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Lorenz Hart’s original lyrics were highly provocative for 1940, including lines like "Horizontally speaking, he’s at his very best" and "Thank God, I can be oversexed again" .
For her album Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Song Book , she chose to record the unabridged version . At over seven minutes long, it remains one of the few recordings to include the full, original Broadway "patter" lyrics. Lorenz Hart’s original lyrics were highly provocative for
When the song became a pop hit in 1950 (most notably by Doris Day), it was heavily censored for radio, removing nearly all the witty, adult-themed verses. Ella’s Definitive Recording When the song became a pop hit in
The song was written by and Lorenz Hart for the 1940 musical Pal Joey . Unlike the "happier" musicals of that era, Pal Joey was gritty and cynical, featuring an anti-hero who used women for his own gain. In 1956, Ella Fitzgerald was at a turning
In 1956, Ella Fitzgerald was at a turning point in her career. Her manager, , had just formed Verve Records specifically to provide her with a platform to record the definitive versions of the American Songbook.