Georgia On My Mind
Anita O'Day & Gene Krupa Lyrics
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That I'd be playing solitaire
Uneasy in my easy chair
It never entered my mind
And once you told me I was mistaken
That I'd awaken with the sun
And ordered orange juice for one
You had what I lack, myself
Now I even have to scratch my back myself
Once you warned me that if you scorned me
I'd say a lonely prayer again
And wish that you were there again
To get into my hair again
It never entered my mind
Once you warned me that if you scorned me
I'd say a lonely prayer again
And wish that you were there again
To get into my hair again
It never entered my mind
The lyrics to Anita O'Day's "It Never Entered My Mind" paint a picture of a relationship that has come to an end, leaving the singer in a state of regret and longing. The tone of the song is one of melancholy and resignation, reflecting the feeling of the singer as they reflect upon what could have been. The singer recalls moments when they were dismissive of their former partner's warnings and advice - reflections that are now filled with remorse.
The first stanza illustrates how the singer once dismissed their partner's concerns with the casualness of a person playing solitaire in their own home. The imagery of the "uneasy" easy chair is powerful, suggesting that the singer is physically at rest, but emotionally restless. The second stanza recalls a time when the singer ordered orange juice for themselves only, without regard for their partner's possible presence at breakfast. The stanza appears to indicate that the relationship was a one-way street, with the singer not giving enough of themselves to their partner. The third and final stanza reveals that the singer is now alone, without their love. The repetition of the phrase "It never entered my mind" reinforces the idea that the singer was blind to the implications of their shallow treatment of their partner. The lines "you had what I lack, myself / now I even have to scratch my back myself" are perhaps the most poignant in the song, hinting at the loss of intimacy and mutual help in a loving relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Once I laughed when I heard you saying
I used to laugh when you would say things.
That I'd be playing solitaire
That I would be alone.
Uneasy in my easy chair
Feeling uneasy while sitting comfortably.
It never entered my mind
I never thought it could happen to me.
And once you told me I was mistaken
You once told me I was wrong.
That I'd awaken with the sun
That I would wake up early.
And ordered orange juice for one
And order juice only for myself.
It never entered my mind
It never occurred to me.
You had what I lack, myself
You had something I did not have: independence.
Now I even have to scratch my back myself
I even have to do things for myself that I used to rely on someone else for.
Once you warned me that if you scorned me
You once warned me that if you rejected me.
I'd say a lonely prayer again
I would feel lonely again.
And wish that you were there again
And wish you were still with me.
To get into my hair again
To bother me again.
It never entered my mind
I never thought it would happen to me.
Lyrics © Roba Music Verlag GMBH, Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
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@Trombonology
Anita O'Day in her first session with the Krupa band: Few big band vocalists of the period would have had the chutzpah to open their chorus, the function of which was to acquaint the public with the song as written, with a couple of non-melody notes. Anita was an iconoclast, ahead of her time and eternally hip. Soon after this session, the great Roy "Little Jazz" Eldridge would join the band, and the combination of these two artists would catapult the Krupa orch., from its inception in '38 a fine band, into the stratosphere.
@swingman5635
Anita,in those first few notes,was giving us a taste of things to come!
@coraggio93
I was surprised upon hearring this on the radio. Had no idea the song went back that far.
@scotnick59
Goes back to the early thirties!
@markhall411
lost this record over two years when my records feel over on the being able to replace one of two of the records that broke. But never this one the flipside was my favorite Alreet have it wrote down in my library on a arch walk under all day long to remind me to never give up trying to replace this great record is why here now looking for it again. you never relieze just how rare a record is till you try to replace it. got 56 of his records will never be happy until hopefully can replace this record. thanks for sharing it am recording it into adobe audition for me to hear again later. okay to find the flipside.
@notanotherjamesmurphy5574
play @ 0.5x speed for Ray Charles’ version
@markhall411
found it Alreet is more spiffy than this side was really bummed when this record broke was almost prefect David Henry shares it on 78 records Youtube
@jourwalis-8875
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