The Spaniard That Blighted My Life
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"The Spaniard That Blighted My Life" is a comic song which was composed and first performed by music-hall performer Billy Merson.
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List to me while I tell you
Of the Spaniard that blighted my life;
It was performed by Al Jolson in his show The Honeymoon Express and his recording of it was a hit in 1913, selling over a million copies.[2]
Merson sued Jolson for copyright infringement, forcing removal of the song from the movie, The Singing Fool.[3]
Covers
- Al Jolson, The Jolson Story, 1946.
- Bing Crosby and Al Jolson, 1947.
- Roy Hudd on Those Music Hall Days
- Seamus Kennedy on Party Pieces, 2005.
References
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