Ella Fitzgerald - Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered (Lyrics)

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  • Ella Fitzgerald, with a studio orchestra conducted and arranged by Buddy Bregman. From the album "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook" Recorded: August 1956

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  • @johnnaylor823
    @johnnaylor823 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

    Her voice is like silk

    • @annamari7863
      @annamari7863 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I call it cocoa (and please don't "racist" me. :))

    • @deejaykay1975
      @deejaykay1975 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Like warm honey...❤

    • @dallisb1047
      @dallisb1047 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No. Silk, Cocoa and Honey are soft and smooth like Miss Ella.

  • @franklettering
    @franklettering 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1223

    The English language doesn't have enough superlatives to describe this woman's voice.
    Listening to her sing is actually physically , mentally and emotionally uplifting.

    • @susandonahue865
      @susandonahue865 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Amen 🙏🏼🌹🍃

    • @regineraumel2275
      @regineraumel2275 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      What a beautiful voice,what a wonderful woman's Heart who knows exactly about love, eaven if its hurts !life IS life with pains and hapiness...

    • @elizabethmatz4356
      @elizabethmatz4356 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Heaven, I'm in heaven
      And how does she do that when she sings the word "and"
      That's a rhetorical question
      And those lyrics, I have never heard all those lyrics before.
      The song is from the show
      Pal Joey

    • @petergrudzinskas7154
      @petergrudzinskas7154 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@elizabethmatz4356 Indeed, you don’t hear the originals anymore; they have been somewhat “sanitised”: “I worship the trousers that cling to him” wtf? Different times.

    • @abcxyz-dp4rl
      @abcxyz-dp4rl ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@petergrudzinskas7154 That line made me rewind the video to make sure I heard that right. lol

  • @warmlavender5525
    @warmlavender5525 2 ปีที่แล้ว +685

    "I've sinned a lot. I mean a LOT." That line always makes me laugh, the way she sings it adds to the humor. I love this song, it's so vulnerable and Ella's voice is downright dreamy.

    • @CatsandThangs
      @CatsandThangs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      she says "I'm mean a lot". However, yes, she's amazing

    • @sarahparker5418
      @sarahparker5418 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@CatsandThangs double entendre

    • @saamegan2985
      @saamegan2985 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@sarahparker5418 Yes. And the next line is "I am sweet 17 a lot " .. and later " I worship his trousers a lot." A bit of single entendre happening there as well.

    • @saamegan2985
      @saamegan2985 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Ella and Frank are the greatest I have heard in my 66 yrs on the planet. Am wondering how the line " And I worship the trousers that cling to him " is received these days?

    • @sarahparker5418
      @sarahparker5418 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@saamegan2985 Well, I personally love it, always cracks me up. It's the subtlety of it, and also cleverly crafted words which makes you really imagine.
      Please do recommend songs which are lyrically similar. I would really appreciate it.

  • @davesmith1457
    @davesmith1457 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    The world was lucky to have Hart and Rodgers. To have Ella as well simply proves there's a God.

  • @musicman7982
    @musicman7982 2 ปีที่แล้ว +299

    My god her tone was so pure it could cut diamonds. Never get tired of listening to The First Lady.

    • @mypinhal
      @mypinhal ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I feel the same. So sweet, it s like magic

  • @bobsteiner9209
    @bobsteiner9209 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    I'm a retired voice teacher, and my mother worked as a radio and nightclub singer, so I can offer an authoritative opinion ; ) --Ella is the best popular singer of all time. Beautiful tone, excellent diction, perfect intonation, and perfect phrasing, along with a warm personality. Plus she could swing. I can't think of another singer who brought all these qualities together in quite the same way. But a few came close. Nat King Cole, Rosemary Clooney, Peggy Lee, and Sarah Vaughan come to mind....

    • @MarCapa-ed5uv
      @MarCapa-ed5uv 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      My wife is an opera singer, and she agrees with you.
      I know squash about music but, my soul speaks directly to Ella’s singing.

    • @louisejugeau9739
      @louisejugeau9739 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ❤😊

    • @Balzydealzfactsandlogic
      @Balzydealzfactsandlogic หลายเดือนก่อน

      Teena Marie..

  • @juanpindonga405
    @juanpindonga405 2 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    I don´t know if God exists, but I know at least a Goddess

    • @threetreasures7698
      @threetreasures7698 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Your comment touched my heart. Thank you.

    • @3IN1SDG
      @3IN1SDG 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      The fact that such beauty, e.g. music, exist is evidence that a God who is perfectly beautiful also exist.

    • @venatorus1000
      @venatorus1000 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What a great comment! Kudos to you.

    • @juanpindonga405
      @juanpindonga405 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@venatorus1000 not mine, was the Julio Cortazar´s creed! quote:"my gods are from this world" (while being interviewed for Benjamin Soler Serrano, interview is her at YT ) and thanks!

    • @elderherrera2238
      @elderherrera2238 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Ella is the greatest jazz singer or even singer. Ella is a must to listen to. I say with a smile

  • @zolluuu
    @zolluuu 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2402

    She sings this with so little apparent effort that it's easy to underestimate the skill it took.

