Robert Joseph Farnon (July 24, 1917 – April 23, 2005) was a Canadian-born c… Read Full Bio ↴Robert Joseph Farnon (July 24, 1917 – April 23, 2005) was a Canadian-born composer, conductor, musical arranger and trumpet player.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, he was commissioned as a captain in the Canadian Army and became the conductor/arranger of the Canadian Band of the allied expeditionary force sent overseas during World War II, which was the Canadian equivalent of the American Band of the AEF led by Major Glenn Miller.

At the end of the war, Farnon decided to make England his home, and he later moved to Guernsey in the Channel Islands with his wife and children.

He was considered by his peers the finest arranger in the world, and his talents influenced many composer-arrangers including Quincy Jones, all of whom acknowledge his contributions to their work. Conductor André Previn called him "the greatest writer for strings in the world."

Robert Farnon died at the age of eighty-seven at a hospice near his home of forty years in Guernsey. He was survived by his wife Patricia and their five children.

Robert Farnon is probably best known for two famous pieces of light music, Jumping Bean and Portrait of a Flirt, which were originally released as the A and B sides on the same 78. Also famous are his Westminster Waltz and A Star is Born.

Days of Wine and Roses
Robert Farnon Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Days of Wine and Roses' by these artists:

Andre Kostelanetz & His Orchestra The days of wine and roses laugh and run away…
Andy Williams Artist: Andy Williams (peak Billboard position # 26 in 1963)…
Andy Williams; Arranged and conducted by Robert Mersey The days of wine and roses Laugh and run away like…
Bill Evans The days of wine and roses Laugh and run away Like a…
Bill Evans / Marian McPartland The days of wine and roses, Laugh and run away,…
Bill Evans Trio The days of wine and roses, Laugh and run away,…
Bill Evans/Tony Bennett The days of wine and roses Laugh and run away Like a…
Billy Eckstine The days of wine and roses laugh and run away…
Bobby Darin The days of wine and roses laugh and run away Like…

Bobby Hackett and His Orchestra The days of wine and roses laugh and run away…
Connie Francis The days of wine and roses (of wine and roses) Laugh…
Days Of Wine And Roses LAST DAY ALIVE Mick Adkins | Rose Carleo I grew up…
Duke Ellington The days of wine and roses laugh and run away…
Joe LaBarbera Bill Evans and Marc Johnson The days of wine and roses, Laugh and run away,…
Johnny Mercer The days of wine and roses Laugh and run away Like a…
Johnny Rivers The days of wine and roses laugh and run away…
Marian McPartland The days of wine and roses, Laugh and run away,…
Marian McPartland - Bill Evans The days of wine and roses Laugh and run away Like a…
Marvin Gaye The days of wine and roses laugh and run away…
Niels H.O. Peddersen I am so glad we had this time together To sit…
Patti Page The days of wine and roses laugh and run away…
Perry Como The days of wine and roses, Laugh and run away, Like a…
Quincy Jones And His Orchestra The days of wine and roses laugh and run away…
Ray Conniff The days of wine and roses, Laugh and run away, Like a…
Reg Tilsley And His Orchestra The days of wine and roses laugh and run away…
The Days Of Wine And Roses LAST DAY ALIVE Mick Adkins | Rose Carleo I grew up…
The Four Freshmen The days of wine and roses laugh and run away…
Tony Bennett The days of wine and roses Laugh and run away Like a…
Toots Thielemans The days of wine and roses laugh and run away…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Robert Farnon:

All Through the Day I sit alone in the golden daylight, But all I see…
Along the Navajo Trail Every day, along about evening When the sunlight's beginnin…
Begin the Beguine When they begin the beguine It brings back the sound of…
For Once In My Life For once in my life I have someone who needs…
I Get A Kick Out Of You I get no kick from champagne, Mere alcohol, Doesn't thrill…
I Left My Heart In San Francisco The loveliness of Paris seems somehow sadly gray The glory t…
I'll Be Around I wanna be around to pick up the pieces When somebody…
I'm In The Mood For Love I'm in the mood for love Simply because you're near me. Funn…
I've Got You Under My Skin I've got you under my skin. I've got you deep in…
If I Had You I could show the world how to smile I could be…
If there is someone lovelier than you If there is someone lovelier than you Then I am blind,…
Laura You know the feeling of something half remembered Of someth…
Lazy Day Blue sky, sunshine What a day to take a walk in…
Love Is A Many Splendored Thing Love is a many splendored thing It's the April rose that…
Love Walked In Love walked right in and drove the shadows away Love walked…
More Than You Know Whether you are here or yonder, Whether you are false…
My Heart Stood Still I took one look at you That's all I meant to…
My Resistance Is Low Yo te ame... Tu me heriste, tu me la hisiste me…
Nearness of You Its not the pale moon that excites me That thrills and…
Oh Susannah Well I come from Alabama with my banjo on my…
Stardust And now the purple dusk of twilight time Steals across the…
The Nearness Of You Its not the pale moon that excites me That thrills and…
Through a Long and Sleepless Night Through a long and sleepless night I whisper your name Thr…
Time After Time When the day fades away into twilight The moon is my…

When I Fall In Love When I fall in love, it will be forever Or I'll…

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