Two Hearts
This song is a parody of Sinatra's very old "Two Hearts are Better than One", but whereas the original references the coming together of two sweethearts, Leon typically subverts it. In his song the two hearts both belong to the same woman, mutated by nuclear radiation such that she has two of everything, including two heads! Whether by accident or design, Leon's melody is an approximate inversion of the original.
Leon has never released a recording of the song, which is only known through sheet music.
Leon has never released a recording of the song, which is only known through sheet music.
"You can't beat the old songs, I always say. I heard the original of this song many years ago and was moved to write another version in emulation. It took me 37½ seconds, which is as long as anyone would want to spend writing a pop song." - LR (Look Here (songbook), 1968)
Sheet music
- Look Here p96