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Jo Stafford - Long Ago And Far Away (1944)

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LONG AGO AND FAR AWAYMusic by Jerome Kern, Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. This song is from the 1944 Technicolor film musical Cover Girl. The song was published in 1944.NOTE: Wikipedia lists almost 80 recorded version of this song!Charting versions were recorded almost simultaneously by Dick Haymes and Helen Forrest, Bing Crosby, Jo Stafford, and Perry Como.The Dick Haymes-Helen Forrest recording was released by Decca Records as catalog number 23317. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on April 27, 1944 and lasted 11 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2. The Bing Crosby recording was released by Decca Records as catalog number 18608. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on June 29, 1944 and lasted four weeks on the chart, peaking at #5. The flip side, "Amor," also charted, making this a two-sided hit.The JO STAFFORD recording was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 153. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on May 4, 1944 and lasted 12 weeks on the chart, peaking at #6. The Perry Como recording was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-1569. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on May 11, 1944 and lasted three weeks on the chart, peaking at #8.||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||--LYRICS--Long ago and far away, I dreamed a dream one dayAnd now that dream is here beside meLong the skies were overcast but now the clouds have passedYou're here at lastChills run up and down my spine, Aladdin's lamp is mineThe dream I dreamed was not denied meJust one look and then I knewThat all I longed for long ago was youChills run up and down my spine, Aladdin's lamp is mineThe dream I dreamed was not denied meJust one look and then I knewThat all I longed for long ago was you

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11777766 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Kern and Gershwin--what a team. This is a song that will always be great and a reminder of what such popular music meant to The Greatest Generation.
ccaammiiittoo (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
laybl1 spoke for me stating "her voice spoke directly to the men fighting overseas in WWII...miles and years from their loved ones."Laybl, I don't know you but I damn certainly appreciate you!
globalman (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I totally agree with you.
globalman (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I grew up hearing the music of my mother's youth as she was music obsessed. I always envied her and the time she lived. Yes, it was hard times for many and WWII was terrible but...... there was a solidarity and so many beautiful singers and great bands. Young people just enjoyed music, dancing and being together. I am grateful that her music lives on and so many younger people can appreciate it. A beautiful recording, this. Thank you.
djm1228 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Thanks so much for posting this! I rediscovered it when Rod Stewart did it a few years ago. I've been singing this to my daughter since she was baby almost 4 years ago. My dad used to sing it when I was kid. Brings back a lot of nice memories and I can never listen to it without tears in my eyes.
laybl (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Only a few performers "owned" the songs they recorded...Bing Crosby,"White Christmas", Peggy Lee, "Fever"...and Jo Stafford,"Long Ago and Far Away"...her voice spoke directly to the hearts of the men fighting overseas in WWII...miles and years from their loved ones.
chapchick (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Jo Stafford at her best.
JDW96FLSTC (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Right on the mark. Much of today's music is garbage. This is great music, also a great time in American history.
plang527 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I have left a couple of responses to this song and i can't stop listening to it. I'm 43 years old and I can't help wishing I lived in this era. I fear it may be gone forever. I truly hope I am wrong. It was the greatest generation!
MOAIC21 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Great singers never pass away as long as the recordings are still around. I can remember listening to Jo,Patti,The Andrew Sisters to name a few.with while in high school. A buddy had an old Ford rumble seat roaster that a tube type radio, we had to keep the engine running to keep the battery charged otherwise the radio would drain the battery. The girls we dated loved parking in the moonlight and listening to the great singers and songs of the 40s and 50s. What evengreen memories. Thanks
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