Song ID?

[Scuffy]

Okay.... so I really don't know which section to post this in. If this ends up being the wrong forum then please move it! It's about a song, but it a song used on tv... So I have no idea where to post this.

I'm having a bad bout with a case of cranial flatulence folks. A couple years ago there was a little blip/filler spot on TCM that featured a song. It was something about "every cloud has a silver lining". The gent that was singing has a wonderfully mellow voice. My questions simply are: does anyone remember this? Does anyone know what the name of the song was? And FINALLY- does anyone remember the singers name?! That's the main question I guess. It's been on the tip of my tongue for almost 2 days now and I cannot seem to provide my self with an answer. At this point if I had hair I'd be ripping it out!! lol

 

[jdbenson]

Chet Baker

If you're talking about the song in the intro to TCMs "Sunny Side of Life" features that goes: “A heart full of joy and gladness / Will always banish sadness and strife,” that's Chet Baker singing "Look for the Silver Lining". Chet was a brilliant Jazz musician in his younger years; one of the greatest trumpet players around. Sadly Chet was a herione addict, and his addiction cost him his carreer and ultimately his life.

 

[LizzieMaine]

I loved those old TCM interstitials, but I never knew who did the vocal -- thanks! The dreary hipster intros they use now aren't anywhere near as pleasant.

"Look For The Silver Lining" comes from the 1919 Broadway show "Sally," by the way -- and was later transmuted into "Look For The Union Label."

 

[Scuffy]

Hmmm.... I will check that out!!!!!! This could be!!

 

[Scuffy]

*ding ding dinggggggg* We have a winner!

Thank you SO MUCH! JD- That was exactly what I'd been thinking of!

 

[skyvue]

There's a doc about Baker's later years called Let's Get Lost. It's sad, but worth a look.

I met him not too long before he died at Fat Tuesday's in NYC, where I tended bar. He was ... detached? Distracted? Numbed? But nice enough to sign the album cover I presented to him.

 

[Scuffy]

Also JD, I have to say that I was totally unaware that Chet sang. As far as his instrumental talents go I've heard his name all over the place. So thank you for that tidbit. I'm still smiling after finding all of this out! Thanks again!!!!!!

 

[RetroToday]

Wanna see that TCM promo?, click here.

There are a few others on YouTube.

 

[The Wolf]

I always thought it was Mel Torme singing that version.

Sincerely,
The Wolf

 

[jdbenson]

Sing, Sing, Sing

Also JD, I have to say that I was totally unaware that Chet sang.

He was actually better known for his voice. Check out his record "Chet Baker Sings". He was famous in Jazz circles for his horn, but everyone knew his name after that record came out because he had a hit with his vocal version of "My Funny Valentine."

Chet's life is pretty tragic; a downward spiral of drugs leading to his death in 1988. By the time he died, heroine had robbed him of his breath, voice & teeth and he was struggling to play trumpet while wearing dentures. All of which makes his haunting voice even more poignant.