Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1263280 By Peggy Lee. By Bob Ellsworth, Dick Howard, and Russ Morgan. Arranged by Dave Gingras and John E. Dosher. Broadway,Film/TV,Jazz,Musical/Show. Score. 2 pages. DAVID LEE GINGRAS #856241. Published by DAVID LEE GINGRAS (A0.1263280). Somebody Else Is Taking My Place is a song with words by Dick Howard and music by Russ Morgan and Bob Ellsworth. It was written in 1937 and first recorded by Benny Goodman and his orchestra with vocals by Peggy Lee. This version was developed from the original 1937 sheet music and features a root-based chord blocking that John and I have used in many of  our arrangements. We hope you like what we've done with this grand old tune!