Listen to this when
Is That All There Is?
For when the big moment didn't feel big 🎈
Who it's for
Peggy Lee recounts life's supposedly huge moments and finds each one strangely lacking, answering with a shrug and a resolve to keep enjoying what she can.
Flat and disenchanted→Wry acceptance
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Is That All There Is?" is a song by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, best known from Peggy Lee's 1969 hit version on her album of the same name. The verses are spoken and only the refrain is sung. The narrator recounts life events that are supposed to be profound, including a childhood house fire, a visit to the circus and a first love, finds each one disappointing, and decides she may as well keep enjoying herself.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Heads up: Mentions death.
Age: All ages
Your hearts know in silence the secrets of the days and the nights.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Self-Knowledge”
