L. Clinton - B. Wain - My Reverie

recorded 7/16/1938
vocal by Bea Wain

Based on Debussy's melody Reverie

Category:

Music

Tags:

• 1930's
• Debussy
• Reverie
• 78rpm

[chasgain12]

I was a teenager when this song was popular ('30s) and my heart beat when I

heard it and I thought of my loved one (then 14-15). It was shared "puppy love,"

but when 19 we married with vows of being together for life. Alas, then came

the war and I received a "Dear John" letter from her saying that she was in

love with a sailor, a heart breaker for an Infantry soldier in combat. But when

I hear the song today I think of her with fondness and forgiveness and hope

that the sailor could not swim.

[pax41]

@chasgain12 So good to see you have a sense of humor over that whole affair. Thanks for sharing with us all.

[thebigfart]

I am now 70 years old, but this is one of the first songs I remember when I was just about 11 or 12 and my Mom liked the song, so I liked it. We listened to this song at the Juke Box of the Varadero Beach Bowling Alley, Matanzas, Cuba. There were not home record players or MP3 players at that time..... Memories

[pax41]

@thebigfart Glad I could help with those memories. Thanks for watching!

[ButterscotchKels1]

if there's a heaven, you'll probably hear this up there. a beautiful melody, it makes you feel like you're floating on a cloud.

[1947196051]

I first heard this on a Reader's Digest Big Band boxed set. Timeless and haunting, it's a great play. One thing is certain: Good music never goes out of style, Beatles to Beachboys, it's all good.

[fgonzalez6]

I am glad you posted the music.. i have the 45 rpm a remake I don't remeber the label but i learned of the music as an 8 or 9 year old in the mid 50's my aunt had the record and i replayed it many times!!!! thanks

[fulteacup]

This might be from my parents era, but God Bless I love the sound of LC and Bea Wain.

[bedawi44]

This cut showed up on the sound track of HBO's MILDRED PIERCE. That's how I tracked it down; this music is supernatural or something. It transcends genre and age. Magnificent

[wkunzelman1]

Coming to these videos makes me feel really young compared to everyone else that watches these. I'm actually surprised 70 and 80 year olds watch YouTube. :P

[Howard5047]

The best arrangement of this song. Debussy would be happy. This was my favorite songs of all the Big Band recordings.

[PhillySouth]

Do you have any other Bea Wain/Larry Clinton collaborations that you could post, such as "My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice", "The One Rose That's Left In My Heart", "Our Love Is Here To Stay (the Gershwin song), "True Confession" or "You Go To My Head". She was an absolutely wonderful singer, New York accent despite.

[fmazzar]

This was a big favorite of Jack Kerouac's. It appears in his writings quite often. Beautiful tune and lyric.....