For someone who hadn’t been involved in a serious relationship until much later in his life, young Sondheim really nailed breakup songs, don’t you think?
“Thank You So Much” from Do I Hear A Waltz?
(Demo Recording - I think it’s Rose Marie Jun singing.)
Thank you so much, sir.
Wasn’t it fun?
No reason at all to cry.
Let’s keep in touch, sir,
Now that it’s done,
You can’t say we didn’t try.
Did it go by so quickly?
Really, it seems a crime,
But thank you so much for
Something between
Ridiculous and sublime.
Thank you for such a little but lovely time.
I hadn’t heard this song before, and it’s really touching.