“What is this thing called love?
This funny thing called love?”

—  Cole Porter

"What Is This Thing Called Love?" from Wake Up and Dream (1929)
Context: What is this thing called love?
This funny thing called love?
Just who can solve this mystery?
Why should it make a fool of me?

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American composer and songwriter 1891–1964

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