"I'll See You in My Dreams" (Isham Jones, 1924)

One of the greatest successes for Isham Jones, this song was America's #1 for seven weeks in late 1924 and early 1925. If one were to draw up a list of popular songs typifying the spirit of the mid-twenties this number would emphatically make the top five.

Here's more from Wiki:

"I'll See You in My Dreams" is a popular song.

One of the most beloved and popular songs of its day, "I'll See You in My Dreams" was written by Isham Jones, with lyrics by Gus Kahn. The song was published in 1924.

Below are its well-known lyrics:

INTRO

Though the days are long,
Twilight sings a song,
Of the happiness that used to be;
Soon my eyes will close,,
Soon I'll find repose,
And in dreams you're always near to me.''

CHORUS

I'll see you in my dreams,
Hold you in my dreams;,
Someone took you out of my arms,
Still I feel the thrill of your charms!,

Lips that once were mine,
''Tender eyes that shine,
They will light my way tonight,
I'll see you in my dreams!''


The song was chosen as the title song of the movie of the same name, a musical biography of Kahn. Popular recordings of it were made by many leading artists including Marion Harris (1924), Louis Armstrong, Pat Boone, Doris Day, Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Martin, Anita O'Day, Ezio Pinza, Jerry Lee Lewis (1958, instrumental) and Andy Williams.

The song was recorded by Django Reinhardt and the Quintet of the Hot Club of France and eventually inspired Merle Travis to record it as a guitar instrumental. Many other guitarists including Chet Atkins and Marcel Dadi followed in Merle's footsteps and the piece has now become a standard guitar showpiece.

The song was on the soundtrack for the 1940 film Kitty Foyle, which won Ginger Rogers her only Academy Award Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role. It was recorded by Mario Lanza on his Coca-Cola Show of 1951-52 and is available on a CD compilation mastered from those same shows and featuring the same title "I'll See You in My Dreams" released by record company BMG in 1998.

The English singer Joe Brown performed a version of the song on the ukulele as the finale of the George Harrison tribute concert, Concert For George, in 2002. Later in 2003 the Portuguese metal band Moonspell recorded a version that would serve as sound track for the short movie I'll See You in My Dreams of which was recorded also a music video.

Jones leads the Ray Miller orchestra and vocalist Frank Bessinger.

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[SteamCalliope44]

THANKS very Much for posting it ,,, Can't do it up there I"LL do it here ,,,,..***** 5 stars

[RReady555]

Ha! I'm grateful for that, friend. The calliope was invented in my old home town of Worcester, Massachusetts... ;)

Best regards,

-RR

[bearcub410]

THANK YOU

[RReady555]

YOU"RE ENTIRELY WELCOME ;)

[arikharris]

Thank you for posting.

[RReady555]

You're most welcome...an American classic!

-RR

[jd03150]

Regarding some of the previous discussion regarding emotion and sophistication, my choice is very simple; sophistication be damned. If music does not evoke some human emotion, then I see no reason for it to exist. That's why I have never appreciated progressive jazz. and have always viewed it as musicians showing off for each other with no connection with 99% of their potential audience. Isham Jones, and for that matter, Lawrence Welk, may be seen as corny by some but they played for humans.

[TheAkelei]

@AmundLauritzen I appreciate Reinhardt's interpretation very much. Didn't Very Lynn sing it, too? But this is the orginal, so, and it's nice to know the song's theme and words, isn't it? My favourite Django's piece is "Blue Drag" (unfortunately hard to achieve in YT)..

[dpawlmusic]

I adore this. I was really born in the wrong era.

[AmundLauritzen]

It's nice and all that... But Django Reinhardt reinvented the song and made it better.

[hoss73ford1]

so awesome!!!! I dont have this one yet but some day soon.  Jones was one of the best of the era.

[MrCryptic55]

this song is haunting. haunts my soul like there is something wrong with this day and age. I shoulda been born in the teens instead of dying in the teens. ya feel me?

[jaroncreed]

@hairynakers dicksplash lmao

[miciex]

Finis Hahaha Finish*



[ClaudioMoreira1991]

i also like moonspell's version...this one is cool though

[rudyriwukaho]

it's a good posting, i like it ...

[xXStrWbrrYsToneXx]

@MrGreen428 Good luck with that. =D trollolololololo