All Through the Night (Cole Porter song)

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"All Through the Night" is a 1934 popular song written by Cole Porter for his 1934 musical Anything Goes . The melody's distinguishing characteristic is a descending chromatic scale, starting on the third, interrupted by an octave leap after four bars. It was introduced by William Gaxton and Betina Hume. Hit versions in 1935 were recorded by Paul Whiteman (vocal by Bob Lawrence) and by Harry Rosenthal (vocal by Helen Ward). [1]

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