"I feel a sermon comin' on me/The topic will be sin/and that's what I'm agin' ".
Mercer was a superb lyricist with a unique grasp of the national American vocabulary very few of them had, and Arlen was an ideal musical partner for him. They were also responsible together for writing "The Blues In The Night", "That Old Black Magic" and "One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)".
The Jack Sheldon version is perfect for doing a foxtrot. I used to do ballroom dancing and there's nothing more heavenly than doing the foxtrot with a good dance partner. Love that one!
Jools Holland is one of my heroes, because he's had a BBC TV show for many years called Later ... with Jools Holland in which he features 3 or 4 musical bands or artists and actually gives them time to do several numbers over the course of the show. Many people have created playlists of their favorite performances from his show, if you do a search on YT. Here's an example that I shared in one of my posts, new talent at the time Amy Winehouse singing "I heard it through the grapevine" with old rocker Paul Weller, with Jools on piano -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p9DpNrHUdQ
"I feel a sermon comin' on me/The topic will be sin/and that's what I'm agin' ".
Mercer was a superb lyricist with a unique grasp of the national American vocabulary very few of them had, and Arlen was an ideal musical partner for him. They were also responsible together for writing "The Blues In The Night", "That Old Black Magic" and "One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)".
My wife, a frustratingly optimistic sort, frequently breaks out in this song, usually to insert a shiv into a difficult moment.
Oooohhh, I like her style!
She’s got plenty of … style 🤣
Ella's joyous version on the Harold Arlen Songbook album is not to be missed (IMHO).
Thanks, Peter! I saw it in my list of search results and will be listening to it. I can't recall Ella ever disappointing me.
The Jack Sheldon version is perfect for doing a foxtrot. I used to do ballroom dancing and there's nothing more heavenly than doing the foxtrot with a good dance partner. Love that one!
Jools Holland is one of my heroes, because he's had a BBC TV show for many years called Later ... with Jools Holland in which he features 3 or 4 musical bands or artists and actually gives them time to do several numbers over the course of the show. Many people have created playlists of their favorite performances from his show, if you do a search on YT. Here's an example that I shared in one of my posts, new talent at the time Amy Winehouse singing "I heard it through the grapevine" with old rocker Paul Weller, with Jools on piano -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p9DpNrHUdQ