It's unfortunate that the verses of popular songs are so often omitted in performance. The verses of such songs as "Someone to watch over me" "Embraceable You" (Gershwin) and "Night and Day" (Porter) complement the choruses perfectly with melodies that are memorable in themselves, not to mention the wonderful lyrics.

I confess I'd never thought of The Man I Love as having a verse; I certainly can't remember having heard it. I know that Percy Grainger called it one of the great songs of all time and that John Ireland called it a work of genius.