Day's film career began during the latter part of the Classical Hollywood Film era with the 1948 film Romance on the High Seas, and its success sparked her twenty-year career as a motion picture actress. She starred in a series of successful films, including musicals, comedies, and dramas. She played the title role in Calamity Jane (1953), and starred in Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) with James Stewart. Her most successful films were the bedroom comedies she made co-starring Rock Hudson and James Garner, such as Pillow Talk (1959) and Move Over, Darling (1963), respectively. She also co-starred in films with such leading men as Clark Gable, Cary Grant, David Niven, and Rod Taylor. After her final film in 1968, she went on to star in the CBS sitcom The Doris Day Show (1968β1973).
Day was usually one of the top ten singers between 1951 and 1966. As an actress, she became the biggest female film star in the early 1960s, and ranked sixth among the box office performers by 2012. In 2011, she released her 29th studio album, My Heart, which became a UK Top 10 album featuring new material. Among her awards, Day has received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and a Legend Award from the Society of Singers. In 1960, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, and in 1989 was given the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in motion pictures. In 2004, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush followed in 2011 by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association's Career Achievement Award. She was one of the last surviving stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Her death was announced by her charity, the Doris Day Animal Foundation, on Monday 13th May 2019.
Discography
chart hits
Year Title Chart Positions
US CB UK
1945 "Sentimental Journey" (w/ Les Brown) 1 β β
"My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time" (w/ Les Brown) 1 β β
"'Tain't Me" (w/ Les Brown) 10 β β
"Till the End of Time" (w/ Les Brown) 3 β β
"Aren't You Glad You're You?" (w/ Les Brown) 11 β β
"Come to Baby Do" (w/ Les Brown) / 13 β β
1946 "You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)" (w/ Les Brown) 4 β β
"Day by Day" (w/ Les Brown) 15 β β
"I Got the Sun in the Mornin' (and the Moon at Night)" (w/ Les Brown) 10 β β
"The Whole World Is Singing My Song" (w/ Les Brown) 6 β β
1947 "The Christmas Song" (w/ Les Brown) 12 β β
"Sooner or Later" (w/ Les Brown) 13 β β
"Papa, Won't You Dance With Me" 21 β β
1948 "Thoughtless" (w/ Modernaires) 24 β β
"Love Somebody" (w/ Buddy Clark) / 1 β β
"Confess" (w/ Buddy Clark) 16 β β
"Put 'em in a Box, Tie 'em with a Ribbon, and Throw 'em in the Deep Blue Sea" / 27 β β
"It's Magic" 2 β β
"My Darling, My Darling" (w/ Buddy Clark) 7 β β
1949 "Powder Your Face with Sunshine" (w/ Buddy Clark) 16 β β
"Again" 2 β β
"Everywhere You Go" 22 β β
"Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk" (w/ Frank Sinatra) 17 β β
"Now That I Need You" 20 β β
"Canadian Capers" 15 β β
"Bluebird on Your Windowsill" 19 β β
1950 "Quicksilver" 20 β β
"I Said My Pajamas (and Put on My Prayers)" 21 β β
"Enjoy Yourself (It's Later than You Think)" 24 β β
"Hoop-Dee-Doo" 17 β β
"Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" 9 β β
"I Didn't Slip, I Wasn't Pushed, I Fell" 19 β β
"A Bushel and a Peck" 16 β β
1951 "It's a Lovely Day Today" 30 β β
"Would I Love You (Love You, Love You)" 10 β β
"Shanghai" 7 β β
"Domino" 21 β β
1952 "A Guy Is a Guy" 1 β β
"Sugarbush" (w/ Frankie Laine) 7 12 8
"When I Fall in Love" 20 β β
"No Two People" (w/ Donald O'Connor) 25 β β
"My Love and Devotion" β 31 10
"The Cherries" β 39 β
"A Full Time Job" (w/ Johnnie Ray) / 20 21 11
"Ma Says, Pa Says" (w/ Johnnie Ray) 23 28 12
1953 "Mister Tap Toe" 10 11 β
"When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)" 29 β β
"Candy Lips" (w/ Johnnie Ray) / 17 18 β
"Let's Walk That-a-Way" (w/ Johnnie Ray) β 31 4
"Kiss Me Again, Stranger" / 30 β β
"A Purple Cow" 25 β β
"Choo Choo Train (Ch-Ch-Foo) 20 β β
1954 "Secret Love" 1 1 1
"The Black Hills of Dakota" β β 7
"Lost in Loveliness" β 25 β
"I Speak to the Stars" 16 17 β
"Someone Else's Roses" β 32 β
"If I Give My Heart to You" / 3 2 4
"Anyone Can Fall in Love" 27 41 β
"Ready, Willing, and Able" / β 31 7
"Hold Me in Your Arms" β 39 β
1955 "Foolishly Yours" β 25 β
"Love Me Or Leave Me" β β 20
"I'll Never Stop Loving You" 13 14 17
"Ooh Bang Jiggily Jang" 83 β β
1956 "Let It Ring" 51 β β
"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" 2 3 1
"Julie" / 64 40 β
"Love in a Home" 79 β β
"The Party's Over" 63 47 β
1957 "Twelve O'Clock Tonight" 68 β β
1958 "Teacher's Pet" 56 36 β
"A Very Precious Love" β β 16
"Everybody Loves a Lover" 6 6 25
"Tunnel of Love" 43 53 β
1959 "Love Me in the Daytime" 100 51 β
1960 "Any Way the Wind Blows" 50 109 β
"Please Don't Eat the Daisies" 102 102 β
"A Perfect Understanding" 111 β β
1962 "Lover Come Back" 98 β β
1964 "Move Over Darling" β β 8
"Send Me No Flowers" 135 β β
1967 "Sorry" * β β β
* "Sorry" made the US AC charts at #19.
Albums
10" LP
You're My Thrill (1949)
Young Man with a Horn (1950, soundtrack with Harry James)
Tea for Two (1950, soundtrack)
Lullaby of Broadway (1951, soundtrack)
On Moonlight Bay (1951, soundtrack)
I'll See You in My Dreams (1951, soundtrack)
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953, soundtrack)
Calamity Jane (1953, soundtrack)
Young at Heart (1954, soundtrack with Frank Sinatra)
12" LPs
Love Me or Leave Me (1955, soundtrack)
Day Dreams (1955, expanded re-issue of You're My Thrill)
Day By Day (1956)
The Pajama Game (1957, soundtrack)
Day by Night (1957)
Hooray for Hollywood (2 volumes, 1958)
Cuttin' Capers (1959)
What Every Girl Should Know (1960)
Show Time (1960)
Listen to Day (1960)
Bright and Shiny (1961)
I Have Dreamed (1961)
Duet (with AndrΓ© Previn, 1962)
You'll Never Walk Alone (1962)
Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962, soundtrack with film cast)
Annie Get Your Gun (1963, with Robert Goulet)
Love Him (1963)
The Doris Day Christmas Album (1964)
With a Smile and a Song (1964)
Latin for Lovers (1965)
Doris Day's Sentimental Journey (1965)
The Love Album (recorded in 1967, released in 1994)
My Heart (2011)
Singles
Hit records:
(with Les Brown's Band of Renown)
"Sentimental Journey"
5,000,000+ sales
"My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time"
1,000,000+ sales
(As a solo performer)
"It's Magic"
1,000,000+ sales
"Again"
"Love Somebody" (duet with Buddy Clark)
1,000,000+ sales
"Confess" (duet with Buddy Clark) (also done by Patti Page)
"Bewitched"
1,000,000+ sales
"Shanghai"
"Sugarbush" (duet with Frankie Laine)
1,000,000+ sales
"Mister Tap Toe"
"Secret Love"
1,000,000+ sales
"If I Give My Heart to You" (also done by Denise Lor)
"I'll Never Stop Loving You"
1,000,000+ sales
"Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)" ("Que Sera, Sera")
1,000,000+ sales
"Everybody Loves a Lover"
"Move Over Darling"
Falling
Doris Day Lyrics
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only fools rush in.
But I can't help
falling in love with you.
Shall I stay?
Would it be a sin?
If I can't help
Like a river flows,
surely to the sea;
darling so it goes,
some things are meant to be.
Take my hand;
take my whole life, too.
For I can't help,
falling in love with you.
Like a river flows,
surely to the sea;
darling so it goes,
some things are meant to be.
Take my hand;
take my whole life, too.
For I can't help,
falling in love with you.
Yes I can't help
falling in love with you.
The lyrics of Doris Day's song, "Falling In Love Again," are a testament to the power of love and the inability to resist its pull. The opening line, "Wise man say only fools rush in," suggests that love can be risky and that it's important to exercise caution. However, the singer is unable to control her feelings and confesses, "But I can't help falling in love with you."
As the song progresses, the singer contemplates whether it would be a sin to fall in love with this person. She realizes that love is stronger than any moral code and that some things are simply meant to be. The metaphor of a river flowing to the sea is used to describe the inevitability of love and how it can't be stopped.
The chorus, "Take my hand; take my whole life, too..." suggests that the singer is willing to give everything she has to this person she's falling in love with. She realizes that she can't resist love and is willing to embrace it fully.
Overall, the lyrics of "Falling In Love Again" portray the idea that love is powerful and often out of our control. It can be risky, but it's also an essential part of life that shouldn't be ignored or suppressed.
Line by Line Meaning
Wise man say
There is a saying that often wise people use
only fools rush in.
Falling in love too quickly and without thought is foolish
But I can't help
I am unable to control my feelings
falling in love with you.
