Most of the great songwriters either wrote music or lyrics, specializing in one of those two areas. Cole Porter (1891-1964) was, like Irving Berlin, one of the few songwriters who was brilliant at both. Porter wrote some of the sexiest lyrics ever penned, hinting at all types of ideas while being charming and almost seeming innocent. At the same time, as a composer, his songs were full of surprises. Rather than always being 32 bars as with most standard songs of the time, his pieces often had ex...