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"
Love Somebody
Doris Day Lyrics
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Love somebody, yes, I do
Love somebody, yes, I do
I love somebody but I won't say who
Handsome, say, he's six feet tall
And his picture's on my wall
Love to be his baby doll
I love somebody, yes, I do
Love somebody, yes, I do
Love somebody, yes, I do
Love somebody but I won't say who
Don't know why she acts so shy
She oughta know I wouldn't dream
of even hurtin' a fly
Hope she doesn't pass me by
'Cause if she did I'd die, I know I'd die
I love somebody, yes, I do
Love somebody, yes, I do
Love somebody, yes, I do
Love somebody but I won't say who
He's big and strong
Wouldja like to feel my muscle
Bold and gay
I never once lost a tussle
At the moment he's not very far away
Why don'tcha say who, say already
I'd want to marry him today
But you don't say who
That I cannot do
Happen to be me
Possibility
Won'tcha tell me who ya love
Love somebody
Tell me true
Yes, I do
Yes, you do
Love somebody
I do, too
And I do
Maybe me
Love somebody
I hope it's me
Yes I do
Love somebody but I won't say who
C'mon confess
Why don'tcha try and guess
Do tell. Let's tell
You promise not to breathe a word
Doris, don't be absurd
Strictly entre-nous
Oui, oui, we two
Well
Confidentially
Between you and me
Confidentially
I love somebody
I've got news for you
Love somebody
I feel that way, too
Love somebody
Glad it's true
That somebody that I love is you
Doris Day's Love Somebody, released in 1948, is a song about unrequited love. The lyrics express the intense feeling of love for someone but not having the courage to reveal that person's identity. The singer spends the entire song bragging about how much they are in love but refuses to reveal the identity of the person they love. The song uses playful language to express the singer's desire to be with the person they love. The song reveals how infatuation with someone can become all-consuming yet remain unrequited.
The first verse begins with the singer admitting their love for someone. The second verse describes the person they love, how handsome he is and how they wish to be his baby doll. The third verse is directed towards the person, the singer is in love with, it is a desperate plea for them to confess their love. The fourth verse talks about the strength of the singer and how much they wish to marry their love interest. The song is a fun, playful way to convey the message of unrequited love.
Line by Line Meaning
Love somebody, yes, I do
I truly love someone
Love somebody but I won't say who
I have a secret love interest but I'm not willing to reveal their identity
Handsome, say, he's six feet tall
My crush is tall and attractive
And his picture's on my wall
I have a photo of them on my wall
Love to be his baby doll
I want them to be my significant other
If he kissed me I wouldn't mind at all
I'm willing to reciprocate his feelings
Don't know why she acts so shy
I'm confused by my love interest's shyness
She oughta know I wouldn't dream
I've never even thought of hurting her
of even hurtin' a fly
I'm kind-hearted and wouldn't even hurt an insect
Hope she doesn't pass me by
I hope my love interest doesn't overlook my affection
Cause if she did I'd die, I know I'd die
I would be devastated if she rejected me
He's big and strong
My love interest is physically strong
Wouldja like to feel my muscle
I'm confident in my own physical strength
Bold and gay
I'm brave and happy
I never once lost a tussle
I've never lost a physical fight
At the moment he's not very far away
My love interest is close by
Why don'tcha say who, say already
I'm impatient and want my love interest to tell me who they like
I'd want to marry him today
I'm ready to commit to a life-long relationship with them
But you don't say who
My love interest won't reveal their true feelings
That I cannot do
I can't reveal my love interest's identity without their consent
Happen to be me
I'm hoping that my love interest likes me back
Possibility
There's a chance we could be together
Won'tcha tell me who ya love
I'm still waiting for my love interest to reveal their true feelings
Tell me true
I'm pleading with my love interest to be honest with me
And I do
I also love someone
Maybe me
I'm wondering if I'm the one that they love
Glad it's true
I'm happy that we both share romantic feelings
That somebody that I love is you
I'm confirming that my love interest is indeed the one that I love
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: KEVIN COSSOM, ANDREW HARR, JERMAINE JACKSON, ANTOINE MCCOLISTER, ANDRE DAVIDSON, KARLYN RAMSEY, SEAN DAVIDSON, JEREMY FELTON FELTON
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Stefano Maura
Love somebody
Yes, I do
Love somebody
Yes, I do
Love somebody
Yes, I do
I love somebody, but I won't say who
Handsome face, six feet tall and his picture's on my wall
Love to be his baby doll
If he kissed me, I wouldn't mind at all
I love somebody
Yes, I do
Love somebody
Yes, I do
Love somebody
Yes, I do
Love somebody, but I won't say who
Don't know why she acts so shy
She oughta know I wouldn't dream of even hurtin' a fly
Hope she doesn't pass me by, cause if she did, I'd die, I know I'd die
I love somebody
Yes, I do
Love somebody
Yes, I do
Love somebody
Yes, I do
Love somebody, but I won't say who
He's big and strong
Would ya like to feel my muscle?
Bold and gay
I never once lost a tussle
At the moment, he's not very far away
Why don't ya say who? Say already!
I'd want to marry him today
But you don't say who
That I cannot do
Happen to be me?
Possibility
Won't ya tell me who ya love?
Love somebody
Tell me true
Yes, I do
Yes, you do
Love somebody
I do, too
And I do
Maybe me
Love somebody
I hope it's me
Love somebody, but I won't say who
C'mon, confess
Why don't ya try and guess?
Do tell. Let's tell
You promise not to breathe a word?
Doris, don't be absurd
Strictly entre-nous?
Oui, oui!! We two
Well
Confidentially
Between you and me
Confidentially
I love somebody
I've got news for you
Love somebody
I feel that way, too
Love somebody
Glad it's true
That somebody that I love is you
Irwin Mainway
Sadly, Buddy Clark died in a plane crash less than a year after this song came out. His plane ran out of fuel just short of the airport returning from the Michigan-Stanford football game on October 1, 1949. Clark was the only one of the six passengers on board to die. Clark's only child a daughter died less than a year later (age 7) when she was struck by a car. He was only 37 at the time of his death. He could have easily lived 40 or 45 more years. Imagine how big a star he would have been.
Pollywog 731
Thanks for that, I was wondering why I'd never heard of him before- someone with such a wonderful voice-it's because he died so young. What a sad tragedy. His poor wife...
M De
That's so sad.
Yes a real tragedy and so hard on his wife to have such awful losses. :'(
Gavin Gardner
That’s Terrible.
Al Cataldo
Buddy was a Boston native !
GeeBee909
actually his plane crashed at the intersection of Beverly Blvd. and Alvarado St. in Los Angeles, which is miles from the Los Angeles airport. His wife then died at age 39, after remarring for a 3rd time to the producer of the James Bond films (Albert Broccoli).
Moon Jazz
Beautiful song sung by two amazing singers. The lyrics are so beautiful and pure. Thank you for sharing 🥰
Lady Jazz Erika Paul
Awesome duo ! long time, gone and almost forgotten! Thank you for bringing them back ! Such gentle times then!! Always love Doris Day, quite a singer and actress and still with us today !
Thomas Smith
My favorite Doris Day song. What an innocent era then!
Eclipse Solar 83
Not innocent, better and more pure. I cringe when i look to the times of today. What a decadence and aberration.