    • @lolaispure4296
      @lolaispure4296 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      zolluuu ooh

    • @fashionistoxo
      @fashionistoxo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      zolluuu that’s a very good point

    • @needahandle
      @needahandle 6 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Skill, yes, but also blessed. You can't teach what whe has

    • @cityzen2717
      @cityzen2717 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      THAT'S ONE ASPECT OF AN ARTIST; TO MAKE THE DIFFICULT APPEAR EASY.

    • @gardensofthegods
      @gardensofthegods 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      A master .. or mistress always makes things look easy

  • @piustwelfth
    @piustwelfth 4 ปีที่แล้ว +542

    She recorded more than 4,000 songs in her career! Has any artist ever left a greater treasure for the world to enjoy?

  • @charlesmaeger6162
    @charlesmaeger6162 2 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    Her voice captures both mind and heart - She's music.

    • @edmundnankivell2453
      @edmundnankivell2453 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes she's music but also poetry

    • @edwinloh2031
      @edwinloh2031 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Listening to her vocal, your soul would follow her

    • @МарияСмирнова-т7ц
      @МарияСмирнова-т7ц ปีที่แล้ว

      А я по русски напишу. Это Божественно. Если бы она жила сейчас, как бы она нам лечила наши, изкалеченные современной эстрадой души❤

  • @terriashby1285
    @terriashby1285 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1200

    I've been listening to Ella since I was a little girl in the 50's and 60's. My jazz artist parents would play her LP's and I would stand right in front of the big walnut hifi speaker and just absorb the vibrations from her. IMO, there is no other vocalist past or present (and I've been closely listening for close to 60 years) who can even stand in the same room with her. I think she dropped down from another planet.

    • @susa1303
      @susa1303 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    • @coyacampbell5361
      @coyacampbell5361 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      She dropped the Mic 60 years ago!

    • @abiholly6071
      @abiholly6071 5 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      I hold my new baby boy to my cheek and slow dance round my house listening to Ella, he deserves to soak up this perfection from day one. May Ella and jazz live on through each generation and may her talent never go unappreciated.

    • @psilo9865
      @psilo9865 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Ha! Ella is a Goddess, but that is so for she comes from an era of true artistry and experimentation. For example, Sarah The Divine One.

    • @chervaughnhenry6289
      @chervaughnhenry6289 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Manhattan

  • @darylmichael7
    @darylmichael7 6 ปีที่แล้ว +552

    “Horizontally speaking he’s at his very best.” How raw and honest. Love her.

    • @michelewashington2119
      @michelewashington2119 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      darylmichael7
      😁

    • @Mysasser1
      @Mysasser1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      When everything didn't have to be said in a blatant way. 😊

    • @sonowwhat7592
      @sonowwhat7592 5 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      Riiiight?! LOLOL! 🤣 Back when dirty talk sounded articulate.

    • @ctgedge47
      @ctgedge47 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Yes! But those lyrics are from Lorenz Hart, who was brilliant.

    • @twaddle1349
      @twaddle1349 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      we're talking about 
      his foot, right?

  • @jamesmcinnis208
    @jamesmcinnis208 5 ปีที่แล้ว +316

    This arrangement is flawless. It supports Ella's voice and adds atmosphere while staying in the background.

    • @LadyLyndhurst01
      @LadyLyndhurst01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      My father (RIP) was a professional pianist and this arrangement reminds me of childhhod; when mum was cooking Sunday roast and dad was playing piano in music room.
      Fond memories of singing with him before he died. Had a childhood filled with music.

    • @jamesmcinnis208
      @jamesmcinnis208 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@LadyLyndhurst01 You're fortunate to have this beautiful memory.

    • @petermuir7146
      @petermuir7146 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jamesmcinnis208 your so wright

    • @jamesmcinnis208
      @jamesmcinnis208 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@petermuir7146 Sank cue.

  • @vinsnan6259
    @vinsnan6259 3 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    Wait...did she just say "worship the trousers that cling to him" ......Priceless

    • @panjandrum.conundrum
      @panjandrum.conundrum 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Lorenz Hart

    • @maryannscott5567
      @maryannscott5567 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      There's alot of explicit sexual lyrics in this version! Compare this to Barbara Streisand or Sarah Vaughn's renditions. Those are tame ;)

    • @avitalalef9947
      @avitalalef9947 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      She just sang it as i read that comment, lol! What a great song

    • @roccojoerg
      @roccojoerg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      "horizontally he is at his best again...."....:D

    • @MarCapa-ed5uv
      @MarCapa-ed5uv 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes

  • @meredithburton7918
    @meredithburton7918 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    This song is truly hers. What a masterpiece.

  • @paulinerod2099
    @paulinerod2099 6 ปีที่แล้ว +277

    Ella Fitzgerald = The warmest and most beautiful voice ever!

    • @El_Weenie
      @El_Weenie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      THIS!! I love how warm her voice is☺️ so comforting❤

  • @naomibartlett662
    @naomibartlett662 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I came here from The Crown... and wow, how awesome to hear Ella, a true legend! Flawless!

