Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Smoke Gets in Your Eyes "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" is a show tune written by American composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Otto Harbach for the 1933 musical "Roberta". The song was sung in the Broadway show by Tamara Drasin. Its first recorded performance was by Gertrude Niesen, who recorded the song with orchestral direction from Ray Sinatra, Frank Sinatra's second cousin, on October 13, 1933. Niesen's recording of the song was released by Victor, with the B-side, "Jealousy", featuring Isham Jones and his Orchestra. Paul Whiteman had the first hit recording of the song on the record charts in
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes table, singing longingly while the house burns and firefighters break down the door. While they carried her out, she continued singing. Bryan Ferry, of the band Roxy Music, released a cover version on his album "Another Time, Another Place" in 1974. A remake of the song by British band Blue Haze, formed by Johnny Arthey and Phil Swern, Penny McLean, of the West German band Silver Convention, released a solo version in 1975 on her album "Lady Bump"; her version reached No. 6 on the "Billboard" Disco Singles chart. In 1994, the Ralph Dunnegan All Stars with the Adam Mansell