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"
My Heart
Doris Day Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
You're never satisfied until the teardrops start
I tried to shower you with love and kisses
But all I ever get from you
Is braggin' and naggin'
My poor heart is saggin'
The way you toss my heart around's a cryin' shame
You're only happy tearin' all my dreams apart
Oh, you won't be satisfied until you break my heart
The way you toss my heart around's a cryin' shame
I'll bet you wouldn't like it if I did the same
You're only happy tearin' all my dreams apart
Oh, you won't be satisfied until you break my heart
Doris Day's song "You Won't Be Satisfied" is a sorrowful tune about her lover who is not content until he has made her weep. The lyrics are about a woman who has given her heart to her lover and has tried to shower him with love and kisses, but instead of appreciation, all she gets in return is bragging and nagging, which causes her heart to sag. The woman in the song complains that her lover tosses her heart around like a cryin' shame, and if she were to do the same, he wouldn't like it. The chorus of the song explains that the woman's lover won't be satisfied until he has broken her heart.
The song's verses are relatable to anyone who has been in a relationship where they have given their all, and instead of being appreciated and loved, their partner takes them for granted. The song's lyrics convey the pain, sorrow, and hurt that the woman is feeling when her lover is not content unless he makes her cry. The lyrics "You're never satisfied until the teardrops start," is a subtle way of telling her lover that he takes pleasure in seeing her in pain, which is not an act of love.
In conclusion, "You Won't Be Satisfied" is a classic song that captures the emotions of heartbreak and disappointment in a relationship where the love is not reciprocated. The lyrics convey the pain and suffering that many individuals face when they give their all, and it's not appreciated. It's a song that resonates with people across generations and has stood the test of time.
Line by Line Meaning
You won't be satisfied until you break my heart
You seem to derive pleasure from hurting me emotionally, and you won't stop doing so until you have completely shattered my heart.
You're never satisfied until the teardrops start
Your thirst for inflicting pain upon me remains unquenched until you see me crying my heart out in front of you.
I tried to shower you with love and kisses
I have put in all my effort to make you happy by showing you love and affection through various means like kisses and heartfelt gestures.
But all I ever get from you
Despite all my efforts to please you, I never receive any appreciation or gratitude from you.
Is braggin' and naggin'
Instead, all you do is boast about your achievements and criticize me for my shortcomings without any constructive feedback.
My poor heart is saggin'
This perpetual cycle of emotional abuse and heartbreak has left me completely drained and devastated.
The way you toss my heart around's a cryin' shame
Your callous and insensitive behavior towards me is a pitiful sight to behold, as it pains me to see my heart being manipulated constantly.
I'll bet you wouldn't like it if I did the same
I'm sure you would react in a similar manner if the tables were turned, and I treated you the way you treat me.
You're only happy tearin' all my dreams apart
It seems to give you immense joy to see me suffer and destroy the aspirations and hopes that I have for my own life.
Oh, you won't be satisfied until you break my heart
You persist on this path of emotional destruction and torment, and will not rest until you have crushed my spirit completely.
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Written by: Larry Stock, Freddy James
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C Sheets
Such sad news to hear today. Our beloved Doris Day has passed away at the age of 97. May this incredibly beautiful, talented, kind, selfless and loving woman rest in peace forever.
Elke Lange
R.I.P., dear Doris Day. A true Lady, second to none, with a big heart. Thank you for all the brightness you've given to the world.
Tom Benton
Such a beautiful woman with that incredible singing voice! This album was released in 2011 when she was 89!!! She could always sing, and she had such a great personality with that awesome smile!!!
Sharon Boyer
I grew up loving this woman and listening to everything she sang. I wanted to be "Doris Day" I can't believe how wonderful it is to hear a new recording from her. I hope we will get to hear many more. Keep that light shining Doris so we all can see and the love in your heart that we all feel. I felt like I was 16 again listening to this. God Bless.
colkid Glen
A voice like an Angel, Beautiful all the way through. Thank you Doris for all of this
quality music and the great movies.
Jackie Rodriguez
Doris Day has the very best voice of all singers and has the looks to go with it. Never got the kadoos she deserved!!!!!!!! Love Her!
Marcus Gribble
WOW!!! Doris is a true star with a Great voice. One of my favourite singers
Zilaita Bento De Souza
Dói muito ainda,saber que ela não está mais aqui.Está lá em cima cantando,fazendo a alegria de todos seus companheiros e smigos
MrMonroman
I don't think I've ever heard her voice so pure and strong yet loving and gentle....this is gorgeous.
Bluejeans0701
Doris Day remains a real jazz icon. Her beautiful voice with amazing diction still exists in this recording. I wonder how recent this recording is, though. As rkaasm wrote above five months ago, I cannot see her and express my thanks to her in the flesh. But I believe she is quite aware of how dedicated her fans are to her. Thanks you, Doris Day, for all of your splendid gifts. May we celebrate her centennial birthday with singing "It's Magic."