Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

Not sure why I woke up with the Platters this morning, not that I mind. The quintet served as a bridge between the Tin Pan Alley music era and the new Rock 'n' Roll of the 1950's. Under the direction of their manager Buck Ram, the Platters excelled at remaking old jazz, gospel, and R&B standards into pop hits. Written for Roberta, a 1933 musical, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes became a popular cover song for pretty much everyone. Jazz greats such as Louis Armstrong and Billie Holliday sang it, as well as rock and pop icons like Cher and Barbara Streisand. Even Led Zeppelin used part of the song during their 1971 tour in Osaka, Japan. The Platter's 1958 version of the song became the quintessential recording and was used in movie and television soundtracks alike.