They say into your early life romance came,
And in this heart of yours burned a flame,
A flame that flickered one day and died away,
Then, with disillusion deep in your eyes,
You learned that fools in love soon grow wise,
The years have changed you, somehow;
I see you now…
Smoking, drinking, never thinking of tomorrow,
Nonchalant, diamonds shining, dancing, dining
With some man in a restaurant
Is that all you really want?
No, Sophisticated Lady, I know,
You miss the love you lost long ago,
And when nobody is nigh you cry.
Is that all you really want?
No, Sophisticated Lady, I know,
You miss the heart you lost long ago,
And when nobody is nigh you cry.
This is fascinating.This is a 1933 recording of a tune that had only been published the year before, and so it was a new piece of material, not yet weighed down with the gravitas that it has had attached to it during the last eight decades...The Boswell Sisters and the band were free to take liberties with it.(The band, incidentally, features young up-and-comer Benny Goodman on clarinet.)
Thank you too! Connie was the leadsinger all the time and when her sisters started their family life (1936), Connie went solo and became Connee (more easy for writing autographs!).Grtz, Aad
Wonderfull....Duke was real proud of the adaption. It proved that his bluesy chord changes could really work with the wider audiences not just the jazz fans of the day.