Johnny Mercer

thumb|Johnny Mercer, New York, N.Y., between 1946 and 1948 (Photograph by William P. Gottlieb) John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American songwriter and singer. Sourced [My] publicity agent … went to hear Father Divine and he had a sermon and his subject was 'you got to accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative.' And I said 'Wow, that's a colorful phrase!' Interviewed 1971 by Gilliland John Pop Chronicles the 40's: The Lively Story of Pop Music in the 40's 978-1-55935-147-8 31611854 Tape 1, side B. Quoted by http://www.bayarearadio.org/audio/ksfo/1972/Trib_Pop-Chronicles-Article-2_1972.pdf PDF '40s Sounds Return to Radio 29 October 1972 Oakland Tribune Bob MacKenzie 3 April 2009 http://web.archive.org/web/20120209175145/http://www.sfradiomuseum.com/audio/ksfo/1972/Trib_Pop-Chronicles-Article-2_1972.pdf 9 February 2012 Song Lyrics So you met someone who set you back on your heels - goody, goodyYou met someone and now you know how it feels - goody, goody Song: "Goody Goody" (1936) I know all the songs that the cowboys know'bout the big corral where the doggies go,'Cause I learned them all on the radio.Yippie yi yo kayah Song "I'm an old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)" (1936) From Natchez to Mobile, from Memphis to St. Joe, wherever the four winds blowI been in some big towns an' heard me some big talk, but there is one thing I knowA woman's a two-face, a worrisome thing who'll leave ya to sing the blues in the night. Song: "Blues in the Night" (1941) I remember too, a distant bell...and stars that fell...like the rainout of the blue. Song: "I Remember You" (1941) When my life is throughAnd the angels ask me to recallThe thrill of them allThen I shall tell themI remember you Song: "I Remember You" Skylark,Have you seen a valley green with SpringWhere my heart can go a-journeying,Over the shadows in the rainTo a blossom covered lane?And in your lonely flight,Haven't you heard the music in the night,Wonderful music,Faint as a will-o-the-wisp,Crazy as a loon,Sad as a gypsy serenading the moon. Song: "Skylark" (1942) You got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positiveE-lim-i-nate the negativeAnd latch on to the affirmative.Don't mess with mister inbetween. Song: "Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive" (1944) Shine little glow-worm, glimmer, glimmer.Shine little glow-worm, glimmer, glimmer.Lead us lest too far we wander.Love's sweet voice is calling yonder. Song: "The Glow-Worm" (1952) Cigarette holder,which wigs me,over her shouldershe digs me:Out cattin'that Satin Doll. Song: "Satin Doll" (1953) The days of wine and roses laugh and run away like a child at playThrough the meadow land toward a closing doorA door marked "nevermore" that wasn't there before Song: "Days of Wine and Roses" (first recorded 1961) There's a long goodbye,and it happens every day,when a passerbyinvites your eyeto come away.Even as you smile a quick helloyou let her go,you let the moment fly...Too late you turn your head,you know you've saidthe Long Goodbye. Song: "The Long Goodbye" (1973) External links Category:1909 births Category:1976 deaths Category:Music producers from the United States Category:Singer-songwriters from the United States Category:People from Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Golden Globe Award–winning musicians