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Just a Girl That Men Forget

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American song

"Just a Girl That Men Forget"
Single
Published1923
GenreBallad, Waltz
Songwriter(s)Al Dubin, Fred Rath and Joe Garren

Just a Girl That Men Forget is an American waltz ballad song, written by Al Dubin, Fred Rath and Joe Garren with sheet music published in 1923 by Jack Mills, Inc.. It was an in-demand Tin Pan Alley hit song in 1923 and 1924, popularized by singers Herbert Payne and Lewis James. It was also a well purchased piece of sheet music, and during the Tin Pan Alley era, the sheet music sales determined if a song was a "hit" rather than charts.

History

"Just a Girl That Men Forget" (1923) by Lewis James advertisement by Okeh Records
1923 Lewis James advertisement by Okeh Records

The lyrics are about a modern and promiscuous flapper girl who would be passed over for marriage, because men like "old fashion" girls. The song begins with the lyrics "Dear little girl, they call you a vamp, a flapper with up to date ways." Flappers did not appreciate the song's lyrics, and hundreds of letters of "resentment" were written to Jack Mills, Inc..

It has been recorded by several musicians including Herbert Payne (1923), Lewis James (1923), the Courtney Sisters (1923), Henry Burr (1923), The Troubadours (1923), Vernon Dalhart (1923), Jimmie Davis (1937), Ozie Waters (1951), Carmen Prentice (1923), Irving Kaufman (1923), Jim Doherty, Ben Selvin and His Orchestra (Vocalion Records), Charles Hart, and the DeMarco Sisters.

The Library of Congress archive has a 1923 recording of the song performed by Henry Burr with Celeste and orchestra. In 1986, a Dear Abby advice column was published, with memories of this song as a subject. Sheet music for the song are extant.

See also

References

  1. ^ Dubin, Al; Rath, Fred; Garren, Joe (January 1, 1923). "Just A Girl That Men Forget". Sheet Music Collection, Mississippi State University Libraries.
  2. ^ "New Mills Sentimental Ballad Scores Hit". Music Trades. Vol. 65. Music Trades Corporation. 1923. p. 166.
  3. ^ Tyler, Don (2007-04-02). Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era. McFarland. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-7864-2946-2.
  4. "Want 'Holy Night' As Christmas Nears". The Post-Crescent. 1923-12-10. p. 7. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  5. "City Sings About 'Girl Men Forget'". The Post-Crescent. 1923-12-10. p. 7. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  6. Conor, Liz (2004-07-16). The Spectacular Modern Woman: Feminine Visibility in the 1920s. Indiana University Press. p. 240. ISBN 978-0-253-21670-0.
  7. Doggett, Peter (2015-08-27). Electric Shock: From the Gramophone to the iPhone – 125 Years of Pop Music. Random House. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-4481-3031-3.
  8. Cosmopolitan. Vol. 179. Hearst Corporation. July 1975. p. 191.
  9. "Flappers Resent Sentimental Song". The Morning Post. 1923-11-23. p. 9. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  10. ^ "Best Sellers, Music". Daily News. 1923-09-16. p. 15. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  11. "Just A Girl That Men Forget by Henry Burr (1923)" – via Internet Archive.
  12. "The Troubadours / Green-Arden Orchestra - Just A Girl That Men Forget" – via music.metason.net.
  13. Thomas, Billie W.; Sutton, Allan (2006). The Plaza-ARC Discography: U.S. issues, 1922-31 (Mxs. 5001-10082). Mainspring Press. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-9772735-3-9.
  14. Ginell, Cary; Coffey, Kevin (2001). Discography of Western Swing and Hot String Bands, 1928-1942. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 233. ISBN 978-0-313-31116-1.
  15. "Music Popularity Chart, Country and Western". Billboard. June 9, 1951. p. 31. ISSN 0006-2510.
  16. "Willow Sapling on Brink of Precipice Saves Lois Wilson". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 1923-11-28. p. 10. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  17. "Just a girl that men forget". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
  18. "Dear Abby, The Song of An Old-Fashion Girl Rings of Praise For Good Ol' Days". The Courier-Journal. 1986-05-26. p. 20. Retrieved 2023-04-01.

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