폐부를 찌르는 고음과 야생의 사자를 연상시키는 거칠음이 최대의 매력이자 경쟁력이었던 '블루스의 여왕' 다이나 워싱턴의 베스트 앨범'QUEEN OF THE BLUES' 이라는 별명의 이유를 분명하게 보여주는 곡 “BABY, GET LOST”와 “STORMY WEATHER” 등 27곡의 베스트 곡들이 수록되어 있으며, 재즈와 블루스에 이르기까지 그녀의 빼어난 음악적 역량이 담긴 수작이다. 음정 조절이 뛰어나고 심금을 울리는 독특한 소울 및 R & B창법의 기틀을 마련하여 후대의 재즈 보컬리스트들에게 지대한 영향을 끼쳤다는 평가를 받고 있다. .... ....
Mad about the boy I know it's stupid to be mad about the boy I'm so ashamed of it but must admit the sleepless nights I've had About the boyOn the silverscreen He melts my foolish heart in every single scene Although I'm quite aware that here and there are traces of the cad About the boyLord knows I'm not a fool girl I really shouldn't care Lord knows I'm not a school girl In the fury of her first affairWill it ever cloy This odd diversity of misery and joy I'm feeling quite insane and young again And all because I'm mad about the boySo if I could employ A little magic that will finally destroy This dream that pains me and enchains me But I can't because I'm mad... I'm mad about the boy
Well good morning baby, hmm welcome back to town. Well good morning baby, welcome back to town. You doing so much travellin', never know when you'll be round.
Yes you a fine mella' fella, but you stubbord as a mule. You love me like an angel, but you treat me like a fool. Oh face it daddy, don't wanna have me no double cross, 'cos any time i'm ready, i can tell you baby get lost.
Yeah you're cheating on the outside, doing anything you choose, Better come back on the inside, cos you got too much to loose. Don't want no trouble, i got to be the boss Hmm and if you can't play it my way, well now baby get lost.
I could try an' stop you cheating but i just don't have the time; I got so many men that they all standing in line. Oh papa you'll have to come across 'cos any time i'm ready, i can tell you baby get lost.
Each time I hold somebody new My arms go cold thinking of you No one can take your place, darling, in my embrace I'll never be free
And when my lips burn with desire No other kiss can put out the fire Though I may try and try, no one can satisfy This longing in me
(Chorus) I'll never be free from your smile so tender The sweet surrender in your eyes How can I be free when I still remember? How you could thrill me with a sigh Just like a chain bound to my heart Your love remains while we're apart
Each kiss I gave to you Made me a slave to you I'll never be free
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That kiss I gave to you Made me a slave to you I'll never be free
I wanna be loved with inspiration I wanna be loved starting tonight Instead of merely holding conversation Hold me tight
I wanna be kissed until I tingle I wanna be kissed starting tonight Embrace until our heartbeats intermingle Wrong or right
I feel like acting my age I'm past the stage of merely turtledoving (be careful, be careful what you do) I'm in no mood to resist And I insist the world owes me a loving
I wanna be thrilled to desperation I wanna be thrilled starting tonight (love me, love me, love me) With every kind of wonderful sensation I wanna be loved
I feel like acting my age I'm past the stage of merely turtledoving I'm in no mood to resist And I insist the world owes me a loving
I wanna be thrilled to desperation I wanna be thrilled starting tonight With every kind of wonderful sensation I wanna be loved
I'm an evil gal, don't you bother with me, Yes, I'm an evil gal, don't you bother with me, I'll empty your pockets and fill you with misery.
I've got men to the left, men to the right, Men every day and men every night! I've got so many mem, mmm I don't know what to do, So I'm tellin' you daddy, I ain't no good to you!
I've got men in the east, men in the west, But my man here in Harlem always loves me the best! I'm an evil gal, and I need an evil man, But I'm down in the dumps since I list him to Uncle Sam.
If you want to be happy, don't hang around with me, Mmm, I said if you wanna be happy, don't hang around with me, 'Cause I'm an evil gal, and I want to set you free.
I've got bad news baby, and you're the first to know, Yes, I've got bad news baby, and you're the first to know, I discovered this mornin' that my top is about to go!
I've been rockin' on my feet and talkin' all out of my head, Yes, I've been rockin' on my feet and talkin' all out of my head, Yes, and when I get through talkin', can't remember a thing I said!
Used to be a sharpie, always dressed in the latest styles, Now I'm walkin' down Broadway wearin' nothin' but a smile! I see all kinds o' little men, although they're never there! I try to push the "A" trail and put whisky in my hair! I'm a girl you can't excuse, I've got those blow top blues.
Last night I was five feet tall, today I'm eight feet ten, And every time I fall down stairs I float right up again! When someone turned the lights on me, it like to drove me blind, I woke up in Belle Vue, but I left my mind behind! I'm a gal who blew a fuse, I've got those blow top blues.
I've got a dentist who's over seven feet tall Yes I've got a dentist who's over seven feet tall Long John they call him, and he answers every call
Well I went to Long Johns office and told him the pain was killin' Yes I went to Long Johns office and told him the pain was killin' He told me not to worry, that my cavity just needed fillin'
He said "when I start drillin', I'll have to give you novocaine" He said, "Yes, when I start drillin', I'll have to give you novocaine Cause ev'ry woman just can't stand the pain"
He took out his trusted drill And he told me to open wide He said he wouldn't hurt me But he'd fill my hole inside Long John, Long John, you've got that golden touch You thrill me when you drill me, and I need you very much
When he got through, he said "Baby that will cost you ten" Yes when he got through, he said "Baby that will cost you ten Six months from now, come back and see me again"
Say you're supposed to see your dentist 'Bout twice a year, that's right But I think I feel it bobbin' Yes I'll go back there tonight Long John, Long John, don't ever move away Say I hope I keep on achin' so I can see you every day.
I've got a man He treats me like the rest I said I've got a man Treats me like the rest He gets me so worried I don't know where I'm at
Papa why you so salty Why do you bring me down? I said papa why you so salty Why do you bring me down? There's no complaint When my other man comes around
When I give you all my lovin' You say I wear you out When I give you none at all You say you can't do without
I ain't aghast with you You need a different line Go get a fortune telling woman Who knows how to read your mind