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Once in a while a musician comes along with impeccable technique, deep understanding of the jazz repertoire, an innate tendency to swing and the rare ability to communicate the heart and soul of a tune to listeners. That musician is Beegie Adair.
About her music Adair says, “Falling in love with jazz is like falling in love with a person, except with jazz you never get over it.” About Beegie (say B-G) Adair, what do others say?
Jazz great Helen Merrill salutes her “inventive jazz sense, her wonderful sense of time and improvised melody.”
Christopher Louden of Jazz Times magazine says Adair is “an accomplished artist with a delicate touch.”
The Los Angeles Times calls her music “Elegant.”
Entertainment News writes, “Beegie Adair is one of the finest piano players in the world.”
Intrigued? So are thousands of jazz fans, who agree with critics about Adair’s sophisticated and listenable jazz performances, and who have made her recordings among the biggest sellers in the jazz world.
Citing George Shearing, Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson and Erroll Garner among her influences, Adair has recorded 24 CDs, ranging from Cole Porter standards to Frank Sinatra classics to romantic World War II ballads. Her 6-CD Centennial Composers Collection of tunes by Rodgers, Gershwin, Kern, Ellington, Carmichael and Berlin became an instant collectible classic when it was released in 2002.
Kentucky born and raised, Adair lives and records in Nashville – something of a surprise to people who associate the city solely with country music. In fact Nashville lives up to its “Music City” nickname by hosting a vibrant jazz scene, in which she has been a leading light for decades. A sought-after studio musician in her early days there, Adair accompanied such legendary performers as Chet Atkins, Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash – and also worked with Lucille Ball, Dinah Shore, Mama Cass Elliott and Peggy Lee.
Her guests on Improvised Thoughts, Beegie’s radio talk/music show on the local NPR affiliate, included such greats as Tony Bennett, Joe Williams, Marian McPartland, Benny Golson and Helen Merrill. She has guested on McPartland’s Piano Jazz show and has performed with Nat Adderley, Bill Watrous, Lew Tabackin, Terry Clarke, Urbie Green and Jim Ferguson, among many others.
When she’s not in the studio or appearing in clubs and concert halls around the country, Adair wears a variety of hats, from adjunct professor at Vanderbilt University to teacher and mentor at the Nashville Jazz Workshop. Recently she co-wrote and scored an innovative theatrical production, Betsy, which in April 2006 premiered off-Broadway in New York.
She has recorded eight projects for Village Square Records in Nashville; her most recent CDs are Sentimental Journey, a popular collection of World War II-era songs, and a solo piano recording, Quiet Romance.
She performs solo and with the Beegie Adair Trio, whose members include drummer Chris Brown, a veteran of the Maynard Ferguson ensemble, and bassist Roger Spencer, who has played with the Les Brown Band, Ray Conniff, the Page Cavanaugh Trio and Pete Jolly. They are, she says, “my main guys. They’re so tuned into the way I visualize music that it’s effortless to play with them.”
In clubs and concert venues from Los Angeles to New York, Beegie and her “main guys” win kudos from audiences and critics alike who appreciate her unique take on classic jazz. She fell in love with the music a long time ago, and indeed she’s never gotten over it -- a love affair the jazz world is much the better for.
I've Got You Under My Skin
Beegie Adair Lyrics
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I've got you deep in the heart of me.
So deep in my heart that you're really a part of me.
I've got you under my skin.
I'd tried so not to give in.
I said to myself, this affair never will go so well.
But why should I try to resist when, baby, I know down well
I've got you under my skin?
I'd sacrifice anything come what might
For the sake of havin' you near
In spite of a warnin' voice that comes in the night
And repeats, repeats in my ear,
Don't you know, you fool, you never can win?
Use your mentality, wake up to reality.
But each time that I do just the thought of you
Makes me stop before I begin
Cause I've got you under my skin.
I would sacrifice anything come what might
For the sake of havin' you near
In spite of the warning voice that comes in the night
And repeats, how it yells in my ear,
Don't you know, you fool, ain't no chance to win
Why not use your mentality, get up, wake up to reality?
And each time I do just the thought of you
Makes me stop just before I begin
Cause I've got you under my skin.
And I like you under my skin.
The song "I've Got You Under My Skin" by Beegie Adair & Friends is about being deeply in love with someone that the singer can't resist. The opening line, "I've got you under my skin," refers to the person being so important to the singer that they feel as if the person is a part of them. The singer confesses that they tried not to give in to the feelings they have for this person, but ultimately, they couldn't resist.
The singer would do anything to have the person near them, even if it means sacrificing everything. The warning voice that comes to the singer in the night represents their own doubts about the relationship, but they choose to ignore it because of the love they feel for the person. The lyrics encourage the singer to wake up to reality and use their mentality, but they can't help but feel completely captivated by the person they're deeply in love with. The final line expresses how much the singer likes having the person they love so much under their skin.
Overall, the song is a classic representation of the intensity of love and the depth of affection one can feel for another person. It highlights the power of emotions and how they can conquer logic and reasoning.
Line by Line Meaning
I've got you under my skin.
I am deeply in love with you and can't stop thinking about you.
I've got you deep in the heart of me.
You have become such an essential part of my life that it feels like you are a part of me.
So deep in my heart that you're really a part of me.
You are so ingrained in my life that you have become a fundamental part of my being.
I'd tried so not to give in.
I tried to resist my feelings for you.
I said to myself, this affair never will go so well.
I tried to convince myself that pursuing a romantic relationship with you would only lead to trouble.
But why should I try to resist when, baby, I know down well I've got you under my skin?
Despite my efforts to resist, I know deep down that I am hopelessly in love with you.
I'd sacrifice anything come what might for the sake of havin' you near.
I am willing to give up anything to be close to you, no matter the cost or consequences.
In spite of a warnin' voice that comes in the night and repeats, repeats in my ear, Don't you know, you fool, you never can win?
Despite the warnings and doubts that plague me, I am still willing to risk it all for you.
Use your mentality, wake up to reality.
I know that my emotions may not be rational or logical, and I should snap out of my infatuation and face reality.
But each time that I do just the thought of you makes me stop before I begin.
Even when I try to shake off my feelings, just the thought of you is enough to stop me in my tracks.
Cause I've got you under my skin.
You have become so deeply ingrained in my mind and heart that I cannot imagine my life without you.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Cole Porter
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