AIN’T THAT A KICK ON THE HEAD

DEAN MARTIN

SONGWRITERS: J. VAN HEUSEN & S. CAHN

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: AIN’T THAT A KICK IN THE HEAD?

LABEL: CAPITL RECORDS

GENRE: SWING

YEAR: 1960

 

       "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" is a pop song written in 1960 with music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Sammy Cahn. It was first recorded on May 10, 1960, by Dean Martin in a swinging big band jazz arrangement conducted by Nelson Riddle. Martin performed the song in the 1960 heist film Ocean's 11 in an alternate arrangement featuring vibraphonist Red Norvo and his quartet.

          The song was covered in 2004 by Irish boy band Westlife on their sixth studio album, ...Allow Us to Be Frank. Despite not charting in Ireland and failing to appear on the UK Singles Chart, their cover of the song reached number four on the UK Download Chart, peaked at number five in Denmark, and charted within the top 50 in Flanders, the Netherlands, and Sweden.

How lucky can one guy be?

I kissed her and she kissed me

Like the fella once said

"Ain't that a kick in the head?"

 

The room was completely black

I hugged her and she hugged back

Like the sailor said, quote

"Ain't that a hole in a boat?"

 

My head keeps spinnin'

I go to sleep and keep grinnin'

If this is just the beginnin'

My life is gonna be beautiful

 

I've sunshine enough to spread

It's just like the fella said

Tell me quick, ain't love a kick in the head?

 

Like the fella once said

"Ain't that a kick in the head?"

 

Like the sailor said, quote

"Ain't that a hole in a boat?"

 

My head keeps spinnin'

I go to sleep and keep grinnin'

If this is just the beginnin'

My life is gonna be beautiful

 

She's tellin' me we'll be wed

She's picked out a king-size bed

I couldn't feel any better or I'd be sick

Tell me quick, oh, ain't love a kick?

Tell me quick, ain't love a kick in the head?

SOMETHIN’ STUPID

ROBBIE WILLIAMS

SONGWRITER: C. CARSON PARKS

COUNTRY: U. K.

ALBUM: SWING WHEN YOU’RE WINNING

LABEL: CHRYSALIS

GENRE: SWING

YEAR: 2001

 

         Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer-songwriter and entertainer. He found fame as a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995, but achieved greater commercial success with his solo career, beginning in 1996. Williams has released seven UK number one singles and eleven out of his twelve studio albums have reached number one in the UK. Six of his albums are among the top 100 biggest-selling albums in the United Kingdom–four albums in the top 60–and in 2006 he entered the Guinness Book of World Records for selling 1.6 million tickets of his Close Encounters Tour in a single day.

       Williams has received a record eighteen Brit Awards—winning Best British Male Artist four times, two awards for Outstanding Contribution to Music and the 2017 Brits Icon for his "lasting impact on British culture", eight German ECHO Awards, and three MTV European Music Awards. In 2004, he was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame after being voted the "Greatest Artist of the 1990s". According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), Williams has been certified for 19.9 million albums and 7.8 million singles in the UK as a solo artist. Five of his albums have topped the Australian albums chart. He is also one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold 75 million records worldwide. Williams also topped the 2000–2010 UK airplay chart. His three concerts at Knebworth in 2003 drew over 375,000 people, the UK's biggest music event to that point. In 2014, he was awarded the freedom of his home town of Stoke-on-Trent, as well as having a tourist trail created and streets named in his honour.

        Swing When You're Winning is a swing cover album by English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams, and his fourth studio album overall. It was released in the United Kingdom on 19 November 2001 and peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart.

          The album's title is a play on Williams' previous album Sing When You're Winning. In 2013, Williams returned to swing for his tenth studio album Swings Both Ways. Unlike Swing When You're Winning, however, the sequel is nearly evenly divided between covers and original songs penned by Williams and Guy Chambers.

I know I'll stand in line,

until you think you have the time

to spend an evening with me

 

And if we go some place to dance

I know that there's a chance

you won't be leaving with me

 

And afterwards we drop into a quiet little place

and have a drink or two

And then I go and spoil it all

by saying something stupid

like :"I love you"

 

I can see it in your eyes

you still dispise the same old lies

you heard the night before

 

And though it's just a line to you

for me it's true

it never seemed so right before

 

I practice everyday

to find some clever lines to say

to make the meaning come true

 

But then I think I'll wait

until the evening gets late

and I'm alone with you

 

The time is right

your perfume fills my head

the stars get red

and oh, the night's so blue

 

And then I go and spoil it all

by saying something stupid

like: "I love you"

 

The time is right

Your perfume fills my head

The stars get red

and oh, the night's so blue

 

And then I go and spoil it all

by saying something stupid

like: "I love you"

"I love you" (3x)

BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY

THE ANDREWS SISTERS

SONGWRITERS: DON RAYE & HUGHIE PRINCE

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: SELECTION FROM MAFIA 2 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK RECORDING

LABEL: ALTEREDEGO

GENRE: SWING

YEAR: 1900

 

           The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia(July 6, 1911 – May 8, 1967), soprano Maxene Anglyn(January 3, 1916 – October 21, 1995), and mezzo-soprano Patricia Marie "Patty"(February 16, 1918 – January 30, 2013). The sisters have sold an estimated 80 million records. Their 1941 hit "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" can be considered an early example of jump blues. Other songs closely associated with the Andrews Sisters include their first major hit, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (Means That You're Grand)" (1937), "Beer Barrel Polka(Roll Out the Barrel)" (1939), "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar" (1940), "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me)" (1942), and "Rum and Coca Cola" (1945), which helped introduce American audiences to calypso.

