Where the Blue of the Night
Titel
Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)
Text & Musik
Bing Crosby, Fred E Ahlert & Roy Turk
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"Where the Blue of the Night Meets the Gold of the Day" ist ein Lied, das von Bing Crosby, Fred E. Ahlert (Musik) und Roy Turk (Text) geschrieben wurde. Bing Crosby machte dieses Lied zu seinem Markenzeichen und schloss seine Radiosendungen oft mit dieser Melodie ab. Das Lied wurde zu einem seiner größten Hits.
Das Lied war ursprünglich "When the Gold of the Day Meets the Blue of the Night", aber der Titel wurde vor der Aufnahme geändert. Da Crosby zu den Texten des Songs beigetragen hat, haben ihn die Autoren Roy Turk und Fred E. Ahlert in das Songwriting aufgenommen.
Frank Sinatra sang den Song am 05.10.1945 in der Radiosendung "The Danny Kay Show" und am 16.01.1946 in seiner Radiosendung Songs by Sinatra in einem Medley mit Skitch Henderson am Klavier.
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05.10.1945 Radio, Kalifornien, Hollywood, Los Angeles, The Danny Kaye Show
16.01.1946 Radio, Kalifornien, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Songs By Sinatra
Main Event Infos (English version)
"Where the Blue of the Night Meets the Gold of the Day" is a song crafted by Bing Crosby, Fred E. Ahlert (music), and Roy Turk (lyrics). This song became a signature tune for Bing Crosby, often serving as the closing number for his radio shows, and it emerged as one of his most successful hits.
Interestingly, the song was initially titled "When the Gold of the Day Meets the Blue of the Night", but underwent a title change prior to recording. As Crosby had a hand in crafting the lyrics, he was credited as a songwriter alongside Roy Turk and Fred E. Ahlert.
Frank Sinatra performed this song on the radio show "The Danny Kay Show" on October 5, 1945. He also included it in a medley during his own radio show, "Songs by Sinatra", on January 16, 1946, with Skitch Henderson accompanying on the piano.
© Andreas Kroniger, Sinatra - The Main Event