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"Summertime The Gershwin Version" (or "Summertime") is a song composed by George Gershwin in 1935 and covered by Lana Del Rey, seeing release on November 19, 2020. It was speculated to be the lead single from her folk covers album, which was later scrapped. The released version of the song is inspired by Billie Holiday's 1936 rendition.
"Summertime" was written by George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, and Ira Gershwin as an aria for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. It was famously re-recorded by American jazz singer Billie Holiday, whose vocals were sampled in Del Rey's cover.[citation needed] Musically, the song served as inspiration for, and was sampled in, Sublime's "Doin' Time", which Del Rey also covered for her 2019 album, Norman Fucking Rockwell!.
Del Rey announced and released the song on all platforms on November 19, 2020. Del Rey used the song as a fundraiser for the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestras, and announced that she would make donations to both in a move to advocate support for struggling artists during the COVID-19 pandemic.[dead link]
Released version
Summertime and the livin' is easy Fish are jumpin' and the cotton The cotton is high Oh, your daddy, he's rich And your ma, she's good lookin' So hush, little baby, don't you cry One of these mornings You're gonna rise up singing You gonna spread your wings And take, and take to the sky Until that morning Ain't nothing can harm you With daddy (Daddy) and mammy (Mammy) Standing by Standing by Standing by, little baby Standing by
Janis Joplin version
Mhm, oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh Ooh-oh, oh, ohhh, ooh-ohhh Summertime and the living's easy Fish are jumping out and the cotton Cotton's high, Lord, so high Your daddy's rich And your ma is so good-looking, now She's looking good now, baby Hush, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby No, no, no, no, don't you cry Don't you cry Ooh-ah, ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh, wah Ah-ha, ha, ha, ha One of these mornings You're gonna rise up singing You're gonna spread your wings Darlin', take, take to the sky Lord, the sky Until that morning Honey, nothing's gonna harm you, no No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no Don't you cry Don't you cry
Personnel
•DuBose Heyward — songwriting
•George Gershwin — songwriting
•Ira Gershwin — songwriting
•Lana Del Rey — vocals
•Kenna Ramsey — background vocals
Nov 19, 2020 · [Verse 1] Summertime And the livin' is easy Fish are jumpin' And the cotton, the cotton is high [Verse 2] Oh, your daddy, he's rich And your ma, she's good lookin' So hush, little baby Don't you ...
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