The Long Hot Summer

The title song for the 1958 Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward drama, written with celebrated film composer Alex North — one of Cahn’s most distinguished collaborators outside his primary partnerships. Jimmie Rodgers’ recording perfectly captured the humid, brooding sensuality of the film’s Mississippi setting.

A rare Cahn lyric that leans into heat and desire rather than romance and wit — proof of his range as a writer.