While I’ve always enjoyed the Grammy awards, this year I developed a new award, the Katie award, for my favorite song from all time. The first annual Katie award was granted to Heart from the musical Damn Yankees which opened on Broadway in 1955.
Peggy Lee’s 1959 version of Heart is my favorite, with her South-of-the-Border-tinged rendition.
In Damn Yankees, America's favorite pastime meets the bright lights of Broadway. An ordinary Joe sells his soul to the devil, who transforms Joe into a home run hitter for the former Washington Senators. His hitting prowess enables the Senators to win the American League pennant over the then-dominant Yankees.
Happy Valentine’s Day to our family, friends and those affected by Parkinson’s Disease – all those with heart.
Heart
Words and Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Copyright 1955
From the Broadway Musical Damn Yankees
You gotta have heart
All you really need is heart
When the odds are saying you'll never win
That's when the grin should start
You gotta have hope
Mustn't sit around and mope
Nothing's half as bad as it may appear
Wait'll next year and hope
When your luck is battin' zero
Get your chin up off the floor
Mister, you can be a hero
You can open any door
There's nothing to it
But to do it
You've gotta have heart
Miles and miles and miles of heart
Oh, it's fine to be a genius, of course
But keep that old horse before the cart
First, you gotta have heart
We're so happy that we're hummin'
That's the hearty thing to do
'Cause we know our ship will come in
So it's ten years overdue
So what the heck's the use of cryin'
Why should we curse
Things can only get better
`Cause they can't get worse
And to add to it
We've got heart
We've got heart
We've got heart
While I’ve always enjoyed the Grammy awards, this year I developed a new award, the Katie award, for my favorite song from all time. The first annual Katie award was granted to Heart from the musical Damn Yankees which opened on Broadway in 1955.
Peggy Lee’s 1959 version of Heart is my favorite, with her South-of-the-Border-tinged rendition.
In Damn Yankees, America's favorite pastime meets the bright lights of Broadway. An ordinary Joe sells his soul to the devil, who transforms Joe into a home run hitter for the former Washington Senators. His hitting prowess enables the Senators to win the American League pennant over the then-dominant Yankees.
Happy Valentine’s Day to our family, friends and those affected by Parkinson’s Disease – all those with heart.
Heart
Words and Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Copyright 1955
From the Broadway Musical Damn Yankees
You gotta have heart
All you really need is heart
When the odds are saying you'll never win
That's when the grin should start
You gotta have hope
Mustn't sit around and mope
Nothing's half as bad as it may appear
Wait'll next year and hope
When your luck is battin' zero
Get your chin up off the floor
Mister, you can be a hero
You can open any door
There's nothing to it
But to do it
You've gotta have heart
Miles and miles and miles of heart
Oh, it's fine to be a genius, of course
But keep that old horse before the cart
First, you gotta have heart
We're so happy that we're hummin'
That's the hearty thing to do
'Cause we know our ship will come in
So it's ten years overdue
So what the heck's the use of cryin'
Why should we curse
Things can only get better
`Cause they can't get worse
And to add to it
We've got heart
We've got heart
We've got heart