Violets for Your Furs

"Violets for your Furs"
Single by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (vocal refrain by Frank Sinatra)
B-side	"Somebody Loves Me"
Released	November 1941 [1]
Label	Victor
Songwriters	Tom Adair and Matt Dennis

"Violets for Your Furs" is a 1941 song written by Matt Dennis with words by Tom Adair, ^[2] and first recorded in that year by Tommy Dorsey's orchestra with vocals by Frank Sinatra. The song describes the wearing of violets with furs on an evening in Manhattan. Note: A friend's father told her that he wrote the song, "Violets for her furs" while living in Manhattan for his bride-to-be, Sophia. His name was Robert Proctor. The song is said to be about Lana Turner, who was involved with Sinatra at the time. Turner often wore flowers pinned to her furs.

Selected recordings

• Frank Sinatra — Songs for Young Lovers (1954) ^[3]
• Beverly Kenney — Come Swing with Me (1956)
• John Coltrane — Coltrane (1957) ^[4]
• Jutta Hipp — Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims (1957) ^[5]
• Billie Holiday — Lady in Satin (1958) ^[6]
• Chet Baker — Chet Baker with Fifty Italian Strings (1959) ^[7]
• J.R. Monterose — The Message (1959) ^[8]

References

1. "This Week's Best Releases" (PDF). Billboard: 94. November 29, 1941.
2. "Violets for Your Furs". Jazz Standards. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
3. "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
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