Story Behind The Song
"There's a Lull in My Life" is a 1937 song, written by Mack Gordon and Harry Revel for the film Wake Up and Live. A "torch ballad", it was released in 1937 as a single and became Alice Faye's only major hit record.[1] Other popular versions in 1937 were by Teddy Wilson (vocal by Helen Ward), George Hall and His Orchestra, and by Duke Ellington (vocal by Ivie Anderson).[2]
It has also been performed by Nat King Cole, Natalie Cole,[3] Ella Fitzgerald,[4] Chet Baker,[5] Kurt Hohenberger, Johnny Hartman,[6] Anita O'Day,[7] Kay Starr[8] and Tony Bennett.
Song Description
A melancholy lament about the loss and absence of love.
| Song Length |
3:30 |
Genre |
Jazz - Classic, Jazz - Standards |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Moving |
Subject |
Loneliness, Sadness |
| Similar Artists |
Chet Baker |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1930 - 1939 |
| |
Lyrics
Oh, there's a lull in my life
It's just a void and empty space
When you are not in my embrace
Oh, there's a lull In my life
The moment that you go away
There is no night, there is no day
The clock stops ticking
The world stops turning
Everything stops but the flame in my heart
That keeps burning, burning
Oh, oh, oh
There's a lull In my life
No matter how I may pretend
I know that you alone can end
The ache in my heart
The call of my arms
The lull in my life
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm