LONG AGO (AND FAR AWAY)
From the film "Cover Girl" (1944)
(Jerome Kern / Ira Gershwin)
Martha Mears & Gene Kelly (Film Soundtrack) - 1944
Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes - 1944
Bing Crosby - 1944
Jo Stafford - 1944
Perry Como - 1944
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians (vocal: Tony Craig) - 1944
The Three Suns (Instr.) - 1944
Glenn Miller & The AAF Band (vocal: Johnny Desmond) - 1944
Frank Sinatra - 1944
Richard Tauber - 1944
Les Brown & His Orch. (vocal: Doris Day) - 1945
Judy Garland - 1945
Mario Lanza - 1951
The Hi-Lo's - 1955
The Four Lads - 1956
Shirley Jones & Jack Cassidy - 1959
Vicky Lane - 1959
Bev Kelly - 1960
Gloria Lynne - 1960
Jackie Paris - 1960
Margaret Whiting - 1960
Bobby Darin - 1961
Pat Boone - 1964
Steve Lawrence - 1964
The Migil 5 - 1964
Robert Goulet - 1965
Cliff Richard - 1965
Johnny Mathis - 1971
Rosemary Clooney - 1979
Peggy King - 1984
Marian McPartland - 1985
Marni Nixon - 1988
Engelbert Humperdinck - 1988
Elisabeth Welch - 1989
Kiri Te Kanawa - 1993
Meredith d'Ambrosio - 1996
Lesley Garrett - 1996
Jeanie Lambe - 1998
Rod Stewart - 2005
Also recorded by:
Eydie Gorme; Eddie Fisher; Vera Lynn; Mel Tormé;
Joni James; Leslie Hutchinson; Marion Montgomery;
Henry Mancini & His Orch; Chet Baker; Johnny Ray;
Ronnie Aldrich & His Orch; Bob Crosby & His Orch;
Ambrose & His Orch; Frank Chacksfield & His Orch;
Richard Clayderman; Tommy Dorsey; Billy Eckstine;
The Four Freshmen; Erroll Garner; Oscar Peterson;
George Shearing; Ron Goodwin; Stephane Grappelli;
Stan Kenton & His Orch; London Philharmonic Orch;
Chet Baker; Sally Martin; Paul Weston & His Orch;
Percy Faith & His Orch; Julie Kelly; Salena Jones;
Mantovani & His Orch; Acker Bilk; Dorothy Kirsten;
Benny Carter; Michael Feinstein; Amália Rodrigues;
Kay Kyser & His Orch: ........... and many others.
Dreary days are over
Life's a four leaf clover
Sessions of depression are through
Every hope I longed for long ago, comes true
Long ago and far away
I dreamed a dream one day
And now that dream is here beside me
Long the skies were overcast
But now the clouds have passed
You're here at last!
Chills run up and down my spine
Aladdin's Lamp is mine
The dream I dreamed was not denied me
Just one look and then I knew
That all I longed for
Long ago was you
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As recorded by MARTHA MEARS (who provided
the singing voice for Rita Hayworth) and
GENE KELLY for the film "Cover Girl":
MARTHA:
Long Ago and Faraway
I dreamed a dream one day
And now that dream is here beside me
Long the skies were overcast
But now the clouds have passed
You're here at last
Chills run up and down my spine
Aladdin's lamp is mine
The dream I dreamed was not denied me
Just one look and then I knew
That all I dreamed of long ago was you
GENE:
I dreamed a dream one day,
And now that dream is here beside me
Long the skies were overcast
But now the clouds have passed
You're here at last
Chills run up and down my spine
Aladdin's lamp is mine
MARTHA:
The dream I dreamed was not denied me
Just one look and then I knew
BOTH:
That all I dreamed of long ago was you
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