Frasi di Cole Porter

Cole Porter è stato un compositore statunitense.

Fra i più sofisticati della musica jazz, è considerato uno dei cinque grandi del musical americano , sia per il teatro che per il cinema.

Il suo stile musicale elegante, sottile ed arguto produsse capolavori della musica jazz. Tra le sue canzoni si ricordano Night and Day, Let's Do It, I Get a Kick Out of You, Begin the Beguine, I've Got You Under My Skin, I Love Paris, Just One of Those Things, Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye, You're the Top e Don't Fence Me In.

✵ 9. Giugno 1891 – 15. Ottobre 1964
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“In olden days a glimpse of stocking
Was looked on as something shocking
But now, Heaven knows,
Anything goes.”

"Anything Goes"; there are also variants on this line which read "But now, God knows,
Anything goes", but the most common renditions are done with "Heaven knows"
Anything Goes (1934)

“So kiss me Kate,
Thou lovely loon,
E'er we start on our honeymoon.”

"Kiss Me Kate"
Kiss Me, Kate (1948)
Contesto: So kiss me Kate,
Thou lovely loon,
E'er we start on our honeymoon.
Oh, kiss me, Kate, Darling devil divine,
For now thou shall ever be mine.

“It must be fun to be you
And play with love as you do”

"It Must Be Fun To Be You"
Mexican Hayride (1944)
Contesto: It must be fun to be you
And play with love as you do
To treat each new romance
As merely one more dance
Or just another book to glance through
It must be fun to acquire
Whatever heart you desire,
And when you're bored with it
To tear it in two,
It must be fun to be you.

“Send me off forever but I ask you please
Don't fence me in”

"Don't Fence Me In" (1934) written for a never-released film Adios, Argentina, later used in the film Hollywood Canteen (1944).
Contesto: Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above.
Don't fence me in. Let me ride through the wide open country that I love
Don't fence me in Let me be by myself in the evenin' breeze
And listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees
Send me off forever but I ask you please
Don't fence me in

“What is this thing called love?
This funny thing called love?”

"What Is This Thing Called Love?" from Wake Up and Dream (1929)
Contesto: What is this thing called love?
This funny thing called love?
Just who can solve this mystery?
Why should it make a fool of me?

“Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above.
Don't fence me in.”

"Don't Fence Me In" (1934) written for a never-released film Adios, Argentina, later used in the film Hollywood Canteen (1944).
Contesto: Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above.
Don't fence me in. Let me ride through the wide open country that I love
Don't fence me in Let me be by myself in the evenin' breeze
And listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees
Send me off forever but I ask you please
Don't fence me in

“Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown.”

"Be A Clown"
The Pirate (1948)
Contesto: Wear the cap and the bells
And you'll rate all the great swells.
If you become a doctor, folks'll face you with dread.
If you become a dentist, they'll be glad when you're dead.
You get a bigger hand if you can stand on your head.
Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown.

“Wear the cap and the bells
And you'll rate all the great swells.”

"Be A Clown"
The Pirate (1948)
Contesto: Wear the cap and the bells
And you'll rate all the great swells.
If you become a doctor, folks'll face you with dread.
If you become a dentist, they'll be glad when you're dead.
You get a bigger hand if you can stand on your head.
Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown.

“This rule I propose,
Always have an ace in the hole. Always try to arrive at
Having an ace some place private. ”

"Ace in the Hole"
Let's Face It (1941)
Contesto: This rule I propose,
Always have an ace in the hole. Always try to arrive at
Having an ace some place private. Always have an ace in the hole.

“I get no kick from champagne.
Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all,
So tell me why it should be true
That I get a kick out of you?”

"I Get a Kick Out of You"
Anything Goes (1934)
Origine: The Complete Lyrics of Cole Porter

“In shallow shoals, English soles do it
Goldfish in the privacy of bowls do it.”

"Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love"
Paris (1928)

“You are my fav'rite star,
My haven in heaven above,
You are ev'rything I love.”

"Ev'rything I Love" (1941)
Let's Face It (1941)

“You're the smile
On the Mona Lisa.”

"You're the Top"
Anything Goes (1934)

“You'd be so nice,
You'd be paradise
To come home to and love.”

"You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To"
Something To Shout About (1943)

“What moments divine, what rapture serene.”

"Begin the Beguine" in Jubilee (1935)

“Some Argentines, without means, do it,
People say, in Boston, even beans do it.
Let's do it, let's fall in love.”

"Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love" (there have been many variant renditions of this song by various artists).
Paris (1928)

“You'd be so nice to come home to
You'd be so nice by the fire…”

"You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To"
Something To Shout About (1943)

“The chimpanzees in the zoos do it,
Some courageous kangaroos do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love. I'm sure giraffes on the sly do it,
Even eagles as they fly do it,
Let's do it, let's fall in love.”

"Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love"; an earlier variant, rather than "Even eagles...": "Heavy hippopotami do it..."
Paris (1928)

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