    • @TonyCruise-jh1ru
      @TonyCruise-jh1ru ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Awesome dear 👏! She has a soulful voice this is my favorite song 🎼so tell me are you a fan of Ella ….?

    • @naomibartlett662
      @naomibartlett662 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TonyCruise-jh1ru I do love Ella Fitzgerald. My mum and dad loved her music too and I'm grateful that this magnificent lady has been immortalized on TH-cam.

    • @TonyCruise-jh1ru
      @TonyCruise-jh1ru ปีที่แล้ว

      @@naomibartlett662 Oh yes, she has been Immortalized on here, that’s so true. You talk very nicely and seems very much easy to get along with. I hope you’re keeping sound and safe. How are you feeling today, Naomi?

    • @naomibartlett662
      @naomibartlett662 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TonyCruise-jh1ru I'm very well, thank you. And how are you? I teach English and write in my free time, among other things.

    • @TonyCruise-jh1ru
      @TonyCruise-jh1ru ปีที่แล้ว

      @@naomibartlett662 I am good also ,oh really I see to that anyway are you a die hard fan of her

  • @danielgrayson6603
    @danielgrayson6603 5 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Over the past few years, I've come to the conclusion that this is the single greatest vocal performance ever recorded by anyone, anywhere.

    • @whataleague6013
      @whataleague6013 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i'm very close to thing the same!

  • @GRJ-uz7kf
    @GRJ-uz7kf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    I can't think of anyone like Ella. She doesn't need over-the-top big band orchestrations. Just that pure voice, that understated emotion, that perfect, patient phrasing.

    • @Honeybee-fi2xi
      @Honeybee-fi2xi ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Sarah Vaughan perhaps? Her live performance of the song Misty is magical 🔥

    • @Im2bq1sr7k
      @Im2bq1sr7k 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Both are 2 halves of the devine feminine.. ❇️

  • @KristinaAbat
    @KristinaAbat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +367

    2021 and still feels amazing. Timeless, talented and forever is she

    • @cdcooper1000
      @cdcooper1000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Christina: I got Ella’s autograph following a ‘56 concert in Mpls.. she was alone on a concourse. Imagine, no entourage.

    • @janettamcgee8124
      @janettamcgee8124 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@cdcooper1000 Cannot even imagine being that close to her. What a thrill. Thanks for sharing.

    • @ЖаннаЯновна
      @ЖаннаЯновна 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Today 17 december 2021 year .I like Ella ! Listing.

    • @sarahdara1982
      @sarahdara1982 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ha I see what you did there. Agreed...am I. Yeah yours is way better. Ella is sublime.

    • @chasin8888
      @chasin8888 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Flowin with Ella… she shared the best of humanity with us❤

  • @noahreinhuber6191
    @noahreinhuber6191 7 ปีที่แล้ว +200

    The way she sings the words is just unbelievable. The way she pronounces them, how musical she is, its unbelievable.

    • @reenasharma3004
      @reenasharma3004 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I know right, it's beautiful. Modern singers lack that quality so much

    • @johntrojan9653
      @johntrojan9653 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      A "Love interest" from 2006 has texted me the Cher and Rod Stewart rendition; I listened to that 6 times and their intonation and vocal quality is Kindergarten compaired to Ella's. I'm glad that I've found this rendition - now I know my true gf's message 👍 🥰 💋 ❤

    • @barbaralangan9200
      @barbaralangan9200 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Her diction (and of course, vocal range) are pure perfection. Man, were we lucky....

  • @sarahgonzalez5201
    @sarahgonzalez5201 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    I saw Ella Fitzgerald live when she came to perform at my college. I feel so glad to have seen such a legend in person. I will never forget it.

    • @ThomasMadison-mz1fv
      @ThomasMadison-mz1fv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Awesome 👏
      She have a soulful voice!
      This is my favorite song 🎶 so tell me are you a fan of Ella..?

  • @PlampinUK
    @PlampinUK 8 ปีที่แล้ว +712

    I think this might be the most remarkable thing I have heard in my life.

    • @leprechaunstud582
      @leprechaunstud582 7 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      I've loved Ella for years, and this is one of her all time best performances. She is nonpareil.

    • @TahariBlue
      @TahariBlue 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I agree, Ella wasnt a singer, she was a phenomenon!!!!!!

    • @sharksport01
      @sharksport01 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Gone With the Wind by Ella.

    • @nolapropertybuyer9732
      @nolapropertybuyer9732 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I have to always listen at least 3 times... Geezus, that voice.

    • @vanessawilliams4844
      @vanessawilliams4844 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      WOW she 👍🏽 so good

  • @williamburdon6993
    @williamburdon6993 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    The greatest female singer ever in my opinion. She was awesome clear into her 70s. Pure honey streaming.

  • @mellow_melody
    @mellow_melody 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    “And worship the trousers that cling to him” that made me lol this is such a great song, great singer too, truly amazing.

