song "Stormy Weather"
E887446
"Stormy Weather" is a classic American torch song, first popularized in the 1930s, that has become a jazz and pop standard recorded by numerous iconic vocalists.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stormy Weather | 0 |
| "Stormy Weather" | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pop standard
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song ⓘ |
| associatedWithFilm | Stormy Weather (1943 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerformer | Lena Horne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithVenue | Cotton Club revues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Harold Arlen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decadeOfOrigin | 1930s ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| frequentlyIncludedOn | vocal jazz albums ⓘ |
| frequentlyPerformedIn | jazz clubs ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
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torch song ⓘ traditional pop ⓘ |
| hasEnduringStatus |
jazz standard
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pop standard ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
jazz vocal repertoire
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torch song tradition ⓘ |
| hasLine |
Don’t know why there’s no sun up in the sky, stormy weather
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Keeps rainin’ all the time NERFINISHED ⓘ Life is bare, gloom and misery everywhere ⓘ Stormy weather, since my man and I ain’t together NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedAt | Cotton Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Ethel Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isStandardIn | Great American Songbook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Ted Koehler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricMotif | bad weather as metaphor for sadness ⓘ |
| notableRecordingBy |
Art Tatum
NERFINISHED
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Billie Holiday NERFINISHED ⓘ Dinah Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Doris Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethel Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Judy Garland NERFINISHED ⓘ Kay Starr NERFINISHED ⓘ Lena Horne NERFINISHED ⓘ Nat King Cole NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Vaughan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional longing
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heartbreak ⓘ lost love ⓘ |
| usedAsTitleSongOf | Stormy Weather (1943 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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"Stormy Weather"