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"Blue Skies" is a popular song, written by Irving Berlin 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.
Darien (/ ˌ d ɛər i ˈ æ n / DAIR-ee-AN) is a coastal town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. With a population of 21,499 and a land area of just under 13 square miles (34 km 2 ), it is the smallest town on Connecticut's Gold Coast .
The Darien Times is a weekly newspaper that focuses on local news of Darien, CT. The paper covers Darien's news, politics, sports, schools, and feature stories. The paper publishes a monthly section on arts and entertainment, as well. It also includes columns from local voices. It is distributed every Thursday. The paper is published by Hearst ...
Town Hall, former High School and former Mather Junior High School, dedicated October 28, 1984. The government and politics of Darien, Connecticut take place in a historically overwhelmingly Republican, upper-middle class coastal town with a Triple-A bond rating, and a tax base made up of wealthy homes, country clubs (some of the largest taxpayers), and some office buildings.
Christopher Shays, Republican congressman representing Connecticut's Fourth District, born in Darien and a 1964 graduate of Darien High School (now lives in the DC area) [20] Ralph E. Van Norstrand (1961), minority leader of the Connecticut General Assembly , 1979—1985; Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives , 1985—1987 [ 21 ]
Darien Downtown is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Darien, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.It represents the built-up center of town around the intersections of U.S. Route 1 (Boston Post Road), Connecticut Route 124 (Mansfield Avenue), and Connecticut Route 136 (Tokeneke Road).
Blue Skies is an album of phonograph records by Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire released in 1946 featuring songs that were presented in the American musical film Blue Skies. Like Song Hits from Holiday Inn , the entire 78 rpm album would be composed of Irving Berlin songs written specifically for the film.
Blue Skies is the third studio album by American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson. [1] It was released on the JMT label in 1988 and features Wilson performing ten jazz standards accompanied by Mulgrew Miller on piano, Terri Lyne Carrington on drums, and Lonnie Plaxico on bass.