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Skylark

(song)

For other uses of Skylark, see Skylark (disambiguation)

"Skylark" is an American popular song with lyrics by Johnny Mercer and music by Hoagy Carmichael, published in 1942. Mercer said that he struggled for a year after he got the music from Carmichael before he could get the lyrics right.[1]

The song has also been recorded by the English/Australian classic rock band Sky in 1982

This song is considered a jazz standard.[2]

References

  1. ^ Wilk, Max (1997). They're Playing Our Song. New York: Da Capo. 
  2. ^ Wilder, Alec (1990). American Popular Song: The Great Innovators, 1900-1950.. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press. 

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