1948 in music

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Published popular music

• "'A' ? You're Adorable" w.m. Buddy Kaye, Fred Wise & Sidney Lippman
• "Always True To You In My Fashion" w.m. Cole Porter introduced by Lisa Kirk in the musical Kiss Me, Kate. Performed in the film version by Ann Miller and Tommy Rall
• "Another Op'nin', Another Show" w.m. Cole Porter introduced by Annabelle Hill and the ensemble in the musical Kiss Me, Kate
• "Baby, It's Cold Outside" w.m. Frank Loesser
• "Be A Clown" w.m. Cole Porter introduced by Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in the film The Pirate
• "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo (The Magic Song)" w.m. Mack David, Al Hoffman & Jerry Livingston
• "Black Coffee" w.m. Paul Francis Webster & Sonny Burke
• "Black Market" w.m. Frederick Hollander
• "Blue Christmas" w.m. Billy Hayes & Jay Johnson
• "The Blue Skirt Waltz" w. Mitchell Parish m. Vaclav Blaha
• "Brush Those Tears From Your Eyes" w.m. Oakley Haldeman, Al Trace & Jimmy Lee
• "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" w.m. Cole Porter introduced by Harry Clark and Jack Diamond in the musical Kiss Me, Kate. Memorably Performed in the film version by Keenan Wynn and James Whitmore.
• "Busy Line" Semes, Stanton
• "Candy Kisses" w.m. George Morgan
• "Careless Hands" w. Bob Hilliard m. Carl Sigman
• "Comme Ci, Comme Ça" w. (Eng) Joan Whitney & Alex Kramer (Fr) Pierre Dudan m. Bruno Coquatrix
• "A Couple Of Swells" w.m. Irving Berlin. Introduced by Fred Astaire and Judy Garland in the film Easter Parade
• "The Deck Of Cards" w.m. T. Texas Tyler
• "Don't Look Now But My Heart Is Showing" w. Ann Ronell m. Kurt Weill from the film version of One Touch of Venus
• "Far Away Places" w.m. Joan Whitney & Alex Kramer
• "Forever And Ever" w. (Eng) Malia Rosa (Ger) Franz Winkler m. Franz Winkler
• "Girls Were Made To Take Care Of Boys" w.m. Ralph Blane
• "Hair Of Gold, Eyes Of Blue" w.m. Sunny Skylar
• "Hang On The Bell, Nellie" w.m. Tommie Connor, Clive Erard & Ross Parker
• "I Don't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore" w.m. Bennie Benjamin & George David Weiss
• "I'm Beginning To Miss You" w.m. Irving Berlin
• "I've Come To Wive It Wealthily In Padua" w.m. Cole Porter introduced by Alfred Drake in the musical Kiss Me, Kate. Sung in the film version by Howard Keel.
• "I've Got A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts" w.m. Fred Heatherton
• "Make A Miracle" w.m. Frank Loesser. Introduced by Ray Bolger and Allyn McLerie in the musical Where's Charley?
• "My Darling, My Darling" w.m. Frank Loesser. Introduced in the musical Where's Charley? by Byron Palmer and Doretta Morrow
• "My Happiness" w. Betty Peterson m. Borney Bergantine
• "N'yot N'yow (The Pussycat Song)" w.m. Dick Manning
• "O Mein Papa" w.m. Paul Burkhard
• "Once In Love With Amy" w.m. Frank Loesser
• "Pecos Bill" w. Johnny Lange m. Eliot Daniel
• "Powder Your Face With Sunshine" w.m. Carmen Lombardo & Stanley Rochinski
• "Red Roses For A Blue Lady" w.m. Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett
• "Say Something Sweet To Your Sweetheart" w.m. Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett
• "Shoes With Wings On" w. Ira Gershwin m. Harry Warren
• "So In Love" w.m. Cole Porter introduced by Patricia Morison in the musical Kiss Me, Kate. Performed in the film version by Kathryn Grayson and Howard Keel.
• "Sunflower" Mack David
• "Tennessee Waltz" w.m. Redd Stewart & Pee Wee King
• "The Three Bells" w. (Eng) Bert Reisfeld m. Jean Villard
• "Time Out For Tears" w.m. Abe Schiff & Irving Berman
• "Too Darn Hot" w.m. Cole Porter introduced by Lorenzo Fuller, Fred Davis and Eddie Sledge in the musical Kiss Me, Kate. Ann Miller sang and danced the number in the film version.
• "A Tree In The Meadow" w.m. Billy Reid
• "Where Is The Life That Late I Led?" w.m. Cole Porter introduced by Alfred Drake in the musical Kiss Me, Kate. Sung by Howard Keel in the film version.
• "Why Can't You Behave?" w.m. Cole Porter introduced by Lisa Kirk and Harold Lang in the musical Kiss Me, Kate. Performed by Ann Miller in the film version.
• "Wunderbar" w.m. Cole Porter introduced by Alfred Drake and Patricia Morison in the musical Kiss Me, Kate. Performed by Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson.
• "You Came A Long Way From St Louis" w. Bob Russell m. John Benson Brooks
• "You Can't Be True, Dear" w.(Eng) Hal Cotton (Ger) Gerhard Ebeler m. Hans Otten
• "You Say The Nicest Things, Baby" w. Harold Adamson m. Jimmy McHugh
• "You Was" w. Paul Francis Webster m. Sonny Burke
• "You're All I Want For Christmas" w.m. Glen Moore & Seger Ellis
• "You're Breaking My Heart" w.m. Pat Genaro & Sunny Skylar