It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow

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"It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow" is a song written in 1938 by composer Irving Berlin.

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Background

The song came out of a conversation between songwriter Irving Berlin and British / Hungarian film producer Alexander Korda in a New York taxi cab in 1938. The Munich agreement had just depressed both men. Korda asked Berlin if he had written a war song yet, and a few blocks later Berlin came up with the tune and lyrics. [1] [2]

It was first performed in London at the start of the war in 1939 before its American release, which caused a sensation at the time. Berlin used it in his 1940 musical Louisiana Purchase , in which it describes feelings of despair and hope during the American Great Depression, of the 1930s. [3] Irene Bordoni performed the song on the opening night. [4] In the film version of Louisiana Purchase in 1941, the song was performed by a black chorus. [5]

Memorable chorus

The song contains the following chorus by which it is popularly known.

It's a lovely day tomorrow
Tomorrow is a lovely day
Come and feast your tear dimmed eyes
On tomorrow's clear blue skies.
If today your heart is weary
If ev'ry little thing looks grey
Just forget your troubles and learn to say
Tomorrow is a lovely day.

Recordings

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