          The Andrews Sisters' harmonies and songs are still influential today, and have been copied and recorded by entertainers such as Patti Page, Bette Midler, Christina Aguilera, Pentatonix, and others. The group was among the inaugural inductees to the Vocal Group Hall of Fame upon its opening in 1998. Writing for Bloomberg, Mark Schoifet said the sisters became the most popular female vocal group of the first half of the 20th century. They are still widely acclaimed today for their famous close harmonies. They were inducted into the Minnesota Rock/Country Hall of Fame in May 2006.

He was a famous trumpet man

From out Chicago way

He had a boogie style

That no one else could play

He was the top man at his craft

But then his number came up

And he was gone with the draft

He's in the army now

He's blowin' reveille

He's the boogie-woogie bugle boy of Company B

 

They made him blow a bugle

For his Uncle Sam

It really brought him down

Because he could not jam

The Captain seemed to understand

Because the next day the Cap'

Went out and drafted a band

And now the company jumps

When he plays reveille

He's the boogie-woogie bugle boy of Company B

 

A-toot a-toot

A-toot diddle-ee-ada-toot

He blows it eight to the bar

In boogie rhythm

He can't blow a note

Unless the bass and guitar

Is playin' with 'im

 

He makes the company jumps

When he plays reveille

He's the boogie-woogie bugle boy of Company B

 

He was a boogie-woogie bugle boy of Company B

And when he plays boogie-woogie bugle

He's was busy as a bzzy bee

And when he plays he makes the company jump

Eight to the bar

He's the boogie-woogie bugle boy of Company B

 

Toot-toot-toot-toot a-diddle-ee-ada-toot-diddle-ee-ada

Toot toot he blows it eight to the bar

 

He can't blow a note

If the bass and guitar

Isn't with 'im

 

A-and the company jumps

When he plays reveille

He's the boogie-woogie bugle boy of Company B

 

He puts the boys to sleep

With boogie every night

And wakes them up the same way

In the early bright

They clap their hands and stamp their feet

Because they know how he plays

When someone gives him a beat

He really breaks it up

When he plays reveille

He's the boogie-woogie bugle boy of Company B

 

dadada-adarada-dada, dadada-adarada-dada

dadada-adarada-dada, dadada-adarada-dada

 

A-and the company jumps

When he plays reveille

He's the boogie-woogie bugle boy of Company B.

 LOVE ISN’T JUST FOR THE YOUNG

FRANK SINATRA

SONGWRITER: BERNARD KNEE

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: SOFTLY, AS I LEAVE YOU SINATRA

LABEL: REPRISE RECORDS

GENRE: SWING

YEAR: 1965

 

            Francis Albert Sinatra (/sɪˈnɑːtrə/; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor who was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide.

          Born to Italian immigrants in Hoboken, New Jersey, Sinatra was greatly influenced by the intimate easy listening vocal style of Bing Crosby and began his musical career in the swing era with bandleaders Harry James and Tommy Dorsey. Sinatra found success as a solo artist after he signed with Columbia Records in 1943, becoming the idol of the "bobby soxers". He released his debut album, The Voice of Frank Sinatra, in 1946. But by the early 1950s, his professional career had stalled and he turned to Las Vegas, where he became one of its best known residency performers as part of the Rat Pack. His career was reborn in 1953 with the success of the film From Here to Eternity, with his performance subsequently earning him an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Sinatra subsequently released several critically lauded albums, some of which are retrospectively noted as being among the first "concept albums", including In the Wee Small Hours(1955), Songs for Swingin' Lovers!(1956), Come Fly with Me(1958), Only the Lonely(1958), No One Cares(1959), and Nice 'n' Easy(1960).

          Sinatra left Capitol in 1960 to start his own record label, Reprise Records, and released a string of successful albums. In 1965, he recorded the retrospective álbum September of My Years and starred in the Emmy-winning television special Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music. After releasing Sinatra at the Sands, recorded at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Vegas with frequent collaborator Count Basie in early 1966, the following year he recorded one of his most famous collaborations with Tom Jobim, the album Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim. It was followed by 1968's Francis A. & Edward K. with Duke Ellington. Sinatra retired for the first time in 1971, but came out of retirement two years later. He recorded several albums and resumed performing at Caesars Palace, and released "New York, New York" in 1980. Using his Las Vegas shows as a home base, he toured both within the United States and internationally until shortly before his death in 1998.

