Tchaikovsky (song) Stanisław Moniuszko, Witold Maliszewski and Leopold Godowsky are actually Polish, not Russian, but all three were born in what was then part of the Russian Empire. Ira Gershwin began his career writing lyrics for his brother George Gershwin. Ira, the more self-effacing of the Gershwin brothers, was concerned that music publishers might think that George had chosen him as lyricist on the basis of nepotism rather than talent, so Ira originally chose to write lyrics under the pseudonym "Arthur Francis" (derived from the names of his other brother Arthur and his sister Frances). The song was originally a nonsense poem
Richard Marx songwriting and production discography Richard Marx songwriting and production discography This is a list of Richard Marx's collaborative work as a producer and songwriter for various artists. 1984<br> Kenny Rogers - What About Me Fee Waybill - Read My Lips 1985<br> St. Elmo's Fire soundtrack 1986<br> David Foster - David Foster 1987<br> Richard Carpenter - Time 1988<br> Vixen - Vixen Tequila Sunrise soundtrack 1989<br> Cliff Richard - Stronger Sing soundtrack Now That's What I Call Music 16 (U.K. series) Steve Lukather - Lukather 1990<br> John Farnham - Chain Reaction 1991 Kiri Te Kanawa - Heart To Heart Kiri Te Kanawa - The Kiri Selection