Carmichael wrote the melody, based on a Bix Beiderbecke cornet improvisation, as "Bix Licks", for a project to turn the novel Young Man With a Horn into a Broadway musical. After that project failed, Carmichael brought in Johnny Mercer to write lyrics for the song.[2] Mercer said that he struggled for a year after he got the music from Carmichael before he could get the lyrics right.[3] Mercer recalled that Carmichael initially called him several times about the lyrics but had forgotten about the song by the time Mercer finally wrote them.[4] The yearning expressed in the lyrics was based on Mercer's longing for Judy Garland, with whom he had an affair.[5]
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^Wilder, Alec (1990). American Popular Song: The Great Innovators, 1900–1950. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press.
^Dennis Adler (2004), Fifties Flashback: The American Car, MBI Publishing Company LLC, p. 52, ISBN0760319278, The flighty name for Buick's dream car came from a song of the same name recorded in 1942 by Johnny Mercer
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External linksedit
"Johnny Mercer's Songs on CD", Ralph Mitchell, JohnnyMercer.com, June 2009, webpage: *: List of singers who have recorded "Skylark"
"Skylark" at Jazz Standards website
January 01, 1970
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Skylark is an American popular song with lyrics by Johnny Mercer and music by Hoagy Carmichael published in 1941 1 Skylark SingleReleased1942GenreJazzSongwriter s Johnny Mercer Hoagy Carmichael Contents 1 Background 2 Cover versions 3 References 4 External linksBackground editCarmichael wrote the melody based on a Bix Beiderbecke cornet improvisation as Bix Licks for a project to turn the novel Young Man With a Horn into a Broadway musical After that project failed Carmichael brought in Johnny Mercer to write lyrics for the song 2 Mercer said that he struggled for a year after he got the music from Carmichael before he could get the lyrics right 3 Mercer recalled that Carmichael initially called him several times about the lyrics but had forgotten about the song by the time Mercer finally wrote them 4 The yearning expressed in the lyrics was based on Mercer s longing for Judy Garland with whom he had an affair 5 Several artists recorded charting versions of the song in 1942 including the Glenn Miller Orchestra vocal by Ray Eberle Harry James and His Orchestra vocal by Helen Forrest Dinah Shore and Bing Crosby 6 The Glenn Miller recording on RCA Bluebird peaked at no 7 on the Billboard pop singles chart This song is considered a jazz standard 7 Additionally it is believed to have inspired a long running Buick car of the same name that was produced from 1953 to 1998 8 Cover versions editYear Performer s 2002 Beegie Adair Centennial Composers Collection 1961 Tony Bennett Tony Sings for Two 1962 Art Blakey with Freddie Hubbard Caravan 9 1956 Hoagy Carmichael with Art Pepper Hoagy Sings Carmichael 9 2019 Kate Ceberano and Paul Grabowsky Tryst 2001 Bill Charlap Stardust 2016 Kristin Chenoweth The Art of Elegance 1987 Rosemary Clooney Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Johnny Mercer 1966 Sonny Criss Skylark This is Criss Prestige Records 21Oct1966 1942 Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra 10 This also charted in 1942 reaching a peak position of No 14 11 1961 Bobby Darin Love Swings 1974 Paul Desmond Skylark 2016 Bob Dylan Fallen Angels 1964 Ella Fitzgerald Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book 1960 The Fleetwoods 1963 Aretha Franklin Laughing on the Outside 1949 Erroll Garner 1977 Dexter Gordon Biting the Apple 2021 Taylor Eigsti with Casey Abrams Tree Falls 2003 Steve Hass Traveler 1942 Earl Hines with Billy Eckstine 9 2015 Stevie Holland Life Goes On 2009 Mark Isham and Kate Ceberano Bittersweet 1941 Harry James with Helen Forrest 4 9 This reached No 11 on the Billboard charts in 1942 12 1997 k d lang Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Soundtrack 2003 Abbey Lincoln It s Me 2011 Chuck Loeb featuring Lizzy Loeb vocals Plain n Simple 1981 Susannah McCorkle The Songs of Johnny Mercer 1958 Carmen McRae Birds of a Feather 1973 Bette Midler Bette Midler 1942 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra with vocals by Ray Eberle in 1942 9 1 rising to No 7 on the charts 13 1962 Matt Monro Sings Hoagy Carmichael 2004 Marion Montgomery Skylark 1961 David Fathead Newman Straight Ahead 1941 Anita O Day with the Gene Krupa Orchestra recorded the song on November 25 1941 14 2010 Gregory Porter Water 2010 Sue Raney Listen Here 1996 Maria Rivas Muare 1984 Linda Ronstadt with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra Lush Life Ronstadt s version was nominated for a Grammy Award 1977 Jimmy Rowles and Stan Getz The Peacocks 1942 Dinah Shore recorded February 10 1942 for Bluebird 15 This reached the No 5 spot in the Billboard charts 16 1941 Ginny Simms with the Edgar Fairchild Orchestra 18 December 1941 1950 Mel Torme with Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra 1995 Cassandra Wilson New Moon Daughter 9 2022 Chano Dominguez and Antonio Lizana Estandares with Spanish lyrics adapted by the singer Antonio Lizana 2008 Rachael Price The Good HoursReferences edit a b Johnny Mercer s Songs on CD Ralph Mitchell JohnnyMercer com June 2009 webpage JM ralph Archived 2009 10 29 at the Wayback Machine Bix amp Hoagy Midwestern Romantics of the Jazz Age The Jim Cullum Riverwalk Jazz Collection Stanford University Retrieved August 20 2018 Wilk Max 1997 They re Playing Our Song New York Da Capo a b Gilliland John 1994 Pop Chronicles the 40s The Lively Story of Pop Music in the 40s audiobook ISBN 978 1 55935 147 8 OCLC 31611854 Tape 1 side A Furia Philip 2003 Skylark The Life and Times of Johnny Mercer 1st ed St Martin s Press ISBN 978 0 312 28720 7 Hoagy Carmichael Top Songs as Writer Music VF Wilder Alec 1990 American Popular Song The Great Innovators 1900 1950 Oxford New York Oxford University Press Dennis Adler 2004 Fifties Flashback The American Car MBI Publishing Company LLC p 52 ISBN 0760319278 The flighty name for Buick s dream car came from a song of the same name recorded in 1942 by Johnny Mercer a b c d e f Gioia Ted 2012 The Jazz Standards A Guide to the Repertoire New York City Oxford University Press p 368 ISBN 978 0 19 993739 4 A Bing Crosby Discography A Bing Crosby Discography Retrieved August 31 2015 Whitburn Joel 1986 Joel Whitburn s Pop Memories 1890 1954 Wisconsin USA Record Research Inc p 109 ISBN 0 89820 083 0 Whitburn Joel 1986 Joel Whitburn s Pop Memories 1890 1954 Wisconsin Record Research p 579 ISBN 0 89820 083 0 Whitburn Joel 1986 Joel Whitburn s Pop Memories 1890 1954 Wisconsin Record Research p 312 ISBN 0 89820 083 0 Malcolm Laycock presents the Golden Age of Swing detailed track info 90511 The Online Discographical Project 78discography com Retrieved September 5 2017 Whitburn Joel 1986 Joel Whitburn s Pop Memories 1890 1954 Wisconsin Record Research p 388 ISBN 0 89820 083 0 External links edit Johnny Mercer s Songs on CD Ralph Mitchell JohnnyMercer com June 2009 webpage JM ralph List of singers who have recorded Skylark Skylark at Jazz Standards website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Skylark song amp oldid 1220007098, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
