Some of these days
Some of These Days is a song written by Shelton Brooks (music and lyrics) and published in 1910. It is considered one of the earliest standards in the Great American Songbook ; Alec Wilder described it as a "milestone in popular music, perhaps the milestone song par excellence".
background
Like many songs of the era, Some of These Days portrayed African Americans in the manner of a comical and often suggestively racist caricature. "Though humiliating, these Coon songs (nigger song), as they were unfortunately called, were full of folk lyrics and rhythmic music, which was a refreshing change from the moody Victorian ballads," wrote Philip Furia and Michael Lasser ( America's Songs ); " Some of These Days reflects its origins as a 'coon song' in its open avowal of passion ('You'll miss my hugging, / You'll miss my kissing'), in its sexual suggestion ('For you know, honey, / You've had your way ') ”and in its colloquial language . Its title is a turn of phrase One of These Days ( One day ).
First shot
Shelton Brooks, a black songwriter and vaudeville artist, introduced the song to Sophie Tucker , who first recorded it in 1911. Some of These Days became Tucker's signature tune and the title of her autobiography.
Cover versions
In early jazz, the song was covered in the United States from the early 1920s, by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band (who came to # 5 on the US charts with the song in April 1923), Paul Specht , Art Landry , Coon -Sanders Original Nighthawks Orchestra . Ted Lewis (with Sophie Tucker), Fletcher Henderson and Ethel Waters , in Berlin by Bernard Etté (1927) and Eric Borchard . In later years Ella Fitzgerald , Louis Armstrong , The Mills Brothers , Nat Gonella and Bing Crosby also performed it . The discographer Tom Lord lists a total of 701 (2015) cover versions in the field of jazz .
Notes and individual references
- ↑ a b Philip Furia, Michael Lasser: America's Songs: The Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley 2006, p. 1
- ^ A b Gerhard Klußmeier : Jazz in the Charts. Another view on jazz history. Liner notes and booklet for the 100 CD edition. Membrane International GmbH. ISBN 978-3-86735-062-4
- ↑ Tom Lord: Jazz discography (online)