              Sinatra forged a highly successful career as a film actor. After winning an Academy Award for From Here to Eternity, he starred in The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), and in The Manchurian Candidate (1962). He appeared in various musicals such as On the Town(1949), Guys and Dolls(1955), High Society(1956), and Pal Joey(1957), winning another Golden Globe for the latter. Toward the end of his career, he frequently played detectives, including the title character in Tony Rome (1967). Sinatra would later receive the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1971. On television, The Frank Sinatra Show began on ABC in 1950, and he continued to make appearances on television throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Sinatra was also heavily involved with politics from the mid-1940s, and actively campaigned for presidents such as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan. Sinatra was investigated by the FBI for his alleged relationship with the Mafia.

           While Sinatra never learned how to read music, he worked very hard from a young age to improve his abilities in all aspects of music. A perfectionist, renowned for his dress sense and performing presence, he always insisted on recording live with his band. His bright blue eyes earned him the popular nickname "Ol' Blue Eyes". Sinatra led a colorful personal life, and was often involved in turbulent affairs with women, such as with his second wife Ava Gardner. He later married Mia Farrow in 1966 and Barbara Marx in 1976. Sinatra had several violent confrontations, usually with journalists he felt had crossed him, or work bosses with whom he had disagreements. He was honored at the Kennedy Center Honors in 1983, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1985, and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1997.                        Sinatra was also the recipient of eleven Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Trustees Award, Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He was collectively included in Time magazine's compilation of the 20th century's 100 most influential people. After Sinatra's death, American music critic Robert Christgau called him "the greatest singer of the 20th century", and he continues to be seen as an iconic figure.

Love isn't just for the young,
It's for all who may wish upon a star,
Love isn't just for the young,
For true love doesn't ask how old you are.
Doesn't matter if you're twenty or ninety two,
You only need a heart to share,
Then of course you need someone who feels like you,
And who answers every dream and prayer.
Love isn't just for the young,
Never fear, let the whole world know it's spring.
 
For love isn't just for the young,
And there's, oh, so much joy that it can bring.
Yes, the gold may have turned to silver,
But if you still have songs left unsung,
Just remember that love is for everyone,
Love isn't just for the young.
(musical interlude)
But if you still have songs left unsung,
Just remember that love is for everyone,
Love isn't just for the young.

BEI MIR BIST DU SCHÖN

THE ANDREWS SISTERS

SONGWRITERS: JACOB JACOBS; SAMMY CAHN; SAUL CHAPLIN & SHOLOM SECUNDA

COUNTRY: U. S, A.

ALBUM: PENSYLVANIA POLKA

LABEL: OLD CUTZ

GENRE: SWING

YEAR: 1942

 

          The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia (July 6, 1911 – May 8, 1967), soprano Maxene Anglyn(January 3, 1916 – October 21, 1995), and mezzo-soprano Patricia Marie "Patty" (February 16, 1918 – January 30, 2013). The sisters have sold an estimated 80 million records. Their 1941 hit "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" can be considered an early example of jump blues. Other songs closely associated with the Andrews Sisters include their first major hit, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (Means That You're Grand)"(1937), "Beer Barrel Polka(Roll Out the Barrel)"(1939), "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar"(1940), "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me)"(1942), and "Rum and Coca Cola"(1945), which helped introduce American audiences to calypso.

          The Andrews Sisters' harmonies and songs are still influential today, and have been copied and recorded by entertainers such as Patti Page, Bette Midler, Christina Aguilera, Pentatonix, and others. The group was among the inaugural inductees to the Vocal Group Hall of Fame upon its opening in 1998. Writing for Bloomberg, Mark Schoifet said the sisters became the most popular female vocal group of the first half of the 20th century. They are still widely acclaimed today for their famous close harmonies. They were inducted into the Minnesota Rock/Country Hall of Fame in May 2006.

Of all the girls I've known, and I've known some

Until I first met you I was lonesome

And when you came in sight, dear, my heart grew light

And this old world seemed new to me

You're really swell I have to admit, you

Deserve expressions that really fit you

And so I've racked my brain, hoping to explain

All the things that you do to me

 

Bei Mir Bist Du Schön, please let me explain

Bei Mir Bist Du Schön means that you're grand

Bei Mir Bist Du Schön, again I'll explain

It means that you're the fairest in the land

I could say 'Bella, bella,' even say 'Wunderbar'

Each language only helps me tell you how grand you are

I've tried to explain 'Bei Mir Bist Du Schön'

So kiss me and say you understand

 

Bei mir bist du schön, you've heard it all before

But let me try to explain

Bei mir bist du schön means that you're grand

Bei mir bist du schön, it's such an old refrain

and yet I should explain

It means I am begging for your hand

 

I could say "Bella, bella", even say "Wunderbar"

Each language only helps me tell you grand you are.