Singing, no guitar ...
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Moody's Mood for Love ( original lyrics )
As recorded by King Pleasure (Clarence Beeks)
Based on James Moody's rendition of "I'm in the Mood for Love"
Lyrics by Eddie Jefferson,
female vocal on different versions by Blossom Dearie,
Betty Carter, Annie Ross and possibly others
(He:) There I go, there I go, there I go
There I go..
Pretty baby, you are the soul who snaps my control
Such a funny thing but every time you're near me
I never can behave
You give me a smile and then I'm wrapped up in your magic
There's music all around me, crazy music
Music that keeps calling me so very close to you
Turns me your slave
Come and do with me any little thing you want to
Anything baby, just let me get next to you
Am I insane or do I really see heaven in your eyes?
Bright as stars that shine up above you in the clear blue skies
How I worry about you
Just can't live my life without you
Baby come here, don't have no fear
Oh, is there a wonder why
I'm really feeling in the mood for love?
So tell me why stop to think
About this weather, my dear?
This little dream might fade away
There I go talking out of my head again, oh baby
Won't you come and put our two hearts together?
That would make me strong and brave
Oh when we are one, I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid
If there's a cloud up above us
Go on and let it rain
I'm sure our love together will endure a hurricane
Oh my baby
Won't you please let me love you
And give a relief from this awful misery?
(She:) What is all this talk about loving me, my sweet?
I am not afraid, not anymore, not like before
Can't you understand me?
Now baby, please pull yourself together, do it soon
My soul's on fire, come on and take me
I'll be what you make me, my darling, my sweet
(He:) Oh baby, you make me feel so good
Let me take you by the hand
Come let us visit out there
In that new promised land
Maybe there we can find
A good place to use a loving state of mind
I'm so tired of being without
And never knowing what love's about...
James Moody, you can come on in man
And you can blow now if you want to
(Both:) We're through.
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Moody's Mood - Lyrics
There I go, there I go, there I go
pretty baby you are the soul that snaps my control
Such a funny thing but every time I'm near you
I never can behave
You give me a smile and then I'm wrapped up in your magic
Music all around me
crazy music
music that keeps calling me very close to you
turns me into your slave
come and do with me anything you want to
and let me get next, just let me get next to you
And I do usually see
I really see
heaven in your eyes
bright as stars that shine up above you
in the deep blue sky
How I worry about you,
I just can live my life without you
baby, come here
don't have no fear
Oh, is there wonder why
I'm really feeling in the mood for love
So tell me why stop to think about this weather my dear
their sweet dreams might fade away
there I go down night at my heels
I'm in the mood for love
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From Wiki, some word about this incredible song:
"Moody's Mood for Love" is jazz saxophonist James Moody's instrumental solo on the song "I'm in the Mood for Love."
Later, jazz singer Eddie Jefferson wrote lyrics to this improvisation by Moody.
This particular arrangement of the song did not come to be known by its now common title of "Moody's Mood for Love" until King Pleasure released a very popular vocal version in 1952. King Pleasure's version included vocals by Blossom Dearie as well as instrumental contributions from Teacho and Band.
Other artists who later released renditions of the song include George Benson, Aretha Franklin, Queen Latifah, Quincy Jones, Tito Puente, Amy Winehouse and Georgie Fame.
The TONY award-winning musical Jersey Boys featured the song.
The song also has been featured on an episode of The Cosby Show, as well as in an early 1990's Gap television commercial.
In 2006, American Idol contestant Elliott Yamin remade the song.
His version appears on the album American Idol Season 5: Encores.
This version just missed the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number one on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
The lyrics are often incorrectly attributed to King Pleasure because he was the first to record it.
However, some sources report that when Pleasure was asked to write more lyrics to solos he confessed that he had not written this one.
He had heard Jefferson perform it in a jazz club some years before and asked permission to reproduce it.
James Moody later hired Jefferson to come on the road with him.
Jefferson also appears on several recordings with Moody (...)".
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Tags: George Benson Moody's Mood For Love Jazz Voice James Moody Eddie Jefferson King Pleasure Clarence Beeks
