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| name = You Go to My Head |
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| published = 1938 |
| published = 1938 by [[Remick Music]] |
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| composer = [[J. Fred Coots]] |
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| lyricist = [[Haven Gillespie]] |
| lyricist = [[Haven Gillespie]] |
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"'''You Go to My Head'''" is a 1938 [[popular song]] composed by [[J. Fred Coots]] with lyrics by [[Haven Gillespie]].<ref>[http://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions-0/yougotomyhead.htm "You Go To My Head" at jazzstandards.com] – retrieved on 8 June 2009</ref> Numerous versions of the song have been recorded, and it has since become a pop and [[jazz standard]]. |
"'''You Go to My Head'''" is a 1938 [[popular song]] composed by [[J. Fred Coots]] with lyrics by [[Haven Gillespie]].<ref>[http://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions-0/yougotomyhead.htm "You Go To My Head" at jazzstandards.com] – retrieved on 8 June 2009</ref> Numerous versions of the song have been recorded, and it has since become a pop and [[jazz standard]]. |
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==Melody and lyrics== |
==Melody and lyrics== |
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Alec Wilder terms Coots' melody a "minor masterpiece".<ref>''The Poets of Tin Pan Alley: A History of America's Great Lyricists'' 0198022883 |
Alec Wilder terms Coots' melody as a "minor masterpiece".<ref>''The Poets of Tin Pan Alley: A History of America's Great Lyricists'' 0198022883 |
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Philip Furia - 1992: "One of the decade's great torch songs, 'You Go to My Head' (1938), was written by the unlikely-sounding team of Haven Gillespie and J. Fred Coots (their only other hit together was 'Santa Claus Is Coming to Town'). Originally written in 1936, 'You Go to My ... Alec Wilder terms Coots' melody a 'minor masterpiece,' and Gillespie's lyric not only matches it with smoothly expanding phrases but artfully weaves an elaborate skein of imagery. Reaching back to Berlin's comparison of a ..."</ref> According to [[Ted Gioia]], |
Philip Furia - 1992: "One of the decade's great torch songs, 'You Go to My Head' (1938), was written by the unlikely-sounding team of Haven Gillespie and J. Fred Coots (their only other hit together was 'Santa Claus Is Coming to Town'). Originally written in 1936, 'You Go to My ... Alec Wilder terms Coots' melody a 'minor masterpiece,' and Gillespie's lyric not only matches it with smoothly expanding phrases but artfully weaves an elaborate skein of imagery. Reaching back to Berlin's comparison of a ..."</ref> According to [[Ted Gioia]], "'You Go to my Head' is an intricately constructed affair with plenty of harmonic movement. The song starts in a major key, but from the second bar onward, Mr. Coots seems intent on creating a feverish dream quality tending more to the minor mode. The release builds on the drama, and the final restatement holds some surprises as well. The piece would be noteworthy even if it lacked such an exquisite coda, but those last eight bars convey a sense of resigned closure to the song that fittingly matches the resolution of the lyrics.” <ref>Gioa, T. (2012, p. 468), ''The Jazz Standards: a Guide to the Repertoire''. Oxford University Press.</ref> Gillespie's lyrics begin: ''"You go to my head and you linger like a haunting refrain"''. |
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==Recordings, use in film, and performances== |
==Recordings, use in film, and performances== |
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[[File:You_Go_to_My_Head_(Bryan_Ferry_song).jpg|thumb|right|[[Bryan Ferry]]'s 1975 UK-charting cover of the song on Island Records]] |
[[File:You_Go_to_My_Head_(Bryan_Ferry_song).jpg|thumb|right|[[Bryan Ferry]]'s 1975 UK-charting cover of the song on Island Records]] |
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[[Larry Clinton]] recorded the song with his orchestra on February 24, 1938, and the song became a hit, eventually reaching #3 on the pop charts.<ref name=Gioia>[[Ted Gioia]]: The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire, Oxford University Press 2012, p. 469</ref> It inspired an [[answer song]], "You Went To My Head" (by Joseph Meyer, Bob Emmerich, and Buddy Bernier) that was recorded by [[Fats Waller]] on March 11, 1938, and again by [[Duke Ellington]] (featuring a vocal by [[Ivie Anderson]]) on April 17, 1938. The song was later recorded in 1938 by [[Teddy Wilson]] with a vocal by [[Nan Wynn]], by [[Billie Holiday]] |
[[Larry Clinton]] recorded the song with his orchestra and with vocals by [[Bea Wain]] on February 24, 1938, and the song became a hit, eventually reaching #3 on the pop charts.<ref name=Gioia>[[Ted Gioia]]: The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire, Oxford University Press 2012, p. 469</ref> It inspired an [[answer song]], "You Went To My Head" (by Joseph Meyer, Bob Emmerich, and Buddy Bernier) that was recorded by [[Fats Waller]] on March 11, 1938, and again by [[Duke Ellington]] (featuring a vocal by [[Ivie Anderson]]) on April 17, 1938. The song was later recorded in 1938 by [[Teddy Wilson]] with a vocal by [[Nan Wynn]], by [[Billie Holiday]],<ref>[http://www.wicn.org/song-week/you-go-to-my-head-1938] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625160555/http://www.wicn.org/song-week/you-go-to-my-head-1938|date=June 25, 2009}}</ref> and by [[Casa Loma Orchestra|Glen Gray's Casa Loma Orchestra]]. The Wilson, Holiday, and Gray versions all placed in the top 20 of the music charts in 1938.<ref name="Gioia"/> The song is played in [[Laura (1944 film)|''Laura'' (1944 film)]] and [[The Big Sleep (1946 film)|''The Big Sleep'' (1946 film)]]. The [[Louis Armstrong]] and [[Oscar Peterson]] version of the song is played in the movie [[Corrina, Corrina (film)]]. |
