Blue
skies
Blue skies
smiling at me,
Nothing but blue skies do I see.
Bluebirds singing a song,
Nothing but bluebirds all day long.
Never saw
the sun shining so bright,
Never saw things going so right,
Noticing the days hurrying by,
When you’re in love, my how they fly.
Blue days,
all of them gone,
Nothing but blue skies from now on.
Irving Berlin wrote this song in 1926 for ‘Betsy,’ a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical that closed after thirty-nine performances. The song, however, was an instant hit. The story is that the song was so instantly popular that the singer. Belle Baker, was recalled for twenty-four encores on the opening night.
It was one of the first songs to be sung in a ‘talkie,’ when Al Jolson sang it in ‘The Jazz Singer’ in 1927.
It is a song associated with Ella Fitzgerald, but has been performed by many others, including Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye in ‘White Christmas.’
Gotta be something wrong with you if you don't like this tune.
ReplyDeleteIt's very singable.
Delete:) Lovely song and lyrics
ReplyDeleteI think so, too.
DeleteNow it's an earworm. But there's worse earworms.
ReplyDeleteIt makes a lovely soundtrack to the day.
DeleteAnd it can be sung any which way; I've heard joyful and upbeat and melancholy and sad.
ReplyDeleteThat's the sign of a truly great song.
DeleteI was singing along but realized that I don’t know how it goes in the second stanza.
ReplyDeleteI find that's often the case and end up singing, 'Dee dah, dee dah, dee dum' . . . or something similar.
DeleteLovely song and it brings back some lovely memories.
ReplyDeleteIt's a smiling song.
DeleteOddly, I've had those first two lines running through my head for a few days now.
ReplyDeleteHave you had blue skies, too?
DeleteThis is a frequent earworm for me, with Kiri te Kanawe singing it. Lovely
ReplyDeleteI like her voice so much.
DeleteIt's amazing how a song like Blue Skies can outlive its original show and become such a timeless classic
ReplyDeleteI don't suppose anyone remembers the musical it came from.
DeleteGrey skies here without the promised rain.
ReplyDeleteOur blue has now been replaced with grey clouds, wind and rain.
DeleteBerlin was spot on! Most countries go into a national depression in winter when the skies are covered in grey clouds and the rain is continuous. But come summer, the blue skies call people outside their houses, sparking a good mood and an interest in the human race.
ReplyDeleteoops sorry, it is Hels
DeleteMore people suffer with SAD than is generally recognised It's definitely easier to be happier when the sun shines in a blue, blue sky.
DeleteNow I can't stop singing it... only in my head of course. Don't want to frighten the neighbours.
ReplyDeleteAww, go on - let rip!
DeleteThat is going to be stuck in my brain all day tomorrow when I should be singing in the rain.
ReplyDeleteI shall now have Gene Kelly in my head . . .
DeleteAlways a favorite. I like Willie Nelson's version.
ReplyDeleteA song to make one smile.
DeleteIt's one of those songs that perfectly encapsulates a mood. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure. 😊
DeleteI know the song but for some reason the tune has escaped me.
ReplyDeleteIt will come to you soon, I'm sure, and then you won't be able to escape it.
DeleteIt is a cheerful song. One the tune makes my toes tap, but I can not carry a tune so I don't try to sing along, lol.
ReplyDeleteYou can sing along in your head.
DeleteI know the song, not the words but the tune, but I don't think it can take away the earwurm I have from a commercial that plays all day on bobs motor channel on TV. Dream a little dream of me...
ReplyDeleteI can imagine how that might stick in your head - it's very hummable.
DeleteIt is such a nice song. Who do I associate it with? I think a male voice, maybe Bing or Danny. I think I should listen to Ella's recording.
ReplyDeleteDo people sing 'nice' songs these days?
DeleteLovely song
ReplyDeleteAn old one and a good one.
DeleteThis song brings lots of joy...Guess what? Now I am singing Blue Skies...Sam just looked at me like "what in the world." lol
ReplyDeletePerhaps he'll join in! 😊
DeleteNow I'll be singing it all night! LOL
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure! 😉
DeleteThanks for the earworm today.
ReplyDelete🤣😂
DeleteIt's a lovely song.
ReplyDeleteLove the new bloom in your header photograph ... so beautiful.
All the best Jan
Thank you, Jan. 😊
DeleteLovely song and lyrics. They don't make them like that anymore. xxx
ReplyDeleteSadly not!
ReplyDeleteIt is lovely to see blue skies and sunshine and this song with its lyrics and tune have put a smile on my face today. I shall be humming along to it all day.
ReplyDeleteThere are worse things to sing. 😊
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