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{{short description|1910 popular song composed by Shelton Brooks}}
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"'''Some of These Days'''" is a [[popular music|popular]] [[song]], written and composed by [[Shelton Brooks]], published in [[1910 in music|1910]], and associated with the performer [[Sophie Tucker]].
"'''Some of These Days'''" is a [[popular music|popular]] [[song]], written and composed by [[Shelton Brooks]], published in [[1910 in music|1910]], and associated with the performer [[Sophie Tucker]].


==Background==
==Background==
Shelton Brooks and "Some of These Days" was brought to Sophie Tucker's attention in 1910 by her maid, who insisted she meet Brooks and hear the song.<ref>Virtual Museum of San Francisco, Sophie Tucker and "Some of These Days" http://www.sfmuseum.net/hist2/days.html</ref> Tucker instantly recognized its hit potential, performed and recorded many versions throughout the years, and eventually it became her signature song—including landing movie appearances to perform it.
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"Some of These Days" became a signature song for [[Sophie Tucker]], who made the first of her several recordings of it in 1911. [[Ted Lewis (musician)|Ted Lewis]] and his band backed Tucker on her classic, million-selling 1926 recording, which stayed in the #1 position on the charts for five weeks beginning November 23, 1926, and re-affirmed her lasting association with the song.<ref>CD liner notes: Chart-Toppers of the Twenties, 1998 ASV Ltd.</ref>


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Tucker first recorded the song along with others on wax cylinder format in 1910–11. In 1926, on 78 RPM record format and backed by Ted Lewis and his band, Tucker recorded her classic, million-selling 1926 version, which stayed in the #1 position on the charts for five weeks beginning November 23, 1926, and re-affirmed her lasting association with the song.<ref>CD liner notes: Chart-Toppers of the Twenties, 1998 ASV Ltd.</ref>
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The song has been recorded by many other artists, including [[Ethel Waters]], [[Louis Armstrong]], [[Andrew Bird]], Coco Briaval, [[Elkie Brooks]], [[Cab Calloway]], [[Bing Crosby]], [[Bobby Darin]], [[Ella Fitzgerald]], [[Judy Garland]], Matt Forbes, [[The Hot Sardines]], [[Susan Maughan]], [[The McGuire Sisters]], the [[Original Dixieland Jass Band]], [[Sue Raney]], [[Charley Patton]], [[Serena Ryder]], and recently by Erica Lewis with the band [[Tuba Skinny]].

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"Some of These Days" has been recorded by many other artists, including [[Ethel Waters]], [[Louis Armstrong]], Coco Briaval, [[Elkie Brooks]], [[Cab Calloway]], [[Bing Crosby]], [[Bobby Darin]], [[Ella Fitzgerald]], [[Diahann Carroll]], [[Brenda Lee]], [[Danny Aiello]], [[Judy Garland]], Matt Forbes, [[The Hot Sardines]], [[Susan Maughan]], [[The McGuire Sisters]], the [[Original Dixieland Jass Band]], [[Sue Raney]], [[Serena Ryder]], [[Sidney Bechet]],<ref>"Bechet Discography" – The Sidney Bechet Society http://www.sidneybechet.org/discography/</ref> [[Leon Redbone]], [[Coon-Sanders Nighthawks]], and Erica Lewis with the band [[Tuba Skinny]].[[File:SOPHIE_TUCKER_-_Some_Of_These_Days_(1911).ogg|thumb|''Some of These Days'' recorded by Sophie Tucker in 1911 on wax cylinder]]


==Appearances in film==
==Appearances in film==
{{More citations needed section|date=August 2024}}
"Some of These Days" made the first of many movie soundtrack appearances in ''[[Lights of New York (1928 film)|Lights of New York]]'' (1928), the first "all talking" motion picture, being one of several songs played by the house band of the nightclub where the film is set. Sophie Tucker herself sang "Some of These Days" in character as a [[nightclub singer]] in the 1929 film ''[[Honky Tonk (1929 film)|Honky Tonk]]'' with reprise performances (as herself) in ''[[Broadway Melody of 1938]]'' and ''[[Follow the Boys]]'' (1944).
"Some of These Days" made the first of many movie soundtrack appearances in ''[[Lights of New York (1928 film)|Lights of New York]]'' (1928), the first "all talking" motion picture, being one of several songs played by the house band of the nightclub where the film is set. Sophie Tucker herself sang "Some of These Days" in character as a [[nightclub singer]] in the 1929 film ''[[Honky Tonk (1929 film)|Honky Tonk]]'' with reprise performances (as herself) in ''[[Broadway Melody of 1938]]'' and ''[[Follow the Boys (1944 film)|Follow the Boys]]'' (1944).


