Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (song)

"Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" is an American popular song published in 1931,[1] with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Ted Koehler, and first recorded by Cab Calloway in 1931.

It was introduced in the 1931 Cotton Club show Rhythmania[2] and is now a widely recorded standard.

Joel Whitburn identified the most successful early recordings as being by:[3] Featured in the 2013 show After Midnight.

George Harrison recorded a version of the song for his 2001 album Brainwashed.