Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
“Moonlight in Vermont” is a popular song about the U.S. state of Vermont, written by John Blackburn (lyrics) and Karl Suessdorf (music) and published in 1944. It was introduced by Margaret Whiting in a 1944 recording.
[Verse 1: Ella Fitzgerald]
Pennies in a stream
Falling leaves of a sycamore
Moonlight in Vermont
Icy finger waves
Ski trails on a mountainside
Snowlight in Vermont
[Bridge: Ella Fitzgerald]
Telegraph cables, they sing down the highway
And travel each bend in the road
People who meet in this romantic setting
Are so hypnotized by the lovely
[Verse 2: Ella Fitzgerald]
Evening summer breeze
Warbling of a meadowlark
Moonlight in Vermont
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge: Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong]
Telegraph cables, they sing down the highway
And travel each bend in the road
People who meet in this romantic setting
So hypnotized by the lovely
[Verse 2: Ella Fitzgerald]
Evening summer breeze
Warbling of a meadowlark
Moonlight in Vermont
[Outro: Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong]
You and I and moonlight in Vermont
Moonlight in Vermont
Moonlight In Vermont was written by Karl Suessdorf & John Blackburn.
Moonlight In Vermont was produced by Norman Granz.
The lyrics are unusual in that they do not rhyme. John Blackburn, the lyricist, has been quoted as saying, “After completing the first 12 bars of the lyric, I realized there was no rhyme and then said to Karl, ‘Let’s follow the pattern of no rhyme throughout the song. It seemed right.’” The lyrics a...