Skylark (song)

Skylark (song)

:"For other uses of Skylark, see Skylark (disambiguation)"

"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. [cite book
first= Max
last= Wilk
authorlink=
coauthors=
year= 1997
title= They're Playing Our Song
edition=
publisher= Da Capo
location= New York
id= ] The yearning expressed in the lyrics is Mercer's longing for Judy Garland, with whom Mercer had an affair. [cite book
first= Philip
last= Furia
authorlink= Philip Furia
year= 2003
title= Skylark: The Life and Times of Johnny Mercer
edition = 1st
publisher= St. Martin's Press
isbn= 978-0312287207 ] This song is considered a jazz standard. [cite book
first= Alec
last= Wilder
authorlink=
coauthors=
year= 1990
title= American Popular Song: The Great Innovators, 1900-1950.
edition=
publisher= Oxford University Press
location= Oxford, New York
id= ] The song was recorded by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with vocals by Ray Eberle, rising to #7 on the charts in 1942.Fact|date=May 2008 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 1982Fact|date=May 2008

The song was recently rerecorded by Janis Siegel on Steve Hass's Debut Album, Traveler. Steve is the Current Manhattan Transfer Drummer and Percussionist.Fact|date=August 2008

References

External links

* [http://www.johnnymercer.com/ralph.htm List of singers who have recorded Skylark]
* [http://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions-0/skylark.htm]


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