Day In, Day Out
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Day In, Day Out is a popular song with music by Rube Bloom and lyrics by Johnny Mercer and published in 1939.[1]
According to Alec Wilder the song, 56 measures long, has a wonderful, soaring melodic line, free from pretentiousness, but full of passion and intensity which is superbly supported by the lyrics.[2] Although the catch phrase "day in—day out" sounds like a dull routine, Mercer uses exotic images to contrast with the boring sound of the phrase.[1]
[edit] Recordings
The song has been recorded by numerous artists.[3]
- Nat King Cole - "Let's Face the Music!" (1963)
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook (1964), Ella at Juan-Les-Pins (1964)
- Diana Krall - From This Moment On (2006)
- Susannah McCorkle
- Frank Sinatra - Nice 'n' Easy (1960), Come Dance with Me! (1959) The Point Of No Return (Expanded Edition - Song recorded April 4, 1952)
- Mel Tormé - Night at the Concord Pavilion (1991)
- Margaret Whiting
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Furia, Philip (1992). Poets of Tin Pan Alley. New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 268-269. ISBN 0-19-507473-4.
- ^ Wilder, Alec (1990). American Popular Song: The Great Innovators 1900-1950. New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 136-139. ISBN 0-19-501445-6.
- ^ The Johnny Mercer Educational Archives. Retrieved on 2007-03-24.
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