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"
Street Of Dreams
Doris Day Lyrics
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Come on and trade in your old dreams for new
Your new dreams for old
I know where they're bought
I know where they're sold
Midnight, you've got to get there at midnight
And you'll be met there by others like you
Brothers as blue
Love laughs at a king
Kings don't mean a thing
On the street of dreams
Dreams broken in two can be made like new
On the street of dreams
Gold, sliver and gold
All you can hold is in the moonbeams
Poor, no one is poor
Long as love is sure
On the street of dreams
Midnight, look at the steeple, it's midnight
Unhappy people, it's ringing with joy
It's ringing with cheer
'Cause yesterday's gone
Tomorrow is near
Midnight, the heart is lighter at midnight
Things will be brighter the moment you find
More of your kind
Smiling on the street of dreams
Love laughs at a king
Kings don't mean a thing
On the street of dreams
Dreams broken in two can be made like new
On the street of dreams
Gold, sliver and gold
All you can hold is in the moonbeams
Poor, no one is poor
Long as love is sure
On the street of dreams
The song "Street of Dreams" by Doris Day is a beautiful and thoughtful ballad. The lyrics talk about finding hope and new dreams on the street of dreams. In the first stanza, the singer urges the listener to trade in old dreams for new ones. The street of dreams is where dreams are bought and sold, and it is a place where people can find others like them, brothers in their sadness. The second stanza continues the theme of hope and optimism. Love is the great equalizer and it can make all dreams come true, even those that were thought to be broken into two. The moonbeams are a symbol of the abundance of riches that can be found on the street of dreams. The song's chorus repeats the line "on the street of dreams," bringing the idea home that this place is where anyone can find what they need to be happy.
The lyrics of "Street of Dreams" are both deeply philosophical and inspirational. The idea that love can make everything right is a theme that recurs in many songs, but "Street of Dreams" adds a sense of urgency to that sentiment. The singer is practically pleading with the listener to come to the street of dreams, to find their tribe and their hope. The lilting, dreamy melody of the song only adds to its appeal. Overall, "Street of Dreams" is a beautiful ballad about hope, love, and the power of new dreams.
Line by Line Meaning
Midnight, you heavy laden, it's midnight
It's the middle of the night, when you feel burdened and weary
Come on and trade in your old dreams for new
Let go of your old aspirations and embrace new ones
Your new dreams for old
Exchange your latest desires for the ones you let go earlier
I know where they're bought
I know the place where you can acquire your dreams
I know where they're sold
I also know the place where you can sell them
Midnight, you've got to get there at midnight
You must arrive at this place exactly in the middle of the night
And you'll be met there by others like you
You'll meet others there who are facing similar difficulties as you
Brothers as blue
These people have appeared sad and depressed like you
Smiling on the street of dreams
However, everyone is content now and happy on the street of dreams
Love laughs at a king
Love is powerful enough to make even the mightiest king laugh
Kings don't mean a thing
However, all their power will be insignificant on the street of dreams
Dreams broken in two can be made like new
The street of dreams has the ability to mend and revive shattered aspirations
Gold, sliver and gold
You can find everything you desire on the street of dreams
All you can hold is in the moonbeams
Everything here is abundant and limitless like moonlight
Poor, no one is poor
Everyone is rich in love and happiness on the street of dreams
Long as love is sure
As long as there is genuine affection, material wealth has no value on this street
Midnight, look at the steeple, it's midnight
Looking up at the steeple, you can see it's precisely midnight
Unhappy people, it's ringing with joy
Although people here were unhappy before, the ringing of the bell brings them joy
It's ringing with cheer
The sound of the bell is filling everyone with happiness
'Cause yesterday's gone
The past is history and cannot be altered
Tomorrow is near
Tomorrow carries the possibility of a brighter future
Midnight, the heart is lighter at midnight
Middle of the night is when your heart feels light and carefree
Things will be brighter the moment you find
All your issues will instantly vanish when you find what you seek on this street
More of your kind
You will meet people who understand you completely on the street of dreams
Smiling on the street of dreams
And like them, you will be beaming with a smile of contentment
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: RICHARD LEWIS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Dayniac4324
Thank you Patti !! This is my new favorite album. I had never listened to it before April -- all the songs are great. Her last album ! So happy you enjoyed !
Dayniac4324
Thank you manfread -- I really love this song. Hard to believe this was the last album she recorded. She certainly still had a wonderful voice - sad. Well - she has that quality that draws you to her - on the screen or in a song. True talent. Thanks my friend -- appreciate it ! Hope you're having a great weekend !!
Dayniac4324
@natentreyable I'm so happy you enjoyed. I love this album. It was Doris' last album until the recent release of My Heart. This was recorded in 1967 but lost in her garage for almost 30 years ! Thank goodness her son Terry found the recordings and produced a lovely album for us.
Dayniac4324
@defundthewar I think it would be hard to top this beautiful interpretation Doris gives us. Yes - her personal life was not easy - from childhood on. Maybe thats where her understanding of these wonderful songs comes from. But - she decided to be a happy person - and I think she is. More power to her !!
kobey333
thank you toni!!! you send the best songs with beautiful pictures.. i have never heard this song! you find such rare songs.. thank you so much for sharing with me! xoxoxo patti
linda peck
@Dayniac4324 I am definitely going to look into these three albums. Thanks for letting me know. I am sure she is happy to have her peace and quiet after all she has gone through!
peterflapper
Hi Toni, It's such a shame that Doris didn't recorded more albums after "The Love Album". Her voice is great and she sings super. Thank you for making this available to other people. Thank you!! P
Dayniac4324
Thanks James -- hope you have a great week !!
dlpine71
Toni, We may not always know about Youtube, but we do know when you make a video it's going to be a wonderful thing to watch and listen to!! Another beautiful Doris Day song with your usual nice images!! Stars galore!! xoxo David
Nathan Terry
Thank you just beautiful!