A Foggy Day
Petula Clark (born 15 November 1932) is a British singer, actress, and song… Read Full Bio ↴Petula Clark (born 15 November 1932) is a British singer, actress, and songwriter. She started her professional career as a child performer and has had one of the longest careers of any British entertainer, spanning more than eight decades. Clark's professional career began during the Second World War as a child entertainer on BBC Radio. In 1954 she charted with "The Little Shoemaker", the first of her big UK hits, and within two years she began recording in French. Her international successes have included "Prends mon cœur", "Sailor" (a UK number one), "Romeo", and "Chariot". Hits in German, Italian, and Spanish followed. In late 1964 Clark's success extended to the United States with a four-year run of career-defining, often upbeat singles, many written or co-written by Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent. These include her signature song "Downtown" (US number one), "I Know a Place", "My Love" (US number one), "A Sign of the Times", "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love", "Who Am I", "Colour My World", "This Is My Song" (by Charlie Chaplin) (a UK number one), "Don't Sleep in the Subway", "The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener" and "Kiss Me Goodbye". Between January 1965 and April 1968 Clark charted with nine US Top 20 hits in the US, where she was sometimes called "the First Lady of the British Invasion".

Clark has sold more than 68 million records. She has also enjoyed success in the musical film Finian's Rainbow and in the stage musicals The Sound of Music, Blood Brothers, Sunset Boulevard, and Mary Poppins.

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Discography
Petula Clark Sings (1956)
A Date with Pet (1956)
You Are My Lucky Star (1957)
À Musicorama (1958)
Petula Clark in Hollywood / Pet Clark (1959)
Prends mon coeur (1959)
Tête à tête avec Petula Clark (1961)
Rendez-vous avec Petula Clark (1962)
In Other Words (1962)
Petula (1962)
Le soleil dans les yeux (1963)
Ceux qui ont un coeur (1964)
Hello Paris (1964)
Petula au Canada (1964)
Downtown (1965)
I Know a Place (1965)
The World's Greatest International Hits (1965)
Petula '65 (1965)
My Love (1966)
I Couldn't Live Without Your Love (1966)
Petula Clark '66 (1966)
Colour My World (1967)
These Are My Songs (1967)
C'est ma chanson (1967)
Petula Italiana (1967)
The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener (1968)
Petula (1968)
Portrait of Petula (1969)
Just Pet (1969)
Memphis (1970)
Warm and Tender / The Song of My Life (1971)
Comme une prière (1972)
La chanson de Marie-Madeleine (1972)
Now (1972)
Come On Home (1974)
I'm The Woman You Need (1975)
Je reviens (1977)
Destiny (1978)
Where The Heart Is (1998)
Here For You (1998)
Solitude & Sunshine: The Songs of Rod McKuen (2007)
Lost in You (2013)
From Now On (2016)
Living For Today (2017)
Vu d'ici (2018)

A Foggy Day
Petula Clark Lyrics


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I was a stranger in the city
Out of town were the people I knew
I had that feeling of self-pity
What to do? What to do? What to do?
The outlook was decidedly blue
But as I walked through the foggy streets alone
It turned out to be the luckiest day I've known
A foggy day in London Town
Had me low and had me down
I viewed the morning with alarm
The British Museum had lost its charm
How long, I wondered, could this thing last?
But the age of miracles hadn't passed,
For, suddenly, I saw you there




And through foggy London Town
The sun was shining everywhere.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Petula Clark's "A Foggy Day" are a depiction of a day when the singer feels lost and unhappy in a new city. The song sets the tone for the singer's feelings of isolation and frustration, as they express a feeling of being a stranger in the city, where they do not know anyone, and all they feel is self-pity. The singer seems to be experiencing a spell of depression, with the outlook for the day being "decidedly blue."


However, as the day progresses, the singer walks through the foggy streets of London, and the fog clears up, making way for "the luckiest day [they]'ve known." The most striking point in the song is when the singer sees the person (you) and the sun shines through "foggy London town". It's like the moment of epiphany or turning point in the song, where the singer sees a new hope and a possibility of a better day. The song is a reminder that no matter how lost or lonely someone feels, a ray of sunlight is just around the corner.


Line by Line Meaning

I was a stranger in the city
I was new and unknown to the city and its people.


Out of town were the people I knew
The people I knew were not in the city at that time.


I had that feeling of self-pity
I felt sorry for myself due to the situation.


What to do? What to do? What to do?
I struggled to find a solution to my problem.


The outlook was decidedly blue
The situation looked hopeless.


But as I walked through the foggy streets alone
As I walked through the streets covered in a thick fog all by myself,


It turned out to be the luckiest day I've known
It ended up being the most fortunate day of my life.


A foggy day in London Town
The day was misty and foggy in London City.


Had me low and had me down
It made me feel sad and depressed.


I viewed the morning with alarm
I looked at the morning with worry and concern due to the situation outside.


The British Museum had lost its charm
Even the British Museum, which I had always found charming, looked unappealing in such weather.


How long, I wondered, could this thing last?
I was unsure of how long the weather would continue being that way.


But the age of miracles hadn't passed,
Despite the unfavorable circumstances, something good still could happen.


For, suddenly, I saw you there
Suddenly, I saw someone I knew.


And through foggy London Town
Even in the midst of foggy London City,


The sun was shining everywhere.
It was as if the sun was shining brightly in every direction.




Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., RALEIGH MUSIC PUBLISHING
Written by: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

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Comments from YouTube:

PCplays99

Man alive! This video is really special. A beautiful song and singer have been turned into a permanent piece of art. Splendid!

imaginationunreal

Fantastic! Dare I say better than the original? :-)

Darren Plumpton

Of course you can say "This is better than the original" because by far and away it is?
Why?
Because Petula Clark is singing this version.

Jack Karolewski

This is really good! I stumbled upon it after returning from London. I get chills when the sun comes out at the end! It matches her singing perfectly. Thanks for doing this one! I am sending it to friends, and I posted it on my Facebook page...

mosogotam

@brucini33 ...Bruce...thank you....so glad you were "taken" by it....Tony Harch and Petula...a match made in heaven.

PCplays99

Oh golly! This is GOOD. Wow. Had no idea this was on youtube. Splendid job and presentation.

johndoe121213

absoltutly cool!!! love it!! absollutly fantastic.I wish I could have listened to music like this when I was young

Miles Montemore

Thanks for your work and artistry. This is one of the greatest tracks Petula ever recorded. Cheers.

Thomas Kostron

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mosogotam

Miles...thanks so very much!   Cheers!

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