Alma Cogan was Britain's most successful female recording artist of the 195… Read Full Bio ↴Alma Cogan was Britain's most successful female recording artist of the 1950's. Born in London in 1932, her early recordings were mainly ballads, in the style of Anne Shelton. But by 1954, this was to all change. Her first major hit was "Bell Bottom Blues", and she scored her only number one in Britain with "Dreamboat" in 1956. Novelty songs were extremely popular at the time, and Alma recorded a number of these, including "I Can't Tell A Waltz From A Tango", "Twenty Tiny Fingers" and "Never Do A Tango With An Eskimo". She was known for the giggle in her voice when she sang and was affectinaltely known as The Girl With A Laugh In Her Voice. Her extravagant dresses were also a trademark. Her final UK hit was "Cowboy Jimmy Joe" in 1961, but was fast becoming an International Artist, with hits in Sweden, Germany, Israel and Japan - she had a number one hit in Japan with "Just Couldn't Resist Her With Her Pocket Transistor" which was at the top spot for over six months. As the novelty numbers were fast becoming old-fashioned by the start of the 1960s, she recorded a number of jazz standards and pop records, including five songs written by the Beatles - these recordings can be found on a number of CDs. Famed for her showbiz parties, with guests like Cary Grant, Noel Coward and the Beatles, she was never out of the public eye until ovarian cancer tragically cut her career short. She died on the 26th October 1966, aged just 34.

You Do Something To Me
Alma Cogan Lyrics

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You you do something to me
Something that simply mystifies me
Oh tell me why should it be
You have the power to hypnotize me

Let me live 'neath your spell
Do do that voodoo that you do so well
For you do something to me

That nobody else can do

Oh you do something to me
Something that simply mystifies me
Oh please tell me just why should it be
That you have the power to hypnotize me

Just let me let me live 'neath your spell
Do do that voodoo that you do so well
Cause you do something to me

That nobody else can do
That nobody else can do

Overall Meaning

Alma Cogan’s song “You Do Something To Me” is a classic love song released in the 1950s. One of the highlights of the song is the lyrics that capture the feeling of being mesmerized by a lover. The lyrics speak to the singer's experience of being mystified and hypnotized by the person they love.

The opening line, “you do something to me”, sets the tone for the song and captures the essence of the lyrics. The phrases “something that simply mystifies me” and “you have the power to hypnotize me” express how the singer is irresistibly drawn to their lover.

The following lines “Let me live 'neath your spell” and “Do do that voodoo that you do so well” show the singer giving in to the hypnotic power of their lover. The closing line, “you do something to me that nobody else can do” delivers the message that the singer is completely under their lover’s spell.

You Do Something To MeAlma Cogan Lyrics

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You Do Something To Me
Alma Cogan Lyrics