tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398250808488627384.post4065327016413619403..comments2024-03-22T13:57:00.805-04:00Comments on Stomp Off: Jimmy Rushing interview at Half NoteChris Albertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056345320709233401noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398250808488627384.post-27784558673215988042010-09-04T00:02:50.869-04:002010-09-04T00:02:50.869-04:00Thank you Larry S., for the comment and those unus...Thank you Larry S., for the comment and those unusual lyrics.Chris Albertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056345320709233401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398250808488627384.post-67910613224857601332010-09-03T23:53:29.155-04:002010-09-03T23:53:29.155-04:00You have been posting some extraordinary things la...You have been posting some extraordinary things lately. Thank you.<br /><br />Correct lyrics (Irving Berlin)<br /><br />'Cause he ain't got rhythm<br />Every night he sits in the house alone<br />He ain't got rhythm<br />Every night he s@ts there are wears a frown<br />He attracted some attention<br />When he found the fourth dimension<br />But he ain't got rhythm<br />So no one's with him<br />The loneliest man in town<br /><br />Oh! lonely man is he<br />Bending over his books<br />His wife and family<br />Keep giving him dirty looks<br />'Cause he ain't got rhythm<br />When they call him up<br />It's to call him down<br />With that daring aviator<br />He encircled the equator<br />But he ain't got rhythm<br />So no one's with him<br />Loneliest man in townAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398250808488627384.post-11757432215817625712010-09-02T17:01:53.658-04:002010-09-02T17:01:53.658-04:00Interesting lyrics. Thank's Bruno. I hope you ...Interesting lyrics. Thank's Bruno. I hope you also heard my earlier interview with Jimmy. Just scroll down.Chris Albertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056345320709233401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398250808488627384.post-23748270310261706682010-09-02T16:12:16.679-04:002010-09-02T16:12:16.679-04:00Thanks for remembering the great Jimmy Rushing, Ch...Thanks for remembering the great Jimmy Rushing, Chris!<br /><br />One of my favorite tracks with Jimmy is <a href="http://www.jazz-on-line.com/a/mp3w/1937_367.mp3" rel="nofollow">He Ain't Got Rhythm (1936)</a> he'd recorded with Benny Goodman, probably only because it was the very first tune I ever heard him chewing his vocals.<br /><br />Some bitter-sweet, quite tragicomic lyrics here, transcribed for me by a very good friend, 'cause I ain't got any word of it:<br /><br />HE AIN'T GOT RHYTHM, EVERY NIGHT HE SITS IN THE HOUSE ALONE<br />'CAUSE HE AIN'T GOT RHYTHM, EVERY NIGHT HE SITS THERE WEARING A FROWN<br /><br />HE ATTRACTED SOME ATTENTION WHEN HE FOUND THE FOURTH DIMENSION,<br /><br />BUT HE AIN'T GOT RHYTHM, NO ONE WITH HIM, THE DUFFEST MAN IN TOWN<br /><br />A LONELY MAN IS HE, BENDING OVER HIS BOOKS<br />HIS WIFE AND FAMILY KEEPS GIVING HIM DIRTY LOOKS<br /><br />'CAUSE HE AIN'T GOT RHYTHM, WHEN THEY CALL HIM UP IT'S TO CALL HIM DOWN,<br /><br />WELL THE DARING AVIATOR, HE ENCIRCLED THE EQUATOR<br />BUT HE AIN'T GOT RHYTHM, AND NO ONE'S WITH HIKM, THE DUFFEST MAN IN TOWN<br /><br />But, you know what? He surely *got* that rhythm!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com