| Composer | George Gershwin |
| Lyricist | Ira Gershwin |
| Year Written | 1937 |
About This Song
” A Foggy Day: was written by George and Ira Gershwin for the 1937 film A Damsel in Distress, starring Fred Astaire. It’s been widely recorded by artists including Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Billie Holiday, and Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald.
View the lyrics
A foggy day in London town
Had me low, had me down
I viewed the morning with alarm
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
For suddenly I saw you there
And through foggy London town
The sun was shining everywhere
Everywhere, everywhere, everywhere
Recordings
1962
Tony Bennett recorded “A Foggy Day” on March 15, 1962. Ralph Sharon wrote the arrangement and conducted.
CO 69517
Release History
| 1962 | Columbia LP 12″: CS 8613 — On The Glory Road (intended) |
| 1962 | Columbia LP 12″ (Mono): CL 1813 — On The Glory Road (intended) |
| 2011 | Columbia: The Complete Collection — Disc 22 — On The Glory Road |