SONG: Smoke gets in your Eyes SINGER: Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach 1933
"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" is a core part of the Great American Songbook. Written for the Broadway musical Roberta, the song is a classic standard and is most famously tied to The Platters and their 1958 doo-wop/pop hit version.
I chose Patti Austinβs 1988 cover from her album The Real Me. The song seems much easier to sing or follow along with compared to other versions. But it's a trapπ It starts out sounding like a gentle, romantic stroll, and then suddenly I am gasping for air trying to hit notes that only lizards and Patti Austin can hearπ