September Song

This week at Glyn Wilton’s Mixed Music Bag,
he’s asking us to write about a song in which
the title or a line mentions the current month. 
Here’s my September artist and his song.

My featured artist this week for Mixed Music Bag is the incomparable Frank Sinatra. There isn’t enough room on this blog to talk about the many accomplishments of Frank Sinatra so if you need to know anything about the man and his music, you can find a plethora of info on the net.

I’ve chosen Frank’s gorgeous ballad, “September Song” to share with you this week. Frank Sinatra’s 1965 performance of “September Song” is a cover of a classic jazz standard written by Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson for the 1938 musical Knickerbocker Holiday. The song, about the fleeting nature of time and love, gained widespread popularity after being featured in the 1950 film September Affair and has since been recorded by many artists. Sinatra’s recording is notable for its mature, reflective sound, fitting the theme of aging and introspection. 

Sinatra recorded “September Song” for his 1965 album, September Of My Years. His interpretation marked a shift in his musical persona, presenting a more mature and reflective sound that aligned with his growing older. The song’s theme of aging and the preciousness of time remaining in one’s “golden years” resonated deeply with Sinatra and his audience, creating a sense of shared experience.

This is “September Song” by Frank Sinatra

LYRICS

When I was a young man courting the girls
I played me a waiting game
If a maid refused me with tossing curls
I’d let the old Earth take a couple of whirls
While I plied her with tears in lieu of pearls
And as time came around she came my way
As time came around, she came

When you meet with the young girls early in the spring
You court them in song and rhyme
They answer with words and a clover ring
But if you could examine the goods they bring
They have little to offer but the songs they sing
And a plentiful waste of time of day
A plentiful waste of time

Oh, it’s a long, long while from May to December
But the days grow short
When you reach September
When the Autumn weather turns the leaves to flame
One hasn’t got time for the waiting game

Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few
September, November
And these few precious days
I’ll spend with you
These precious days
I’ll spend with you

Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Kurt Weill/Maxwell Anderson
September Song lyrics © Kurt Weill Foundation For Music Inc., Chappell & Co., Inc.

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