"My Heart Stood Still" is a 1927 popular song composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Lorenz Hart for the musical A Connecticut Yankee (1927), where it was introduced by Constance Carpenter and William Gaxton. Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed Richard Charles Rodgers ( June 28, 1902, Arverne Queens, New York City &ndash December 30, 1979, New York Lorenz "Larry" Hart ( May 2, 1895 &ndash November 22, 1943) was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway songwriting team William Gaxton ( December 2, 1893 - February 2, 1963) born Arturo Antonio Gaxiola in San Francisco California, was a star