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Sunshine of Your Love
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Sunshine of Your Love
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During her long career, every once in awhile
Ella Fitzgerald
would attempt to "get with it" and record contemporary pop tunes. In 1968 for a live concert with a big band and
the Tommy Flanagan Trio
, the First Lady of the American Song did what she could with such unsuitable material as "Hey Jude," "Sunshine of Your Love," "Watch What Happens" and "A House Is Not a Home." The results (despite her sincerity) sometime borders on the embarassing; there is no way anyone can swing "Hey Jude." A few of the other numbers (particularly "Give Me the Simple Life," "Old Devil Moon" and "Love You Madly") are of a higher quality but when
Ella
tries to turn "Alright, Okay, You Win" into funk, it is time to switch records. ~ Scott Yanow
Ella Fitzgerald
would attempt to "get with it" and record contemporary pop tunes. In 1968 for a live concert with a big band and
the Tommy Flanagan Trio
, the First Lady of the American Song did what she could with such unsuitable material as "Hey Jude," "Sunshine of Your Love," "Watch What Happens" and "A House Is Not a Home." The results (despite her sincerity) sometime borders on the embarassing; there is no way anyone can swing "Hey Jude." A few of the other numbers (particularly "Give Me the Simple Life," "Old Devil Moon" and "Love You Madly") are of a higher quality but when
Ella
tries to turn "Alright, Okay, You Win" into funk, it is time to switch records. ~ Scott Yanow