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In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the EveningBette Midler

Released: September 30, 2003

Songwriter: Hoagy Carmichael Johnny Mercer

Producer: Barry Manilow Robbie Buchanan

Sue wants a barbecue
Sam wants to boil a ham
Grace votes for bouillabaisse stew
Jake wants a weenie bake
Stake and a layer cake
He'll get a tummy ache, too
We'll rent a tent or teepee
Let the town cryer cry
And if it's RSVP
This is what I'll reply:
In the cool, cool, cool of the evenin'
Tell 'em I'll be there
In the cool, cool, cool of the evenin'
Better save a chair
When the party's gettin' a glow on
Singin' fills the air
In the shank of the night
When the doins' are right
Well you can tell 'em I'll be there
"Oui," said the bumblebee
"Let's have jubilee."
"When?" said the prairie hen, "Soon?"
"Sure," said the dinosaur
"Where?" said the grisly bear
"Under the light of the moon."
"How 'bout your brother, jackass?"
Everyone gaily cried
"You comin' to the fracas?"
"Offer respects," he sighed
In the coooool of the evenin'
Tell 'em I'll be there
In the coooool of the evenin'
Better save a chair
When the party's gettin' a glow on
Singin' fills the air
If I ain't in a clique
And there's something to pick
Well you can tell 'em I'll be there
If I can crawl out of bed
And slap a hat on my head
Well you can tell 'em I'll be there
If there's room for one more
And you need me, why sure
Tell 'em, tell 'em I'll be there

Bette Midler

Bette Midler is a Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, comedienne and actress. Named in honor of Bette Davis, Midler’s career began performing off-broadway until she developed the stage persona The Divine Miss M while singing at the world-famous Continental Baths gay bathhouse. A pre-fame Barry Manilow, the venue’s in-house piano player, produced her Grammy-nominated debut album which scored three US top 40 singles including the Grammy-nominated “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”. Midler took home the Best New Artist Grammy that year, her first of three career wins.

Throughout the 1970s, Midler found further success with music, Broadway, television and film. The Rose, Midler’s 1979 acting debut, earned her both Oscar and Academy Award nominations, and its namesake song won her a Golden Globe and another Grammy – also giving Midler her first success overseas.

The early 1980s proved less successful for Midler with four under-performing singles and a box office flop with the film Jinxed. However, the second half of the decade would prove far more fruitful with a handful of very successful films including Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Ruthless People, Outrageous Fortune and Beaches, the latter featuring a chart-topping cover of “Wind Beneath My Wings” that won Midler her third Grammy and is considered one of the greatest songs in American film history.

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