September in the Rain - Dinah Washington - MP3 instrumental karaoke

With music written by Harry Warren and lyrics by Al Dubin, pop standard "September in the Rain" made its first appearance in the 1937 film Melody For Two, directed by Louis King and starred James Melton, Patricia Ellis and Marie Wilson. The evocative song is bursting full of imagery that helps to set a romantic tone, from 'the leaves of brown tumblin' down' and the sun going out 'like a dying ember'. Dinah Washington's world-famous jazz vocal felt perfectly suited to the song, and in 1960 she turned "September in the Rain" into a showstopper that remains one of the best-loved versions of the tune. She tragically passed away just three years later. The song was covered by all manner of artists over the years, from pianist George Shearing, whose 1949 debut album September in the Rain hit the heights of international fame to The Beatles, who famously tackled the song for their Decca audition in 1962.