The Man I Love
Ben Bernie Orchestra Lyrics
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Why am I Like a racehorse running wild
Why am I In a state of ecstasy
The reason is 'cause something's happened to me
I'm in love again, and the spring is comin'
I'm in love again, hear my heart strings strummin'
I'm in love again, and the hymn I'm hummin'
I'm in love again, and I can't rise above it
I'm in love again, and I love, love, love it
I'm in love again, and I'm darn glad of it
Good news!
Someone sad had the awful luck to meet
Someone bad, but the kind of bad that's sweet
No one knows what a glimpse of paradise
Someone who's naughty showed to someone who's nice
I'm in love again, and with glee I bubble
I'm in love again, and the fun's just double
I'm in love again, if I got in trouble
I'll be cursin' one person I know
I'm in love again, I'm a lovebird sigin'
I'm in love again, I'm the spring lamb springin'
I'm in love again, weddin' bells are ringin'
Let's go!
The lyrics to the song "I'm in Love Again" by Ben Bernie and his Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra describe the giddy, elated feeling of falling in love. The singer is so happy that it feels like they are a child again, or a racehorse running wild. They are in a state of ecstasy because something amazing has happened to them - they have fallen in love again. The spring is coming and everything feels fresh and new. The singer is humming the "Huddle Up, Cuddle Up Blues," a joyful love song that encapsulates their feelings. They are so in love that they can't rise above it, but they wouldn't want to anyway. They feel darn glad about it and consider it good news.
The second half of the song describes the events that led up to the singer falling in love again. Someone who was not necessarily good for them crossed their path, but there was something irresistible about their badness. The person who fell in love didn't know what hit them, as they were shown a glimpse of paradise by someone who was naughty. But now that they are in love again, they feel like a lovebird singing, or a spring lamb springing. They hear wedding bells ringing, and they invite the listener to come along and enjoy the fun.
Overall, the song "I'm in Love Again" is a celebration of the joy of falling in love, even when it isn't necessarily with the "right" person. It acknowledges the rush of emotion that comes with love and invites everyone else to feel it too.
Line by Line Meaning
Why am I Just as happy as a child
I am extremely happy, like a child who just got their favorite toy
Why am I Like a racehorse running wild
I am full of energy and enthusiasm, like a racehorse that just started the race
Why am I In a state of ecstasy
I am feeling intense happiness and excitement
The reason is 'cause something's happened to me
I am feeling this way because something good has occurred in my life
I'm in love again, and the spring is comin'
I am experiencing love again, and it feels like spring is coming (a metaphor for a refreshing new beginning)
I'm in love again, hear my heart strings strummin'
I feel my heart beating with excitement and joy because I am in love again
I'm in love again, and the hymn I'm hummin'
I am so happy that I am humming a song that reflects my joy
is the "Huddle Up, Cuddle Up Blues"
The specific song I'm humming is called the "Huddle Up, Cuddle Up Blues"
I'm in love again, and I can't rise above it
My love is so intense that I cannot ignore it or move away from it
I'm in love again, and I love, love, love it
I am cherishing and celebrating my love to the fullest extent
I'm in love again, and I'm darn glad of it
I am extremely happy and grateful to be in love again
Good news!
This is a positive situation worth celebrating!
Someone sad had the awful luck to meet
Someone who was feeling down had the unfortunate occurrence of meeting another person
Someone bad, but the kind of bad that's sweet
This other person was not necessarily good or ideal, but there was something lovable and charming about them
No one knows what a glimpse of paradise
It is impossible to fully understand the happiness this sad person felt in that moment
Someone who's naughty showed to someone who's nice
This lovable, charming person was showing their affection to someone who was friendly and kind
I'm in love again, and with glee I bubble
I am bubbling over with joy and happiness because I am in love again
I'm in love again, and the fun's just double
My joy and excitement has doubled because I am in love again
I'm in love again, if I got in trouble
Even if I encountered trouble in this love, I would still be happy and content
I'll be cursin' one person I know
The only person I would blame for any trouble in this love would be the person themselves
I'm in love again, I'm a lovebird sigin'
I am feeling so much love and affection that I resemble a bird chirping with joy
I'm in love again, I'm the spring lamb springin'
I feel as playful and energetic as a young lamb in the springtime
I'm in love again, weddin' bells are ringin'
My love is so strong that I can hear the sound of wedding bells in the future
Let's go!
I am excited and ready to embrace this love and all its possibilities
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: COLE PORTER
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Gil Vicente
Wow! Super! I LOVED this !
ziggy swartz
@bsgs98 Thanks again- you are a wealth of info on these wonderful bands. If not for people like you, these recordings would be long forgotten. Certainly so many young people now seem to think there was no music before theirs. Perhaps we wern't any different. I wouldn't have wanted my friends -when were were listening to Buddy Holly or Elvis- to know that I really, really liked Guy Lombardo! How square!
Gregory May
LOVE that a man sings the lyrics!
Esmee Phillips
Ben was pushing himself hard in early '28: not only cutting discs and playing nightly at the Hotel Roosevelt, but trying to run a night club on W 49th St with his brothers, Dave and Herman.
Maybe all this distracted him into the ridiculously prestissimo mangling of one of Gershwin's finest melodies. I thought Al Bowlly took 'If I Had You' too fast, but this beats everything.
Main Account
Super excellent
Keff Molly
I need to download this kind of music for my project but I can't find any!!
ziggy swartz
It was quite common in the 20's and 30's for male vocalists to sing songs-as written- rather than changing them to be gender appropriate. I guess they were less hung up in those days before so much political correctness- or maybe just more grown up than the so called stars of today. But Times do change. And a good version of this classic tune anyway. -Bill
Dejan Jovanovic
Yow-suh, yow-suh, yow-suh!