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06 May 99 - 05:08 PM (#76182) Subject: Anyone hear of a song called 'Breathless'? From: jle@tennecom.com A song my dad sang in the fifties when I was a kid goes: If I had a dictionary, I would use the customary, Compliments and phrases When I want to sing your praises, Oh, but now I am in the soup, My heart is doing loop-the-loops, And on top of all of that; I'M BREATHLESS. It goes on and on from there with a short bridge and a catchy melodic tune (probably from an old classic). As one would guess the lyric is sung in one breath. Please email my corporate address if you know of this song. Thanks-Jack. |
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06 May 99 - 05:11 PM (#76185) Subject: RE: Anyone hear of a song called 'Breathless'? From: annamill I'm not positive, but I believe you're referring to Jerry Lee Lewis' song "Breathless". |
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06 May 99 - 05:52 PM (#76196) Subject: RE: Anyone hear of a song called 'Breathless'? From: CHECK LYRICS WORLD under [Lewis] http://www.summer.com.br/~pfilho/html/main_index/index.html |
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07 May 99 - 08:40 PM (#76531) Subject: RE: Anyone hear of a song called 'Breathless'? From: Roger in Baltimore Seems to me Jack is looking for a different song than old Jerry Lee's hit. Any ideas anyone? Roger in Baltimore |
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19 Nov 04 - 10:29 PM (#1333097) Subject: RE: Lyr Req:Anyone hear of a song called 'Breathle From: GUEST,roconi I am looking for the last verse myself. I know most all of the other parts, so if you knoow the last verse, send it to me please. The parts I know are as follow-- BREATHLESS (Verse 1) If I had a dictionary, I could sing the customary, Compliments and phrases, when I want to sing you praises, But I'm up to here in trouble, my adversity is double, And on top of all of that-- I'm breathless. ( Verse 2) I take you for a little walk, and I'm the guy who likes to talk. You leave me on the porch and then I wind up with the torch, For everytime I find that I'm inclined to tell you what is on my mind Then I'll be darned if I'm not breathless. (Bridge) You take my breath away. My castles are all in a heap. You got me right where you want me. Baby you walk in my sleeep. (Verse 3) ???????????? So If--(Here is where I go blank) If you know the third verse, send it to roconi@adelphia.net |
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19 Nov 04 - 11:44 PM (#1333159) Subject: RE: Lyr Req:Anyone hear of a song called 'Breathle From: Peace From allpoetry.com If I had a dictionary, I would use the customary, compliments and phrases when I wanna sing your praises, but I'm up to here in trouble, my adversity is double, and to make matters worse , I'm breathless. (chorus) You take my breath away. My castles are all in a heap. You've got me right where I want you, 'cause, baby, you walk in my sleep. I take you for a little walk, 'cause I'm the kind that likes to talk, We wind up on your porch, and then I wind up with a torch, for every single time, I'm inclined to say what's on my mind, darned if I don't find, I'm breathless. (Chorus) The above is all they had. |
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27 Jan 07 - 07:52 AM (#1949506) Subject: RE: Lyr Req:Anyone hear of a song called 'Breathless'? From: GUEST,Brit What is the title? I have been trying to search it on allpoetry.com and cant seem to find it. PLEASE email results to Woodwinds8524@yahoo.com |
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27 Jan 07 - 10:49 AM (#1949622) Subject: Lyr Add: YOU LEAVE ME BREATHLESS (Freed, Hollander From: Elmer Fudd There's also a song Ella Fitzgerald sang: YOU LEAVE ME BREATHLESS You leave me breathless You heavenly thing You look so wonderful You're like a breath of spring You leave me speechless I'm just like the birds I'm filled with melody But at a loss for words That little grin of yours That funny chin of yours There's so much to my heart Or give your lips to me For darling that would be The final touch to my heart You leave me breathless That's all I can say I can't say more because You take my breath away Source: http://www.hotlyrics.net/lyrics/E/Ella_Fitzgerald/You_Leave_Me_Breathless.html |
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18 Apr 07 - 05:22 AM (#2028685) Subject: RE: Lyr Req:Anyone hear of a song called 'Breathless'? From: Richard Bridge I think Johnny Kidd and the Pirates did yet another one.... |
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21 Apr 07 - 10:20 AM (#2031935) Subject: RE: Lyr Req:Anyone hear of a song called 'Breathless'? From: Jim Dixon Allmusic.com lists 259 recordings of songs called BREATHLESS. ASCAP lists 97 different songs called BREATHLESS and a further 31 songs that contain the word BREATHLESS in the title (e.g. YOU LEAVE ME BREATHLESS, I'M BREATHLESS, BREATHLESS LOVE, etc.) The Corrs wrote and recorded a song called BREATHLESS. Natalie Browne also recorded it. Chas & Dave wrote and recorded one. Otis Blackwell wrote and recorded one. It was also recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis, Mickey Gilley, Tom Jones, Jimmy Page, and several others. Louis Armstrong wrote one. Leann Rimes co-wrote and recorded one. |
