Bright, Precious Days

[uiwangmike]

. . . is the title of the new novel by Jay McInerney. I can hear those words in a song (. . . and something-something nights?), but can't place it. Google hasn't helped. Can anyone?

[john poole]

Are you thinking of this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlDgQOd3p-0

[uiwangmike]

Thanks John. How many million times have I heard it? Anyway, the correct version is "The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night". I see the song is on the soundtrack of Finding Dory, and I'm sure it's been on Radio 4 Soul Music and gets played on desert islands and at funerals, but I find it cringeworthy. I came across this in my researches, which makes me more sympathetic, but only a bit.
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-16118157
On the subject of slightly misheard song lyrics as titles, I recently caught a showing of Edward Yang's A Brighter Summer Day, and realized it came from a familiar Elvis number.

[john poole]

It's not a favourite of mine either. I'd rather hear this -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FZQJGHUJlo

or -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbzeKx2S6cA