  • @dudley5533
    @dudley5533 10 ปีที่แล้ว +630

    Her high notes, low notes and everything in between are with perfect clarity having such a large octave range. Wonderful singer for so many years.

    • @jimsaunders4136
      @jimsaunders4136 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      John M . the thing I find so amazing of this rendition is that Ella never rushes, never is in a hurry, impeccable diction, right up there with Victoria de los Angeles.

    • @needahandle
      @needahandle 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      A clean and pure tone. So very lovely

    • @DrDommm
      @DrDommm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Awesome

    • @markdeckers1062
      @markdeckers1062 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      John M jun ngu

    • @jamesmcinnis208
      @jamesmcinnis208 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      A really lovely, unobtrusive vibrato, too, which she wields with discretion.

  • @ernestandrades8537
    @ernestandrades8537 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Ella's music is never dated. She's the gold standard for all the others. Just listen.....perfect!

  • @angelalonso473
    @angelalonso473 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    At July 2023, from Argentina, I am delighted with her voice and charm. God bless her.

  • @Preppypeopl
    @Preppypeopl ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Even Sinatra was in awe of her. What does that tell you?

    • @scottmartin9499
      @scottmartin9499 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      She can't sing this song as good as Barbra Streisand

    • @dallisb1047
      @dallisb1047 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​​@@scottmartin9499 You are entitled. I just listened to Barbara. A couple of different versions. And I respectfully disagree. To be fair, i really am not a big fan of Streisand. Great voice, but i don't care for her over styling. Just like Celine Dion. Great talent, but their style is not my taste.

    • @scottmartin9499
      @scottmartin9499 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dallisb1047 that's just it, Barbra always changed the style, like "lover come back to me" "down with love". But anyway, nice chattn with you.

    • @Mistar_Jones
      @Mistar_Jones 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That he was mortal, like all of us.

  • @fatmam.tawfik316
    @fatmam.tawfik316 3 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    As long as there is time, this song will be always beautiful.

    • @madloola9919
      @madloola9919 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Fatma, you seem to have a great taste in music!

  • @ellalena1873
    @ellalena1873 4 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Bewitched bothered bewildered... listen carefully to how she delivers each of these words. She adjusts her shading to phrase each word with dead-on sentiment. And she does it throughout the song.
    Ella Fitzgerald was head and shoulders above all others. And they all knew it.

  • @emomarcelor
    @emomarcelor 7 ปีที่แล้ว +476

    Ella's version is 7 minutes plus, but with her beautiful voice, you would want it to go on forever. Undoubtedly the best version of this beautiful song. Everyone who has had a one sided affair with a "half-pint," can identify. The best description, as written and interpreted is wry, and acceptance without regret.

    • @davidandmaureenfarrow2727
      @davidandmaureenfarrow2727 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Brilliant voice no one has yet replaced her and never will.

    • @whEnG1324
      @whEnG1324 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      wow! Got to double check and I didn't even notice it.

    • @suchandrachatterjee9158
      @suchandrachatterjee9158 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hear hear!

    • @creamcheese1048
      @creamcheese1048 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@davidandmaureenfarrow2727I agree.

    • @patlarkin3592
      @patlarkin3592 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Perfection.....Ella knew what was required whenever she sang. Who, today, can match this beautiful lady's voice or performance??? Answer - no one......

  • @kirstycollins4237
    @kirstycollins4237 8 ปีที่แล้ว +521

    A master at work. She makes every song sound easy.

  • @accharaang4544
    @accharaang4544 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Her voice is so beautiful.

  • @emmapeel5303
    @emmapeel5303 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Simply divine. My mother has been one of her biggest fans ever, for sure. It´s now decades after both have passed away that I really understand why. What a voice, what a personality! And what a song. It tells a whole novel within 7 minutes.

  • @Asa-w7k
    @Asa-w7k 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    My dear old Mammys favourite singer
    The soundtrack to my Sunday mornings as she was preparing for dinner
    This was my church. How blessed was I ? 🌞🙏💙

  • @garymeadhurst
    @garymeadhurst ปีที่แล้ว +32

    She transcends all other artists. The tone, clarity, meaning and feeling in every word is sublime. We are honoured to be able to listen to her recordings. There will never be another Ella.

  • @francebeland1943
    @francebeland1943 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    her voice is like velvet...soft, amazing...never get enough.

  • @mariolinabronzini108
    @mariolinabronzini108 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    There are no words to say how divinely she sings this song!

  • @michaeldeane9029
    @michaeldeane9029 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I've loved this song for many many years Our pbs radio station (Jazz on a Saturday) in Australia played this version this morning. I phoned in to say how magic it was. The young lady who took my call said they were being inundated with txt messages and calls from listeners who, like myself, hadn't heard this version before. Ella, no one comes close to your perfection. I've already listened to this three times in the last hour....

  • @CBHS1962
    @CBHS1962 8 ปีที่แล้ว +534

    This is probably the best non operatic performance last century - a big call. A big call. This rendition is exquisite and impeccable. Has everything: tone, timing, intonation, phrasing, enunciation, interpretation etc. There are great other performances by Ella with These Foolish Things being up to this standard too. Let's not forget the lyrics by Lorenz Hart - fabulous. He even wrote his insecurities into the song. Richard Rogers' haunting melody is wonderful too.

