Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

Published by Chappell & Company, "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" is a song with lyrics and music by Cole Porter. It was introduced in 1944 in Billy Rose's musical revue, Seven Lively Arts.

The bit where it goes 'from major to minor', the harmony actually goes from minor to dominant.

The song has since become a jazz standard after gaining popularity in the late 50's and early 60's.

Note: Many artists have replaced the apostrophe in "ev'ry" with an "e" and have combined "time" to form the more common "everytime."

Notable recordings

• Dave Barbour Trio - The Very Thought of You: Decca Records 1951-57
• Chet Baker - Let's Get Lost (2008)
• Tony Bennett - Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends (2007)
• Eden Brent - Something Cool (2003)
• June Christy & Stan Kenton - Duet (1955)
• Ray Charles - Ray Charles and Betty Carter (1961)
• John Coltrane - Live Trane: The European Tours (1961),(2001) (Disk 2) My Favorite Things (1961)
• Sammy Davis Jr. - Sammy Davis Jr Sings/Laurindo Almeida Plays (1966), Lonely is the Name (1968), The Rat Pack: 60 Outstanding Performances (2002)
• Ella Fitzgerald, on Verve Records in 1956 and again on her live Pablo release Ella in London (1974).
• Kelsey Grammer - Sideshow Bob - The Simpsons - "Krusty Gets Busted" (1990)
• Fred Hersch - "ETC" (2010)
• Michael Keaton - Jack Frost (1998)
• Stan Kenton - The Stage Door Swings (2005)
• Diana Krall - Quiet Nights (2009)
• Jack Jones - Where Love Has Gone (1964)
• Cleo Laine - That Old Feeling (1999)
• Jeanne Lee - After Hours (1994)
• Annie Lennox - Red Hot + Blue (1990), also on some versions of The Annie Lennox Collection (2009)
• Julie London - The Ultimate Collection (2006)
• André Manoukian & Loane - So In Love (2010)
• Carmen McRae - When You're Away (1959)
• Marbel Mercer - Sings Cole Porter (1955)
• Ronnie Milsap - Just for a Thrill (2004)
• Silje Nergaard - Port of call (2000)
• Oscar Peterson - Oscar Peterson Plays the Cole Porter Songbook (1959)
• Dianne Pilkington - Little Stories (2010)
• Diane Schuur - In Tribute (1992)
• Carly Simon - Film Noir (1997)
• Nina Simone - Essential Nina Simone (2003)
• Simply Red - Men and Women (1987)
• Sonny Rollins - The Sound of Sonny (1957)
• Rod Stewart - Reason to Believe: The Complete Mercury Studio Recordings (2002), It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook (2002)
• Maxine Sullivan - Ruban Bleu Years: Complete Recordings 1944-1949
• Robbie Williams, on the B-Side to his Lazy Days single release
• Sarah Vaughan - Collection (2006)
• Rufus Wainwright - Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy!: Live from the London Palladium (2007)
• Dinah Washington - The Swingin' Miss 'D' (1956), Mad About The Boy: The Best Of Dinah Washington (1992)
• Lee Konitz and Red Mitchell- "I Concentrate on You - A Cole Porter Tribute" (1987)

Pop Culture

Petula Clark sang it in the TV Musical play TRACES OF LOVE , broadcast 4th April 1979. In this she played deserted wife Polly (a famous fashion editor) and sang the song to illustrate her deep feelings of loss. The clip from the play showing this performance has been viewed nearly 50,000 times on youtube . Annie Lennox sang it in Derek Jarman's film Edward II (1991) as well as on Red Hot + Blue AIDS awareness tribute album to Cole Porter.

In Disney's re-make of The Parent Trap (1998 film)[1], Ray Charles's recording of it plays in the background of the scene when the English mother/wife (Natasha Richardson's character) and her daughter return to England.

Natalie Cole sings it in the film De-Lovely (2004).

The German rock band Blumfeld played it as the last song in each concert of their farewell tour before splitting up in 2007.

Sideshow Bob sings the song in the Simpsons episode Krusty Gets Busted.

Eason Chan, a popular Canto-pop star, ended his 2010 DUO 2010 tour with the song.