Red, Hot And Blue 1936 Cole Porter

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 26 Apr 2005

Due to the tragic lowness of my brow,
all music that's highbrow,
gets me upset.
Each time I hear a strain of Stravinsky's
I hurry to Minsky's and try to forget.
I don't like Schubert's music or Schumann's.
I'm one of those humans
who only goes in for
Berlin and Vincent Youmans;
I'm for the guy that eludes Bach sonatas
and Chopin preludes;
so when some nice man I meet,
I always murmur tout d'suite.

If you want to thrill me
and drill me for your crew,
sing me a melody that's Red, Hot and blue.
Before you expand on
that grand cottage for two,
sing me a melody that's Red, Hot and Blue.
I can't take Sibelius or Delius,
but I swear I'd throw
my best pal away for Calloway
so when we're all set
and I get married to you,
don't let that violin
start playing Lohengrin,
it may be sweet as sin,
but it's not Red, Hot and Blue.

If you want to thrill me
and drill me for your crew,
sing me a melody that's Red, Hot and blue.
Before you expand on
that grand cottage for two,
sing me a melody that's Red, Hot and Blue.
I can't take Sibelius or Delius,
but I swear I'd throw
my best pal away for Calloway
so when we're all set
and I get married to you,
don't let that violin
start playing Lohengrin,
it may be sweet as sin,
but it's not Red, Hot and Blue.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Red, Hot And Blue 1936 Cole Porter
Words & Music by Cole Porter
© MCMXXXVI by Chappell & Co. Inc. N.Y.C.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 26 April 2005 at 13.03
in association with Doug Grierson
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Vinton Freedley presents "Red, Hot and Blue"
with Ethel Merman, Jimmy Durante & Bob Hope
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