Watch Angel Olsen Cover ‘I’ll Be Seeing You’

Angel Olsen has shared a cover of the 1930s classic ‘I’ll Be Seeing You’. Check it out below.

As Olsen notes in the video’s description, the track was originally composed by Sammy Fain with lyrics by Irving Kahal, and was later popularized by Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, and “my favorite jazz/ swing/ blues singer Mildred Bailey.” She added, “Working on some covers, some expected, some not. This one’s been close to the heart lately.”

The singer-songwriter recently shared a cover of Bobby Vinton’s 1962 classic ‘Mr. Lonely’, which appears on the soundtrack for Miranda July’s upcoming film Kajillionaire. Her most recent studio album, Whole New Mess, came out last month.

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Working on some covers, some expected, some not. This one’s been close to the heart lately. “I’ll be seeing you” Original music by Sammy Fain and lyrics by Irving Kahal. Published in 1938, it was inserted into the Broadway musical Right This Way, which closed after fifteen performances. Later made famous by Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, and my favorite jazz/ swing/ blues singer Mildred Bailey. – -Speaking of which, if you’re unfamiliar check out some of Mildred Bailey’s work. From Wikipedia: “Mildred Bailey (born Mildred Rinker; February 27, 1907 – December 12, 1951) was a Native American jazz singer[2] during the 1930s, known as "The Queen of Swing", "The Rockin' Chair Lady" and "Mrs. Swing". Some of her best-known hits are "For Sentimental Reasons", "It's So Peaceful in the Country", "Doin' The Uptown Lowdown", "Trust in Me", "Where Are You?", "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart", "Small Fry", "Please Be Kind", "Darn That Dream", "Rockin' Chair", "Blame It on My Last Affair", and "Says My Heart". She had three singles that made number one on the popular charts.[3]”

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