| "Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)" | |
|---|---|
 Sheet music, 1928 | |
| Song | |
| Published | 1928 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Composer(s) | Cole Porter |
| Lyricist(s) | Cole Porter |
| Audio sample | |
2011 performance of "Let's Do It" by Linda November and Artie Schroeck in Nevada | |
"Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love" is a popular song written in 1928 by Cole Porter. It was introduced in Porter's first Broadway success, the musical Paris (1928) by French chanteuse Irène Bordoni, for whom Porter had written the musical as a starring vehicle.[1]
Bordoni's husband and Paris producer Ray Goetz convinced Porter to give Broadway another try with this show.[2] The song was later used in the English production of Wake Up and Dream (1929)[3] and was used as the title theme music in the 1933 Hollywood movie Grand Slam starring Loretta Young and Paul Lukas. In 1960 it was also included in the film version of Cole Porter's Can-Can.[4]
The original lyrics and music of the song entered the public domain in the United States in 2024.[5]
- ^ Sheldon Patinkin (20 May 2008). "No legs, no jokes, no chance": a history of the American musical theater. Northwestern University Press. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-8101-1994-9. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ Don Tyler (2 April 2007). Hit songs, 1900-1955: American popular music of the pre-rock era. McFarland. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-7864-2946-2. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ Charles Schwartz (21 March 1979). Cole Porter: a biography. Da Capo Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-306-80097-9. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ Tom Santopietro (11 November 2008). Sinatra in Hollywood. Macmillan. p. 475. ISBN 978-0-312-36226-3. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ "Public Domain Day 2024 | Duke University School of Law". web.law.duke.edu.