Cole porter classic miss otis regrets one of queens. Miss otis regrets shes unable to lunch today madam miss otis regrets shes unable to lunch today she is sorry to be delayed but last evening down in lovers lane she strays madam miss otis regrets shes unable to lunch today when she woke up and found that her dream of love was gone madam she ran to the man who had led her so far astray and. Cole porter classic miss otis regrets one of queens favourite songs, claims lord lloyd webber one of the queens favourite songs is a cole porter record about a wronged woman who shoots her. Miss otis regrets is a song composed by cole porter in 1934, and first performed by douglas byng in hi diddle diddle, a revue that opened on october 3, 1934, at london s savoy theatre. Cliff tells the fascinating tale behind cole porters 1934 song miss otis regrets, the sad and shocking tale of a society lady who is seduced and.
Miss otis regrets was the porter equivalent of a browning poem such as my last duchess or adrea del sarto converted into an american song that like those poems is a dramatic monologue. Cole porter miss otis regrets lyrics genius lyrics. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar, and singer pro in g major transposable. Ella fitzgerald miss otis regrets shes unable to have. Miss otis regrets shes unable to lunch today live at the sands1960remastered 2002. Miss otis regrets by cole porter set of 16 octavos sheet.
The song miss otis regrets was written by cole porter and was first performed by douglas byng. Miss otis regrets, shes unable to lunch today, madam, miss otis regrets, shes unable to lunch today. Miss otis regrets shes unable to lunch today mister five by five. Miss otis regrets is a song composed by cole porter in 1934, and first performed by douglas. Cover versions of miss otis regrets written by cole porter. From classic jazz standards to bebop, cool, and modern jazz, the just jazz real book contains 250 jazz classics that are the core required repertoire for jazz musicians all over the world. She is sorry to be delayed, but last evening down in lovers lane she strayed, madam, miss otis regrets, shes unable to lunch today. Miss otis regrets shes unable to lunch today youtube. Miss otis regrets is a song composed by cole porter in 1934.
It is one of those tales that you hope is true but you know is probably an urban legend. It was not a particular success, but the popularity of miss otis regrets has managed to save the show from complete obscurity. Porters biographer william mcbrien states unequivocally that porter wrote miss otis regrets for the the unproduced musical ever more, which had music and lyrics by cole porter, book by guy bolton and was based on the stage play the spell by lilli hatvany. Kirill karabits, inside song, hanns eisler, gary yershon bbc. Her servant offers miss otis apology to an unknown friend for missing their appointment. Ella fitzgerald miss otis regrets shes unable to lunch. The real book volume v c edition hal leonard online. Complete your kirsty maccoll and the pogues aztec camera collection.
Ella fitzgerald miss otis regrets shes unable to lunch today. Other sources seem less certain that it was written for this wouldbe show. She fell in love with a guy that was a friend in their circle tha. Saxophone, trombone, trumpet, eb instruments, alto clarinet sheet music book by various. Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. Hal leonard is proud to publish completely legal and legitimate editions of the original volumes as well as exciting new volumes to carry on the tradition to new generations of players in all styles of music. Miss otis regrets variations playalong version youtube. Cole porter miss otis regrets sheet music in eb major. Since the 1970s, the real book has been the most popular book for gigging jazz musicians. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Songwriters cole porter miss otis regrets is a song composed by cole porter in 1934, and first performed by douglas byng in hi diddle diddle, a revue that opened on october 3, 1934, at londons savoy theatre. She is sorry to be delayed, but last evening down in lovers lane she strayed.
Also see camelot, duration, release date, label, popularity, energy, danceability, and happiness. The related products tab shows you other products that you may also like, if you like miss otis regrets. And from under a velvet gown, she drew a gun and shot her lover down, madam. Ella fitzgerald ella fitzgerald sings the cole porter song book 1956. Miss otis regrets shes unable to lunch today by frances faye.
