Word & Song by Anthony Esolen

Word & Song by Anthony Esolen

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Word & Song by Anthony Esolen
Word & Song by Anthony Esolen
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George and Ira Gershwin

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Only a few weeks ago, I wrote about the song that George Gershwin was working on at the time of his unfortunate and early death. I mentioned the bittersweetness of the lyrics which his brother, Ira, wrote for that song, “Our Love is Here to Stay.” Broken-hearted after his brother’s death, Ira finished his love song lyric in a way which also made for a…

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