" Over the Rainbow" theme done as a classical fugue. You will recognize the strains of Over The Rainbow used to create a fugue in the tradition of J.S.Bach and his compatriots.This is a marriage of a very popular American song with an adventurous use of classical music devices. Very authentic use of a fugue to create a clever piece of music.

https://youtu.be/yt047O_lo1U

"  Accentuate the Positive-Eliminate the Negative "  Listen to this impassioned " sermon' in song by Harold Arlen and the southern boy lyricist. Johnny Mercer. The woman preacher is Barbara Cook, in her eighties and having overcome many difficulties in her life, still able to inspire audiences not to despair even in the face of dire circumstances.

I often start off my day with this song joined by " Ann of a Thousand Songs" and a coffee laced with Southern Comfort. ( and it is very comforting.)

https://youtu.be/bYim922qC0Y 

"  This Times the Dreams on Me"   Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer wrote this song for the 1942 movie " Blues in the Night" which also contained the famous song named in the film's title. It is sung so  tenderly by Dick Haymes, a splendid example of the term crooner , a style always appreciated by women listeners. These crooners would deliver songs with loving conviction. restraint and clarity. The tradition began with Bing Crosby, followed by Sinatra, Haymes and other male singers like Tony Bennett plus young singers like Michael Buble continuing in the same artistic tradition.

 https://youtu.be/wq4gYupKyls

Harold Arlen songs and the saga of women mis-treated by mean men"
Three songs by Harold Arlen expose the perfidy often foisted off on women by men who don't treat women in a kindly and respectful manner.

"  The Man that Got Away"  lyrics by Ira Gershwin. explores the sadness of a woman unhappily lamenting the woes over the man that got away.

' Stormy Weather" lyrics by Ted Koehler, was introduced by Ethel Waters in aCotton Club show. So powerful was her performance, that Ethel Waters had to sing 12 encores. In her sadness, she sings "It keeps on rainin' all the time."

"  Blues in the Night" lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Right from the start, she sings " My momma done told me, when I was in pigtails, my momma done told me 'hon, a mans gonna give you the big eye but when the sweet talkin's done, a man is a two-faced, a worrisome thing, who'll leave you to sing the blues in the night."
All three songs are imbued with a blues feeling as they explore  the sadness resulting from male mistreatment. 
The songs are performed by Maureen McGovern, who is blessed with a powerful voice and a 4 octave vocal range plus the dramatic ability to convince an audience that she does feel the pain inherent in each song.

https://youtu.be/uppOeC-YyiI