About This Song
About "A Foggy Day (Shirley Horn)" by Shirley Horn
Shirley Horn slows 'A Foggy Day' to a near-standstill, her voice a low, smoky contralto that turns London's haze into a landscape of the soul. The piano accompaniment is minimal, almost hesitant, creating a cavernous space. Horn doesn't just sing the lyric; she inhabits the loneliness, finding a weary, sophisticated beauty in the gloom.