    • @Ivy94F
      @Ivy94F 8 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      This is spot on, Allan! First time I ever heard this, I had to hear it multiple times in a row immediately for those reasons you mentioned. I was almost thinking, do ppl know about this song?!?! Lol. The more I listened, the more those things just blew me away. How can a humans voice DO that so perfectly?

    • @olliegast
      @olliegast 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Thank you for expressing my feelings about this song and Ella's magnificent rendition in this great comment Allan.

    • @2war2bray
      @2war2bray 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I would agree. Everything is perfect in this and no wonder it is one of my Dad's favorite songs.

    • @irenekovacs6115
      @irenekovacs6115 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Thanks for the Lorenz Hart credit, I was about to Google who wrote the lyrics. Lovely articulate review, thanks

    • @42jdw
      @42jdw 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Agreed. I nearly fell off my bike when I first heard it - a tape a term was what I could afford, and it had to be Ella, and it was the Rodgers and Hart songbook, and reaching college, reached the line about the trousers ...

  • @leofosse
    @leofosse 6 ปีที่แล้ว +679

    The lyrics tear me apart.
    Lost my heart, but what of it?
    He is cold, I agree.
    He can laugh but I love it,
    Although the laugh's on me.

    • @SpeegBJ
      @SpeegBJ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      "worship the trousers that cling to him..." Good almighty love...

    • @sumaarc46
      @sumaarc46 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      and to think, Richard Rodgers, had them both, How lucky Mr.Rodgers, was, I have no doubt that both Hart and Hammerstein, found Mr Rodgers, a great Composers.....

    • @cathyborrege5373
      @cathyborrege5373 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      The Broadway 1939 lyric as originally written was even more hair raising...and has been revised ever since--
      "Lost my heart, but what of it?
      My mistake, I agree.
      He's a laugh, but I love it because the laugh's on me."

    • @erichodge567
      @erichodge567 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Yeah man, this is one of the things I miss most about that bygone age. The ability of lyricists like Lorenz Hart, Ira Gershwin, and so many others to write lyrics that were sophisticated, thoroughly conversational, yet completely true to the very particular emotion being painted by the composer. The first half of the twentieth century was a heroic time in American song, truly a golden age.

    • @suchandrachatterjee9158
      @suchandrachatterjee9158 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Matthew Hubbard so I listened to this for the first time when I was 16 and in love for the first time in a British film called the history boys. But it only featured first half of this song. only now, 15 years later; I listen to the second half: “wise at last; my eyes at last; are cutting you down to your size at last.” This woman was a goddess

  • @peterallen2904
    @peterallen2904 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    One of the most beautiful songs ever written, sung by a lady with an explicit voice. I was lucky enough to see her perform on a couple of occasions in the sixties. Eat your heart out, Adele.

  • @beachcomberocean4859
    @beachcomberocean4859 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    She remains my favorite vocalist male or female and she's had plenty of competition over my 70 years. Such tone, tempo, and the spaces in between are magical.

  • @dennisamely5725
    @dennisamely5725 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Incredible 🥰1st Class all the way 🏆

  • @t.s.t.4085
    @t.s.t.4085 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    A perfect example of voice as instrument.

    • @cayleece7890
      @cayleece7890 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I like your profile picture! 😉

  • @moyodf5259
    @moyodf5259 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This song is my Holy grail of songs.

  • @hanzon1529
    @hanzon1529 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    "First Lady of Song". Her diction - and I mean every word - was spot on. I heard her as much through the 💓 than thru my ears. Love you always Ella.

  • @tayannaharrison
    @tayannaharrison 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    She’s so patient in this song. Ugh I love her.

  • @brandon2893
    @brandon2893 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    One of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard, my dad had this album around the house and I listed to this constantly.

  • @Nacho-Mamma
    @Nacho-Mamma 6 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    Ella Fitzgerald had one of the most beautiful voices in the world. It never seemed to matter what she sang, from sultry to scat, she was perfection, and her voice was like butter!

    • @jeffstewart3342
      @jeffstewart3342 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      is Nacho your real name? I agree Nacho

  • @kurtsiecolferites2160
    @kurtsiecolferites2160 10 ปีที่แล้ว +381

    I just love the vulnerability in her voice. So effective. Also, one of the most gorgeous voices in the world.

    • @TahariBlue
      @TahariBlue 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I couldn't agree with you more, it's the voice of an angel.........FLAWLESS!!!!

    • @dan-ce8bb
      @dan-ce8bb 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      in the history of voices

    • @lukevaughan7706
      @lukevaughan7706 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lovely, defined !

    • @lukevaughan7706
      @lukevaughan7706 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Perfekt !

    • @tfp9978
      @tfp9978 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      huh; I love her voice, but "vulnerability" doesn't come to my mind (more with Billy Holiday, though); her voice is STRONG, rich volume and she has perfect timing. So great.

