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Ella Fitzgerald — I've Got You Under My Skin
Album: Cole Porter Songbook Vol. 2
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Released: 1956
Length: 2:40
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I've got you under my skin.
I've got you deep in the heart of me.
So deep in my heart that you're really a part of me.
I've got you under my skin.
I'd tried so not to give in.
I said to myself: this affair never will go so well.
But why should I try to resist when, baby, I know so well
I've got you under my skin?

I'd sacrifice anything come what might
For the sake of havin' you near
In spite of a warnin' voice that comes in the night
And repeats, repeats in my ear:
Don't you know, little fool, you never can win?
Use your mentality, wake up to reality.
But each time that I do just the thought of you
Makes me stop before I begin
'Cause I've got you under my skin.

(Musical interlude)

I would sacrifice anything come what might
For the sake of havin' you near
In spite of the warning voice that comes in the night
And repeats - how it yells in my ear:
Don't you know, little fool, you never can win?
Why not use your mentality - step up, wake up to reality?
But each time I do just the thought of you
Makes me stop just before I begin
'Cause I've got you under my skin.
Yes, I've got you under my skin.
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 hellsgardener wrote:

Purely personal taste in voices here -  but the play list for the last three tracks goes as follows
Billie Eilish - Child
Norah Roberts - Adult
Ella Fitzgerald - Goddess.
For others this may be in reverse or all something else, but for me it was a progression.



She is a goddess
Posted 2 months ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:

If its possible to make this claim, she has the greatest voice ever in recorded music.  She has the perfect voice. No flaws. And remember, the recording technology in her time, was not that sophisticated as to mix/clean up her raw vocals.

What you are hearing, is the real thing, Not some  digitized phenon.


Very Well stated!  I Agree!!
Posted 9 months ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
So lovely! Makes me miss my mother... She often liked to put on Ella when she did housework or cooking. The last time I got to see her alive, she cooked us French Toast and made Sumatra coffee (I'm the one that got her hooked on that wicked stuff) in her kitchen, with the sun streaming in, humming along to that inimitable voice. As we stirred some magical Frangelica into our mugs, and I got her to tell stories about her childhood on the farm in Coffeyville, Kansas, during The Great Depression, raised along with a full house of siblings by Velma P, my Grandma Tough As Iron, after their father was killed in a tragic horse-racing accident, I played some songs by Cowboy Junkies, The Shins, and Crowded House, and she absolutely loved it all... Thanks for the precious memories and infinitely rich connections, Radio Paradise!
Posted 1 year ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
So. Norah Jones. I’m thinking, “Norah should cut some Ella Fitzgerald covers.” And Bill segues to this. Aaaaahhhhh.
Posted 1 year ago by MassivRuss    [ Reply ]
Purely personal taste in voices here -  but the play list for the last three tracks goes as follows
Billie Eilish - Child
Norah Roberts - Adult
Ella Fitzgerald - Goddess.
For others this may be in reverse or all something else, but for me it was a progression.
Posted 1 year ago by hellsgardener    [ Reply ]
Please RP play other songs from her!
Posted 1 year ago by hightail    [ Reply ]
Aka 'Ode to a Chigger'.
I kid.
Her voice is pure perfection.
c.
Posted 1 year ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
Miss Ella is Magic 
Posted 1 year ago by hightail    [ Reply ]
She is a legend..
Posted 1 year ago by GingerandMe    [ Reply ]
Aah, those Bioshock vibes... :)
Posted 1 year ago by danielh    [ Reply ]
GODLIKE!!  ICONIC!!  Thanx RP!   
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 user4176 wrote:

To me, it just sounds so natural, pretense-less, balanced. No trying to sound like anything else but herself. I like that immensely.



I agree and would delete my earlier foolish comment from you message if I could...
Posted 2 years ago by DocStrangelove    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:

greatest recorded voice

theres ella....and then everyone else



Again, the Duke would agree. once asked who he thought was the best female vocalist ever. He replied "you mean, besides Ella?" 
Posted 2 years ago by jumbo    [ Reply ]
 user4176 wrote:

To me, it just sounds so natural, pretense-less, balanced. No trying to sound like anything else but herself. I like that immensely.


Duke Ellington would agree with you. 
Posted 2 years ago by jumbo    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:

Ella's voice is always perfect and her vocal range is amazing but her phrasing on these Porter, Gershwin standards is lacking the necessary nuance. It is is if she doesn't get the lyrics or can not relate to them. 