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In 1953, [[Frank Sinatra]] sang the song before a live television audience of 60 million persons (broadcast live over the NBC and CBS networks) as part of ''[[The Ford 50th Anniversary Show]]''. |
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===List of selected recordings=== |
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*[[Teddy Wilson]] (1938) |
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On 23 April 1961, [[Judy Garland]] performed the song at the ''[[Judy at Carnegie Hall]]'' concert. [[Bryan Ferry]] recorded the song as a single with a video in 1975 reaching No. 33 in the UK charts. |
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*[[Billie Holiday]] (1938) |
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*[[Nan Wynn]] (1938) |
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==Other versions== |
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*[[Ginny Simms]] (1938) |
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* [[Dave Brubeck]] and [[Paul Desmond]] – ''Jazz at Storyville'' (1952)<ref name="standards">{{cite book |last1=Gioia |first1=Ted |title=The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire |date=2012 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York City |isbn=978-0-19-993739-4 |pages=468–469}}</ref> |
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*[[Judy Garland]] |
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* [[Betty Carter]] – ''It's Not About the Melody'' (1992)<ref name="standards" /> |
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*[[Leslie Hutchinson|Hutch]] (1939) |
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* [[Casa Loma Orchestra]] with [[Kenny Sargent]] – 1938<ref name="standards" /> |
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*[[Marlene Dietrich]] (1939) |
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* [[Jan Savitt]] and his orchestra with Carlotta Dale - 1938 |
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*[[Charlie Spivak]] |
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* [[Billie Holiday]] – 1938<ref name="standards" /> |
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*[[Charlie Barnet]] |
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* [[Marlene Dietrich]] with [[Victor Young]] and His Orchestra - 1939 |
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*[[Bing Crosby]] |
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* [[Coleman Hawkins]] with [[Milt Jackson]] – 1946<ref name="standards" /> |
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*[[Peggy Lee]] |
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* [[Doris Day]] – on her album ''[[You're My Thrill (Doris Day album)|You're My Thrill]]'' (1949) |
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*[[Bea Wain]] |
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* [[Bing Crosby]] |
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* [[Miles Davis]] |
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*[[Frank Sinatra]] with [[Axel Stordahl]] (1946), ''[[Nice 'n' Easy]]'' (1960) |
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* [[Ella Fitzgerald]] - Hello, Love (1959) |
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*[[Dorothy Kirsten]] (1949) |
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* [[Bill Evans]] with [[Freddie Hubbard]] and Jim Hall – ''Interplay'' (1962)<ref name="standards" /> |
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*[[Doris Day]] (1949) |
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* [[Shirley Horn]] with [[Joe Henderson]] – ''The Main Ingredient'' (1995)<ref name="standards" /> |
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*[[Tony Bennett]] |
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* [[Mathilde Santing]] - Mathilde Santing (1982) <ref name="standards" /> |
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*[[Petula Clark]] (1950) |
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* [[Dianne Reeves]] with [[Nicholas Payton]] – ''A Little Moonlight'' (2002)<ref name="standards" /> |
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*[[Helen Forrest]] |
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* [[Keely Smith]] - ''[[I Wish You Love (Keely Smith album)|I Wish You Love]]'' (1957)<ref>{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/i-wish-you-love-mw0000327543|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=December 23, 2024}}</ref> |
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*[[Bud Powell]] (1951) |
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* [[Rod Stewart]] - ''It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook'' (2002) |
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*[[Billie Holiday]] (1952) |
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* [[Cassandra Wilson]] – ''[[Coming Forth by Day (Cassandra Wilson album)|Coming Forth by Day]]'' (2015)<ref>{{cite web|title=Coming Forth by Day |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/coming-forth-by-day-mw0002817785|website=[[Allmusic]]|publisher=allmusic.com|access-date=15 January 2019}}</ref> Joe Pass and Ella Fitzgerald |
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*[[Harry James]] (July 30, 1952 - ''Soft Lights, Sweet Trumpet'') |
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* [[Bob Dylan]] – ''Triplicate'' (2017) |
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*[[Dave Brubeck]], both with [[Paul Desmond]] and with the rest of his [[Dave Brubeck Quartet|quartet]] (1953) |
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* [[Chuck Berry]] – ''Chuck'' (2017) |
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*[[Clifford Brown]] - [[Memorial Album]] (Blue Note 1956) |
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* Count Basie/Sarah Vaughan-1961 |
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*[[Lena Horne]] |
