Let's Fall in Love (song)

"Let's Fall in Love" is a song written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler and published in 1933. The major hit at the time of introduction was by Eddy Duchin. It was originally written in C major with a "Moderately Bright" tempo marking. As a jazz standard, it's usually played with a medium swing beat.

Lyrics
I have a feeling, it's a feeling, I'm concealing, I don't know why It's just a mental, incidental, sentimental alibi

But I adore you So strong for you Why go on stalling I am falling Our love is calling Why be shy?


 * Let's fall in love
 * Why shouldn't we fall in love?
 * Our hearts are made of it
 * Let's take a chance
 * Why be afraid of it

Let's close our eyes and make our own paradise Little we know of it, still we can try To make a go of it

We might have been meant for each other To be or not be Let our hearts discover


 * Let's fall in love
 * Why shouldn't we fall in love
 * Now is the time for it, while we are young
 * Let's fall in love

We might have been meant for each other To be or not be Let our hearts discover


 * Let's fall in love
 * Why shouldn't we fall in love?
 * Now is the time for it, while we are young
 * Let's fall in love (4x)

Other Notable Recordings

 * The film It Should Happen to You (1954) uses the song as the central love theme between Jack Lemmon and Judy Holliday, who sing it several times interspersed with dialogue, and hum it together at the end.
 * Tony Middleton and the Willows recorded their compelling uptempo doo-wop version of the song in 1957, which was released on Gone #5015.
 * Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers (1959), accompanied by the Frank De Vol Orchestra. She recorded it again with Billy May and a full orchestra for Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook (1961).
 * Alma Cogan - With You in Mind (album) (1961).
 * Shirley Bassey - Let's Face the Music (1962).
 * Soul duo Peaches and Herb revived the tune in 1967.
 * Robin Sarstedt had a hit with it in the Benelux countries in 1976.
 * Carl Riseley - The Rise (2008).
 * Lee Wiley included the song on her 1999 album Legendary Song Stylist.
 * Diana Krall - When I look Into Your Eyes (1999) and Live in Paris (2002).
 * It also appeared in the British dark comedy movie Plots with a View (2002).
 * Art Garfunkel - Some Enchanted Evening (2007)
 * Annette Hanshaw, Feb 3, 1934, New York City, Vocalion 2635