I think I get what you're saying. Her voice is outstanding. But I want that pause after Stop. It's missing in this version. 
Posted 2 years ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
Tremonti has done this and others with Frank's old band.
Posted 2 years ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
Brilliant!
I'd love to hear her singing Plenty o' Nuttin with Louis Armstrong
https://youtu.be/-DR6cXAa-Ek
Posted 2 years ago by everettwa    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:

When she sings, there are no clunkers,  No dissonace,  No tension. No strain.  No off notes.

It's pure silk.

And its all her voice. It's not being manipulated  by recording engineers  



all true but on some songs she seems to not "get" the lyrics
Posted 2 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
When she sings, there are no clunkers,  No dissonace,  No tension. No strain.  No off notes.

It's pure silk.

And its all her voice. It's not being manipulated  by recording engineers  
Posted 2 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
greatest recorded voice

theres ella....and then everyone else
Posted 3 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Love her voice, fantastic performer. For something fun, check out her version of The Cow Cow Boogie!
Posted 3 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
 HearsayDave wrote:
Ella: The best voice in American history.
 
Glad you found your personal favourite. Why not name it as such?
Posted 3 years ago by sb204    [ Reply ]
Ella: The best voice in American history.
Posted 4 years ago by HearsayDave    [ Reply ]
Any selection from the Great American Songbook is a welcome addition! Thanks RP!
Posted 4 years ago by BillE    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:
If its possible to make this claim, she has the greatest voice ever in recorded music.  She has the perfect voice. No flaws. And remember, the recording technology in her time, was not that sophisticated as to mix/clean up her raw vocals.

What you are hearing, is the real thing, Not some  digitized phenon.
 
It is not Memorex!!! Flawless!!
Posted 4 years ago by rmaple53    [ Reply ]
In any case - MORE JAZZ please...Thx
Posted 5 years ago by saellig668552    [ Reply ]
Every single thing about this song works. It's 63 years old, but it still sounds incredible.
Posted 5 years ago by aaronm    [ Reply ]
Nice tune for RP
Posted 5 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
A rare 10 - by my standards
Posted 5 years ago by OggieDogness    [ Reply ]
As pure, silky voice as ever heard. Her dentals are the standard by which all should be measured.
Posted 7 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
 DocStrangelove wrote:
contrary to the vast majority of the human race, I find EF to be mostly bloodless and boring

technically perfect, but served like cold roast beef.

 
My problem with Ella is certainly not technical. Ella's voice is perfect but she comes across here as though she is speaking a foreign language. Something is lost in translation. It's as though she doesn't get the lyrics. That is why I would much rather hear the far less technically proficient Fred Astaire sing/speak these Porter, Kern or Gershwin lyrics.
Posted 7 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
 DocStrangelove wrote:
contrary to the vast majority of the human race, I find EF to be mostly bloodless and boring

technically perfect, but served like cold roast beef.

 
To me, it just sounds so natural, pretense-less, balanced. No trying to sound like anything else but herself. I like that immensely.
Posted 7 years ago by user4176    [ Reply ]
A gift from the Gods...
Posted 7 years ago by onerb    [ Reply ]
If its possible to make this claim, she has the greatest voice ever in recorded music.  She has the perfect voice. No flaws. And remember, the recording technology in her time, was not that sophisticated as to mix/clean up her raw vocals.

What you are hearing, is the real thing, Not some  digitized phenon.
Posted 8 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
 LizK wrote:

                                    Velvet

 
Sure is!  And I've loved this song from pretty much anyone who ever recorded it!{#Daisy}
Posted 8 years ago by ShoreGirl    [ Reply ]

                                    Velvet
Posted 8 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]
Her intentionally singing off key notes makes it hard to listen to.
Posted 8 years ago by Ecocruiser    [ Reply ]
Still...the greatest voice ever. 
Posted 8 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Ella's voice is always perfect and her vocal range is amazing but her phrasing on these Porter, Gershwin standards is lacking the necessary nuance. It is is if she doesn't get the lyrics or can not relate to them. 
Posted 9 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
oh my goodness

This is better than Sinatra's version. Beautiful. And, by the way, it just got under my skin in the good way the song meant that. 
Posted 9 years ago by Ahnyer_Keester    [ Reply ]
On of those days at Radio Paradise, eh....
Posted 9 years ago by evermovingtarget    [ Reply ]

One of the greatest songs ever written.

Love the versions by all of the Jersey boys, Frank from Hoboken and Frankie and the 4 Seasons 
Posted 9 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
It does not get any better.
Posted 10 years ago by GeorgeMWoods    [ Reply ]
Yay, PSD!!!!  It brought me here!
Posted 11 years ago by NeuroGeek    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
I've never understood why a sexual relationship should be called an 'affair', almost as if it's some kind of business partnership. Does anyone know where this usage came from? I suspect that it's a bourgeois term as it's not a word I've heard used much in working-class conversation.

