Side by Side

"Side by Side" is a popular song by Harry M. Woods written in 1927, and is now considered a standard. Background Harry Woods, who practised songwriting only as a sideline, wrote numerous 1920s standards, including "When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)", "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover", and "Try a Little Tenderness". He composed his songs on piano, despite the fact that he was born without fingers on his left hand. Kay Starr recording The song is probably best known in a 1953 recording by Kay Starr. The Kay Starr recording was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 1688 with the flip side "The Breeze". Recorded versions