JUDY GARLAND: ’A FOGGY DAY’ (IN LONDON TOWN). JUNE 22, 1969.

’A Foggy Day’ ,sung by Judy, is the song that reverberates in me at this time of year ... an echo that sounds on June 10th, loud and resonant ... & slowly fades into the distance after June 22nd. Performed by Judy numerous occasions on her show, & in concert ... this version ... sung so intimately to her guest Terry Thomas ... is sublime. It is of a greatness with which nothing else compares. Judy reached into the world’s heart with record breaking concert audiences ... but, even among a sea of thousands she had a way - how can it be explained? - of drawing every person into an embrace, as if she were singing just for you, only you. This moment captures the essence of her magic as she embraces with every word, telling me - us - about her ’Foggy Day In London Town’ ... Written by Ira and George Gershwin, 1937. I was a stranger in the city Out of town were the people I knew I had that feeling of self-pity What to do? What to do? What to do? The outlook was decidedly blue But as I walked through the foggy streets alone It turned out to be the luckiest day I’ve known A foggy day in London Town Had me low and had me down I viewed the morning with alarm The British Museum had lost its charm How long, I wondered, could this thing last? But the age of miracles hadn’t passed, For, suddenly, I saw you there And through foggy London Town The sun was shining everywhere. *No copyright infringement intended* *All audio/video/photo content remains in the sole ownership of their creator* *For entertainment purposes only*