Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American compos… Read Full Bio ↴Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter from Indiana. His works include the musical comedies Kiss Me, Kate (1948) (based on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew), Fifty Million Frenchmen and Anything Goes, as well as songs like "Night and Day", "I Get a Kick Out of You" and "I've Got You Under My Skin". He was noted for his sophisticated (sometimes ribald) lyrics, clever rhymes, and complex forms. He was one of the greatest half-dozen contributors to the Great American Songbook.

You're the Top
Cole Porter Lyrics

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You're the top! You're the Colosseum,
You're the top! You're the Louvre Museum,
You're a melody from a symphony by Strauss,
You're a Bendel bonnet, a Shakespeart sonnet,
You're Mickey Mouse.
You're the Nile, You're the Tow'r of Pisa,
You're the smile on the Mona Lisa.
I'm a worthless check, a total wreck, a flop,
But if, Baby, I'm the bottom,
You're the top!

Your words poetic are not pathetic
On the other hand, boy, you shine
And I can feel after every line
A thrill divine down my spine.
Now gifted humans like Vincent Youmans
Might think that your song is bad,
But for a person who's just rehearsin'
Well I gotta say this my lad:

You're the top! You're Mahatma Ghandi.
You're the top! You're Napolean brandy.
You're the purple light of a summer night in Spain,
You're the National Gall'ry, You're Garbo's sal'ry,
You're cellophane.
You're sublime, You're a turkey dinner.
You're the time of the Derby winner.
I'm a toy balloon that is fated soon to pop.
But if, Baby, I'm the bottom,
You're the top!

You're the top! You're a Ritz hot toddy.
You're the top! You're a Brewster body.
You're the boats that glide on the sleepy Zuider Zee,
You're a Nathan Panning, You're Bishop Manning,
You're broccoli.
You're a prize, You're a night at Coney,
You're the eyes of Irene Bordoni,
I'm a broken doll, a fol-de-rol, a blop,
But if, Baby, I'm the bottom,
You're the top.

You're the top! You're an Arrow collar.
You're the top! You're a Coolidge dollar.
You're the nimble tread of the feet of Fred Astaire,
You're an O'Neill drama, You're Whistler's mama,
You're Camembert.
You're a rose, You're Inferno's Dante,
You're the nost of the great Durante.
I'm just in the way, as the French would say
"De trop,"
But if, Baby, I'm the bottom,
You're the top.

You're the top! You're a Waldorf salad.
You're the top! You're a Berlin ballad.
You're a baby grand of a lady and a gent.
You're an old dutch master, You're Mrs. Aster,
You're Pepsodent.
You're romance, You're the steppes of Russia,
You're the pants on a Roxy usher.
I'm a lazy lout that's just about to stop,
But if Baby, I'm the bottom,
You're the top!

You're the top! You're a dance in Bali.
You're the top! You're a hot tamale.
You're an angel, you simply too, too, too divine,
You're a Botticelli, You're Keats, You're Shelley,
You're Ovaltine.
You're a boon, You're the dam at Boulder,
You're the moon over Mae West's shoulder.
I'm a nominee of the G.O.P. or GOP,
But if, Baby, I'm the bottom,
You're the top!

You're the top! You're the Tower of Babel.
You're the top! You're the Whitney Stable.
By the River Rhine, You're a sturdy stein of beer,
You're a dress from Saks's, You're next year's taxes,'
You're stratosphere.
You're my thoist, You're a Drumstick Lipstick,
You're the foist in the Irish svipstick,
I'm a frightened frog that can find no log to hop,

But if, Baby, I'm the bottom,
You're the top!

Overall Meaning

In Cole Porter's song You're the Top, the singer starts by admitting that he is not so good with words and expressing emotions. He finds it hard to articulate his feelings and prefers keeping them to himself instead of sharing them with others. However, he still manages to convey his message to the listener by delivering a song that tells them how great they are. The lyrics then proceed to list numerous analogies and comparisons that the singer thinks represents the listener's greatness. These analogies include famous landmarks like the Colosseum and the Tower of Pisa, renowned personalities like Mahatma Gandhi and Napoleon, and even everyday items like Mickey Mouse and broccoli.

The second part of the song is sung by a female counterpart who admires the singer's poetic prowess even though he feels he is not particularly good at it. She expresses her admiration for his words by telling him that each line he delivers sends shivers down her spine. The rest of the lyrics follow the same pattern as the first part, listing analogies that represent the singer's greatness, such as the nimble feet of Fred Astaire and the pants of a Roxy usher.

