I'll Be Seeing You (song)

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"I'll Be Seeing You"
Song
Published1938 by Marlo Music Corporation
Composer(s)Sammy Fain
Lyricist(s)Irving Kahal

"I'll Be Seeing You" is a popular song about missing a loved one, with music by Sammy Fain and lyrics by Irving Kahal.[1] Published in 1938, it was inserted into the Broadway musical Right This Way, which closed after fifteen performances.[2] The title of the 1944 film I'll Be Seeing You was taken from this song at the suggestion of the film's producer, Dore Schary. The song is included in the film's soundtrack.

Background[]

A resemblance between the main tune's first four lines and a passage within the theme of the last movement of Gustav Mahler's Third Symphony (1896) was pointed out by Deryck Cooke in 1970.[3] Mahler himself may have derived this passage from the overture to Daniel Auber's comic opera (Marco Spada (1852).[citation needed]

Discography[]

Other appearances[]

  • Billie Holiday's 1944 recording of the song was the final transmission sent by NASA to the Opportunity rover on Mars when its mission ended in February 2019.[11]
  • Norah Jones recorded a version in 2020 in support of the New York Restoration Project during the COVID-19 pandemic and released a video of the performance.[12]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Leonard, Hal (January 1, 1995). I'll Be Seeing You: 51 Songs of World War II. Hal Leonard Corp. p. 47. ISBN 978-0793537617.
  2. ^ Leonard, Hal (January 1, 1995). I'll Be Seeing You: 51 Songs of World War II. Hal Leonard Corp. p. 12. ISBN 978-0793537617.
  3. ^ Cooke's radio broadcast is described in Hans Keller, 'Truth & Music', Music and Musicians Magazine, November 1970
  4. ^ "I'll Be Seeing You by Dick Todd". Internet Archive. 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2020-04-21. Digitized at 78 revolutions per minute. Four stylii were used to transfer this record.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 109. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 138. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  7. ^ Gilliland, John (January 15, 1972). "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #10". UNT Digital Library.
  8. ^ "www.allmusic.com". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  9. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 223.
  10. ^ "Poni-Tails I'll Be Seeing You Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  11. ^ Berger, Eric (February 13, 2019). "Opportunity did not answer NASA's final call, and it's now lost to us". Ars Technica.
  12. ^ Todd, Nate. "Norah Jones Covers ‘I’ll Be Seeing You’ For New York Restoration Project", May 21, 2020. Jambase. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

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