O single mais famoso de Julie London, "Cry Me a River", tornou-se um sucesso de um milhão de vendas, logo após a sua publicação em Dezembro de 1955.
London cantou esta canção no filme «The Girl Can't Help It» (1956).
Foi retomada por inúmeras cantoras e cantores de jazz e pop, ao longo de mais de sessenta anos, tais como Shirley Bassey, Barbra Streisand, etc.
Curiosamente, a canção - escrita em 1953 - foi inicialmente composta para ser cantada por Ella Fitzgerald, no filme sobre os anos 20 «Pete Kelly's Blues», mas acabou por não ser incluída.
London cantou esta canção no filme «The Girl Can't Help It» (1956).
Foi retomada por inúmeras cantoras e cantores de jazz e pop, ao longo de mais de sessenta anos, tais como Shirley Bassey, Barbra Streisand, etc.
Curiosamente, a canção - escrita em 1953 - foi inicialmente composta para ser cantada por Ella Fitzgerald, no filme sobre os anos 20 «Pete Kelly's Blues», mas acabou por não ser incluída.
Dinah Washington, no vídeo abaixo, interpreta a canção com uma intensidade que põe em relevo suas qualidades expressivas.
Now you say you're lonely
You cried the long night through
Well, you can cry me a river
Cry me a river
I cried a river over you
Now you say you're sorry
For being so untrue
Well, you can cry me a river
Cry me a river
I cried a river over you
You drove me,
Nearly drove me out of my head
While you never shed a tear
Remember?
I remember all that you said
Told me love was to plebeian
Told me you were through with me
Now you say you love me
Well, just to prove you do
Cry me a river
Cry me a river
I cried over you
You drove me
Nearly drove me out of my head
While you never shed a tear
Remember?
I remember all that you said
Told me love was to plebeian
Told me you were through with me...
And now you say you love me
Well, just to prove that you do...
Come on! Come on!
Cry me a river...
Cry me a river...
I cried a river over you
I cried a river over you...
You cried the long night through
Well, you can cry me a river
Cry me a river
I cried a river over you
Now you say you're sorry
For being so untrue
Well, you can cry me a river
Cry me a river
I cried a river over you
You drove me,
Nearly drove me out of my head
While you never shed a tear
Remember?
I remember all that you said
Told me love was to plebeian
Told me you were through with me
Now you say you love me
Well, just to prove you do
Cry me a river
Cry me a river
I cried over you
You drove me
Nearly drove me out of my head
While you never shed a tear
Remember?
I remember all that you said
Told me love was to plebeian
Told me you were through with me...
And now you say you love me
Well, just to prove that you do...
Come on! Come on!
Cry me a river...
Cry me a river...
I cried a river over you
I cried a river over you...