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Too Late Now (1950)

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Rank 620
Music Burton Lane
Lyrics Alan Jay Lerner

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1933 9 Yesterdays
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Additional information for "Too Late Now" may be found in:

Allen Forte
The American Popular Ballad of the Golden Era, 1924-1950: A Study in Musical Design
Princeton University Press
Hardcover: 336 pages


(5 pages including the following types of information: history and music analysis.)

Thomas S. Hischak
The American Musical Film Song Encyclopedia
Greenwood Press
Hardcover: 536 pages


(1 paragraph including the following types of information: summary, lyric analysis, music analysis and performers.)

Susan Sackett
Hollywood Sings!: An Inside Look at Sixty Years of Academy Award-Nominated Songs
Pub Overstock Unlimited Inc
Paperback: 332 pages


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Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner

Year Rank Title
1950 620 Too Late Now
1966 800 On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)

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