Miss otis regrets shes unable to lunch today, madam miss otis regrets shes unable to lunch today she is sorry to be delayed but last evening down in lovers lane she. When she woke up and found, that her dream of love was gone. Early recordings of miss otis regrets that made the charts. See also the feature on the german version, mein mann ist verhindert. When she woke up and found that her dream of love was gone, madam, she ran to the man who had led her so far astray, and from under her velvet gown, she drew a gun and shot her lover down, madam, miss otis regrets shes unable to lunch to day. Miss otis regrets shes unable to lunch today full version continues from here, miss otis edited versions stop it was just one of those things just one of those crazy things one of those bells that now and then rings just one of those things it was just one of those nights just one of those fabulous flights a trip to the moon on gossamer. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in eb major transposable. Here are the most popular versions chords, ukulele chords. It was covered by stanley black and his orchestra, josh white, jr.
Miss otis regrets shes unable to lunch today miss otis regrets shes unable to lunch today full version continues from here, miss otis edited versions stop it was just one of those things just one of those crazy things one of those bells that now and then rings just one of those things it was just one of those nights. Miss otis regrets shes unable to lunch today sheet. Miss otis regrets shes unable to lunch today, madam. The editors deserve congratulations on this massive and entertaining volume of songs. According to the lyrics, she is then lynched by a mob and her final words are the apology. Cole porter classic miss otis regrets one of queens favourite songs. Though there are excellent single duets from her lauded song book albums and in concertmiss otis regrets with paul smith, lush life with oscar peterson, and somewhere in the night with. Thus begins the short story miss otis regrets shes unable to lunch today, which relates the probably most important hour in miss otis otherwise calm and rather eventless life. Provided to youtube by iipdds miss otis regrets playalong version midifine systems real book standards backing tracks, vol. Download and print miss otis regrets she s unable to lunch today sheet music for lead sheet fake book by ella fitzgerald from sheet music direct. This wonderful song sung by the first lady of jazz, ella fitzgerald is explaining that a young lady named miss otis is unable to lunch today because she got distracted down deep in. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide.
Miss otis regrets is the title of a song written by cole porter in 1934. I always visualized it as ms otis was a beautiful classy rich lady that was engaged to a wealthy older socialite type. Provided to youtube by universal music group miss otis regrets shes unable to lunch. The standards real book is a remarkable collection of great songs of the 20th century. When the mob came and got her and dragged her from the jail, madam, they strung her upon the old willow across the way, and the moment before she died, she lifted up her lovely head and cried, madam miss otis regrets, shes unable to lunch today.
All the real books feature hundreds of timetested songs in accurate arrangements in the famous easytoread, handwritten notation with combbinding. Mast reminds us that the song was written to win a bet with his friend monte woolley who claimed he could not write a song with such a title as miss otis regrets. Miss otis regrets just one of those things kirsty maccoll. Cole porter spent many holidays in paris throughout the 1920s and 1930s, ada bricktop smith was a close friend, and he frequented bricktops, whose. When she woke up and found that her dream of love was gone, madam, she ran to the man who had led her so far astray, and from under her velvet gown, she drew a gun and shot her love down. Cole porter miss otis regrets sheet music in g major. Miss otis regrets sheet music piano, voice, guitar pdf. Miss otis regrets shes unable to lunch today madam miss otis regrets shes unable to lunch today she is sorry to be delayed but last evening down in lovers lane she strays madam miss otis regrets shes unable to lunch today when she woke up and found that her dream of love was gone madam she ran to the man who had led her so far astray and from under her velvet gown.
What is the cole porter song miss otis regrets about. View detailed progeny statistics for miss otis regrets including wins, runs and total earnings. Lyrics to miss otis regrets by ella fitzgerald from the sings the cole porter song book album including song video, artist biography, translations and more. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading miss otis regrets. The origin of miss otis regrets the other thing i remembered while the song was on the radio was a story i had heard of how cole porter had come to write miss otis regrets. Watch the video for miss otis regrets from ella fitzgeralds ella fitzgerald sings the. When the mob came and got her and dragged her from the. The lyrics are the story of a society woman who is lynched by a vengeful mob after she shoots her unfaithful lover. Provided to youtube by iipdds miss otis regrets variations playalong version midifine systems real book standards backing tracks, vol. Preface this has been always one of my favorite songs. Ella fitzgerald miss otis regrets shes unable to lunch today sheet music notes and chords arranged for lead sheet fake book. And other short stories kindle edition by moitzi, dieter, moitzi, dieter. Watch the video for miss otis regrets from linda ronstadts we all love ella. All of you all through the night allezvousen always true to you in my fashion another opnin, another.
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