"Violets for Your Furs" is a 1941 song written by Matt Dennis with words by Tom Adair,[1] and first recorded in that year by Tommy Dorsey's orchestra with vocals by Frank Sinatra.

The song describes the wearing of violets with furs on an evening in Manhattan.

Song is said to be about Lana Turner, who was involved with Sinatra at the time. Turner often wore flowers pinned to her furs.

Selected recordings

References

  1. "Violets for Your Furs". Jazz Standards. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
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