JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS
PEGGY LEE
SONGWRITER: COLE PORTER
COUNTRY: U.S.A.
ALBUM: IT'S A GOOD DAY
LABEL: EDEL RECORDS
GENRE: JAZZ
YEAR: 1952

"Just One of Those Things" is a popular song written by Cole Porter for the 1935 musical Jubilee.
Porter had written the score for Jubilee while on an extended sea cruise in the early part of 1935: however, in September 1935 while he was visiting a friend's farm in Ohio with Jubilee's librettist Moss Hart, the latter mentioned that the play's second act required an additional song, and Porter had "Just One of Those Things" completed by the following morning (he had previously used the title for a song intended for but not featured in the 1930 musical The New Yorkers—apart from the title the two songs are distinct). Porter's original lyric lacked an adjective for the line "a trip to the moon on gossamer wings": "gossamer" would be suggested by his friend, Ed Tauch.
"Just One of Those Things" was featured in two Doris Day musical films, Lullaby of Broadway (1951) and Young at Heart (1954), and also in the film version of Can-Can (1960) in which it's performed by Maurice Chevalier.
Peggy Lee (Jamestown, 26 de maio de 1920 — Bel Air, Los Angeles, 21 de janeiro de 2002), nome artístico de Norma Deloris Egstrom, foi uma cantora de jazz tradicional estadunidense conhecida por interpretar as canções "Is That All There Is?" e "Fever". Ao longo de uma carreira de mais de cinco décadas, Peggy gravou mais de 600 canções e chegou a ser comparada às mais importantes cantoras americanas de sua época, como Billie Holiday e Bessie Smith.



It was just one of those things
Just one of those crazy flings
One of those bells that now and then rings
Just one of those things

It was just one of those nights
One of those fabulous flights
A trip to the moon on gossamer wings
Just one of those things

If we'd thought a bit, of the end of it
When we started painting the town
We'd have been aware that our love affair
Was too hot, not to cool down

So goodbye, bye, bye, bye, dear and Amen
Here's hoping we meet now and then
It was great fun
But it was just one of those things

If we'd thought a bit, of the end of it
When we started painting the town
We'd have been aware that our love affair
Was too hot, not to cool down

So goodbye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye dear and Amen
Here's hoping we meet now and then
It was great fun
But it was just one of those things, just one of those things

Just one of those things, just one of those things
WHEN YOU'RE SMILING
LOUIS ARMSTRONG
SONGWRITERSS: Joe Goodwin; Larry Shay & Mark Fisher
COUNTRY: U.S.A./GERMANY
ALBUM: SWINGS/LP
LABEL: BRUNSWICK
GENRE: JAZZ
YEAR: 1958

"When You're Smiling" (君微笑めば Kimi hohoemeba) is a popular song by Larry Shay, Mark Fisher, and Joe Goodwin (June 6, 1889 - July 31, 1943), and made famous by Louis Armstrong, who recorded it at least three times, in 1929, 1932, and 1956. Duke Ellington also recorded it several times earlier in his career.
Many other recordings exist, for example those by Billie Holiday with Lester Young and Teddy Wilson in 1938, Studies in Swing No.3, Louis Prima, Frank Sinatra, Julia Lee, Nat King Cole, Erroll Garner, and Patti Page. Cliff Bruner brought it to the country charts in 1939. It was adopted by Leicester City F.C. as the club anthem, and can be heard at many of the team's games. In 1961, Judy Garland performed the song at the Judy at Carnegie Hall concert. Andy Williams released a version on his 1963 album, Days of Wine and Roses and Other TV Requests. Dean Martin also sang it, sometimes parodying it as "When You're Drinkin'". Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra, with Billie Holiday, recorded this classic on January 6, 1938, in New York City for Brunswick/Columbia, with Teddy Wilson on piano, Benny Morton on trombone, Buck Clayton on trumpet, Lester Young on tenor sax, Freddie Green on guitar, Walter Page on bass and Jo Jones on drums.
When you're smilin' keep on smilin'
The whole world smiles with you
And when you're laughin', oh, when youre laughin'
The sun comes shinin' Through

But when you're cryin' you bring on the rain
So stop your sighin 'be happy again
Keep on smilin cause when you're smilin'
The whole world smiles with you

Oh, when you're smilin' keep on smilin'
The whole world smiles with you
Ah when you're laughin' keep on laughin'
The sun comes shinin' through

