[1] Although it has been interpreted as referring to the separation of romantic partners during wartime,[2][3] Cahn said that song actually refers to show business people who are not working on Saturday night.
[1][4] Charted versions in 1945 were by Frank Sinatra[5] (recorded November 14, 1944, released by Columbia Records as catalog number 36762),[6] (No.
2 in the charts), Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra (vocal by Nancy Norman) (No.
6), Frankie Carle and His Orchestra (vocal by Phyllis Lynne) (No.
8), Woody Herman and His Orchestra (vocal by Frances Wayne) (No.