Bette Midler, Cole Porter. Anthony Perkins covered Moon-light Swim, Miss Otis Regrets, Why Was I Born, I Remember You and other songs. Miss Otis Regrets by The Lemonheads was written by Cole Porter and was first performed by Douglas Byng. It was composed by Cole Porter in 1934, and first performed by Douglas Byng in Hi Diddle Diddle, a revue that opened on October 3, 1934, at London's Savoy Theatre Background. . Instrument Cover. Either way it is a story worth telling. Before she is hung upon a willow tree, she shoots her cheating lover down, which leads her “so far astray.” The origin of “Miss Otis Regrets“ The other thing I remembered while the song was on the radio was a story I had heard of how Cole Porter had come to write “Miss Otis Regrets“. Keith Jarrett - Miss Otis Regrets / from the Carnegie Hall, NYC on January 29, 2009 (transcription) Duration: 01:51 Synthesia. Find your perfect arrangement and access a variety of transpositions so you can print and play instantly, anywhere. For example, this is what Linda McDermott, presenter at BBC Radio Merseyside, wrote in the Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, Merseyside, England) of Saturday 15 th August 1992:. It was also covered by Mandy Gaines & The Wade Mikkola Quintet, The Tiger Lillies, Manu le prince, Stanley Black and His Orchestra and other artists. Douglas Byng originally performed Miss Otis Regrets written by Cole Porter and Douglas Byng performed it in the stage production Hi Diddle Diddle in 1934. A charmingly sinister tale, elegantly told by Ethel Waters. ELLA FITZGERALD ~ Miss Otis Regrets ~.wmv. Miss Otis Regrets (She’s Unable to Lunch today) by Cole Porter (1934) (sing e) | C .. | G7 .. | C .| Fm . Douglas Byng originally performed Miss Otis Regrets written by Cole Porter and Douglas Byng performed it in the stage production Hi Diddle Diddle in 1934. Most recordings of “Miss Otis Regrets” are slow, recounting Miss Otis’ final act. It was covered by Mandy Gaines & The Wade Mikkola Quintet, The Tiger Lillies, Manu le prince, Stanley Black and His Orchestra and other artists. Anthony Perkins originally did Why Was I Born, How About You, Gone with the Wind, Just Friends and other songs. The phrase Miss Otis regrets is recurrent in both British and American English. "Miss Otis Regrets" is a song about the lynching of a society woman after she murders her unfaithful lover. The Lemonheads released it on the single Into Your Arms in 1993. 2. Title by Type; Foreign Correspondent: Elissa Milne: Piano Solo It was first recorded by Ethel Waters in 1934. Duration: 03:03 Cover. It is one of those tales that you hope is true but you know is probably an urban legend. Miss Otis re-grets she's un - able to lunch to - day, Madam. Browse our 7 arrangements of "Miss Otis Regrets." Sheet music is available for Piano, Voice, Guitar and 2 others with 5 scorings and 1 notation in 13 genres. It was also covered by Mandy Gaines & The Wade Mikkola Quintet, The Tiger Lillies, Manu le prince, Stanley Black and His Orchestra and other artists. Recommended for you. “Miss Otis Regrets:” Performed previously by Douglas Byng, Ethel Waters, and Ella Fitzgerald .