Story Behind The Song
I like to goof around with different styles of music, and this style more than most allows for a little more playfulness in the lyric and the singing--swoops and warbles and yodels. I once won a karaoke contest doing Mack the Knife, and that probably serv
Song Description
Fresh lyrical treatment of the old story about true love, in a finger-snapping, Bobby-Darrin-ish cool-but-playful jazz setting--piano, bass, drums and horns.
| Song Length |
2:05 |
Genre |
Jazz - Lounge, Jazz - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Content, Endearing |
Subject |
Joy, Falling in Love |
| Similar Artists |
Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1950 - 1959 |
| |
Lyrics
The Way I Feel About You
I like to read the newspaper--I like my coffee too
I like to watch the vapor make little curly-cues
But the paper and the vapor don?t stay on my mind
Like the imagery that you leave behind
They can?t hold a candle to
The way I feel about you
I like to ride the rides at amusement parks
All my insides making graceful arcs
But my head starts spinning when I see you, girl
So every minute on the tilt-a-whirl
Runs a distant second to
The way I feel about you
I?m so satisfied
When I?ve got you by my side
You?re so far above
Every other thing that I love
If I was a producer down in Hollywood
Where the ladies are looser and they all look good
Well I?d still be in agony
OK, just a little bit of ecstasy
But they?d leave me alone if they only knew
They couldn?t do a single thing to
This love that?s oh so true
The way I feel about you
They can?t hold a candle to
The way I feel about you
© Greg Beattie 2004