Popular Music in the 1920's

"Ol' Man River" by Paul Robeson and Al Jolson contrasted the struggles and hardships of African Americans with the Mississippi River.("100 Greatest Popular Songs of the 1920's")

"Whispering" by Paul Whiteman is about a man and his lover whispering loving words to each other.("100 Greatest Popular Songs of the 1920's")

"Somebody Stole My Gal" by Ted Weems is about someone stealing another man's woman.("100 Greatest Popular Songs of the 1920's")

"Yes Sir, That's My Baby" by Gene Austin is about a man asking a woman to be his wife.("100 Greatest Popular Songs of the 1920's")