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"It Wouldnt Be Make Believe": The Songs of Yip Harburg and Lorenz Hart

Sing-along Concert Features Songs of Yip Harburg and Lorenz Hart

$15.00 recommended donation at the door (under 30 or over 80, $10.00)

Lorenz Hart was arguably the greatest of Tin Pan Alley's lyricists. His tormented life provided fertile ground for his clever, biting, and self-deprecating, hilarious poetry.

E. Y "Yip" Harburg was the most political of the era's song-writers. From his Depression anthem, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" to the anti-racist "Finian's Rainbow," with the political allegory "The Wizard of Oz" in between, Harburg helped to raise the political sensibilities of the nation.

Sing along to great Tin Pan Alley songs such as "Over the Rainbow," "My Funny Valentine," "Bewitched," and many more

The modest funds we raise are used to underwrite similar programs that we bring to retirement communities throughout the Bay Area.

The words are projected on a screen so the audience can both sing along and appreciate the clever lyrics that earned their creators the moniker "Poets of Tin Pan Alley."

The program includes dozens of songs, song leaders, and a skilled piano player to keep everyone on key. "It's more fun than karaoke because everybody gets to sing," says impresario Phil Rubin, "and it's better than singing in the shower because we provide musical accompaniment and all the words!"