  • @blackjakko
    @blackjakko 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    SUBLIME. Had to stop in my tracks and listen to the whole song because my ears demanded it. Her vocal intonations were mesmerizing and enveloped me. She is the creme de la creme, the cat's pyjamas. The lyrics are too funny. Total enraptured beauty, that's Ella and this song.

    • @TonyCruise-jh1ru
      @TonyCruise-jh1ru ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That is true ,the tunes plays over and over in my head for days sometimes ,she is the greatest of all time ,I really do enjoy listening to Ella ❤

  • @cynnsmith7314
    @cynnsmith7314 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Her exquisite voice, pure gold. R.I.P. the great Ella Fitzgerald, how lucky are we to hear her still?

    • @ThomasMadison-mz1fv
      @ThomasMadison-mz1fv 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome 👏
      She have a soulful voice!
      This is my favorite song 🎶 so tell me are you a fan of Ella..?

  • @lesliegottschalk3332
    @lesliegottschalk3332 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Ella Fitzgerald's voice gives me goose bumps. Roger's & Hart could have no greater tribute than to have her voice singing their song with such remarkable clarity & exquisite tone. She was our national treasure.

    • @alexoliver4222
      @alexoliver4222 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello 👋 Leslie
      How are you doing today

    • @robertomafaldo9348
      @robertomafaldo9348 ปีที่แล้ว

      Esta e voz mais bonita do mundo nunca que estados vai ter uma cantora que nem miss ella fetzgerald

  • @pamelahowell2082
    @pamelahowell2082 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    My favourite song ever!!! Cried my eyes out when she passed. I was 16 and completely in love with her. Her voice tells a story beyond her lyrics 😔🥰

  • @elziamcaulay7359
    @elziamcaulay7359 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This song gives me so much self belief, power.. 1956, My parents were a year old, yet here i am 2019 and it speaks to me..

  • @ajhiflyer
    @ajhiflyer 9 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    ...and worship the trousers that cling to him...
    Brilliant - lyrics and singer alike!

    • @jennyjenny8662
      @jennyjenny8662 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes I was in love before😣

  • @bakermateo
    @bakermateo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    This song instantly takes me back to moments in my life that took 20 years to become special. It will forever be my touchstone.

  • @rectory18
    @rectory18 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Voice like velvet.
    Class beyond Class.

  • @sydhawdon9095
    @sydhawdon9095 9 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    Iv never heard anything so beautiful 💋

  • @direfranchement
    @direfranchement 8 ปีที่แล้ว +273

    Ella Fitzgerald is the antidote.

    • @user-ho3fz3pt5j
      @user-ho3fz3pt5j 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      direfranchement Seconded.

    • @hankluvsdagny
      @hankluvsdagny 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Doctors once
      Prescribed a tonic
      Sulphur and molasses
      was the dose
      Didn't help one bit
      My condition must be chronic

    • @christinavaccaro5417
      @christinavaccaro5417 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yup! U got that right ~🎼🎶🎹🎶🎵🎤

  • @jorgwalesch2797
    @jorgwalesch2797 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It's early 2023 now and here I am, crying tears of joy and sadness, having been touched yet again by this Godliest of expressive voices that jazz ever had. May she keep spreading her love forever!

  • @ertanozmerdan3634
    @ertanozmerdan3634 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    When I listen to her voice, I feel the meaning of life, I feel that I live.

    • @pamelaclark909
      @pamelaclark909 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Today's music pales in comparison to this woman's voice and style!

    • @daniellemaire9459
      @daniellemaire9459 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sarah Vaughn is in the same league as Ella. They are the two best female (jazz) singers in history. Carmen McCrae was also great; also, Betty Carter was pretty good.

    • @rossellapirina383
      @rossellapirina383 ปีที่แล้ว

      La voce di Ella è una voce assolutamente unica e diversa dalle altre cantanti di colore, seppur altrettanto brave.Se chiudi gli occhi ascolti una voce cristallina e bianca. Questa cosa mi ha sempre impressionato.

    • @dumfriesspearhead7398
      @dumfriesspearhead7398 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rossellapirina383 No, I don't hear a "White" voice. The timbre of her voice is still "Black". Sarah Vaughn sounds slightly more White, than Ella.

    • @emmapeel5303
      @emmapeel5303 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pretty well said! Same here.

  • @swabhapal4973
    @swabhapal4973 4 ปีที่แล้ว +346

    Listing to this song in 2020, to remind my mind of the good things.

    • @StephenDedalus74
      @StephenDedalus74 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      This is such a beautiful song, there is so much kindness in her voice it makes you happy and sad at the same time... I had tears of joy while listening to this...

    • @70galway16
      @70galway16 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      omg....yep...same here

    • @AgoristsRising
      @AgoristsRising 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Perfectly said! ❤

    • @chaimarbaihi1727
      @chaimarbaihi1727 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes that is me

    • @tabombasenpai1191
      @tabombasenpai1191 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Me too

  • @Zeppolino100
    @Zeppolino100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    My God, this is the best version of this song I have ever heard! Ella was a gift from the gods to all of us.

