Darn That Dream
Swingin' The Dream, (1939)
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Darn That Dream
Eddie DeLange (w), Jimmy Van Heusen (m)
Swinging The Dream, 1939
REFRAIN 1
Darn that dream I dream each night.
You say you love me and you hold me tight,
But when I awake, you're out of sight.
Oh, darn that dream.
REFRAIN 2
Darn your lips and darn your eyes.
They lift me high above the moonlit skies,
Then I tumble out of paradise.
Oh, darn that dream.
BRIDGE
Darn that one-track mind of mine.
I can't understand that you don't care.
Just to change the mood I'm in
I'd welcome a nice old nightmare.
REFRAIN 3
Darn that dream and bless it too.
Without that dream, I never would have you,
But it haunts me and it won't come true.
Oh, darn that dream.
2010
Jul 28OFAM 2010Swingin' The DreamJaqua
2022
Jul 27OFAM 2022Music In The AirJaqua
Jul 27OFAM 2022Music In The AirJaqua
RecordedPerformersLabelCat.#Matrix
Miles DavisCapitol1221
Doris DayColumbia38887HCO4079
Chris Powell 5 Blue FlamesOkeh6875CCO5325
11/08/1939Al Donahue & His OrchestraVocalion526425534
11/22/1939Benny Goodman & His OrchestraColumbia35331WCO26287
11/24/1939Tommy Dorsey & His OrchestraVictor2643344254
12/01/1939Blue Barron & His OrchestraBluebirdB1052545710
12/21/1939Paul Whiteman & His OrchestraDecca2937-A66998
12/28/1939Dinah ShoreBluebirdB1056446039
02/21/1940Erskine Butterfield Blue BoysDecca3043-A67219
YearTitleMediumTypeUsage
1939Swingin' The Dreamstagestage originalintroduced
Darn That Dream Darn That Dream
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