A Foggy Day

A Foggy Day

"A Foggy Day" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, introduced by Fred Astaire in the 1937 film "A Damsel in Distress". It was originally titled "A Foggy Day (In London Town)", and is often still referred to as such.

Notable recordings

*Fred Astaire - "A Damsel in Distress" (1937), original soundtrack recording.
*Shane Hampsheir - "Loves Eye" (2006)
*Tony Bennett - "Perfectly Frank" (1992)
*David Bowie & Angelo Badalamenti - "" (1998)
*Michael Bublé - "It's Time" (2005) audio|Michael Buble - A Foggy Day (In London Town).ogg‎|listen
*Doris Day - "Hooray for Hollywood" (1958)
*Ella Fitzgerald - "Ella and Louis" (1956) (with Louis Armstrong), "" (1958), "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook" (1959), "Take Love Easy" (1973), "Nice Work If You Can Get It" (1983)
*Judy Garland - "Judy at Carnegie Hall" (1961)
*Wynton Marsalis - " Standard Time, Volume 1 (1996)
*Charles Mingus - "Pithecanthropus Erectus" (1956)
*Frank Sinatra - "Songs for Young Lovers" (1953), "Ring-A-Ding-Ding" (1960), "" (1994), "Duets II" (1994), "Sinatra ’57 in Concert" (1999)
*Sarah Vaughan - "Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin" (1958), "Live in Japan" (1973), "Gershwin Live!" (1982)
*George Benson - "It's Uptown" (1965)


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