Sammy Cahn Professions : Lyricist Born : June 18, 1913 Died : January 15, 1993 Browse All Authors Top 18 quotes by Sammy Cahn I don't write songs, songs write me. ... Writing a song can be agony or ecstasy. It can take half an hour or half a year. ... The popular song is America's greatest ambassador. Sammy Cahn writing song years Do something for the joy of doing it and pray you won't be punished. Sammy Cahn praying joy The life of the golfer is not all gloom; There's always the lies in the locker room. Sammy Cahn lockers golf lying Love is lovelier The second time around. Sammy Cahn second-time-around love-is If a man, in a lifetime of 50 years, can point to six songs that are immediately identifiable, he has achieved something. Irving Berlin can sing 60 that are immediately identifiable. Somebody once said you couldn't have a holiday without his permission. Sammy Cahn holiday song men Saturday night is the loneliest night in the week. Sammy Cahn week loneliness night I'll remember this to my grave. We all walked into a room to see the screen tests. The first screen test was Marion Hutton's. Then came Janis Paige [who ended up with a part in the film]. Then on the screen came Doris Day. I can only tell you, the screen just exploded. There was absolutely no question. A great star was born and the rest is history. Sammy Cahn tests stars rooms I fall in love too easily, I fall in love too fast Sammy Cahn falling-in-love heart past I don't write songs, songs write me. Sammy Cahn writing-songs writing song The popular song is America's greatest ambassador. Sammy Cahn music song america The one I tell everyone, the one I'm very, very proud of is 'Call Me Irresponsible.' Simply because I want to say and it's not as facetious as it sounds. It has five syllable words in it. Sammy Cahn words me proud want Every song, the title dictates the architecture of the song. Sammy Cahn title every architecture song My chutzpah was me singing to Mario Lanza. So Mario looked at me after I talk-sang 'Be My Love' for the first time; he took the lyric out of my hand as contemptuously as you can take a lyric out of someone's hand, and he sang 'Be My Love' back at me. Sammy Cahn me you time love Take a simple name like Nicholas: you can rhyme it with ridiculous. If you aren't too meticulous. You know, every word's rhymable. Sammy Cahn name know you simple Do you think I'm wandering around all day thinking, 'I must write a song called 'Three Coins In The Fountain'?' Only an idiot would do that. Sammy Cahn day you song thinking I'm a professional songwriter - personal attitudes have nothing to do with writing a song. Sammy Cahn professional nothing writing song I had no particular image of Chicago in mind when I wrote 'My Kind of Town.' All I wanted to do was write a song in praise of Chicago, and that's what I did. Sammy Cahn image praise mind song I must say that it's easy to write nice things about Chicago because it's that kind of town. Sammy Cahn say things nice easy Similar Authors Irving Caesar lyricist Al Dubin lyricist Arthur J. Lamb lyricist Arthur Freed lyricist Alan Jay Lerner lyricist Bernie Taupin lyricist All Authors
