My Funny Valentine
Chet Baker [trumpet] Jean-Louis Chautemps [tenor sax] Eddie de Haas [bass] Ralph Schecrouin [piano] Lyrics
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You make me smile with my heart
Your looks are laughable
Unphotographable
Yet you're my favorite work of art
Is your figure less than Greek?
Is your mouth a little weak?
Are you smiling?
But don't change a hair for me
Not if you care for me
Stay little Valentine, stay
Each day is Valentine's Day
The Chet Baker Quartet's song "My Funny Valentine" is a bittersweet love song that speaks of cherishing the imperfections of a loved one. The singer describes the person addressed in the song as their "funny Valentine" and acknowledges that their looks may not be conventionally attractive, but they still make the singer's heart smile. The phrase "you make me smile with my heart" suggests that this love is deep and meaningful, and not simply based on superficial qualities. The singer also gives a nod to the idea that beauty is subjective, describing the person as "unphotographable," perhaps referencing the fact that what we find beautiful cannot always be captured by a camera.
Line by Line Meaning
My funny Valentine, sweet comic Valentine
You, my unconventional and amusing partner, bring me joy and happiness.
You make me smile with my heart
Your presence fills me with love and affection that I feel deep within me.
Your looks are laughable
Your appearance is unconventional, but it amuses me and makes you unique.
Unphotographable
Your looks cannot be captured in a photo because you're beyond normal beauty standards.
Yet you're my favorite work of art
You're my most treasured creation, unique and beautiful in your way.
Is your figure less than Greek?
Do you worry that your body doesn't fit the traditional, idealized Greek body type?
Is your mouth a little weak?
Do you lack the physical features that western society considers ideal and attractive?
When you open it to speak
When you speak, does your unconventional look affect how people perceive you?
Are you smiling?
Are you happy with yourself despite not conforming to traditional societal beauty standards?
But don't change a hair for me
Don't change yourself for anyone else, including me, because I love you for who you are.
Not if you care for me
Love me for who I am, and I will do the same for you.
Stay little Valentine, stay
Stay the way you are, my beloved Valentine.
Each day is Valentine's Day
Every day spent with you is special and filled with love, just like Valentine's Day.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., IMAGEM MUSIC INC
Written by: LORENZ HART, RICHARD RODGERS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@AffyMoon
Here ya go to those not getting the comments
There's a famous Japanese author that has named a character(antagonist) after this song(he loves Western culture so he has a lot of characters named after songs, bands;etc) and I'll explain the most common comments
President of USA - the character funny valentine is the president of the US in the manga
Something about dimensions or clones - he can go to other dimensions and bring alternate universe versions of the characters(who don't have powers)
References to the songs D4C and Love train - His abilities are named after those songs
Something about Jesus - In the manga an unnamed character who looks suspiciously like Jesus has parts of himself scattered across the country and then something something ( I haven't gotten to that part yet so I don't really know how the corpse works)
Something about cripples - The protagonist is crippled
Something about Italians and/or balls - the sidekick/mentor(again I haven't read it so I'm not sure, he seems like a sidekick but some comments talk about lessons) is Italian and attacks with some special artefact called the *steel ball", thus the name of the part "steel ball run"
JoJo - the whole series is called JoJo's bizzare adventure and the part where this happens is called steel ball run
Weird sentences like "bad job for very cheap" - Valentine's ability D4C or dirt deeds done dirt cheap is a song so they had a chance of copyright issues so the translation company renamed the ability to "filthy acts at a reasonable price" and this was very funny so people started making their own versions
Jesus told me to kill the president - the character that is suspiciously similar to Jesus tells the protagonist to kill funny valentine
Napkins - valentine makes a long speech about society and he gives the example of napkins and how if everyone was given the choice to pick from two napkins everyone will chose the same one as the guy who was the first to choose and how he is the equivalent of the one who chose the first napkin
Dojyaaaa~n - the antagonist's catchphrase
There's also this American live action thing called Gray's anatomy where they apparently sing it in a sad moment
@Alinfoodi
My funny valentine
Sweet comic valentine
You make me smile with my heart
Your looks are laughable
Unphotographable
Yet your my favorite work of art
Is your Figure less than Greek?
Is your mouth a little week?
When you open it to speak
Are you smart?
But don't change your hair for me
Not if you care for me
Stay little valentine stay
Each day is Valentines day
Is your figure less than Greek
Is your mouth a little weak
When you open it to Speak
Are you smart
But don't change your hair for me
Not if you care for me
Stay little valentine stay
Each day is valentines day
@dippy_sippy
I love how Funny Valentine's name is a reference to a song that has hundreds of covers which really fits him and his ability
@topaz7462
That's what I'm saying, its fucking clever
@MisterSleep1123
Same as my way... But we don't do it here in the philippines...
@mimiclove6869
Ah, a man of culture I see.
@tehnarelhok718
I love that the first comment I see is a fellow jojos fan
@benjaminhaley3780
Tusk has 4 remastered versions.
@Kobraman35
My funny valentine isn't timeless, it's dimensionless.
@yajubarah
Dojyaaaaaan
@garvielloken9356
Nice profile picture.
@discmanthecdlord
DOJAAAAAAAAN