I dont want to set the world on fire?
I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire
Den blev skrevet i 1938, men blev først indspillet tre år senere af Harlan Leonard and His Rockets.  Den blev coveret af flere musikere og grupper, mest succesfuldt af Horace Heidt på Columbia Records, hvis version nåede førstepladsen på den amerikanske popliste, og af The Ink Spots på Decca, hvis version nåede fjerdepladsen på samme liste.  Andre tidlige versioner var bl.a. af Tommy Tucker, Mitchell Ayres og (i Storbritannien) Vera Lynn.   Sangen, hvis tekst begynder med "I don't want to set the world on fire/ I just want to start a flame in your heart...", blev især populær efter angrebet på Pearl Harbor i december 1941.
I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire
It was written in 1938, but was first recorded three years later by Harlan Leonard and His Rockets.  It was covered by several musicians and groups, most successfully by Horace Heidt on Columbia Records, whose version reached number one on the US pop chart; and by The Ink Spots on Decca, whose version reached number 4 on the same listing.  Other early versions included those by Tommy Tucker, Mitchell Ayres, and (in Britain) Vera Lynn.   The song, with its lyrics starting with "I don't want to set the world on fire/ I just want to start a flame in your heart..." became especially popular after the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941.
I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire