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 (1968–1973).
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 — —
"My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time" (w/ Les Brown) 1 — —
"'Tain't Me" (w/ Les Brown) 10 — —
"Till the End of Time" (w/ Les Brown) 3 — —
"Aren't You Glad You're You?" (w/ Les Brown) 11 — —
"Come to Baby Do" (w/ Les Brown) / 13 — —
1946 "You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)" (w/ Les Brown) 4 — —
"Day by Day" (w/ Les Brown) 15 — —
"I Got the Sun in the Mornin' (and the Moon at Night)" (w/ Les Brown) 10 — —
"The Whole World Is Singing My Song" (w/ Les Brown) 6 — —
1947 "The Christmas Song" (w/ Les Brown) 12 — —
"Sooner or Later" (w/ Les Brown) 13 — —
"Papa, Won't You Dance With Me" 21 — —
1948 "Thoughtless" (w/ Modernaires) 24 — —
"Love Somebody" (w/ Buddy Clark) / 1 — —
"Confess" (w/ Buddy Clark) 16 — —
"Put 'em in a Box, Tie 'em with a Ribbon, and Throw 'em in the Deep Blue Sea" / 27 — —
"It's Magic" 2 — —
"My Darling, My Darling" (w/ Buddy Clark) 7 — —
1949 "Powder Your Face with Sunshine" (w/ Buddy Clark) 16 — —
"Again" 2 — —
"Everywhere You Go" 22 — —
"Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk" (w/ Frank Sinatra) 17 — —
"Now That I Need You" 20 — —
"Canadian Capers" 15 — —
"Bluebird on Your Windowsill" 19 — —
1950 "Quicksilver" 20 — —
"I Said My Pajamas (and Put on My Prayers)" 21 — —
"Enjoy Yourself (It's Later than You Think)" 24 — —
"Hoop-Dee-Doo" 17 — —
"Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" 9 — —
"I Didn't Slip, I Wasn't Pushed, I Fell" 19 — —
"A Bushel and a Peck" 16 — —
1951 "It's a Lovely Day Today" 30 — —
"Would I Love You (Love You, Love You)" 10 — —
"Shanghai" 7 — —
"Domino" 21 — —
1952 "A Guy Is a Guy" 1 — —
"Sugarbush" (w/ Frankie Laine) 7 12 8
"When I Fall in Love" 20 — —
"No Two People" (w/ Donald O'Connor) 25 — —
"My Love and Devotion" — 31 10
"The Cherries" — 39 —
"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 —
"When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)" 29 — —
"Candy Lips" (w/ Johnnie Ray) / 17 18 —
"Let's Walk That-a-Way" (w/ Johnnie Ray) — 31 4
"Kiss Me Again, Stranger" / 30 — —
"A Purple Cow" 25 — —
"Choo Choo Train (Ch-Ch-Foo) 20 — —
1954 "Secret Love" 1 1 1
"The Black Hills of Dakota" — — 7
"Lost in Loveliness" — 25 —
"I Speak to the Stars" 16 17 —
"Someone Else's Roses" — 32 —
"If I Give My Heart to You" / 3 2 4
"Anyone Can Fall in Love" 27 41 —
"Ready, Willing, and Able" / — 31 7
"Hold Me in Your Arms" — 39 —
1955 "Foolishly Yours" — 25 —
"Love Me Or Leave Me" — — 20
"I'll Never Stop Loving You" 13 14 17
"Ooh Bang Jiggily Jang" 83 — —
1956 "Let It Ring" 51 — —
"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" 2 3 1
"Julie" / 64 40 —
"Love in a Home" 79 — —
"The Party's Over" 63 47 —
1957 "Twelve O'Clock Tonight" 68 — —
1958 "Teacher's Pet" 56 36 —
"A Very Precious Love" — — 16
"Everybody Loves a Lover" 6 6 25
"Tunnel of Love" 43 53 —
1959 "Love Me in the Daytime" 100 51 —
1960 "Any Way the Wind Blows" 50 109 —
"Please Don't Eat the Daisies" 102 102 —
"A Perfect Understanding" 111 — —
1962 "Lover Come Back" 98 — —
1964 "Move Over Darling" — — 8
"Send Me No Flowers" 135 — —
1967 "Sorry" * — — —
* "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 André 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"
I Love The Way You Say “Goodnight”
Doris Day Lyrics
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You say goodnight)
I kinda like the way
You mumble
While you fumble for the key
More time for kissing me
(I love the way
You say goodnight)
Linger with your finger
On the bell
More kisses
And they're swell
When you say
Gotta get home by twelve
I always say let's go
'Cuz you can take longer
To say good night
Than any three others I know
(Both)
I love the way
You say goodnight
I kinda like the way
You snuggle
While you juggle
With your comb
Mmmmmm
I'm never
Never, never going home
I love the way
(I kinda like the way)
You say
(The way you always say)
Goodnight
(The way you always
Whisper honey nighty night)
The way
You let our kisses mingle
'Til I tingle to my toes
(Giggle
We're blushing like a rose)
I love the way
(I kinda like the way
The extraordinary way)
