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Come Dance with Me (song)

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"Come Dance with Me" is a popular song and jazz standard written by 1959 by Jimmy Van Heusen (music) and Sammy Cahn (words) that debuted in 1959 as the title track on Frank Sinatra's album, Come Dance with Me!

History

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The song references Terpsichore[1] – one of the nine Greek Muses and the goddess of dance and chorus. The lyrics also mention "Basie Boots," a reference to bandleader Count Basie.

Selected discography

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References

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  1. ^ "genius.com". genius.com. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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