I enjoy Cole Porter’s lyricism. He’s usually very witty, albeit sometimes a little sketchy if you know his background. He’s also very poetic, and mixed with fun melodies that go all over the place, you have yourself one dandy of a song. Which fits, because he was one Dandy of a songwriter.
In The Still Of The Night
-Cole Porter
In the still of the night
As I gaze through my window
At the moon in its flight
My thoughts all turn to you
In the still of the night
All the world is in slumber
All the times without number
Darling when I say to you
Do you love me as I love you?
Are you my life to be, my dream come true?
Or will this dream of mine fade out of sight
Like the moon growing dim
On the rim of a hill
In the chill, still
Of the night
I'm Jason, and I like to write.
On Cole Porter…
anyone who writes a lyric:
“If you’re ever in a mill and get sawed in half, I won’t laugh”
…is A-OK in my book, too.
I sense sarcasm…;)
I didn’t know that song (which I found out is called “Friendship”). I found it and read it, and to place context around it, the whole song is a man and woman talking about their friendship. They basically go back and forth listing scenarios and describing how they’d be there for the other one in that situation. That’s not even the most ridiculous lyric.
Cole Porter sometimes borders on the absurd. It’s a little thing literary folk refer to as satire. I think.
BTW, who are you, Theologian?
-j
No sarcasm intended – I enjoy Cole Porter, as well.
I would highly recommend seeing the Core Porter musical ‘Anything Goes’, which includes quite a few of his memorable tunes.
One of them is ‘Friendship’ – which itself has some awesomely memorable lines.
“If you ever lose your mind, I’ll be kind
And if you ever lose your shirt, I’ll be hurt
If you’re ever in a mill and get sawed in half, I won’t laugh
It’s friendship, friendship
Just a perfect blendship
When other friendships are up the crick
Ours will still be slick”
-Theo
Dave! I didn’t think anyone but my family read my blog. Welcome! And now that I know who you are, I also know you find humor in Porter’s satire. You’re odd like that…
-j