  • @axe7064
    @axe7064 5 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    Let me make this clear. This is a very difficult song to deliver live and and Ella does this to perfection as smooth as silk. Not many artist's even today could master this as you need total control of your breathing, timing and being pitch perfect. This is talent This is real artistry and real singing not like today's modern artists

  • @eldreddsouza9813
    @eldreddsouza9813 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Okay so no one's gonna talk about the awesome Piano playing?

    • @Lucia-18
      @Lucia-18 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Bestial...por un momento pensé que estoy en 1944

    • @dominicportelli7468
      @dominicportelli7468 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      It's up to you then, buddy!

    • @dallisb1047
      @dallisb1047 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That is what is so wonderful about this genre. The music can because of the extremely masterful musicianship. Her vocals are nice too!! Only my favorite.

  • @southernlady8809
    @southernlady8809 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Such a gorgeous voice, natural at its best with little accompaniment required. Love the simple beautiful clarity in each note. Bravo! 🕯⚘

  • @dharstin
    @dharstin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Ella's artistry was the definition of vocal perfection. Very few singers matched her. I really love the line about "horizontally speaking." This song and Ella's rendition is pure joy.

  • @egyptian_thoth
    @egyptian_thoth 8 ปีที่แล้ว +503

    that voice though...angel.

  • @Scottsteaux63
    @Scottsteaux63 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    She makes it sound so easy. A formidable woman and a magnificent artist.

  • @underdog39
    @underdog39 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Her voice is magical ❤

    • @TonyCruise-jh1ru
      @TonyCruise-jh1ru ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes dear! That is one of the most beautiful song i have heard .
      She is also one of the greatest singer of jazz and the best of all time ,I love the song

  • @evelynoconnor3062
    @evelynoconnor3062 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    An outstandingly fabulous rendering of a brilliant classic song --- such artistry and brilliance! ----- from the forever great artist and vocalist, Ella Fitzgerald ----- LOVE ❤️ Evelyn O'Connor

    • @ThomasMadison-mz1fv
      @ThomasMadison-mz1fv 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome 👏
      She have a soulful voice!
      This is my favorite song 🎶 so tell me are you a fan of Ella..?

  • @sidilicious11
    @sidilicious11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This song really shows her extraordinary skills as a technician and an artist.

  • @StephanieJeannot
    @StephanieJeannot 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Her voice is breathtaking. Just beautiful to listen to.

  • @dsjk209
    @dsjk209 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I think i finally understand now... When i listened to other music it felt so empty insife of me. As if there was a hole in there. But after listening to Ella.. there's an urge to keep listening to her... The way her voice touches your heart... The way your emotions are stirred, and u feel so lifted.. beautiful...

  • @13schwab
    @13schwab ปีที่แล้ว +34

    A seven minute song with the most incredible lyrics, sung by the best female vocalist in history. We will never hear something like this ever again. It's sad to watch our country, our economy, and our values sink into oblivion knowing we'll never have this pinnacle of musical perfection ever produce any more but to know we still have what she did is still wonderful.

    • @splehcar
      @splehcar ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Y'know what? I've searched for years for anyone else who's recorded this same song, the FULL SEVEN MINUTES FIFTEEN SECONDS. I have yet to find any.
      Yes, there's other recordings. Doris Day, about 2 m 42 s. Lady Gaga/Tony Bennet, 3 m 20 s. Kristin Chenoweth, 5 m. Linda Ronstadt, 4 m 26 s. And it goes on. Almost anyone who's a good singer has done this song, especially if its in their genre. Never ever have I seen anyone else do the FULL 7 m 15 s.
      It would be really fabulous if someone could do this. I'm not really up to date on who's up & coming and such. My music tastes pretty much stop mid 70s. I mostly focus on country/bluegrass now (old and new)
      Huh, just had a random remembering. Dolly Parton has not covered this song.
      Well didn't realize I'd typed this much... if you get this far, thanks for "listening".
      Gonna say gnite.

    • @13schwab
      @13schwab ปีที่แล้ว

      Really nice. Gnite. @@splehcar

  • @tonietteh2015
    @tonietteh2015 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Such a beautiful complex and mellow voice Miss Ella had....listening to her was like being carried along on a gentle stream..... I was born in 1969 and have been listening to her since I was a young child, thankfully being raised by older relatives her who recognized her talents and shared "old time" music even with the kids in our family 💜 🦋💜🦋💜🦋💜🦋💜🦋

  • @marianchacon5289
    @marianchacon5289 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    ELLA FITZGERALD THE LADY OF JAZZ.
    CEST. MAGNIFIQUE!!!!
    NO MERE WORDS TO EXPRESS HOW LOVELY
    SHE COULD SING.
    ABSOLUTELY EXQUISITE!!!! TQ FOR
    UPLOADING THIS
    BEAUTIFUL MUSIC!!!

  • @JENtrification81
    @JENtrification81 8 ปีที่แล้ว +299

    This fits my situation 100%, but I still can't let go, so I listen again and again, but it still doesn't sink in. I'm just going to keep listening until the right one comes along and he better like jazz.

