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"
Julie
Doris Day Lyrics
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It's the voice of my one love
And it promises ecstasy
Day and night it is calling me
But I'm afraid to go
(Julie)
Though I run to escape it
And although it's my destiny
Sorrow is there, I know
Warm are his arms, tender his kiss
But in his eyes hidden, the danger lies
(Julie)
Must I go where he leads me?
Though it be through eternity
Oh, I know I will never be free
Free from the voice that calls
(Julie)
The lyrics to Doris Day's song "Julie" depict a story of a woman who is constantly drawn towards her "one love" despite her fears and reservations. The song describes the voice of this love as promising ecstasy, and calling out to her both day and night. However, the woman remains afraid to go to her love, even as she tries to run away from it. The song suggests that the woman believes it is her destiny to be with this love, but that sorrow will be present in their relationship. While the love offers warmth and tenderness, the woman sees danger hidden within his eyes. Ultimately, the song leaves the question open whether the woman will choose to follow the voice of her love or break free from its hold.
The lyrics of the "Julie" suggest a theme of temptation and the struggle to resist it. It portrays the pull of something that is both alluring and dangerous, and the conflict that arises when desire clashes with caution. The song is often interpreted as a cautionary tale about the dangers of giving into one's desires and the consequences that can follow.
Line by Line Meaning
It's the voice of my one love
The song is about a voice that belongs to the person's lover.
And it promises ecstasy
This voice promises a lot of pleasure and happiness to the listener.
Day and night it is calling me
The voice sings all the time and never stops calling to the listener.
But I'm afraid to go
The person is scared to follow the voice and go wherever it leads them.
Though I run to escape it
Even if the person tries to escape by running away, the voice is still calling them.
Still it calls irresistibly
The voice is so tempting and alluring that it's hard to resist.
And although it's my destiny
The person feels like it's their fate to listen to this voice.
Sorrow is there, I know
Despite the pleasure and happiness promised by the voice, the person knows that there will also be sadness and pain along the way.
Warm are his arms, tender his kiss
The person's lover is affectionate and caring towards them.
But in his eyes hidden, the danger lies
The person believes that their lover may have a hidden danger or threat.
Must I go where he leads me?
The person is questioning whether they have to follow their lover's lead or not.
Though it be through eternity
Even if they have to follow their lover for a very long time, even forever.
Oh, I know I will never be free
The person is aware that they will never be able to break free from the hold of the voice and their lover.
Free from the voice that calls
The person desires to be free from the influence and temptation of the voice that calls to them.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: LEITH A. STEVENS, THOMAS MONTGOMERY ADAIR
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Hafsah Mijinyawa
I can't believe this song is on YouTube! THANK YOU!!! I also can't believe this movie got so much flack, I truly believe it is one of Doris Day's best films and she did not get the respect she deserved for it. This film showed she was a better actress than she was given credit for. Such a shame Hollywood didn't recognize it.
Ruby Chew
Excellent song and Doris' performance was equally as good. She was underrated as an actress.
Daniel Forte
simply one of the greatest female singers of all time .
Liza Rosa
She was so beautiful and greatest voice of all time. She broke the mold and nobody can hold a candle next to her. She left Hollywood bc corruption and predators
Nancy Desch
My mother used to own and play this 45 and I remember listening to it very carefully - it's got a deep, deep meaning to it and I was only 7 or 8 at the time. Isn't this movie about a controlling, abusive husband?
Doree Jackson
Awesome Song. Awesome Voice. Doree'
John Fulton
What a phenomenal voice a successful but at the same time somewhat underrated singer I put doris up there with ella and barbra
Jeffrey Lipinski
What a thriller movie I saw it last night. Great movie for thriller buffs.. like me.. Doris is great in it.. One of her best movies.. Great song also..
Jerry Bryan
There's no voice like Doris. Never will be.
Jewelz
yay thank you my name is julie LOL = )))))