“Summertime and the Living is Easy” — Meaning and Background “Summertime and the living is easy” is the opening line of “Summertime”, a song composed in 1934 by George Gershwin with lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess It was first recorded in 1935 by Abbie Mitchell with Gershwin himself on piano and conducting. Origin and Context The lyrics draw inspiration […]
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