 

Doesn't it come from "affaire de coeur"?  Which doesn't really answer your question, I guess.
Posted 11 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
What class - a definite 11 for a rating.  Made me turn my volume way up.
Posted 11 years ago by cafortier    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
I completely agree with your comment, unclehud, except that I'd say "for ANY standards."  This is such a great song for a sunny summer day, or a late night in a dark, smoky bar with a glass of brandy and a cigar.

 

Miss you so much, Cynaera...

love this song... 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
C L A S S without a doubt.
Posted 11 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
 GuiltyFeat wrote:
I love Ella. I love Cole Porter. I love this song. Nevertheless, I can't hear this and not wish I was listening to Sinatra instead. There are some songs that Ella sings better than anyone else ever. This isn't one of them.
 
Sinatra sings Porter better than anyone, but Ella owns Gershwin.
Posted 12 years ago by apd    [ Reply ]
What a fabulous talent is Ella Fitzgerald!

A voice that caresses every word, and offers each one like an opening flower.

{#Meditate}
Posted 12 years ago by haretic    [ Reply ]
Yo...Ella! {#Good-vibes}
Posted 12 years ago by Gary_T    [ Reply ]
I've never understood why a sexual relationship should be called an 'affair', almost as if it's some kind of business partnership. Does anyone know where this usage came from? I suspect that it's a bourgeois term as it's not a word I've heard used much in working-class conversation.
Posted 12 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 GuiltyFeat wrote:
I love Ella. I love Cole Porter. I love this song. Nevertheless, I can't hear this and not wish I was listening to Sinatra instead. There are some songs that Ella sings better than anyone else ever. This isn't one of them.
 
While I've heard Sinatra's version much more often, I prefer this one; I enjoy how her vocal range works around in this.
Posted 12 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 lemmoth wrote:
One of the finest songs ever written.

A younger member was first introduced to it by Frankie Valli and his falsetto.  Would love to hear that version on RP.
 
I'd love to hear other versions of this one, too. Idea of the song reminds me of one of Lucinda Williams' most indelible lyrics:

Not a day goes by I don't think about you
You left your mark on me it's permanent a tattoo
Pierce the skin and the blood runs through
Oh my baby

From "Right in Time" 
Posted 12 years ago by softjeans    [ Reply ]
 georgelai01 wrote:
I could listen to her on an old transistor radio and she'd still be superb
 
I could listen to her through a string pulled between two cups, through a wall with a glass, around the corner and next to the elevated train tracks, and it would still sound superb. 

10. 
Posted 12 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
One of the finest songs ever written.

A younger member was first introduced to it by Frankie Valli and his falsetto.  Would love to hear that version on RP.
Posted 12 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
The voice! Her voice gets me everytime. Simply beautiful.
Posted 12 years ago by robh    [ Reply ]
I could listen to her on an old transistor radio and she'd still be superb
Posted 12 years ago by georgelai01    [ Reply ]
I adore RP.
Posted 12 years ago by guiguy    [ Reply ]
Truly, the voice of an angel!
Posted 13 years ago by tumbledad    [ Reply ]
Utterly sublime...
Posted 13 years ago by jools    [ Reply ]
 Rooney wrote:
Make no mistake.  Ella rules....As my MP3 player will attest...I'm still delighted with her voice, style and warmth.  Great stuff.  A 10 to the max.{#Crown}
 

I will not make that mistake. Miss Ella is the best vocalists in recorded human history!{#Notworthy}
Posted 13 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
What a fabulous, sly segue!

Ella Fitzgerald - I've Got You Under My Skin
Susan Enan - Skin, Bone, and Silicone

And to think I was hitting the song page just to verbally drool over Ella's voice. Ahem. Drool. {#Propeller}
Posted 13 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
 GuiltyFeat wrote:
I love Ella. I love Cole Porter. I love this song. Nevertheless, I can't hear this and not wish I was listening to Sinatra instead. There are some songs that Ella sings better than anyone else ever. This isn't one of them.
 
Totally agree. I had to give this a 9 for that reason.

Posted 13 years ago by teadye    [ Reply ]
 unclehud wrote:
Ella singing Cole Porter!  It can't get much better for jazz standards.  (As stated in the comment below).

Bill, you knock me out when you wander from the 'alternative rock' sterotype.  Thanks a bunch!
  I completely agree with your comment, unclehud, except that I'd say "for ANY standards."  This is such a great song for a sunny summer day, or a late night in a dark, smoky bar with a glass of brandy and a cigar.

Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
I'm totally a goner. Ella, Sarah, Lena, and a few others make me yearn for the standards with great vocals and jazz.
 
Posted 13 years ago by gatorade    [ Reply ]
 maggie6969 wrote:
Love the classics.  Just wondering - does this appeal to 20s and 30s as much as to someone in my age range (over 60!)?  People could actually sing in those days!
 
Not over 60, pushing 50 but I learned to really appreciate the big band sounds from a college room mate who had a HUGH selection of 45's of that era's music.

Posted 13 years ago by xtalman    [ Reply ]
"Use your mentality
Wake up to reality"

Pretty heavy stuff.
Posted 13 years ago by shmuelman    [ Reply ]

Perfect.


Posted 13 years ago by gabrielle7nt    [ Reply ]
 rah wrote:
I would have absolutely no problem if Bill were to play this entire album right now.
 
Neither would I.  {#High-five}
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Ella singing Cole Porter!  It can't get much better for jazz standards.  (As stated in the comment below).

Bill, you knock me out when you wander from the 'alternative rock' sterotype.  Thanks a bunch!
Posted 13 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
I would have absolutely no problem if Bill were to play this entire album right now.
Posted 13 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]
I love Ella. I love Cole Porter. I love this song. Nevertheless, I can't hear this and not wish I was listening to Sinatra instead. There are some songs that Ella sings better than anyone else ever. This isn't one of them.
Posted 13 years ago by GuiltyFeat    [ Reply ]
Yeeeees!
Posted 13 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
Make no mistake.  Ella rules....As my MP3 player will attest...I'm still delighted with her voice, style and warmth.  Great stuff.  A 10 to the max.{#Crown}
Posted 14 years ago by Rooney    [ Reply ]
I am pretty sure this is the only place you can find this:

 
 Now Playing:
Ella Fitzgerald - I've Got You Under My Skin
Detektivbyrån - Om du Möter Varg

Posted 14 years ago by Decoy    [ Reply ]
 ginniet wrote:

The only bad thing is that the songs were too short in those days!  Today, they seem to go on and on and on  . . .

 

Yes, and there was a reason they were too short.  Up until FM radio came onto the scene,
AM radio wouldn't play anything longer than would fit into their 3 to 3l/2 minute slots, max.
You will notice that most of early R&R, (pre Beatles) also had very short versions of
songs.  Sometimes they would make a version for radio, and sometimes put the longer versions
on radio.  One that comes to mind is the Doors "Light My Fire."{#Bananasplit}
Posted 14 years ago by Rooney    [ Reply ]
 maggie6969 wrote:
Love the classics.  Just wondering - does this appeal to 20s and 30s as much as to someone in my age range (over 60!)?  People could actually sing in those days!
 
I'm 33 and I've enjoyed the sounds of big band jazz and swing since my early 20s.  I don't think most of my peers really go for that sort of thing, but that's their loss.

Posted 14 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 maggie6969 wrote:
Love the classics.  Just wondering - does this appeal to 20s and 30s as much as to someone in my age range (over 60!)?  People could actually sing in those days!
 
The only bad thing is that the songs were too short in those days!  Today, they seem to go on and on and on  . . .

Posted 14 years ago by ginniet    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
I just love hearing the classics - this was recorded the year I was born! (Double-YAY!)  Ella Fitzgerald is an icon.  {#Notworthy}  Well, and so is Cole Porter...

 

Yeah, she's one of my idols too.{#Bananajumprope}Wow.  This is classic Ella.  I have several of her songbooks.  She interprets
songs like nothing I've ever heard.  I'm a big fan of hers.  Thank you, thank
you Bill for this wonderful random song.
Posted 14 years ago by Rooney    [ Reply ]
Love the classics.  Just wondering - does this appeal to 20s and 30s as much as to someone in my age range (over 60!)?  People could actually sing in those days!
Posted 14 years ago by maggie6969    [ Reply ]
Eclectic Radio Paradise.
Posted 14 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
I love this old Elephant Gerald stuff {#Music}
Posted 14 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
I just love hearing the classics - this was recorded the year I was born! (Double-YAY!)  Ella Fitzgerald is an icon.  {#Notworthy}  Well, and so is Cole Porter...

Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Talent. This is what it sounds like.
Posted 14 years ago by Ears_of_Stone    [ Reply ]
10 + !
Posted 14 years ago by MasacruAlex    [ Reply ]
I'm in love again!!!
Posted 14 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
no comment  -   10.
Posted 16 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
winter wrote:
I like having this follow Dylan's "Lay Lady Lay" - washes the taste of it right out, like a raspberry sorbet.
Ella Fitzgerald == raspberry sorbet That's one perfect analogy.
Posted 18 years ago by sub-arctic    [ Reply ]
yeah I agree...anything to get Lay Lady Lay out of my head.
Posted 18 years ago by teeyodi    [ Reply ]
I like having this follow Dylan's "Lay Lady Lay" - washes the taste of it right out, like a raspberry sorbet.
Posted 18 years ago by winter    [ Reply ]
I have about 10 Ella CDs, and clearly I don't have enough. I need to go get this one, too. I never tire of listening to her sweet voice. She is so wonderful.
Posted 18 years ago by Gs_Girl    [ Reply ]
Someone gave this a 1 ??!!! I know some might not like this (..trying not to make any comments refering to the level of intellect and taste..) But, really! Have you looked at the meaning of 1 ?
Posted 18 years ago by algrif    [ Reply ]
Incomparible.
Posted 18 years ago by Dylan76    [ Reply ]
Ella singing Cole Porter! What a sound. Sublime.
Posted 18 years ago by meloman    [ Reply ]
This is okay, but it just doesn't give me the chills like Frank's version does.
Posted 18 years ago by mikedill    [ Reply ]
I believe there are many distinguished, artful, and talented singers doing it right, with inspiration, and doing it now. Still, Ella stands apart. lester wrote:
When singers sang.
Posted 18 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
Note to self: Dig up the Ella CD's soon
Posted 18 years ago by SeldomSeen    [ Reply ]
How nice to hear a REAL voice after that awful Dylan groaning attempt at smooth singing Queen Ella
Posted 18 years ago by algrif    [ Reply ]
Owning ALL of her songbooks would be de-lovely. Those gowns, those skats, those glasses, THAT SUPREME VOICE.
Posted 19 years ago by smileyally    [ Reply ]
A song about chiggers?
Posted 19 years ago by mojoman    [ Reply ]
Ella on a breezy, summer afternoon on the deck... just makes me grateful that I have ears to hear with.
Posted 19 years ago by Ladan    [ Reply ]
beelzebubba wrote:
Huh. I thought it was Les Claypool....
Yea, it's him or Ray.
Posted 19 years ago by Johray63    [ Reply ]
When singers sang.
Posted 19 years ago by lester    [ Reply ]
Ella!!!!
Posted 19 years ago by moomatz    [ Reply ]
Johray63 wrote:
The late, great Ray Brown, maybe?
Huh. I thought it was Les Claypool....
Posted 19 years ago by beelzebubba    [ Reply ]
Sounds like perfect fine christmas time music
Posted 19 years ago by Tux    [ Reply ]
GawgaBoy wrote:
Who is on bass?
The late, great Ray Brown, maybe?
Posted 19 years ago by Johray63    [ Reply ]
54-40 wrote:
"Ladies and gentlemen, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra presents, Ella Fitzgerald!"
Who is on bass?
Posted 20 years ago by GawgaBoy    [ Reply ]
8)
Posted 20 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
The one, the only, the incomparable, the superlative! I grew up on a combination of 80's rock, with Beatles and Simon and Garfunkel thrown in, and then some jazz came into my life, but it took until I hit my thirties for me to fall for Ella. Now, my little boys listen to Ella when Daddy just can't take anymore "I'm a Little Teapot" or "The Ants Go Marching," and they love it.
Posted 20 years ago by DBCinCA    [ Reply ]
What an incredible voice. In the 1950's my mom spent her summers in NYC and she used to be able to walk in on Ella's recording sessions and listen. IMAGINE!
Posted 20 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
I love this version, KD Lang does a great version,.. very silky. Frank does a good job but too I think the two ladies add something Frank couldn't quite get.
Posted 20 years ago by Coppertop    [ Reply ]
"Ladies and gentlemen, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra presents, Ella Fitzgerald!"
Posted 20 years ago by 54-40    [ Reply ]
llazare wrote:
...this song belongs to Frank. If this was Frank's version, I'd give it a 12.
Ditto.
Posted 20 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
She is an inconceivably amazing singer.
Posted 20 years ago by serenity5    [ Reply ]
A wonderful diversion. Reminds me of a simpler, less complicated time.
Posted 20 years ago by funkaholic    [ Reply ]
I rated it an 8 because it's the Ella version. Don't get me wrong, I love Ella, but this song belongs to Frank. If this was Frank's version, I'd give it a 12. But regardless, the song is great. Excellent choice for this set Bill.
Posted 20 years ago by llazare    [ Reply ]
a tasty classic
Posted 20 years ago by Red_Dragon    [ Reply ]
Great. Thank you RP for the diversity!
Posted 20 years ago by steeler    [ Reply ]