Skylark (song)
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"Skylark" is an American popular song with lyrics by Johnny Mercer and music by Hoagy Carmichael, published in 1942. Mercer said that he struggled for a year after he got the music from Carmichael before he could get the lyrics right.[1] The yearning expressed in the lyrics is Mercer's longing for Judy Garland, with whom Mercer had an affair.[2] This song is considered a jazz standard.[3]
The song was recorded by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with vocals by Ray Eberle, rising to #7 on the charts in 1942.[citation needed]
The song was recorded by Bobby Darin for his album "Love Swings" The song has also been recorded by the English/Australian classic rock band Sky in 1982[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ Wilk, Max (1997). They're Playing Our Song. New York: Da Capo.
- ^ Furia, Philip (2003). Skylark: The Life and Times of Johnny Mercer, 1st, St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0312287207.
- ^ Wilder, Alec (1990). American Popular Song: The Great Innovators, 1900-1950.. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press.
