Ella Fitzgerald Cover with Tap Dancing Blue Skies - Hot Club du Nax

Join us for some smashing #tapdancing! The energy in the room was fantastic we hope you love it! Download music here: Edit and Mix: Filmed and Graded: “BlueSkies“ is a popular song, written by #IrvingBerlin in 1926. “Blue Skies“ is one of many popular songs whose lyrics use a “bluebird of happiness“ as a symbol of cheer: “Bluebirds singing a song/Nothing but bluebirds all day long.“ The sunny optimism of the lyrics are undercut by the minor key giving the words an ironic feeling. History The song was composed in 1926 as a last-minute addition to the Rodgers and Hart musical Betsy. Although the show ran for only 39 performances, “Blue Skies“ was an instant success, with audiences on opening night demanding 24 encores of the piece from star Belle Baker. During the final repetition, Ms. Baker forgot her lyrics, prompting Berlin to s