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"
S'Wonderful
Doris Day Lyrics
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Jack has found his Jill
Don't know what you've done
But I'm all a-thrill
How could words express
Your divine appeal?
You can never guess
All the love I feel
For me no other girls/guys exist
'S wonderful! 'S marvelous!
(That) You should care for me
'S awful nice ! 'S paradise
'S what I love to see
You've made my life so glamorous,
You can't blame me for feeling amorous,
'S wonderful! 'S marvelous!
That you should care for me
The lyrics to Doris Day's song "S'Wonderful" describe the emotions that come along with falling in love. The first few lines reveal that the character's life has just started, and the excitement is due to Jack and Jill coming together. The fourth line reads, "I'm all a-thrill," which indicates the overwhelming feeling of excitement and happiness. The second stanza talks about how it's impossible to express in words the love and appeal that the other person holds. The last couple of lines talk about how the character insists that they will only be with this person from here on out.
The chorus of the song emphasizes the feeling of the romance: "S'wonderful, s'marvelous that you should care for me. 'S awful nice, 's paradise 's what I love to see." The use of s' before each phrase promotes a playful tone to the song, adding to it the lightheartedness surrounding romantic love. The lyrics continue to explain how this person has made their life glamorous and that it's not the character's fault to feel amorous towards them.
Line by Line Meaning
Life has just begun
My life has just started feeling meaningful
Jack has found his Jill
I feel like I've found my soulmate
Don't know what you've done
I can't quite put my finger on it
But I'm all a-thrill
But I feel excitement and happiness towards you
How could words express
There are no words to describe
Your divine appeal?
How amazing you are, almost godlike
You can never guess
You have no idea
All the love I feel
How much I care for you
From now on, Lady/Darling, I insist
I am making a decision right now that I will only love you
For me no other girls/guys exist
I am completely focused on you, and nobody else will do
'S wonderful! 'S marvelous!
This feeling I have is amazing!
(That) You should care for me
I am so grateful that you have feelings for me
'S awful nice ! 'S paradise
This feeling is so great, it's like being in paradise
'S what I love to see
This is what I like to experience
You've made my life so glamorous,
You have brought a level of luxury and happiness to my life
You can't blame me for feeling amorous,
It's completely understandable for me to feel romantic towards you
'S wonderful! 'S marvelous!
This feeling I have is amazing!
That you should care for me
I am so grateful that you have feelings for me
Lyrics © OBO APRA/AMCOS
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(Verse 1)
Life has just begun
Jack has found his Jill;
Don't know what you've done
But I'm all a-thrill
How can words express
Your divine appeal?
You can never guess
All the love I feel
From now on, lady, I insist
(Chorus 1)
'S wonderful! 'S marvelous!
You should care for me!
'S awful nice! 'S paradise!
'S what I love to see!
You've made my life so glamorous
You can't blame me for feeling amorous
Oh, 'S wonderful! 'S marvelous!
That you should care for me!
(Verse 2)
Don't mind telling you
In my humble fash
That you thrill me through
With a tender pash
When you said you care
'Magine my emosh
I said then and there
Permanent devosh
You've made all other girls seem blah
Just you alone fills me with ah!
(Chorus 2)
'S wonderful! 'S marvelous!
You should care for me!
'S awful nice! 'S paradise!
'S what I love to see
My dear, it's four-leaf clover time
From now on my heart's working overtime
Oh, 'S wonderful! 'S marvelous!
That you should care for me!
@markherron1407
Doris Day is 5 of Spades ♠♠♠♠♠Happy Birthday to Doris Day REST IN POWER Blessings and HUGS! 👑💜
@clarkelaidlaw1678
In my opinion Doris was by far the best of the big band female singers.
@moonjazz
Doris Day is S'Wonderful!! Her voice is so beautiful and unique 🥰🥰🥰
@user-mn4kg3jb4j
This beautiful and classic song truly belongs only to Doris Day! Thank you for posting and sharing! I was born in 1978. I own this both record and CD! Thank you for posting and sharing this! I love this song!
@bethbartlett5692
Very nice
@meshuggepup
They call no-talent, vulgar, unimaginative performers STARS. They aren't. Doris was starlight and talent personified. The epitome of beauty, talent and poise. Thank you for sharing this clip!!!
@peterholwill1170
Couldn't agree with you more, a class act with talent.
@chiclehomo8970
Shut up. Yes Doris is lovely but there is absolutely no need to tear down other stars from different genres to uplift someone. Stop spreading hate and let ppl like what they want
@togian755
In 1963 Doris Day was the number one box office star in the world. Not hard to believe either. She was great!
@JC-nl3nh
yep just look at the vulgar ape “culture” they feed our youth today. all just waving their fat disgusting ape asses. women acting like filthy harlots.