Other films to feature the song include ''[[Scarface (1932 film)|Scarface]]'' and ''[[Three on a Match]]'' both 1932 releases and both featuring actress [[Ann Dvorak]] dancing to the song: in ''Scarface'' the song is played in a nightclub by [[Gus Arnheim]]'s band while in ''Three on a Match'' Dvorak dances while actor [[Harry Seymour]] plays "Some of These Days" on a piano.
Other films to feature the song include ''[[Scarface (1932 film)|Scarface]]'' and ''[[Three on a Match]]'' (both 1932), both featuring actress [[Ann Dvorak]] dancing to the song: in ''Scarface'' the song is played in a nightclub by [[Gus Arnheim]]'s band while in ''Three on a Match'' Dvorak dances while actor Harry Seymour plays "Some of These Days" on a piano.


In the 1936 version of ''[[Rose Marie (1936 film)|Rose-Marie]]'' [[Jeanette MacDonald]] as the title character attempts a lyric soprano rendition of "Some of These Days" in a [[Klondike, Yukon|Klondike]] café whose regular vocalist ([[Gilda Gray]]) upstages McDonald with an earthy performance of the song. "Some of These Days" was also featured in the 1939 release ''Only Angels Have Wings'' in which [[Jean Arthur]] plays the song on the piano in a [[cantina]].
In ''[[Rose Marie (1936 film)|Rose-Marie]]'' (1936), [[Jeanette MacDonald]] attempts a lyric soprano rendition in a [[Klondike, Yukon|Klondike]] café whose regular vocalist ([[Gilda Gray]]) upstages McDonald with an earthy performance of the song. "Some of These Days" was also featured in the 1939 release ''[[Only Angels Have Wings]]'' in which [[Jean Arthur]] plays the song on the piano in a [[cantina]].


Other soundtrack appearances of the song include:
Other soundtrack appearances of the song include:
* The song is performed in the 1930 [[Talkartoons|Talkartoon]] cartoon ''Wise Flies'' by a villainous spider attempting to seduce a female fly. The spider's vocals are taken directly from a 1929 [[Eddie Peabody]] recording.
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* [[Leland Palmer (actress)|Leland Palmer]], [[Ann Reinking]] and Erzsebet Foldi perform the song in the film ''[[All That Jazz (film)|All That Jazz]]'' (1979).
*The 1931 film ''[[An American Tragedy (film)|An American Tragedy]]'' features a group of young adults singing the song while lounging in canoes on a lake. The song is performed with only a guitar, while percussions are used by tapping on the canoes and body of the guitar, while the trumpet parts are [[Scat singing|scatted]] by some of the crowd.
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* Cab Calloway's recording appears on the soundtrack of ''[[Forbidden Zone]]'' (1980), with [[Oingo Boingo]] member Gene Cunningham in the role of Papa Hercules [[lip synching]] Calloway's vocals.
* The song is performed by Slim Thompson in 1939 movie [[Lying Lips]].
* [[Kevin Spacey]], playing [[Bobby Darin]], performs the song over the closing credits of the film ''[[Beyond the Sea (film)|Beyond the Sea]]'' (2004).
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* [[Leland Palmer (actress)|Leland Palmer]], [[Ann Reinking]] and Erzsebet Foldi perform the song in the 1979 film ''[[All That Jazz (film)|All That Jazz]]''.
* The HBO original series ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]'' used this song in its first episode as well as the episode "Belle Femme", Season 1, Episode 9.
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* Calloway's recording appears on the soundtrack of ''[[Forbidden Zone]]'' (1980), with [[Oingo Boingo]] member Gene Cunningham in the role of Papa Hercules [[lip synching]] Calloway's vocals.
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* In the television series White Collar, in the episode 'Empire City', character June Ellington sings this song during the finale of the episode.
* The 2004 [[Bobby Darin]] biopic ''[[Beyond the Sea (2004 film)|Beyond the Sea]]'' features the song over the end credits, performed by [[Kevin Spacey]], who played Darin.
* In the 1920s-set [[HBO]] drama series ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]'', the 1911 version of the song by [[Sophie Tucker]] is played in the [[Boardwalk Empire (episode)|pilot episode]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hbo.com/boardwalk-empire/episodes/01/01-boardwalk-empire/music.html |title=Archived copy |website=www.hbo.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428022222/http://www.hbo.com/boardwalk-empire/episodes/01/01-boardwalk-empire/music.html |archive-date=28 April 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In the ninth episode, "[[Belle Femme]]", Sophie Tucker appears as a character (played by [[Kathy Brier]]) in a cabaret show and sings the song.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hbo.com:80/boardwalk-empire/episodes/01/09-belle-femme/music.html |title=Archived copy |website=www.hbo.com:80 |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707163838/http://www.hbo.com:80/boardwalk-empire/episodes/01/09-belle-femme/music.html |archive-date=7 July 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* In the [[Mama's Family]] third-season episode “Grandma USA”, [[Thelma Harper]] ([[Vicki Lawrence]]) sings the song during the talent portion of a beauty contest for grandmothers.
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* In the ''[[White Collar (TV series)|White Collar]]'' fourth season episode "Empire City", June Ellington ([[Diahann Carroll]]) sings the song during the finale.
* In the ''[[Pulang Araw]]'' second episode, Katy dela Cruz ([[Julie Anne San Jose]]) sings the song during a vaudeville performance.


