Patty McGovern

By Myself (1937 song) By Myself (1937 song) Add article description "By Myself" is a song by composer Arthur Schwartz and lyricist Howard Dietz.[1] The song's lyrics communicate both the sadness of being alone but also a satisfaction found in self-reliance and achievement.[1] The song is noted for emplying an unusual musical form for a popular song; following the incomplete repetition form AABC. It also vacillates between the keys of g minor and F major making for a more harmonically complex tune.[2] Considered a jazz standard,[3][1] "By Myself" was originally created for the 1937 Broadway musical Between the Devil.[4] Jack Buchanan introduced the ballad in this musical and it remained a relatively unknown song until it was performed by Fred…

GENRES: Female Vocalist, Jazz