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"
You're My Thrill
Doris Day Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
You do something to me
You send chills right through me
When I look at you 'cause you're my thrill
You're my thrill
How my pulse increases
I just go to pieces
Every time I look at you I can't keep still
Nothing seems to matter
Hm
Here's my heart on a silver platter
Oh where's my will
Why this strange desire
Flaming higher and higher
Every time I look at you
I can't keep still
You're my thrill
Doris Day's You're My Thrill is a timeless love song that captures the essence of falling in love. The song starts with the lyrics, "You're my thrill, you do something to me." These lyrics capture the feeling of falling in love and how it can make you feel ecstatically alive. The next line "You send chills right through me" amplifies this feeling of being overwhelmed by one's emotions that come with falling in love. Day's rendition of the song is masterful, as she manages to convey the emotions and passion that fuel the lyrics.
The lyrics continue to describe the strong and overpowering sensations that come with being in love. Day sings about how her pulse increases, and she goes to pieces every time she looks at her lover. The lyrics "Nothing seems to matter, here's my heart on a silver platter" speak to the vulnerability felt when one is in love. Day's delivery of the lyrics is powerful, as she conveys the sense of vulnerability that comes with falling in love. The song's chorus repeats the line "You're my thrill" several times, leaving listeners with the impression that the person they're in love with gives them a sense of excitement and satisfaction.
Overall, Doris Day's You're My Thrill is a heart-wrenching love song that perfectly encapsulates the feeling of falling in love. The lyrics speak to the ecstasy, pain, and vulnerability that come with loving someone.
Line by Line Meaning
You're my thrill
You excite me beyond measure and make me feel alive
You do something to me
You have a powerful effect on me and make me feel deeply
You send chills right through me
You give me intense sensations that cause my whole body to tremble
When I look at you 'cause you're my thrill
Just the sight of you is enough to make me feel electrified
You're my thrill
You bring me a sense of excitement and anticipation that I can't explain
How my pulse increases
My heart beats faster and stronger in your presence
I just go to pieces
You have the power to make me lose control and become overwhelmed with emotion
Every time I look at you I can't keep still
Your presence makes it impossible for me to remain calm or composed
Hm
An expression of wonder or awe
Nothing seems to matter
The only thing that matters to me is being near you
Hm
An expression of wonder or awe
Here's my heart on a silver platter
I am giving you my heart completely and vulnerably
Oh where's my will
I am powerless to resist your charm and allure
Why this strange desire
I am overcome by a mysterious and inexplicable longing for you
Flaming higher and higher
The intensity of my desire for you is growing stronger with each passing moment
Every time I look at you
Just the act of seeing you ignites a passion within me that I cannot control
I can't keep still
My body and soul are consumed by my passion for you
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jay Gorney, Sidney Clare
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Trombonology Erstwhile
Exquisite side! Because Doris was a hit maker, she was handed a lot of junk and expected to perform miracles with it -- which usually happened. The greatest thrill, though, is to hear her sing a standard -- like this one. ... Has anyone else noticed the distinctive way in which she sings words beginning with the consonant L -- as in the look in "when I look at you" here?
Swingman 56
@Trombonology Erstwhile "Road House" is wonderful, one of the best. All the actors are brilliant, but Ida performs as if she was born for noir. Yes,I know of Levant's dig,and if anyone could've appreciated it,it's Doris. She was known for her sense of humor,that,as I understand it,could be on the ribald side!😄
Trombonology Erstwhile
@Swingman 56 Ha! -- glad to know I'm not the only one who has noticed those unique L's! And you're right -- more apparent on the torchy stuff. Yes, "Again" is a terrific record -- and I'm guessing you're aware of its film source -- the excellent noir, Road House . ... Oscar Levant's "I knew Doris Day before she was a virgin" is one of my all-time favorite quips. I read that Doris found it funny, too -- which I thought was great.
Swingman 56
Yes,I have noticed this ! Also,it's more apparent with ultra romantic,sensuous ballads such as this. Doris was given this type of material,more so in the late 40s, when her solo career was catapulting, then in the 50s,and beyond. The way she sings "Again", oh my....one of the most intimate treatments of a song,ever. Funny,how she developed her squeaky clean,"perennial virgin" image,later.