Walter Huston - September Song (1938)

Surely one of the most memorable songs made in the 1930's. Music by Kurt Weill, lyrics by Maxwell Anderson.

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[JubalCalif]

THANKS for posting this delightful "blast from the past"! Walter Huston was one of the finest actors of his time, be it stage, radio or movies. I can't sing his praises enough. He certainly did make this song his own when he sang it in the original Broadway production of "Knickerbocker Holiday". You've made my day & my weekend! I hope you have a VERY happy holiday season! :)

[tmmvds]

Thank you for your kind words, I also wish you a happy Christmas time :)

[Fibbing01]

Very many thanks for posting this. However it never plays properly on my machine. I wonder why not?

[tmmvds]

I really don't know why. I just checked that video myself, and at least in my computer it plays perfectly well.

[BackOnTheRoad]

Where did this version come from? It's somewhat different than my 78 rpm record.

[tmmvds]

It's taken from a CD called The Broadway Musical 1918-1946. I really cannot say what version this song is, but I'm sure it's recorded in 1938.

[stevevandien]

I've heard many fine singers perform this piece. Yet Huston's "September Song" remains the most moving. Though not truly a singer, this fine actor nailed the essence of the song. Huston's version is the only one that always brings tears to my eyes:) --

[GeminiNightOwl]

@stevevandien LOL no problem Steve, I'm not offended - I understand your analogy and you are correct with the ratio of life expectancy back then. Happy New Year to you!!

[ant5399]

Same here never would have heard of this unless of the kennedys lost home movies, thanks JFK and god bless your soul.GREAT SONG

[odysseetheater]

what a great version of walter houston !!! great ... these artists deserves the attribut "artist" .. in comparision of the ones of today..... they are made of pr and NO artists anymore .. as to my opinion ....

[19111ellyc]

@Jamesmac30 I could swear I heard him sing it in a movie called 'September Affair' with Joseph Cotten & Joan Fontaine

[stevevandien]

@GeminiNightOwl I agree with you now, especially since I'll be 52 in November:).  But back in the 1930s, 56 was kinda getting up there -- NOT so nowadays, of course; and so sorry that my comment made you feel old!

[bjhcohen]

The most meaningful song for me - I first heard Walter Huston sing it when I was on a blind date (weekend) at Yale, at the end of a play - I;'ve forgotten its name - the song became our mantra - we married 3 years later.

[dougbrooklyn]

This is a gem! thanks for posting.

[Elfweir]

My Father's favorite version of this song. Most people I know told me that Walter Huston was not a singer and I must have been mistaken. At last, I found this version, thank you for posting!

[CaptRhett1]

When "I" was a young man, I courted the girls, and now that I'm 76, hahaha, I'm still courting them... Viva la Femmes !

[CaptRhett1]

All of these renditions are wonderful, perhaps because it's one of my favorite songs, my birthday happens to be in September - so the song was special to me, even as a child, but I never really heard it until I heard it done by Eddie Albert (remember him, from "Green Acres"?) , Albert's rendition changed the way I appreciate music; I don't just listen - I want to know the story behind the song, and now I apply this to every song I hear... no story - no music.