Day In, Day Out

"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]

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)
• Judy Garland - Garland at the Grove (1959)
• Billie Holiday - Songs for Distingué Lovers (1957)
• Diana Krall - From This Moment On (2006)
• Susannah McCorkle - The Songs of Johnny Mercer (1996)
• Sophie Milman - Take Love Easy (2009)
• 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 ' Love Songs/Sings for the Starry Eyed (1998)

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Furia, Philip (1992). Poets of Tin Pan Alley. New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 268–269. ISBN 0-19-507473-4. 
2. ^ 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. 
3. ^ "The Johnny Mercer Educational Archives". http://www.johnnymercer.com/intro/othervocals.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-24.