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Violets for Your Furs

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"Violets for Your Furs" is a 1941 song written by Matt Dennis with words by Tom Adair,[1] and first recorded in that year by Tommy Dorsey's orchestra with vocals by Frank Sinatra. The song describes the wearing of violets with furs on an evening in Manhattan. Note: A friend's father told her that he wrote the song, "Violets for her furs" while living in Manhattan for his bride-to-be, Sophia. His name was Robert Proctor. Song is said to be about Lana Turner, who was involved with Sinatra at the time. Turner often wore flowers pinned to her furs.

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  1. ^ "Violets for Your Furs". Jazz Standards. Retrieved April 30, 2011.