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*[[Teddi King]] |
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*[[Dinah Washington]] - ''[[Dinah Jams]]'' (1954, remastered 1990) |
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*[[Patti Page]] (1956) |
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*[[Art Pepper]] Quartet (1956) |
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*[[Oscar Peterson]] Trio - (1956) |
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*[[Louis Armstrong]] (1957) |
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*[[Dinah Shore]] |
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*[[Dizzy Gillespie]] |
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*[[Paul Desmond]] - [[First Place Again]] 1959 |
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*[[Ella Fitzgerald]] - ''[[Hello, Love]]'' (1960) |
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*[[Gene Ammons]] - ''[[Angel Eyes (Gene Ammons album)|Angel Eyes]]'' |
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*[[Bill Evans]] - ''Interplay'' (1962) |
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*[[Ennio Morricone]] - Album ''Musica sul velluto'' (RCA Italiana PML 10386 - 1964) |
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*[[Lee Morgan]] - ''[[The Gigolo]]'' (1965) |
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*[[Julie London]] (1967) |
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*[[Shirley Bassey]] (1968) |
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*[[Rosemary Clooney]] |
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*[[Stéphane Grappelli]] (1973) |
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*[[Anthony Braxton]] (1975) |
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*[[Bryan Ferry]] - ''[[Let's Stick Together]]'' (1976) |
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*[[Maxine Sullivan]] (1978) |
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*[[Lio]] (1980) |
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*[[Mathilde Santing]] (1982) |
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*[[Colette Magny]] (1983) |
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*[[Roseanna Vitro]] - ''[[Listen Here (Roseanna Vitro album)|Listen Here]]'' (1984) |
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*[[Chet Baker]] - ''Diane'', with [[Paul Bley]] (1985) |
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*[[Linda Ronstadt]] - ''[[For Sentimental Reasons (Linda Ronstadt album)|For Sentimental Reasons]]'' (1986) |
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*[[Betty Carter]] - ''[[It's Not About the Melody]]'' (1992) |
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*[[Royal Crown Revue]] - ''[[Greetings From Hollywood]]'' |
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*[[Art Tatum]] |
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*[[Michael Feinstein]] |
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*[[Nick Brignola]] - ''[[Like Old Times]]'' (1994) |
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*[[Bobby Caldwell]] (1996) |
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*[[Mary Stallings]] - ''Manhattan Moods'' (1997) |
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*[[Stacey Kent]] ''Close Your Eyes'' (1997) |
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*[[Susannah McCorkle]] - ''[[From Bessie to Brazil]]'' (1993), ''[[Ballad Essentials]]'' (2002) |
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*[[Rod Stewart]] (2005) |
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*[[Michael Bolton]] (2006) |
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*[[Smokey Robinson]] - ''[[Timeless Love]] '' (2006) |
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*[[Diana Krall]] - ''[[The Very Best of Diana Krall]]'' (2007) |
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*[[Rufus Wainwright]] - ''[[Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall]]'' (2007) |
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*[[Rachael Price]] - ''The Good Hours'' (2008) |
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*[[Daniel Matto]] - ''I'm Old Fashioned'' (2010) |
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*[[Sylvia Brooks]] - ''Restless'' (2012) |
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*[[Mina (singer)|Mina]] - ''[[Mina (1964 album)|Mina]]'' (1964) |
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*[[Wayne Bergeron]] - ''Plays Well With Others'' (2007) |
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*[[Rachael Price]] - ''The Good Hours'' (2008) |
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*[[Susie Arioli]] - ''Night Lights'' (2008) |
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*[[Mart Sander]] - ''Swing and Sweet'' (2012) |
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*[[Cassandra Wilson]] - ''[[Coming Forth by Day (Cassandra Wilson album)|Coming Forth by Day]]'' (2015) |
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*[[Bob Dylan]] - ''[[Triplicate (Bob Dylan album)|Triplicate]]'' (2017) |
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*[[Chuck Berry]] - ''[[Chuck (Chuck Berry album)|Chuck]]'' (2017) |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[List of 1930s jazz standards]] |
*[[List of 1930s jazz standards]] |
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*[[Picardy Third]] |
*[[Picardy Third]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
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Latest revision as of 01:38, 24 December 2024
"You Go to My Head" | |
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Song | |
Published | 1938 by Remick Music |
Composer(s) | J. Fred Coots |
Lyricist(s) | Haven Gillespie |
"You Go to My Head" is a 1938 popular song composed by J. Fred Coots with lyrics by Haven Gillespie.[1] Numerous versions of the song have been recorded, and it has since become a pop and jazz standard.
