"You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me" (Maurice Chevalier)

Maurice Chevalier's 1930 introduction of the Fain-Kahal-Norman classic...

"You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me" is a 1930 popular song. The credits list music and lyrics as written by Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal, and Pierre Norman. Since Fain was primarily a musicwriter and Kahal a lyricist, it may be assumed that the music was by Fain and lyrics were by Kahal, with Norman's contribution uncertain.

The song was introduced in the movie The Big Pond (1930) by Maurice Chevalier. The song has been used in other movies, including Monkey Business (1931) where the Marx Brothers steal Chevalier's passport and sing this song to try to prove they are Chevalier.

The song is a well-known standard, recorded by many artists, though Chevalier's and Frank Sinatra's versions are best known.

YOU'VE BROUGHT A NEW KIND OF LOVE TO ME

Sweet one, fairer than the flowers,
Never will I meet one sweeter than you.
Would you turn away or could you
Really learn to care if I ever dare
To say "I love you"?

If the nightingales could sing like you
They'd sing much sweeter than they do
For you brought a new kind of love to me

If the sandman brought me dreams of you
I'd want to sleep my whole life through
For you brought a new love to me

I know that you're the queen, and I'm the slave
And yet you will understand
That underneath it all
You're a maid and I am only a man

I would work and slave the whole day through
If I could hurry home to you
For you brought a new kind of love to me...

Category:

Music

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• Maurice Chevalier
• 1930
• You Brought New Kind of Love to Me
• Fain
• Kahal
• Norman
• The Big Pond

[maureen1938]

Thanks again for this sensational Maurice Chevalier video..... !!!

[RReady555]

You're entirely welcome, Maureen--one of his best, surely. ;)

Best,

-RR

[robholt77]

The funniest Marx brother sequence i ever did see!! HA HA Genius never ages.

[RReady555]

PASSPORT! ;)

[katamonim]

This is the first time I have come across this song, since the Marx Brothers movie.

I love it.

I also love Chevalier in Gigi singing 'I'm Glad I'm Not Young Any More!" My sentiments exactly.

[RReady555]

I think this was the 78RPM record that Harpo played on his gramophone ;)

Yes, Chevalier seemed to age with a grace and philosophy that all men might emulate...many singers would sound bitter singing that marvelous song from "Gigi".

Best regards,

-RR

[MortelLegendre]

PASSPORT!

[Planetoxo]

Must be 1930 at least.

[KatsuDe]

I like Zeppos version better.

[herbiemarx01]

MARX BROTHERS COVERED THIS!!!!

[SatchmoSings]

@musicbox99 Yeah, it would be great if someone also put that version up; maybe it is already here, under the French title; perhaps you could reply with the exact name so I could search on it.`1

[musicbox99]

@SatchmoSings  I agree. I am fortunate to have found this French recording on a 78 RPM disc

[SatchmoSings]

At the same session, he also recorded this in French; I actually prefer that version; it has more "bounce."

[450984]

WONDERFUL, a totally unique masterpiece!

[conspiratordrew]

xDDD CHEVALIER EHHH??

[kaboomage1]

@MortelLegendre I said passport! Not washboard!

[actressgenie1]

What an acccent!