Where or When
Rodgers & Hart * Track #1 On Babes in Arms
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Where or When by Rodgers & Hart
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This song was written for the 1937 stage musical Babes in Arms, as the two main characters feel a sense of déjà vu upon meeting.
Where or When Lyrics
(Chorus)
[VALENTINE]
It seems we stood and talked like this before
We looked at each other in the same way then
But I can't remember where or when
The clothes you're wearing are the clothes you wore
The smile you are smiling you were smiling then
But I can't remember where or when
Some things that happen for the first time
Seem to be happening again
And so it seems that we have met before
And laughed before and loved before
But who knows where or when?
(Verse)
[BILLIE]
When you're awake, the things you think
Come from the dreams you dream
Thought has wings
And lots of things
Are seldom what they seem
Sometimes you think you've lived before
All that you live today
Things you do
Come back to you
As though they knew the way
Oh, the tricks your mind can play!
(Chorus)
[BILLIE]
It seems we stood and talked like this before
We looked at each other in the same way then
But I can't remember where or when
The clothes you're wearing are the clothes you wore
The smile you are smiling you were smiling then
But I can't remember where or when
Some things that happen for the first time
Seem to be happening again
And so it seems that we have met before
And laughed before and loved before
But who knows where or when?
(instrumental break)
[VALENTINE AND BILLIE]
And so it seems that we have met before
And laughed before, and loved before
But who knows where or when?
Where or When Q&A
Who wrote Where or When's ?
Where or When was written by Lorenz Hart & Richard Rodgers.
Who sang this song
It has been recorded many times, but the original performance was by Mitzi Green and Ray Heatherton.