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11 Jul 07 - 05:40 PM (#2100245) Subject: RE: Lyr Req:Anyone hear of a song called 'Breathless'? From: GUEST,Suzlet My dad used to sing the song, and I, too, am trying to find the lyrics. I'm wondering if the 1st post with "heart is doing loop-de-loops" lyric is actually the final verse. |
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11 Jul 07 - 05:45 PM (#2100251) Subject: RE: Lyr Req:Anyone hear of a song called 'Breathless'? From: PoppaGator Then there's the French New Wave film, "Breathless." I seem to remember there being some connection between the movie and Jerry Lee's song, but I'm not sure... (I couldn't tell you a single line of lyric from the JLL song, but I know it's not the lyric being asked about here.) |
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11 Jul 07 - 05:55 PM (#2100259) Subject: RE: Lyr Req:Anyone hear of a song called 'Breathless'? From: SINSULL "You leave me Breathleeeeess" There you go Poppa. |
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11 Jul 07 - 05:57 PM (#2100261) Subject: RE: Lyr Req:Anyone hear of a song called 'Breathless'? From: Bill D "Breathless" ...is that the one right after "I'd Climb the Highest Mountain"? |
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11 Jul 07 - 06:00 PM (#2100266) Subject: RE: Lyr Req:Anyone hear of a song called 'Breathless'? From: GUEST,Wayne If you like songs entitled Breathless, try Tim Moon's. It's a favourite of mine anyway! |
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11 Jul 07 - 06:31 PM (#2100293) Subject: RE: Lyr Req:Anyone hear of a song called 'Breathless'? From: PoppaGator So, SINSULL, you're saying that Jerry Lee is on that French soundtrack from 1960? I kinda thought so, but memory often fails me these days. I do remember seeing Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seburg on the screen, and director Jean-Luc Godard's name in the credits. As I recall, Jerry Lee's singing of the title line would be better represented phonetically as "breath-lessssss-uh." |
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12 Jul 07 - 11:34 AM (#2100707) Subject: RE: Lyr Req:Anyone hear of a song called 'Breathless'? From: SINSULL Jerry Lee Lewis appeared on a TV program recently and singing this left him breathless. He can still put on a show. |
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12 Jul 07 - 12:07 PM (#2100750) Subject: RE: Lyr Req:Anyone hear of a song called 'Breathless'? From: PoppaGator Sorry for adding to thread drift, but I have to respond: I saw Jerry Lee live at the New Orleans Jazz Festival just a few months ago. Despite looking pretty pale and frail, he managed to sound about as wild and crazy as ever. He couldn't perform any full-scale acrobatics, of course, so for his grand final gesture he arose from his piano stool, turned around, and sort of ginergerly lowered his butt onto the keyboard a couple of times before shuffling off stage. |
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12 Jul 07 - 06:09 PM (#2101055) Subject: RE: Lyr Req:Anyone hear of a song called 'Breathle From: Artful Codger Todd Rundgren recorded a great instrumental called "Breathless" on one of his early albums ("Something/Anything", I believe.) |
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13 Jul 07 - 01:29 AM (#2101288) Subject: RE: Lyr Req:Anyone hear of a song called 'Breathle From: Jim Dixon Lyrics copied from "Shoeless" Valerie's blog. I'M BREATHLESS 1. If I had a dictionary, I would read the customary Complimentary phrases When I want to sing your praises, But I'm up to here in trouble, My adversity is double, And, to make the matter worse, I'm breathless. 2. When I try to be poetic, You are never sympathetic. As it is, I do my best And hope and pray I pass the test, But up to now, I'm in the soup. My heart is doing the loop-the-loop. On top of all of that, I'm breathless. BRIDGE: You take my breath away. My castles are all in a heap. You've got me right where you want me. Baby, you walk in my sleep. 3. So I take you for a little walk, 'Cause I'm a guy who likes to talk. You leave me on the porch And then I wind up with a torch For every single time that I'm inclined To tell you what is on my mind I'm darned if I don't find I'm breathless! |
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19 Jul 07 - 10:49 AM (#2106811) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'm Breathless / You Leave Me Breathless From: GUEST,Nick Hearn My dad has been talking of this song and remembers it from around 1937 or early 40s. thanks to above, i now have the words for him, but still would love to find out who did it. Without any referance to more modern versions of songs with same name please. |
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17 Nov 07 - 12:12 PM (#2196036) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'm Breathless / You Leave Me Breathless From: GUEST,cameyers There is a version done by Ozzie Nelson. Don't have the date but it includes solos by both Ozzie and Harriet Hiliard |
