A romantic love song by composer Harry Warren and lyricist Al Dubin, written for the film Dames (1934) and listed as #157 in Rolling Stone magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2004)."
I think the version I like the best is the one by the Flamingos in 1959. Art Garfunkel did a great cover in 1975 and I was once again surprised when I found out it was a cover.
It is a great song and I am glad I am not the only one to think so. There are two reasons this song is in focus today. The first is because I was singing it when I woke up and secondly because at the same time there was a second song trying to break in to the solitude at 3am. It was by ZZTop(1979), "I Thank You" is a song written by David Porter and Isaac Hayes originally recorded by Sam & Dave, released in early 1968. I bring this up because I know a lady that can sing the lyrics of one song to the beat and rhythm of another song and I could almost hear that kind of thing with these two songs. I can not now but during the REM fog I almost could.
You are here and so am I
You didn't have to hold it but you did
Maybe millions of people go by
And I thank you
But they all disappear from view
You didn't have to squeeze me but you did
And I only have eyes for you!
The song is still playing in my head. It is being attacked by my thoughts of food. I think of food almost constantly. I lost fifty pounds but am finding it extremely difficult to lose ten more. I know have a duality of thought about weight, like the songs of thing morning. I try not to judge people and whenever someone is judging they say "but" how can they stay fat? At the same time I feel like shaking them from a distance and saying "snap out of it, eat bacon and eggs only and you will lose weight" but then I descend or condescend and say, but don't chase it with a soda and some grits. I do realize that addiction whether food or drug or slothfulness, greed etc are complicated and judging is not a helpful tact. Rabbit hole closing in on me.
Clarity, lets return to clarity. A very romantic song but what is with the Sha bop sha bop. Did Scatman Crothers work on that session. I am not going to explain that.
It is a great song and I am glad I am not the only one to think so. There are two reasons this song is in focus today. The first is because I was singing it when I woke up and secondly because at the same time there was a second song trying to break in to the solitude at 3am. It was by ZZTop(1979), "I Thank You" is a song written by David Porter and Isaac Hayes originally recorded by Sam & Dave, released in early 1968. I bring this up because I know a lady that can sing the lyrics of one song to the beat and rhythm of another song and I could almost hear that kind of thing with these two songs. I can not now but during the REM fog I almost could.
You are here and so am I
You didn't have to hold it but you did
Maybe millions of people go by
And I thank you
But they all disappear from view
You didn't have to squeeze me but you did
And I only have eyes for you!
The song is still playing in my head. It is being attacked by my thoughts of food. I think of food almost constantly. I lost fifty pounds but am finding it extremely difficult to lose ten more. I know have a duality of thought about weight, like the songs of thing morning. I try not to judge people and whenever someone is judging they say "but" how can they stay fat? At the same time I feel like shaking them from a distance and saying "snap out of it, eat bacon and eggs only and you will lose weight" but then I descend or condescend and say, but don't chase it with a soda and some grits. I do realize that addiction whether food or drug or slothfulness, greed etc are complicated and judging is not a helpful tact. Rabbit hole closing in on me.
Clarity, lets return to clarity. A very romantic song but what is with the Sha bop sha bop. Did Scatman Crothers work on that session. I am not going to explain that.
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