"Stairway to Paradise", also known as "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise", is a song composed in 1922 by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin (under the name Arthur Francis) and Buddy DeSylva (under the name of B. G. De Sylva) for the Broadway revue George White's Scandals.[1][2] Popular recordings in 1922–23 were by Carl Fenton; Paul Whiteman; and by Ben Selvin.[3]

"Stairway to Paradise"
Song
LanguageEnglish
Published1922
GenreBroadway song
Composer(s)George Gershwin
Lyricist(s)Ira Gershwin (written under pen name Arthur Francis) and Buddy DeSylva (publishing under pen name B.G. DeSylva)

Background

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The lyrics make it clear that the "steps" on the stairway are dance steps.

Other recordings

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References

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  1. ^ "(I'll build a) Stairway to Paradise". Great American Songbook. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
  2. ^ "Internet Broadway Database". ibdb.com. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 520. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  4. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  5. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  6. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  7. ^ "Internet Movie Database". imdb.com. Retrieved February 28, 2018.