This wonderful Jazz standard is one of my favourites. When I sing this song it creates a strange nostalgic mood. It also makes me stand in awe of the genius of Mercer and Carmichael,to express so much in so few words! Below is some wiki info you may find useful.
"Skylark" is an American popular song with lyrics by Johnny Mercer and music by Hoagy Carmichael, published in 1941.[1] Mercer said that he struggled for a year after he got the music from Carmichael before he could get the lyrics right.[2] The yearning expressed in the lyrics is Mercer's longing for Judy Garland, with whom Mercer had an affair.[3] This song is considered a jazz standard.[4] Additionally, the song is believed to have inspired a long-running Buick car of the same name that was produced from 1953 to 1998.
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