Overall, You're the Top is a lyrical dissection of the singer's praise for the listener by expressing how exceptional they are.

Line by Line Meaning

At words poetic, I'm so pathetic
I'm not that great at expressing myself poetically

That I always have found it best, Instead of getting 'em off my chest, To let 'em rest unexpressed.
Rather than express how I'm feeling through poetry, I tend to keep it to myself

I hate parading my serenading, As I'll probably miss a bar
I don't like showing off my singing abilities as I might mess up

But if this ditty is not so pretty, At least it'll tell you how great you are.
Even though my song might not be great, it's still a tribute to how amazing you are

You're the top! You're the Colosseum, You're the top! You're the Louvre Museum
You're the greatest of the great, like the Colosseum in Rome and the Louvre Museum in Paris

You're a melody from a symphony by Strauss, You're a Bendel bonnet, a Shakespeare sonnet, You're Mickey Mouse.
You're a beautiful musical creation, an elegant hat from Bendel, a revered Shakespearean sonnet, a beloved icon like Mickey Mouse

You're the Nile, You're the Tow'r of Pisa, You're the smile on the Mona Lisa.
You're all the great wonders of the world, like the Nile river and the Tower of Pisa, and even the mysterious smile of the Mona Lisa

You're sublime, You're a turkey dinner. You're the time of the Derby winner.
You're so wonderful, even better than a delicious turkey dinner or the moment of victory at the Kentucky Derby

You're the nimble tread of the feet of Fred Astaire, You're an O'Neill drama, You're Whistler's mama, You're Camembert.
You're the graceful dancing of Fred Astaire, the compelling drama of Eugene O'Neill, the honored Whistler's mother painting, and even the delicious cheese, Camembert

You're a rose, You're Inferno's Dante, You're the most of the great Durante.
You're the symbol of love, beauty, and passion like a rose, the master poet Dante in The Inferno and the great comedian Jimmy Durante

You're a baby grand of a lady and a gent. You're an old dutch master, You're Mrs. Aster, You're Pepsodent.
You're a sophisticated and refined musical instrument like the baby grand, an esteemed painter like the Dutch masters, a socialite like Mrs. Aster and even a trusted toothpaste like Pepsodent

You're romance, You're the steppes of Russia, You're the pants on a Roxy usher.
You embody what the essence of romance is, the epic steppes of Russia, and even the simple image of the pants worn by an usher in the iconic Roxy theater

You're an angel, you simply too, too, too divine, You're a Botticelli, You're Keats, You're Shelley, You're Ovaltine.
You're a heavenly creature, you are divine, like the paintings of Botticelli and the poets Keats and Shelley and even the nostalgic Ovaltine drink

By the River Rhine, You're a sturdy stein of beer, You're a dress from Saks's, You're next year's taxes,' You're stratosphere.
You're a reliable and ever-lasting stein of beer, a luxurious dress from Saks, even the upcoming taxes, and you even surpass the limits into the stratosphere

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Cole Porter

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@electrowavez1680

2y↑37

At words poetic, I'm so pathetic
That I always have found it best
Instead of getting 'em off my chest
To let 'em rest unexpressed
I hate parading my serenading
As I'll probably miss a bar
But if this ditty is not so pretty
At least it'll tell you
How great you are
You're the top!
You're the Coliseum
You're the top!
You're the Louver Museum
You're a melody from a symphony by Strauss
You're a Bendel bonnet
A Shakespeare's sonnet
You're Mickey Mouse
You're the Nile
You're the Tower of Pisa
You're the smile on the Mona Lisa
I'm a worthless check, a total wreck, a flop
But if, baby, I'm the bottom, you're the top
You're the top
You're Mahatma Gandhi
You're the top
You're Napoleon Brandy
You're the purple light
Of a summer night in Spain
You're the National Gallery
You're Garbo's salary
You're cellophane
You're sublime
You're a turkey dinner
You're the time of a Derby winner
I'm a toy balloon that's fated soon to pop
But if, baby, I'm the bottom
You're the top
You're the top
You're an Arrow collar
You're the top
You're a Coolidge dollar
You're the nimble tread
Of the feet of Fred Astaire
You're an O'Neill drama
You're Whistler's mama
You're camembert
You're a rose
You're Inferno's Dante
You're the nose
On the great Durante
I'm just in the way
As the French would say, "de trop"
But if, baby, I'm the bottom
You're the top
You're the top
You're a Waldorf salad
You're the top
You're a Berlin ballad
You're the baby grand of a lady and a gent
You're an Old Dutch master
You're Mrs. Aster
You're Pepsodent
You're romance
You're the steppes of Russia
You're the pants on a Roxy usher
I'm a lazy lout, who's just about to stop
But if, baby, I'm the bottom
You're the top