I am falling in love with you despite the potential consequences
Shall I stay?
Should I continue this relationship?
Would it be a sin?
Is it morally wrong to continue loving you?
If I can't help
If I am unable to control my feelings
falling in love with you.
Continuing to love you despite the potential consequences
Like a river flows,
Love moves and changes like a river
surely to the sea;
Just like a river will always flow to the sea, our love will always progress
darling so it goes,
This is how love works
some things are meant to be.
Some things in life are simply destined to happen
Take my hand;
Take my hand and join me on this journey
take my whole life, too.
You can have all of me
For I can't help,
Because I am unable to control my feelings
falling in love with you.
I am falling in love with you despite the potential consequences
Yes I can't help
Indeed I am unable to control my feelings
falling in love with you.
I am falling in love with you despite the potential consequences
Lyrics Β© Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Mark Blackburn
DORIS DAY & ANDRE PREVIN β Falling in Love Again
βFalling in love again, never wanted to, what am I to do? Can't help it!β
At this moment Siriusly Sinatra satellite radio is playing a favorite song by my all-time favorite 'vocalist-alone-with-pianist' combination.
They left us last year β Doris, at age 97 at her home in Carmel Valley California; Andre, three months earlier, at home in Manhattan, age 89. As a musical duo β just the two of them alone together β I never heard anything more perfect. You may agree?
Previn's musical bridge on this one with two key changes, always takes my breath away. Beautifully simple. Simply beautiful.
Men cluster to me like moths around a flame. And if their wings burn? I know I'm not to blame . . .
Most viewed (nearing 150K) at YouTube -- this one.
Thanks for sharing, Dayniac4324. Celebrated this day at Sinatra Family - Forum - "Siriusly Sinatra" - MY FAVORITE VERSION, YOURS TOO? https://sinatrafamily.com/forum/showthread.php/50225-My-Favorite-Version-%28yours-too-%29?p=1300264#post1300264
The German Connection(s) noted by Wiki:
"Falling in Love Again (Can't Help It)"Β is theΒ English languageΒ name for a 1930Β GermanΒ song composed byΒ Friedrich HollaenderΒ as "Ich bin von Kopf bis FuΓ auf Liebe eingestellt"Β (literally: "I am, from head to toe, ready for love"). The song was originally performed, in the 1930 filmΒ Der Blaue EngelΒ (English translation:Β The Blue Angel), byΒ Marlene Dietrich, who also recorded the most famous English version, which became her anthem. Dietrich is backed by the Friedrich Hollaender Orchestra.
The English lyrics were written byΒ Sammy Lerner, though they do not include a translation of the original version's most erotic[citation needed]Β verse; when the English version is sung, the first verse is simply repeated. The song is sometimes co-credited toΒ Reginald Connelly.
The Beatles version[edit]
"Falling in Love Again" was covered live byΒ The BeatlesΒ in 1962, featuring Paul McCartney on lead vocals, and an alteration to the lyrics. The band had updated the song's melody to a rock-'n'-roll style. The Beatles' live version can be found on the double LPΒ Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962Β (originally released in 1977) and it is the only known available version of the song by the band.
rixquik
As I rediscover DD I'm blown away again and again. Her performances as just so solid; what a gifted natural. My infatuation may disqualify my, but I don't think Dietrich's version holds a candle to this. In fact, I enjoyed Billie Holiday's version more, though still a distant second to Miss Day's.
Ray Szymarek
This is another one of her masterpiece love songs. Always always an American favorite. To appreciate her talent you can you watch her acting on so many movies. And her voice is crystal clear and here is an example. Just Doris Day and a solo piano in the background. Music at its finest. thank you for posting this fabulous song by our Doris.
robert macauley
One of the most beautiful songs ever written.Β Too bad more versions aren't available.Β This one is nice.Β Thanks for posting.
Sergio Barbosa Vieira
Quando dois "monstros" da mΓΊsica se encontram proporcionam uma obra prima como esta. Andre Previn ao piano, acompanha a melhor cantora americana de todos os tempos; Doris Day.
Dayniac4324
@rixquik Well - Doris and Andre certaily give us a different feeling than the one we're used to with Dietrich. I love this melancholy version .... its truely beautiful. This whole album is a gem !
Dayniac4324
Yes she is ! And you're so right - her profound, immense talent and undeniable class made her a star. I do wonder about some of the "stars" of today. Thank you - glad you enjoyed this great Doris song !
Dayniac4324
I listen to her music everyday too. She has an amazing voice !! Happy you enjoyed !!
Barbara C Norton
This is such a beautiful song, And wow Doris knocks it out of the park as far as ballads go, she is a pro.
Dayniac4324
I will definitely take a look ! Thank you for listening to Doris ... she's wonderful. Thank you !
Dayniac4324
This is a great album ... they really did work well together. Too bad they didn't do more.