Fred & Ginger: 'Night and Day' By Cole Porter, Happy New Year!

[appalachiablue]

From 'The Gay Divorcee' movie, 1934. An American woman travels to England to seek a divorce from her absentee husband, where she meets and falls for a dashing performer. Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Alice Brady

Night and Day" is a popular song by Cole Porter that was written for the 1932 musical Gay Divorce. It is perhaps Porter's most popular contribution to the Great American Songbook and has been recorded by dozens of musicians. Fred Astaire introduced "Night and Day" on stage. His recording of the song with the Leo Reisman orchestra was a No. 1 hit, topping the charts of the day for ten weeks. He performed it again in the 1934 film version of the show, renamed The Gay Divorcee, and it became one of his signature songs...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_and_Day_(song)

[LuvLoogie]

1. Love that tune, and Fred & Ginger of course.

I also love this version of the song.

[appalachiablue]

2. Nice version, thanks. It's been a while since listening to

the Brasil sound of Sergio Mendes.

[mopinko]

3. this is the song that got me hooked on porter.

nobody does porter like ella. fight me.