Story Behind The Song
Voice and acoustic guitar deliver this poignant song about heartbreak, in a sensitive, moving way. recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1942 on his first solo recording. Billboard called The Nigh We Called It A Day a "sparkling example of a song". He recorded it again in 1947 and 1957. In 2015 Bob Dylan performed this song on one of the final episodes of The Late Show with David Letterman.
Song Description
A heartbreakingly beautiful song about lost love.
| Song Length |
2:16 |
Genre |
Jazz - Classic, Jazz - General |
| Tempo |
Floating |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Gloomy, Moving |
Subject |
Breaking Up, Heartbreak |
| Similar Artists |
Chet Baker |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1940 - 1949 |
| |
Lyrics
There was a moon out in space
But a cloud drifted over it's face
You kissed me and went on your way
The night we called it a day
I heard the song of the spheres
Like a minor lament in my ears
I hadn't the heart left to pray
The night we called it a day
Soft through the dark
The hoot of an owl in the sky
Sad though his song
No bluer was he than I
The moon went down stars were gone
But the sun didn't rise with the dawn
There wasn't a thing left to say
The night we called it a day
There wasn't a thing left to say
The night we called it a day