Now when you're cryin' you bring on the rain
So stop that sighin' be happy again
Keep on smilin cause when you're smilin'
And the whole world smiles with you

The great big world will smile with
The whole wide world will smile with you
NO MORE MR. NICE GUY
PAT BOONE
SONGWRITERS: Alice Cooper & Michael Bruce
COUNTRY: U.S.A.
ALBUM: IN A MOOD: NO MORE MR. NICE GUY
LABEL: HIP-ORECORDS
GENRE: SWING
YEAR: 1997

In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy is a 1997 album by Pat Boone in which Boone covers hard rock and heavy metal songs in a jazz/big band style. Boone promoted the album by appearing in leather clothing (and, at that year's American Music Awards, wearing a dog collar). He succeeded in propelling Metal Mood onto the Billboard record charts (making it Boone's first hit album in 35 years), but it did not please some of his older, longtime fans who considered the heavy metal genre in bad taste, or worse. The album has since become somewhat popular as a joke gift to metal fans (as often indicated in reviews given to it) although some serious sites have given it good reviews on its own merits. The album featured guest appearances from well-known rock musicians such as Ronnie James Dio and Ritchie Blackmore.
In October of the same year, and in a similar vein, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé covered Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun" in a lounge-jazz style on the 1997 compilation album release, Lounge-A-Palooza. This idea of giving rock hits a "standards" treatment was imitated later by Boone's contemporary Paul Anka in the 2005 album Rock Swings, which also featured Anka doing a cover of "Black Hole Sun".
I used to be such a sweet, sweet thing
'Til they got a hold of me.
I opened doors for little old ladies,
I helped the blind to see.
I got no friends 'cause they read the papers.
They can't be seen with me and I'm gettin' real shot down
And I'm feeling mean.

No more Mister Nice Guy,
No more Mister Clean,
No more Mister Nice Guy,
They say he's sick, he's obscene.

I got no friends 'cause they read the papers.
They can't be seen with me and I'm gettin' real shot down
And I'm feeling mean.

No more Mister Nice Guy,
No more Mister Clean,
No more Mister Nice Guy,
They say he's sick, he's obscene.

My dog bit me on the leg today.
My cat clawed my eyes.
Ma's been thrown out of the social circle,
And dad has to hide.
I went to church incognito.
When everybody rose, the Reverend Smith,
He recognized me,
And punched me in the nose.
No more Mister Nice Guy,
No more Mister Clean,
No more Mister Nice Guy,
They say he's sick, he's obscene.
FEELING GOOD
MICHAEL BUBLÉ
SONGWRITERS: Anthony Newley & Leslie Bricusse
COUNTRY: CANADA
ALBUM: IT’S TIME
LABEL: REPRISE RECORDS
GENRE: JAZZ
YEAR: 2005

It's Time is the fourth studio album, and second major label studio album, released by Canadian singer Michael Bublé. The album was released by 143 Records and Reprise Records on February 8, 2005.
Similar to Buble’s previous albums, this album features his covers of well-known songs from varying decades. Unlike the previous albums, this one was the first to feature a song penned in part by the jazz performer himself called “Home.” After its release, It's Time received mixed to positive reviews from contemporary music critics. While many commended the use of Bublé's vocals, the album faced criticism regarding Bublé's extensive use of jazz and pop covers that appeared throughout the majority of the album.
Despite some unfavorable reviews, the album became a commercial success, topping the charts in Canada, Italy, and Spain, while also peaking in the top ten in eleven other countries. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified it three-times platinum, for shipments of three million copies across the United States. In Australia, the album was certified 5× Platinum by the ARIA for sales of 350,000 copies sold, and in Canada it was certified 6× Platinum by the CRIA for sales of 600,000 copies, the album has sold 6 million units worldwide.




Birds flying high you know how I feel
Sun in the sky you know how I feel
breze driftin' on by you know how I feel

(refrain)
It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life
For me
And I'm feeling good

Fish in the sea you know how I feel
River running free you know how I feel
Blossom on the tree you know how I feel

(refrain)
It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life
For me
And I'm feeling good

Dragonfly out in the sun you know what I mean, don't you know
Butterflies all havin' fun you know what I mean
Sleep in peace when day is done
That's what I mean

And this old world is a new world
And a bold world
For me

Stars when you shine you know how I feel
Scent of the pine you know how I feel
Oh freedom is mine

And I know how I feel