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17 Nov 07 - 05:17 PM (#2196226) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'm Breathless / You Leave Me Breath From: Uncle_DaveO This song (the "if I had a dictionary" one) is definitely from the 40s, as I recall it from my misspent youth. 1937 would be way too early, or I wouldn't recall it, because I was too young then. Other than "from the 40s", I can't pin it down. Dave Oesterreich |
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17 Nov 07 - 10:54 PM (#2196457) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'm Breathless / You Leave Me Breathless From: Nick E The band X had a tue by this name. |
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29 Nov 07 - 06:20 PM (#2205098) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'm Breathless / You Leave Me Breathless From: GUEST If the version by Ozzie Nelson is no the one you are familiar with there is also a version by Skinnay Ennis and his orchestra. I'm not sure which of the two is the original...Good luck. |
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01 Dec 07 - 12:53 PM (#2206332) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'm Breathless / You Leave Me Breathless From: Jim Dixon I found a sound sample of I'M BREATHLESS performed by Skinnay Ennis and his Orchestra, and it is definitely the same song that begins "If I had a dictionary…." On his album, the songwriter credited is "Holtzer." I also found a sound sample by Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra. It is definitely the same song, but there, the title is given as BREATHLESS and the songwriters are credited as "Dorothy Dick, Helmy Kresa, and Al Lewis." Go figure. |
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11 Jan 08 - 09:47 AM (#2233849) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'm Breathless / You Leave Me Breathless From: GUEST,Nick Hearn thanks to all those who helped me in tracking this down, am now going to seek both versions out and,hopefully suprise my dad with a copy. many thanks |
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20 Feb 08 - 07:09 PM (#2267995) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'm Breathless / You Leave Me Breathless From: GUEST anitakroenke@yahoo.com yea!! i have been looking for these lyrics for years. my mom used to sing it to me and i had started to believe that she had just made the song up.. she was very talented that way. thanks!!!! |
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25 Feb 08 - 02:18 PM (#2272055) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'm Breathless / You Leave Me Breath From: GUEST,a friend Check this out: http://elderjournals.com/index.php?s=%22you+walk+in+my+sleep%22 |
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27 Feb 08 - 11:15 PM (#2274387) Subject: Lyr Add: BREATHLESS (Eddie Cherkose, Jacques Press From: Jim Dixon Copied from http://elderjournals.com/index.php?s=%22you+walk+in+my+sleep%22. There is also an mp3 file on that page. I have listened to it and made a few corrections. I have also marked with "(?)" some phrases that I find highly doubtful. BREATHLESS Frankie Masters and His Orchestra Vocalist: Frankie Masters I'm the picture of perfect health, Normal as can be. Though I'm short on material wealth, It never bothers me. I've always flurried with the term(?) Behind I find it there(?) But baby mine, where you're concerned, I'd like to know what's left. If I had a dictionary, I would use the customary Complements and phrases When I want to sing you praises, But I'm up to here in trouble, My adversity is double, And to make the matter worse, I'm breathless. When I try to be poetic, You are never sympathetic. As it is I do my best And hope and pray I pass the test, But up to now I'm in the soup. My heart is doing loop-de-loop. On top of all of that, I'm breathless. You take my breath away. My castles are all in a heap. You've got me right where I want you. Baby, you walk in my sleep. I take you for a little walk, And I'm the guy who likes to talk. You leave me on the porch, And then I wind up with a torch For every single time that I'm inclined To tell you what is on my mind, I'm darned if I don't find I'm breathless. Ah, what a sightful! You're delightful. How I clamor for your glamour. It's amazing I keep gazing At your feet it's all a-futile(?) Effervescing, keep me guessing It's confusing. I keep losing All perspective of respective Words and phrases for your praises. You take my breath away. My castles are all in a heap. You've got me right where I want you. Baby, you walk in my sleep. I take you for a little walk And I'm the guy who likes to talk. You leave me on the porch And then I wind up with a torch, For every single time that I'm inclined To tell you what is on my mind, I'm darned if I don't find I'm breathless. |
