Philip Springer, Composer of Santa Baby: Other Songs and Career Highlights
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg and Philip Springer
Philip Springer was the great E.Y. "Yip" Harburg's last collaborator prior to Yip's death in 1981. Yip, of course known for writing the lyrics to "The Wizard of Oz", "Paper Moon", "Brother Can You Spare a Dime" and countless classics. Springer and Harburg wrote about 15 beautiful songs together.
"Time You Old Gypsy Man" is one of their most beautiful songs, called "a masterpiece" by the Steve Holden of the New York Times in December 1989. Many famous artists turned it down, owing to the meaning of the song; how fast time goes by and all of a sudden our lives are nearing the end....
In this video, Kaye Ballard tells this story, and sings the song.
Composer
Philip Springer
This website is dedicated to the works of Philip Springer, composer of the classic Christmas song, "Santa Baby". He is one of the last living composers from the "Brill Building" era in NYC.
Music supervisors looking for standard songs may find the perfect background song for your movie, television, video or other project. Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presely, Dusty Springfield and other famous recording artists recorded many of Springer's songs.
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