For Valentine’s Day, a journey into the life of this beloved standard written for the 1937 Broadway show Babes in Arms Rickie Lee Jones, “My Funny Valentine” If there is a better and more lasting song for this holiday, none are more famous or beloved. It was written by Richard Rodgers—one of the greatest melodists of his generation—and his first songwriting partner, the legendary lyricist Lorenz “Larry” Hart. Created in 1937 for the show Babes in Arms, it’s a standard of the greatest multitude, with 1073 known recordings at this moment, and included on thousands of different albums. There’s a...