- Skylark (song)
:"For other uses of Skylark, see
Skylark (disambiguation) ""Skylark" is an American popular song with lyrics by
Johnny Mercer and music byHoagy 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 forJudy 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 ajazz standard . [cite book
first= Alec
last= Wilder
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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 byGlenn Miller & His Orchestra with vocals byRay Eberle , rising to #7 on the charts in 1942.Fact|date=May 2008 The song was recorded byBobby Darin for his album "Love Swings"The song has also been recorded by the English/Australia n classic rock band Sky in 1982Fact|date=May 2008The 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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