
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Haven't felt like this, my dear |
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Since I can't remember when |
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It's been a long, long time |
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You'll never know how many dreams |
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I've dreamed about you |
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Or just how empty they all seemed without you |
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So kiss me once, then kiss me twice |
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Then kiss me once again |
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It's been a long, long time |
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Ah, kiss me once, then kiss me twice |
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Then kiss me once again |
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It's been a long time |
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Haven't felt like this my dear |
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Since I can't remember when |
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It's been a long, long time |
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You'll never know how many dreams |
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I dreamed about you |
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Or just how empty they all seemed without you |
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So kiss me once then kiss me twice |
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Then kiss me once again |
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It's been a long, long time |
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Long, long time |
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Extra credits added by Robin Hood |
