Benny Goodman and Peggy understood the imagery of music and lyrics -- in this instance it's an allegorical life TRAIN. Listen to instrumentation, the changing emphasis, the long blue notes, and the rhythm. Others, such as Ellington, Calloway, and Ella Fitzergerald, understood this with masterful presentations. Some modern artists also have a very good grasp of this standard, but most really don't get it. Thank you, for a very nice video.
Amazing voice and amazing song! Young Peggy Lee had one of the very best voices ever! I mean I love a lot of female singers but she is like on my top 3 of all time list with a teenage Judy Garland!
Solid, Jackson! Many thanks for posting this delightful "blast from the past"! If Benny & his boys & the lovely Miss Lee had been any more cool, they'd have been frozen! Strictly from wowsville, daddy-o! :)
Mercer and Arlen were great with this song, alot of people dont know Mercer was one on the greatest lyricist of all, him and a couple of his buddies started Capitol Records also.
While doing credits though, can we add that Wiliam Gillespie was the first artist to record this song? Lots of people don't know that it was first sung by a man.
@flanaganjr I agree! Daffy's version is the first I heard as a little girl, I just bought the Looney Tunes Golden Collection JUST for this song! :D I'm sure the rest of the collection will be great as well.
Can we have a credit to Johnny Mercer who wrote the lyrics and Harold Arlen who wrote the music please? Otherwise people might think that Peggy Lee was responsible for lyrics and music. Oh and by the way it was Johnny Mercer who got Peggy Lee out of retirement and encouraged her to write.
very clever combining blues in the night into this! although i think blues in the night is an AMAZING lee song, why don't you do right may have suited this just a tiny bit better.. but still FABULOUS!
figures...Johnny Mercer!
torchytaboo 1 month ago
A former lover used to sing it for me. I'll always remember that she sang: A man is a two-face
dakarlion1 1 year ago
Great song!!! Long live the Blues!!!!!!!!!
HoboGus 1 year ago
wow!!!
melonitis 1 year ago
Benny Goodman and Peggy understood the imagery of music and lyrics -- in this instance it's an allegorical life TRAIN. Listen to instrumentation, the changing emphasis, the long blue notes, and the rhythm. Others, such as Ellington, Calloway, and Ella Fitzergerald, understood this with masterful presentations. Some modern artists also have a very good grasp of this standard, but most really don't get it. Thank you, for a very nice video.
stacycentral 1 year ago
So, so epic.
TheDeistAngle 1 year ago
Amazing voice and amazing song! Young Peggy Lee had one of the very best voices ever! I mean I love a lot of female singers but she is like on my top 3 of all time list with a teenage Judy Garland!
CatStevensAndClaudia 1 year ago
Solid, Jackson! Many thanks for posting this delightful "blast from the past"! If Benny & his boys & the lovely Miss Lee had been any more cool, they'd have been frozen! Strictly from wowsville, daddy-o! :)
JubalCalif 1 year ago
Mercer and Arlen were great with this song, alot of people dont know Mercer was one on the greatest lyricist of all, him and a couple of his buddies started Capitol Records also.
swertman1 2 years ago
VERY cool!
oohyllab 2 years ago
God I adore Peggy Lees voice!
While doing credits though, can we add that Wiliam Gillespie was the first artist to record this song? Lots of people don't know that it was first sung by a man.
ozzyinny 2 years ago 6
I have to play this for jazz band. Its everyones fave song and now i can sing along with it too!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mathwiz921 3 years ago 2
daffy duck had a beauty of an interpretation too. just for laughs, i'll check them out.
flanaganjr 3 years ago
@flanaganjr I agree! Daffy's version is the first I heard as a little girl, I just bought the Looney Tunes Golden Collection JUST for this song! :D I'm sure the rest of the collection will be great as well.
cmbrewer 1 year ago
Can we have a credit to Johnny Mercer who wrote the lyrics and Harold Arlen who wrote the music please? Otherwise people might think that Peggy Lee was responsible for lyrics and music. Oh and by the way it was Johnny Mercer who got Peggy Lee out of retirement and encouraged her to write.
Greatstargazer 3 years ago 4
Truly DTV.
am9224 3 years ago
omg i luv this!
Mathwiz921 3 years ago
My favorite song
Cafeinat 3 years ago 2
You made it into an old DTV video, siffil8.
am9224 3 years ago
Amazing! So good.
I am a fan of Peg myself, she's so awesome! I have a couple of AMV's about her.
Hamppsta 3 years ago
I LOVE tHIS!!!
ByillyMcButtButt 3 years ago
Disney's Lady and the Tramp. Very appropriate.
cocolaite 3 years ago 2
Wow this is absolutly AMAZING!!! I LOVE THIS
lustxinxurxlies 3 years ago
very clever combining blues in the night into this! although i think blues in the night is an AMAZING lee song, why don't you do right may have suited this just a tiny bit better.. but still FABULOUS!
taintedstarlight 4 years ago
wow! Katie Melua eat your heart out. Siffil, this is ab fab!!! thanks for posting.
tzzatzza 4 years ago 2
Thanks!!
siffil8 4 years ago