==Appearances in fiction==
==Appearances in fiction==
* The song, or a particular recording of it, is a recurrent theme in [[Jean-Paul Sartre]]'s 1938 novel ''[[Nausea (novel)|Nausea]]''. Sartre imagines some details of the "Negress" who sings it, possibly Ethel Waters. He further imagines that it was composed by a "Jew with black eyebrows," rather than the actual composer, Shelton Brooks.
* The song, or a particular recording of it, is a recurrent theme in [[Jean-Paul Sartre]]'s 1938 novel ''[[Nausea (novel)|Nausea]]''.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
* In the 1920-set [[HBO]] drama, ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]'', the 1911 version of the song by [[Sophie Tucker]] is played in the [[Boardwalk Empire (episode)|pilot episode]]. In the ninth episode, Sophie Tucker appears as a character (played by [[Kathy Brier]]) in a Cabaret show and sings the song.
* Early in the novel [[The Rosy Crucifixion|Sexus]] by [[Henry Miller]], the song is mentioned as being sung during a dinner celebrating a work bonus of $350.

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==References==
{{reflist}}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of pre-1920 jazz standards]]
*[[List of pre-1920 jazz standards]]

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==References==
{{Reflist}}

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Latest revision as of 17:52, 19 August 2024

"Some of These Days"
1910 sheet music cover
Song by Sophie Tucker
Published1910
GenreJazz standard
Songwriter(s)Shelton Brooks

"Some of These Days" is a popular song, written and composed by Shelton Brooks, published in 1910, and associated with the performer Sophie Tucker.

Background

[edit]

Shelton Brooks and "Some of These Days" was brought to Sophie Tucker's attention in 1910 by her maid, who insisted she meet Brooks and hear the song.[1] Tucker instantly recognized its hit potential, performed and recorded many versions throughout the years, and eventually it became her signature song—including landing movie appearances to perform it.

Tucker first recorded the song along with others on wax cylinder format in 1910–11. In 1926, on 78 RPM record format and backed by Ted Lewis and his band, Tucker recorded her classic, million-selling 1926 version, which stayed in the #1 position on the charts for five weeks beginning November 23, 1926, and re-affirmed her lasting association with the song.[2]

"Some of These Days" has been recorded by many other artists, including Ethel Waters, Louis Armstrong, Coco Briaval, Elkie Brooks, Cab Calloway, Bing Crosby, Bobby Darin, Ella Fitzgerald, Diahann Carroll, Brenda Lee, Danny Aiello, Judy Garland, Matt Forbes, The Hot Sardines, Susan Maughan, The McGuire Sisters, the Original Dixieland Jass Band, Sue Raney, Serena Ryder, Sidney Bechet,[3] Leon Redbone, Coon-Sanders Nighthawks, and Erica Lewis with the band Tuba Skinny.

Some of These Days recorded by Sophie Tucker in 1911 on wax cylinder

Appearances in film

[edit]

"Some of These Days" made the first of many movie soundtrack appearances in Lights of New York (1928), the first "all talking" motion picture, being one of several songs played by the house band of the nightclub where the film is set. Sophie Tucker herself sang "Some of These Days" in character as a nightclub singer in the 1929 film Honky Tonk with reprise performances (as herself) in Broadway Melody of 1938 and Follow the Boys (1944).

Other films to feature the song include Scarface and Three on a Match (both 1932), both featuring actress Ann Dvorak dancing to the song: in Scarface the song is played in a nightclub by Gus Arnheim's band while in Three on a Match Dvorak dances while actor Harry Seymour plays "Some of These Days" on a piano.

In Rose-Marie (1936), Jeanette MacDonald attempts a lyric soprano rendition in a Klondike café whose regular vocalist (Gilda Gray) upstages McDonald with an earthy performance of the song. "Some of These Days" was also featured in the 1939 release Only Angels Have Wings in which Jean Arthur plays the song on the piano in a cantina.

Other soundtrack appearances of the song include:

Appearances in fiction

[edit]

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Virtual Museum of San Francisco, Sophie Tucker and "Some of These Days" http://www.sfmuseum.net/hist2/days.html
  2. ^ CD liner notes: Chart-Toppers of the Twenties, 1998 ASV Ltd.
  3. ^ "Bechet Discography" – The Sidney Bechet Society http://www.sidneybechet.org/discography/
  4. ^ "Archived copy". www.hbo.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Archived copy". www.hbo.com:80. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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