You say good night
(The way you always say
Don't go just hold me tight)
I kinda like the way you giggle
While you jiggle with your bag
(Sign
Our heart's are playing tag)
When you say
(We just got to be home by twelve)
But don't I always say let's go
'Cause you take longer
To say good night
Than any three others I know
I love the way
(I kinda like the way) you say
(The super duper special way)
Goodnight
(The way you have me flying
Higher than a kite)
I kinda like the way you snuggle
While you juggle with your comb
(It looks as though
You're never going)
No I'm never, never, never
Never, never, never gonna go home
"I Love The Way You Say “Goodnight”" is a classic song by Doris Day that talks about her love for the way her partner says goodnight to her. The song is sweet, romantic, and cheeky all at the same time. Doris Day sings about how much she likes the way her partner fumbles while searching for his keys, as it gives her more time to kiss him. She also loves the way he lingers with his finger on the bell, which gives them both more time to kiss before they finally say their goodbyes. They always say they have to be back by twelve, but they take their time with their goodbyes, snuggling and giggling until they finally part ways.
The song uses clever wordplay and a catchy melody to capture the sweet and romantic moments between two people who are deeply in love. It is a testament to the power of love and the little moments that make it so special. The chorus "I love the way you say goodnight" is sung by both partners, emphasizing the mutual affection they have for each other.
Line by Line Meaning
I kinda like the way you mumble while you fumble for the key
I enjoy the way you stumble over your words while trying to open the door because it gives us more time to kiss
I kinda like the way you linger with your finger on the bell
I like how you pause before ringing the bell because it gives us more time to share kisses
When you say gotta get home by twelve, I always say let's go
Even though you try to set a curfew, I convince you to leave later because you take a long time to say goodnight
I kinda like the way you snuggle while you juggle with your comb
I enjoy how you cuddle up to me while fixing your hair with your comb
The way you always whisper honey nighty night
I love the gentle way you say goodnight to me with a sweet endearment
I love the way you let our kisses mingle 'til I tingle to my toes
I adore how we spend time kissing until I feel a sensation throughout my entire body
The way you always say don't go just hold me tight
I love how you ask me to stay and hold you tightly before I leave
I kinda like the way you giggle while you jiggle with your bag
I enjoy how you laugh and dance around with your bag before leaving
But don't I always say let's go 'cause you take longer to say goodnight than any three others I know
I always urge you to leave earlier because you have a habit of prolonging our goodbyes
I love the way you have me flying higher than a kite
I adore how you make me feel uplifted and euphoric just by being with you
It looks as though you're never going
It seems like you want to stay with me forever
No I'm never, never, never, never, never, never gonna go home
I will never leave you because I love being with you so much
Contributed by Callie I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Ben
Doris Day HAS SO MUCH PERSONALITY SHE JUST JUMP RIGHT OFF THE SCREEN AMAZING REST WELL DEAR DORIS
William Black
Just a great couple together, never forgotten always loved
Teresa Kapusta
So beautiful 🌞
Debra Thompson
Oh, how I love these old movies, grew up on them,..always just wanted to be a movie dancer!!!😂🥰
brendan clarke
As everyone knows doris had a accident to become a pro dancer pure class 👌
STONECOLD1987
so elegant, i love it
Wen Qing
Beautiful 🥰
Diane Reed
Luvvv this...
Actually it was Gene’s Ex Miriam that taught Doris to dance backwards on a stairwell!
peaceis4ever8
Doris Day did this all in heels, proof that women can do anything while wearing heels!
Janei was Duncan
And some say she wasn't supposed to dance because of an accident when she was younger, but I guess when you want to you can🎼🎼💕💕