    • @loosabway3400
      @loosabway3400 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Really sweet.
      I'm sure he will - you sound wonderful.

    • @Ivy94F
      @Ivy94F 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Then that last verse will be yours to own and you'll reeeeally feel it. Fini!!!!

    • @fumikoadullaha449
      @fumikoadullaha449 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Fits mine too... Except my husband died on me ... Got himself killed in an accident it's been 2 years but I still can't shake it... I'm F for life and I'm 28 years old ... Ill never have a child ill never have a life... But Ella speaks to the heart!

    • @markharrison2625
      @markharrison2625 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Sure she does, but so do you. Terribly sorry for your loss, but you're not F for life, you know? You'll have a child and a life, just as soon as it's all over. And it will be, one day. I'll say a prayer for you. Bon courage from France.

    • @reubenvaughngreene970
      @reubenvaughngreene970 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Bless you!

  • @deborahparker9361
    @deborahparker9361 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ms. Fitzgerald is the greatest jazz vocalist ...PERIODT..and when she scats..DAMN..MIND BLOWING.

  • @josephvalente5061
    @josephvalente5061 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    One of the greatest singers of jazz and standards of all time

  • @sovaine
    @sovaine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Pure heaven....wow it never fails to send shivers down your spine...she had the voice of velvet and liquid gold...thank you Ella for these timeless memories....your voice sings on forever.

  • @MrMerc-um1de
    @MrMerc-um1de 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Who came after the crown? Beautiful song! ❤️

  • @ulilulable
    @ulilulable 8 ปีที่แล้ว +590

    Not many songs of today manages to rhyme 'dyspeptic' with 'antiseptic'...

    • @tmcgill2219
      @tmcgill2219 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Very Cole Porterish...

    • @humphreyblogut672
      @humphreyblogut672 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@tmcgill2219 More like Larry Hartish...

    • @cosmiagrl8174
      @cosmiagrl8174 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      reminds me of the strange and wonderful rhymes of Joanna Newsom

    • @cathyborrege5373
      @cathyborrege5373 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@humphreyblogut672 You nailed it. Interchanging words and wicked double entendre was Richard Rodger's first lyricist's specialty. Porter borrowed that trick from H art--not the other way around. Lerner (mentored by hart) borrowed it in My Fair Lady--"Budapest..Never met a Ruder Pest.."

    • @donnareemcghie6788
      @donnareemcghie6788 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What exactly does that mean though?????
      Healing?

  • @SteveAndJoyMurphy
    @SteveAndJoyMurphy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Whenever I want to hear the definitive version of a song, I search TH-cam for Ella's version, and she always delivers. I've never heard those lyrics before. I must have always heard the "Reader's Digest" version of the lyrics. Lorenz Hart was a genius as was Richard Rogers and of course Ella Fitzgerald.

  • @sonyabowman7100
    @sonyabowman7100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This song right here is beyond phenomenal and the stages of twin flame soulmate love she eloquently but effortlessly describes is bittersweet heartbreaking heroically finally triumphant...all at the same time...WELL DONE

  • @Maldoror200
    @Maldoror200 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    💀🎉✨️..THANK YOU, for posting 📫 this..!!

  • @khaalifaa84
    @khaalifaa84 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    A perfect combination of beautiful lyrics and deep voice.. Thank you Ella for this beauty

  • @RHKang-hl3ps
    @RHKang-hl3ps 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Absolutely beautiful, I wish I had found this sooner. Now I'm going to start to listen to Ella Fitzgerald (:

  • @thatsuecarney
    @thatsuecarney 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Thank you, so much for sharing this! Ella Fitzgerald and this piano player are a perfect duet💕🕊

  • @MartinKim1004
    @MartinKim1004 6 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Her voice is just for the "JAZZ" absolutely heavenly one.

  • @LadyEng
    @LadyEng 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Absolute perfection, every second of it.

  • @dianeuecker5186
    @dianeuecker5186 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    These are the songs that simply make me cry, this is true music.

  • @reneekenji6934
    @reneekenji6934 8 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    What an absolute gem of a song: Ella's fabulous voice, great words and that gorgeous piano playing - simply fantastic!

  • @TheBarry1m
    @TheBarry1m 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I have heard this song many times. Today I listened to it again on my MP3 player. It hit me between the eyes. Played it here on you tube and it knock me out. By the end of the song I had tears in my eyes. Why? Why? It is magic, that is why.

  • @kachingwohoo
    @kachingwohoo 9 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Been living in Chicago for the past 37 days... I feel Ella's music's down to the bone, every single day.

  • @susan9188
    @susan9188 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Ella my all time favourite! Never knew there was so many (naughty) extra verses to Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered, and I've been singing it since I was a child and I'm now 68!

    • @alexoliver4222
      @alexoliver4222 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello 👋 susan
      How are you doing today

  • @alessiacrea8314
    @alessiacrea8314 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    i’m here after my policeman and I love it so much!!