You're the Top

"You're the Top"
Song
Published1934
Songwriter(s)Cole Porter

"You're the Top" is a list song by Cole Porter, from the 1934 musical Anything Goes. It is about a man and a woman who take turns complimenting each other. The best-selling version was Paul Whiteman's Victor single, which made the top five. It was the most popular song from Anything Goes at the time, with hundreds of parodies.[1][2] Some of the lyrics were re-written by P. G. Wodehouse for the British version of Anything Goes. Composer Robert Kapilow refers to "You're the Top" as one of Porter's greatest songs.[3]

  1. ^ Redmond, James (1981). Drama, Dance and Music. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-521-22180-1.
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  3. ^ Kapilow, Robrert (2006). "'You're the Top'—Cole Porter (1934)". Library of Congress. Retrieved June 25, 2024.