Used to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the BBC, the song ‘Perfect Day’ was written by which American performer?
Perfect Day (Lou Reed song) Perfect Day (Lou Reed song) "Perfect Day" is a song written by Lou Reed in 1972. It was originally featured on "Transformer", Reed's second post-Velvet Underground solo album, and as a double A-side with his major hit, "Walk on the Wild Side". Its fame was given a boost in the 1990s when it was featured in the 1996 film "Trainspotting" and after a star-studded version was released as a BBC charity single in 1997, reaching number one in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Norway. Reed re-recorded the song for his 2003 album "The Raven". A version by Duran Duran reached
A Perfect Day (song) A Perfect Day (song) "A Perfect Day" (first line: "When you come to the end of a perfect day") is a parlor song written by Carrie Jacobs-Bond (1862–1946) in 1909 at the Mission Inn, Riverside, California. Jacobs-Bond wrote the lyrics after watching the sun set over Mount Rubidoux from her 4th-floor room. She came up with the tune three months later while touring the Mojave Desert. For many years the Mission Inn played "A Perfect Day" on its carillon at the end of each day. "A Perfect Day" was phenomenally successful when first published in 1910. Eight million copies of