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04 Jan 09 - 08:20 PM (#2531661) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'm Breathless / You Leave Me Breathless From: GUEST I work in a nursing home and one of my dementia guys sings this song to us and we thought it was just a song he made up because he couldn't tell us who sings it! He just says it is him!! |
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07 Jan 09 - 08:47 AM (#2533983) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'm Breathless / You Leave Me Breathless From: GUEST i remember this as part of it but no-one has mentioned it- im breathless.. if the words sound queer and funny to your ear a little bit dips and divey... i take u for a little walk etc... if not, does anyone know where its from? my mum used to sing it to me inbetween the other two verses. |
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07 Jan 09 - 09:21 AM (#2534010) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'm Breathless / You Leave Me Breathless From: Jeri Guest, it's definitely not 'Breathless'. Try here. |
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12 Jul 09 - 02:02 AM (#2677989) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'm Breathless / You Leave Me Breath From: GUEST,BobD in Arvada From a small book of "2nd 100 Top Pop Songs" by Hanson Press. Words, lead line, and chords. BREATHLESS by Eddie Cherkose and Jacques Press (presumably no relation to Hanson Press) The words are, as printed above: first verse: If I had a dictionary... 2nd verse: When I try to be poetic... bridge: You take my breath away... 3rd verse: I take you for a little walk... At the bottom of the page is says Copyright 1942 by Porgie Music Corp. It's a delightful little ditty, and I can see why people would add to it, expand it, or interpolate it into other pieces. |
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31 Jan 10 - 10:40 PM (#2826933) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'm Breathless / You Leave Me Breathless From: GUEST,Another Guest GUEST, those lines you quote, "if the words sound queer and funny to your ear..." are from "Mairzy Doats", not Breathless. Mairzy Doats = Mares eat oats; the whole song is purposely sung fast in a way to make beginning and ends of words blur together. Google it; you'll find lyrics and probably youtube videos. Totally different song. My mom sung it to me, too. You can find multiple versions to hear at http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Mairzy+Doats&search_type=&aq=f I am having less luck finding audible versions of Breathless online thus far because of more modern songs by the same title...I can't remember the melody of the break.... |
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22 May 10 - 08:29 AM (#2911906) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Breathless (Eddie Cherkose, Jacques Press From: GUEST,Bob Marks If I had a dic-tion-ar-y I would use the cus-tom-a-ry com-pli-ments n' phras-es when I want to sing your prais-es, But I'm up to here in trou-ble, my ad-ver-si-ty is dou-ble, and to make the mat-ter worse, I'm breath-less! When I try to be po-et-ic, you are nev-er sym-path-et-ic; As it is I do my best 'n hope 'n pray I pass the test; But up to now I'm in the soup, my heart is do-ing loop the loop; On top of all of that, I'm breath-less! You take my breath a-way My cas-tles are all in a heap. You've got me right where I want you, ba-by you walk in my sleep. I take you for a lit-tle walk, an' I'm a girl who likes to talk, You leave me on the porch 'n then I wind up with a torch, For ev-'ry sin-gle time that I'm in-clined to tell you what is on my mind... I'm darned if I don't find I'm breath-less! |
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06 Oct 10 - 04:40 PM (#3001276) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Breathless (Eddie Cherkose, Jacques Press From: GUEST,THANK YOU!!! My Dad was in the Navy at the beginning of WW2. From what I have read it is common that these guys picked up this song then. Anyway, my Dad would sing this to me and amaze me with the speed at which he could sing it all clearly. When When he was sick with lung cancer and was having a very bad day I remember him standing at the side of the bed and he started singing this song. We both laughed until we cried. Thank you for putting the pieces of this memory together for me in these lyrics. KA Mount Vernon, WA |
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15 Oct 11 - 10:39 AM (#3239380) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Breathless (Eddie Cherkose, Jacques Press From: GUEST,Music Lover! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaarGmEi3jc Here is the song Breathless that the lyrics keep talking about... if there are other versions out there, I'd be happy to learn of them! I just saw the song performed in the musical, "The Andrews Brothers". Such a great performance with music of the great big band era! |
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01 Oct 18 - 07:48 PM (#3954116) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Breathless (Eddie Cherkose, Jacques Press From: GUEST yeah I remember most of it even now..at this moment I remember mamasingin |