Stories of Standards—On a Clear Day Linda Hillshafer Share Tune in weekday mornings for Stories of Standards to hear our favorite versions of “On a Clear Day.” Rodney Franks presents Stories of Standards Monday through Friday at 7:50 and 8:50 am! Stories of Standards is sponsored by ListenUp. Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner composed this song for the 1965 musical of the same name “On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever).” Introduced by John Cullum, it was sung by Barbra Streisand in the 1970 film adaptation and was cited by many music critics as the highlight of the score. Burton Lane (Feb 2, 1912 – Jan 5, 1997), composer and lyricist, was best known for his theater and film scores. “Finian’s Rainbow” (1947) and “On a Clear Day You Can See Forever” (1965) are the best known of his Broadway musicals. President of the American Guild of Authors and Composers for ten terms, beginning in 1957, he was also on the board of directors of ASCAP for three terms. In addition to his writing, he is also known for having discovered Judy Garland when she as a thirteen-year-old went on stage with her two older sisters. Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972, he was also the 1998 recipient of the Johnny Mercer Award.