Night and Day - Fred Astaire

Night and Day
Written by: Cole Porter
Comments: From the musical Gay Divorce.
First performance: Night and Day by Fred Astaire in stage production Gay Divorce (November 29, 1932)

Night and Day Lyrics

Like the beat beat beat of the tom-tom
When the jungle shadows fall
Like the tick tick tock of the stately clock
As it stands against the wall

Like the drip drip drip of the raindrops
When the summer shower is through
So a voice within me keeps repeating you, you, you

Night and day, you are the one
Only you beneath the moon and under the sun
Whether near to me or far
It's no matter, darling, where you are
I think of you

Night and day, day and night, why is it so
That this longing for you follows wherever I go
In the roaring traffic's boom
In the silence of my lonely room
I think of you

Night and day, night and day, under the hide of me
There's an, oh, such a hungry yearning burning inside of me
And this torment won't be through
'Til you let me spend my life making love to you
Day and night, night and day

Night and Day Singers

1 Fred Astaire November 29, 1932 (performance date)
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2 Dick Robertson and His Orchestra 1932 3 Eddy Duchin & His Central Park Casino Orchestra 1932 4 Freddy Martin and His Orchestra 1933 5 Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra 1933 6 Frank Sinatra 1942 7 Eddy Duchin 1942 8 Rex Stewart Quintet 1948 9 Frances Faye 1954 10 Sonny Criss 1956 11 Ray Anthony 1956 12 Earl Bostic February 1956 13 Doris Day 1958 14 Joe Bushkin 1958 15 Bernard Peiffer 1959 16 Shirley Bassey 1959 17 Anita O'Day With Billy May & His Orchestra 1959 18 The Bill Evans Trio 1959 19 Ron Scuderi 1961 20 Bev Kelly 1961 21 Brenda Lee December 9, 1963 22 Joe Pass 1964 23 Sonny Rollins & Co. 1965 24 Pat Boone 1965 25 The Dave Brubeck Quartet (instrumental) 1966 26 Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 April (billboard adult contemporary) 1967 27 Ringo Starr March 27, 1970 28 Joe Albany 1972 29 Joe Albany Trio 1973 30 Lee Konitz & Red Mitchell 1974 31 Lou Donaldson 1976 32 Bill Evans Trio with Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh 1977 33 Ran Blake 1977 34 George Barnes 1978 35 Johnny Mathis 1979 36 Bireli Lagrene Ensemble 1980 37 George Cables Trio 1981 38 Isao Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto 1981 39 The Joe Pass Trio 1982 40 Everything But the Girl June 1982 41 Hank Jones, Bill Evans [1], Red Mitchell 1983 42 Bolcom and Morris 1988 43 Ruggero Raimondi 1988 44 June Tabor 1989 45 U2 1990 46 Australian Cotton Club Orchestra 1990 47 Ed Thigpen 1991 48 Bud Shank and Lou Levy 1991 49 Jerry Bergonzi 1991 50 Dick Hyman 1991 51 Stan Getz, Kenny Barron 1992 52 Tony Bennett September 15, 1992 53 Adam Makowicz 1993 54 Andy LaVerne 1993 55 Phil Woods 1994 56 Louis Smith Sextet 1994 57 Dawn Penn 1994 58 Ralph Sharon Trio 1995 59 Etta James May 9, 1995 60 Dennis De Luca March 1996 61 Vic Damone 1997 62 Christy Baron January 14, 1997 63 Zrazy 1999 64 Lisa Ekdahl 1999 65 Jamie Cullum Trio 1999 66 Willie Nelson July 13, 1999 67 The Blue Dahlia 2000 68 Richard Clayderman 2001 69 Clare Teal 2001 70 Christoph Spendel 2001 71 Keely Smith March 13, 2001 72 Bruce Abbott with the North Star Jazz Ensemble 2002 73 Jerry Grillo with Barry Velleman 2002 74 Susie Arioli Swing Band Featuring Jordan Officer May 21, 2002 75 Echo September 10, 2002 76 Sondre Lerche September 23, 2003 77 John Barrowman and Kevin Kline 2004 78 Connie Evingson 2004 79 Rod Stewart 2004 80 Global Kryner 2004 81 McAlmont March 2005 82 Steve Tyrell November 8, 2005 83 Robin McKelle 2006 84 Michael Bolton May 23, 2006 85 Smokey Robinson June 20, 2006 86 Holly Wilson 2007 87 Lise Haavik January 2007 88 Bonnie J Jensen February 2007 89 Rebecca Jenkins April 2007 90 Freedy Johnston 2008 91 Wilfried Van den Brande February 2008 92. Brian Kennedy March 7, 2008 93. Andrew Suvalsky September 9, 2008 94. Carte de Jazz 2009 95. Mark Isham + Kate Ceberano 2009 96. Kat Edmonson February 9, 2009 97. Betty Liste 2010 98. Cliff Richard October 11, 2010 99. Joseph Leo Bwarie 2011 100. France D'Amour April 19, 2011 101. Stanislas October 6, 2011 102. Bruce Forsyth November 7, 2011 103. Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. November 21, 2011 104. Michael Summers 2012 105. Laila Biali 2012 106. Sayaka Tsuruta April 18, 2012 107. Cheryl Bentyne August 14, 2012 108. Rebecca Jenkins and Her Trio 2014 109. Rory Partin August 19, 2014 110. Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra featuring KT Tunstall November 24, 2014 111. 原田知世 March 18, 2015.