| "Miss Otis Regrets" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Published | 1934 by Harms |
| Songwriter(s) | Cole Porter |
"Miss Otis Regrets" is a song about the lynching of a society woman after she murders her unfaithful lover.[1] It was composed by Cole Porter in 1934, and first performed by Douglas Byng in Hi Diddle Diddle,[2] a revue that opened on October 3, 1934, at London's Savoy Theatre.
- ^ Sarah Kate Whitfield, ed. (2019). Reframing the Musical: Race, Culture and Identity. Macmillan. pp. 65–67. ISBN 9781352004403.
- ^ Hi Diddle Diddle, secondhandsongs.com; accessed May 30, 2016.