Younger Than Springtime Younger Than Springtime "Younger Than Springtime" is a show tune from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "South Pacific". It has been widely recorded as a jazz standard. The song is performed in the first act by Lieutenant Cable when he makes love to his adored Liat, to whom he was only recently introduced by her mother Bloody Mary. The song shows that love just happens and does not follow the rules of racial separation prevalent in the United States at that time. In the original Broadway show, the song was performed by William Tabbert whilst in the 1958 film,
The Musical Box (Genesis song) harmony guitar solo at the end of the song. The Musical Box (Genesis song) "The Musical Box" is a song by English progressive rock band Genesis, which was originally released on their third studio album "Nursery Cryme" in 1971. The song is written in the key of F# major. Though credited solely to Banks/Collins/Gabriel/Hackett/Rutherford, "The Musical Box" began as an instrumental piece written by Anthony Phillips called "F#" (later released as "Manipulation" on the Box Set remaster). The lyrics are based on a Victorian fairy story written by Gabriel, about two children in a country house. The girl, Cynthia, kills