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"
It's Magic
Doris Day Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
It's magic
The stars desert the skies and rush to nestle in your eyes
It's magic
Without a golden wand or mystic charms
Fantastic things begin when I am in your arms
When we walk hand in hand, the world becomes a wonderland
How else can I explain those rainbows when there is no rain
It's magic
Why do I tell me myself these things that happen are all really true
When in my heart I know the magic is my love for you
It's magic
It's magic
Why do I tell myself these things that happen are all really true
When in my heart I know the magic is my love for you
Doris Day's "It's Magic" tells the story of a love so strong that it creates a sense of enchantment and wonder for those involved. The song begins with the singer acknowledging the power of his partner's presence. Just hearing their voice triggers a sensory experience, he said. The violins he hears symbolize the romantic and passionate feelings he experiences in the presence of the one he loves. The lyrics paint a picture of how his loved one has uplifted his life, such that the stars in the sky seek refuge in his loved one's eyes.
Day's lyrics portray love as a kind of magic or mysticism that enlivens the world around them. The lover's world is seen as an enchanted land filled with rainbows without rain, a world of wonder where even the simplest of things are fantastic. He suggests that he doesn't need any mystical charms or illusions to create the magic; his partner's love is enough. When the couple walk hand in hand, the world becomes an enchanting fairyland.
From these lyrics, we can understand that the magic is something that exists within the singer and comes from or is inspired by their love for their partner. The love that is shared is so deep and sublime that it transforms everything around them, making the world seem a better place than it already is, creating an atmosphere of wonder and ecstasy.
Line by Line Meaning
You sigh, the song begins, you speak and I hear violins
Your mere presence fills me with so much joy and wonder that it's like a beautiful song has started playing, and every word you say is so sweet that it creates a symphony in my heart
The stars desert the skies and rush to nestle in your eyes
Your eyes are so beautiful and captivating that they outshine the stars in the sky, and it feels like the stars themselves want to be near you
Without a golden wand or mystic charms Fantastic things begin when I am in your arms
I don't need any magic or spells to feel amazing when I'm with you - just being in your arms is enough to make me feel like anything is possible
When we walk hand in hand, the world becomes a wonderland
Being with you makes everything feel like a magical adventure - even the most ordinary things become special and amazing
How else can I explain those rainbows when there is no rain It's magic
Some things in life are so beautiful and unexplainable that they can only be described as magic - like the way rainbows sometimes appear in the sky even when there's no rain
Why do I tell me myself these things that happen are all really true When in my heart I know the magic is my love for you
Sometimes it's hard to believe that all these amazing things are really happening to me, but deep down I know that the true magic in my life is the love I have for you
It's magic
Overall, being with you feels like magic - like anything is possible and everything is wonderful
It's magic
And at the end of the day, that's the only explanation I really need - being with you fills my life with magic
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JULE STYNE, SAMMY CAHN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@wichayutpetlorlian5905
You sigh, the song begins
You speak and I hear violins
It's magic
The stars desert the skies
And rush to nestle in your eyes
It's magic
Without a golden wand
Or mystic charms,
Fantastic things begin
When I am in your arms
When we walk hand in hand
The world becomes a wonderland
It's magic
How else can I explain
Those rainbows when there is no rain
It's magic
Why do I tell myself
These things that happen are all really true
When in my heart I know
The magic is my love for you
It's magic
It's magic
Why do I tell myself
These things that happen are all really true
When in my heart I know
The magic is my love for you
@sonny8638
My mom and dad always sang this to each other. Yesterday I played it for my 94 yr old mom and it was magic. She sang along word for word and we both stepped back in time for a moment. Dad died 5 years ago. Their love for each other was truly magic.
@EgoShredder
Beautiful, thank you for sharing your precious memories.
@anneperry9014
Wow, how lovely°
@jerrygenovese8532
Good old fashioned love. Today's world hasn't a clue of what real love is unless it's on an app.
@cloudzz2045
I’m 15, and I don’t think legends like her get any appreciation. She’s so lovely, I love this woman. May she Rest In Peace and tranquility. ❤️
@stephj9378
Share this video.
You might be surprised at how many of your friends will fall in love with her, too.
@johnhall226
What great taste this young man has. He has many more years to enjoy lovely Doris as her music will live on forever. When I was his age I saw the film called The pajama game five times in one week a mere sixty years ago.
@michaelterrell5061
Same here. I’m 15 and I wish more people appreciated these great singers.
@jcdrb3157
I'm 17 and i believe with my whole being that 40/50's music is the best era in music history.
@jaytotheell
my lovely young dear, she had appreciation in her day, believe me. so happy you're a fan. she was huge during the Korean war and WW2.