\"If You Were the Only Girl (In the World)\" is a popular song written by Nat D. Ayer with lyrics by Clifford Grey. The song was published in 1916. It was republished in 1946. The song has become a standard, recorded by many artists.
It was introduced on 19 April 1916 at the premiere of the musical/revue The Bing Boys Are Here at The Alhambra, Leicester Square, sung as a duet between the original stars, George Robey as Lucius Bing and Violet Loraine as Emma.
Actor-singer Rudy Vallee sang a version in the film The Vagabond Lover, released in 1929. An unknown singer sang the song in an episode of the hit TV series, Charmed.
Anton Szandor LaVey, founder and High Priest of The Church of Satan, also performed the song on his 1990 album \"Satan Takes A Holiday\"
The Vagabond Lover is a 1929 American Pre-Code black-and-white, comedy-drama musical film about a small-town boy who finds fame and romance when he joins a dance band. The film was directed by Marshall Neilan, and is based on the novel of the same name, written by James Ashmore Creelman, who also wrote the screenplay. It was Rudy Vallee's first feature film, and also starred Sally Blane, Marie Dressler, and Charles Sellon.
The film premièred in New York City on November 26, 1929, and was released wide on December 1. A DVD version was released on March 29, 2005.
The Vagabond Lover is an early example of a vehicle created for a popular music star, in a style echoed by later films such as Jailhouse Rock with Elvis Presley and A Hard Day's Night with The Beatles.
Hubert Prior \"Rudy\" Vallée (July 28, 1901 – July 3, 1986) was an American singer, actor, and radio host. He was one of the first modern pop stars of the teen idol type.
The son of Charles Alphonse Vallée and Catherine Lynch, Rudy Vallée was born Hubert Prior Vallée in Island Pond, Vermont
Vallée died of cancer at his home on July 3, 1986, while watching the televised centennial ceremonies of the restored Statue of Liberty. His wife, Eleanor, said his last words were: \"I wish we could be there; you know how I love a party.
Lyrics:
If you were the only girl in the world
And I were the only boy
Nothing else would matter in the world today
We would go on lovin' in the same old way
A Garden of Eden just made for two
With nothing to mar our joy
I would say such wonderful things to you
There would be such wonderful things to do
If you were the only girl in the world
And I were the only boy
I would say such wonderful things to you
There would be such wonderful things to do
If you were the only girl in the world
And I were the only boy
