Stormy Weather
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For other uses, see Stormy Weather (disambiguation).
"Stormy Weather" is a 1933 song written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler. Ethel Waters first sang it at The Cotton Club night club in Harlem.
The song tells of disappointment, as the lyrics, "Don't know why there's no sun up in the sky" show someone pining for her man to return. The weather is a metaphor for the feelings of the singer; "stormy weather since my man and I ain't together, keeps raining all the time."
The title was (possibly) taken from the name of a yacht: "Stormy Weather".
In 2004, it was one of 50 recordings chosen that year by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry.
The radio program Marketplace uses "Stormy Weather" as background music when the major stock market indices are down for the day. [1]
[edit] Other uses
- During the 1980s, there was a Chicago-based rhythm-and-blues a capella group called "Stormy Weather". They were strongly associated with the Chicago Cubs.
- Lena Horne became famous in 1943 for her rendition of Stormy Weather in the movie of the same name (which she made while on loan to 20th Century Fox from MGM).
- Rock star Jeff Lynne of ELO fame, recorded a cover of the song on his 1990 solo album Armchair Theatre.
