One Fine Day is a song originally by girl group The Chiffons, released on their 1963 album One Fine Day. It has been covered by the Mountain Goats a few times in concert.
Lyrics[]
One fine day you'll look at me And you will know our love was meant to be Yeah, one fine day you're gonna want me for your own Those arms I've yearned for will open wide And you'll be proud to have me right by your side Yeah, one fine day you're gonna want me for your own And though I know you're the kind of girl Who only wants to run around I'll keep waiting and someday, darling You'll come to me when you want to settle down Yeah, one fine day we'll meet once more And you're gonna want the love you threw away before Yeah, one fine day you're gonna want me for your own Yeah
Comments by John Darnielle About this Song[]
- "1964: Carole King invents emo." -- 2006-08-21 - Easy Street Records - Queen Anne - Seattle, WA
- "I used to open all my sets with this.... Anyway, I used to show up with my acoustic guitar and think 'They don't take me seriously because I only have an acoustic guitar. I have to do something impressive when I start.' This is a Carole King song." -- 2011-06-14 - The Varsity Theater - Minneapolis, MN
- "I tried to look through the catalog and find songs that for me counted as sort of, like, graduating points. This happens for me, and I assume for every song writer, I assume for everybody who makes stuff of any kind, that every once in a while you make something which may or may not be your best one, but you say, oh, that’s, that was a growth point, that was a point at which I figured out how to do something. I wish I could remember the first one where I discovered the relevant minor because I was the first person to ever have that discovery and it was amazing and I’m certain it was this -- oh my god, I know what it was, it wasn’t my song! It was actually one of the first songs I ever played as an opening number. Yeah, when it went from that five to the relevant minor, I was like, that’s some tight stuff, Carole King!" -- 2020-02-22 - Swedish American Hall - San Francisco, CA
Things Referenced in this Song[]
Live Shows this Song Was Played at[]
- 1994-08-18 - Under ACME - New York, NY
- 1995-04-22 - Fast Forward Festival - Dooroosje Club - Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- 1996-03-21 - Beachcomber - Brighton, England
- 1996-09-03 - Fletcher's - Baltimore, MD
- 1997-02-XX - Bob's Underground - Grinnell, IA
- 1997-03-01 - Replay Lounge - Lawrence, KS
- 1999-01-24 - Echo Lounge - Atlanta, GA
- 2003-03-14 - The Hideout - Austin, TX
- 2006-06-09 - Neumo's - Seattle, WA
- 2006-06-14 - The Troubadour - West Hollywood, CA
- 2006-08-21 - Easy Street Records - Queen Anne - Seattle, WA
- 2006-08-22 - Amoeba Music - San Francisco, CA
- 2006-09-21 - The Union - Athens, OH
- 2007-06-16 - Zoop - Farm Sanctuary - Watkins Glen, NY
- 2008-03-19 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY
- 2009-11-28 - Theater of the Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
- 2011-02-15 - University of Washington - Meany Hall - Seattle, WA
- 2011-04-01 - Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA
- 2011-06-14 - The Varsity Theater - Minneapolis, MN
- 2016-09-01 - The State Theatre - Falls Church, VA
- 2020-02-22 - Swedish American Hall - San Francisco, CA