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Photos and voice of M. Lanza with master artists' paintings appropriate to the lyrics combine to make this a very pleasing video. Jerome Kern was the song's composer; the lyrics were done by B. G. (Buddy) DeSylva. “It was written in 1919 for the unsuccessful musical Zip, Goes a Million. In 1920 it was published and reused in the musical Sally whence it was popularized by Marilyn Miller.“ (Quote is from: ) The photos of Mario Lanza are from “The Great Caruso“ and “The Seven Hills of Rome“. The paintings of the master artists are listed below in order of their appearance: 1) Three Little Kittens by Joseph Clark 1883 2) Alfred Émile Stevens (Belgian painter, 1823-1906) 3) Frederick Childe Hassam (1859-1935). Celia Thaxter's Garden, Isles of Shoals, Maine 4) Frederick Childe Hassam (1859-1935). Celia Thaxter in Her Garden 5) Henry John Yeend King (British artist, 1855-1924) 6) William-Adolphe Bouguereau Maternal Admiration 7) Henri Lebasque (French artist, 1865-1937) Promenade Sur L'Eau 1918 8) Dear Bird by William-Adolphe Bouguereau 9) William-Adolphe Bouguereau - The Iris 10) A Little Coaxing by William-Adolphe Bouguereau 11) Hamilton Hamilton (1847--1928) Falling Apple Blossoms 12) Robert Lewis Reid (1862-1939), Fleur de Lis, 1895--1900 13) Guy Orlando Rose - American painter - 1867-1925 - On River's Edge 1910 14) John Constable - Salisbury Cathedral 15) Edward Cucuel (American artist, 1879-1954) Picnic on the Starnberger See 16) Frederick Walker (English artist, 1840-1875) Rochester and Jane Eyre 17) Mary Cassatt (American artist, 1844-1926) The Boating Party 1893 18) “Boys Fishing“ by David Cox
