{"id":3178,"date":"2023-01-20T14:03:32","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T14:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=3178"},"modified":"2024-07-31T16:42:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T16:42:12","slug":"its-getting-dark-on-old-broadway","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/its-getting-dark-on-old-broadway\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Getting Dark On Old Broadway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">a 1922 popular song<br>words and music by Louis A. Hirsch, Gene Buck and Dave Stamper<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sheet music:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Its-Getting-Dark-On-Old-Broadway.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Its-Getting-Dark-On-Old-Broadway - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-6aee146e-19fb-40e4-94f6-2a4d3234fc9c\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Its-Getting-Dark-On-Old-Broadway.pdf\">Its-Getting-Dark-On-Old-Broadway &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Its-Getting-Dark-On-Old-Broadway.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-6aee146e-19fb-40e4-94f6-2a4d3234fc9c\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-7013abec-96f7-4338-843b-dc271a101007\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Its_Getting_Dark_On_Old_Broadway_1922.mid\">Its_Getting_Dark_On_Old_Broadway &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Its_Getting_Dark_On_Old_Broadway_1922.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-7013abec-96f7-4338-843b-dc271a101007\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lyrics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We used to brag about the Broadway White Lights<br>The very famous dazzling White Way nightlights<br>They used to glare and glimmer<br>But they are growing dimmer<br>Perhaps you\u2019ve noticed in the night cafe\u2019s now<br>If you go out on a lark<br>Just take a tip from me, take a trip you will see<br>Broadway is getting quite dark<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Refrain<br>It\u2019s getting very dark on old Broadway<br>You see the change in ev\u2019ry cabaret<br>It\u2019s just like an eclipse on the moon<br>Ev\u2019ry cafe now has the dancing coon<br>Pretty choc\u2019late babies<br>Shake and shimmie ev\u2019rywhere<br>Real darktown entertainers hold the stage<br>You must black up to be the latest rage<br>Yes, the great white way is white no more<br>It\u2019s just like a street on the Swanee shore<br>It\u2019s getting very dark on old Broadway<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sung here by Fred Feild:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TK2KUnHdBpA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.] a 1922 popular songwords and music by Louis A. Hirsch, Gene Buck and Dave Stamper The sheet music: Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne: Lyrics We used to brag about the Broadway White LightsThe very famous dazzling White Way nightlightsThey &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/its-getting-dark-on-old-broadway\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;It\u2019s Getting Dark On Old Broadway&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3178","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pa3ZiQ-Pg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3178"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5052,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3178\/revisions\/5052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}