Melody and lyrics
[edit]Alec Wilder terms Coots' melody as a "minor masterpiece".[2] According to Ted Gioia, "'You Go to my Head' is an intricately constructed affair with plenty of harmonic movement. The song starts in a major key, but from the second bar onward, Mr. Coots seems intent on creating a feverish dream quality tending more to the minor mode. The release builds on the drama, and the final restatement holds some surprises as well. The piece would be noteworthy even if it lacked such an exquisite coda, but those last eight bars convey a sense of resigned closure to the song that fittingly matches the resolution of the lyrics.” [3] Gillespie's lyrics begin: "You go to my head and you linger like a haunting refrain".
Recordings, use in film, and performances
[edit]Larry Clinton recorded the song with his orchestra and with vocals by Bea Wain on February 24, 1938, and the song became a hit, eventually reaching #3 on the pop charts.[4] It inspired an answer song, "You Went To My Head" (by Joseph Meyer, Bob Emmerich, and Buddy Bernier) that was recorded by Fats Waller on March 11, 1938, and again by Duke Ellington (featuring a vocal by Ivie Anderson) on April 17, 1938. The song was later recorded in 1938 by Teddy Wilson with a vocal by Nan Wynn, by Billie Holiday,[5] and by Glen Gray's Casa Loma Orchestra. The Wilson, Holiday, and Gray versions all placed in the top 20 of the music charts in 1938.[4] The song is played in Laura (1944 film) and The Big Sleep (1946 film). The Louis Armstrong and Oscar Peterson version of the song is played in the movie Corrina, Corrina (film).
In 1953, Frank Sinatra sang the song before a live television audience of 60 million persons (broadcast live over the NBC and CBS networks) as part of The Ford 50th Anniversary Show.
On 23 April 1961, Judy Garland performed the song at the Judy at Carnegie Hall concert. Bryan Ferry recorded the song as a single with a video in 1975 reaching No. 33 in the UK charts.
Other versions
[edit]- Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond – Jazz at Storyville (1952)[6]
- Betty Carter – It's Not About the Melody (1992)[6]
- Casa Loma Orchestra with Kenny Sargent – 1938[6]
- Jan Savitt and his orchestra with Carlotta Dale - 1938
- Billie Holiday – 1938[6]
- Marlene Dietrich with Victor Young and His Orchestra - 1939
- Coleman Hawkins with Milt Jackson – 1946[6]
- Doris Day – on her album You're My Thrill (1949)
- Bing Crosby
- Miles Davis
- Ella Fitzgerald - Hello, Love (1959)
- Bill Evans with Freddie Hubbard and Jim Hall – Interplay (1962)[6]
- Shirley Horn with Joe Henderson – The Main Ingredient (1995)[6]
- Mathilde Santing - Mathilde Santing (1982) [6]
- Dianne Reeves with Nicholas Payton – A Little Moonlight (2002)[6]
- Keely Smith - I Wish You Love (1957)[7]
- Rod Stewart - It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook (2002)
- Cassandra Wilson – Coming Forth by Day (2015)[8] Joe Pass and Ella Fitzgerald
- Bob Dylan – Triplicate (2017)
- Chuck Berry – Chuck (2017)
- Count Basie/Sarah Vaughan-1961
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "You Go To My Head" at jazzstandards.com – retrieved on 8 June 2009
- ^ The Poets of Tin Pan Alley: A History of America's Great Lyricists 0198022883 Philip Furia - 1992: "One of the decade's great torch songs, 'You Go to My Head' (1938), was written by the unlikely-sounding team of Haven Gillespie and J. Fred Coots (their only other hit together was 'Santa Claus Is Coming to Town'). Originally written in 1936, 'You Go to My ... Alec Wilder terms Coots' melody a 'minor masterpiece,' and Gillespie's lyric not only matches it with smoothly expanding phrases but artfully weaves an elaborate skein of imagery. Reaching back to Berlin's comparison of a ..."
- ^ Gioa, T. (2012, p. 468), The Jazz Standards: a Guide to the Repertoire. Oxford University Press.
- ^ a b Ted Gioia: The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire, Oxford University Press 2012, p. 469
- ^ [1] Archived June 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 468–469. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
- ^ "Coming Forth by Day". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.