Peggy Lee, the unBob Dylan
don freeman
peak was before my time, but I remember her radio hits of "I'm a Woman"
and "Is That All There Is?" two famous Lieber and Stoller songs. I
worked backwards, buying some of her cds of the 50's and 40's,
discovering some of her qualities that made her the "greatest white
female
singer of the 20th century and the female equivalent of Frank
Sinatra,"according to Observer jazz critic Dave Gelly. He goes on to
describe Peggy Lee:
She had a "very simple, low key" style in which
her immaculate timing was key.
"She could really just hit it in that way that
really good jazz singers can," he said.
"She didn't do it by changing the songs,
she didn't alter the tune, she didn't skat.
"She just stood up and sang the song, lifted it
a few inches off the ground and off she
went. Beautiful, just gorgeous."
That's not the way Bob Dylan sings. I wonder if Dylan liked Peggy Lee
much? She certainly was too old for him. I wonder what she thought of
Dylan?
np "Latin ala Lee! Broadway hits syled with an Afro- Cuban Beat,"
engineered by the greatest cd engineer of them all, Steve Hoffman
mark
don freeman <dfr...@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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Paul
> That's not the way Bob Dylan sings. I wonder if Dylan liked Peggy Lee
> much? She certainly was too old for him. I wonder what she thought of
> Dylan?
Then Bob must've been too old for his last wife. The age differential was
the same.
anthony
were when I came home clutching the long-sought after Japanese CD
pressing of Latin ala Lee -- you just gotta have heart!
don freeman <dfr...@shaw.ca> wrote in message news:<3C4DA7FB...@shaw.ca>...
President_dudley
don freeman wrote in message <3C4DA7FB...@shaw.ca>...
>I loved the singing of Peggy Lee
join the club & get in line.
Fever
John Davenport / Eddie Cooley
Am
Never know how much I love you
Never know how much I care
When you put your arms around me
E7 Am
I get a fever that's so hard to bear
Refrein:
Am
You give me fever when you kiss me
F6 Am
Fever when you hold me tight
Fever in the morning
E7 Am
Fever all through the night
Sun lights up the daytime
Moon lights up the night
I light up when you call my name
And you know I'm gonna treat you right
(Na refrein)
Am
Ev'rybody's got the fever
That's something you all know
Fever isn't such a new thing
E7 Am
Fever started long ago
Romeo loved Juliet
Juliet she felt the same
When he put his arms around her, he said
Julie baby, you're my flame
Refrein:
Thou givest fever, when we kisseth
Fever with my flaming youth
Fever - I'm afire
Fever, yea I burn forsooth
Captain Smith and Pocahantas
Had a very mad affair
When her Daddy tried to kill him, she said
Daddy, o don't you dare
Refrein:
Give me fever, with his kisses
Fever when he holds me tight
Fever - I'm his Missus
Oh Daddy, won't you treat him right
Now you've listened to my story
Here's the point that I've made
Chicks were born to give you fever
Be it fahrenheit or centigrade
Refrein:
They give you fever, when you kiss them
Fever if you live and learn
Fever - till you sizzle
What a lovely way to burn
Pete Oppel
dud...@cloud9.net writes:
> join the club & get in line.
>
> http://www.peggylee.com
>
> Fever
> John Davenport / Eddie Cooley
>
> Am
> Never know how much I love you
>
> Never know how much I care
>
Although I was always a big Peggy Lee fan, it's still a shame that people
have overlooked the fact that her version of "Fever" is a note-by-note copy
of the definitive version recorded by the oh-so-underrated Little Willie
John.
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devorahmuse
I bought right away!! (ran out like it was BOB!) I mean in many ways
she is like BOB...had great sense of humor to her style of musical
presentaion LIFE..her/his sense of romanticism /realism.
and romanticism abounds!!
I have to say Peggy lee is one of my favorite singers and I listen to
her on and off every year of my life!!!
She remained very vital into late years..and like Bob her voice took
on a certain quality...SONGBOOK is worth owning...a mellow wine of
experience rendered artistically...no wonder the Gram...check it out!
love the muse
don freeman <dfr...@shaw.ca> wrote in message news:<3C4DA7FB...@shaw.ca>...
devorahmuse
she didn't alter the tune, she didn't skat.
WELL she did change arrangements on many songs...Look at FEVER.
she made it her song man..and to this day it is my favorite version
yet...(i love little willie John)..BUT...she made it HERS and it was
COOL!!low key sensual..yet edgy..the finger snaps lone drum
beats...Vocal timing..perfect rendition!
love the muse
Kuchenzahn
devor...@yahoo.com (devorahmuse) schrieb:
> WELL she did change arrangements on many songs...Look at FEVER.
>
>she made it her song man..and to this day it is my favorite version
>yet...(i love little willie John)..BUT...she made it HERS and it was
>COOL!
IIRC she added the Pocahontas verse to the song. I don't have the
original here, could someone else verify it?
Kuchenzahn
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