who originally sang have some madeira my dear
Have Some Madeira M'Dear "Have Some Madeira M'Dear", also titled "Madeira, M'Dear?",[n 1] is a darkly comic song by Flanders and Swann.[2] It is a song about seduction and alcohol, containing complex and witty wordplay.
All the Things You Are The song was written for the musical Very Warm for May (1939)[1] and was introduced by Hiram Sherman, Frances Mercer, Hollace Shaw, and Ralph Stuart.[2] It appeared in the film Broadway Rhythm (1944)[3] and was performed during the opening credit for the romantic comedy A Letter for Evie (1945).