I would appreciate detailed answers...
What do Jazz lyrics tend to be about?
What are the lyrics in I've Got The World On A String about?
What instruments are used in I've Got The World On A String?
Which instrument(s) stand out the most?
Many thanks :) The lyrics are:
Ive got the world on a string
Im sitting on a rainbow
Got the string around my finger
What a world, what a life - Im in love
Ive got a song that I sing
I can make the rain go
Any time I move my finger
Lucky me, cant you see - Im in love
Lifes a wonderful thing
As long as I hold the string
Id be a silly so-and-so
If I should ever let her go
A lot of jazz songs are about love or events. I've got the world on a string is obviously about being in love. In most recordings of it, I would guess that it has a standard big band instrumentation - 5 saxaphones (2 alto, 2 tenor, 1 bari), 4-5 trombones, 4-5 trumpets, drums, bass, piano, and maybe guitar. The vocalist generally stands out the most, but (in the Michael Buble version) I recall heairng a lot of trumpet. I can't believe what I'm reading!........in this era of Rap crap, somebody needs a TRANSLATION for an OLD CLASSIC? (by the Chairman of the Board no less!!) ((that's Frank Sinatra, in case you young'uns were confused)) Darling, I'm afraid some of your hearing faculties may have been irreparably damaged. Oh...PS...Sorry...A quick trip to a museum may permit you to see some primitive, pre-synthesizer instruments; such as saxophones, trombones, clarinets, ya know? |