@grilledoatmeal3070

6y↑118

At words poetic, I'm so pathetic
That I always have found it best,
Instead of getting 'em off my chest,
To let 'em rest unexpressed.
I hate parading my serenading
As I'll probably miss a bar,
But if this ditty is not so pretty,
At least it'll tell you how great you are.
You're the top! You're the Colosseum,
You're the top! You're the Louvre Museum,
You're a melody from a symphony by Strauss,
You're a Bendel bonnet, a Shakespeart sonnet,
You're Mickey Mouse.
You're the Nile, You're the Tow'r of Pisa,
You're the smile on the Mona Lisa.
I'm a worthless check, a total wreck, a flop,
But if, Baby, I'm the bottom,
You're the top!
Your words poetic are not pathetic
On the other hand, boy, you shine
And I can feel after every line
A thrill divine down my spine.
Now gifted humans like Vincent Youmans
Might think that your song is bad,
But for a person who's just rehearsin'
Well I gotta say this my lad:
You're the top! You're Mahatma Ghandi.
You're the top! You're Napolean brandy.
You're the purple light of a summer night in Spain,
You're the National Gall'ry, You're Garbo's sal'ry,
You're cellophane.
You're sublime, You're a turkey dinner.
You're the time of the Derby winner.
I'm a toy balloon that is fated soon to pop.
But if, Baby, I'm the bottom,
You're the top!
You're the top! You're a Ritz hot toddy.
You're the top! You're a Brewster body.
You're the boats that glide on the sleepy Zuider Zee,
You're a Nathan Panning, You're Bishop Manning,
You're broccoli.
You're a prize, You're a night at Coney,
You're the eyes of Irene Bordoni,
I'm a broken doll, a fol-de-rol, a blop,
But if, Baby, I'm the bottom,
You're the top.
You're the top! You're an Arrow collar.
You're the top! You're a Coolidge dollar.
You're the nimble tread of the feet of Fred Astaire,
You're an O'Neill drama, You're Whistler's mama,
You're Camembert.
You're a rose, You're Inferno's Dante,
You're the nost of the great Durante.
I'm just in the way, as the French would say
"De trop, "
But if, Baby, I'm the bottom,
You're the top.
You're the top! You're a Waldorf salad.
You're the top! You're a Berlin ballad.
You're a baby grand of a lady and a gent.
You're an old dutch master, You're Mrs. Aster,
You're Pepsodent.
You're romance, You're the steppes of Russia,
You're the pants on a Roxy usher.
I'm a lazy lout that's just about to stop,
But if Baby, I'm the bottom,
You're the top!
You're the top! You're a dance in Bali.
You're the top! You're a hot tamale.
You're an angel, you simply too, too, too divine,
You're a Botticelli, You're Keats, You're Shelley,
You're Ovaltine.
You're a boon, You're the dam at Boulder,
You're the moon over Mae West's shoulder.
I'm a nominee of the G.O.P. or GOP,
But if, Baby, I'm the bottom,
You're the top!
You're the top! You're the Tower of Babel.
You're the top! You're the Whitney Stable.
By the River Rhine, You're a sturdy stein of beer,
You're a dress from Saks's, You're next year's taxes, '
You're stratosphere.
You're my thoist, You're a Drumstick Lipstick,
You're the foist in the Irish svipstick,
I'm a frightened frog that can find no log to hop,
But if, Baby, I'm the bottom,
You're the top!

@alclinc1

I wanted to help Cole out so I wrote some additional lyrics for him.

You’re the top!
You’re an Oscar winner.
You’re the top!
You’re a lobster dinner.
You’re a Redwood tree, a prodigy, a hit.
You’re a diamond ring, a song by Bing,
A favorite.

You’re a star,
You’re a cowboy ropin’.
You’re under par
At the US Open.
I’m a dirty slob, a worthless blob, a mop.
But if, baby, I’m the bottom you’re the top!

All comments from YouTube:

@rickancil5222

1y↑42

I've heard hundreds of renditions of this song over the years. I still think that this is the best of them all.

@GaudiumEssendi

1y↑8

Yes, you could even say it's the top.

@notseanlopez

Cap the Bobby darin will always be on top

@IarwainBenAdar

43w↑2

I think Michael Knowles' version is the best

@Anupam19781

5y↑67

I love this stuff. Joyful, playful and oh so witty. Cole will never be out of fashion.

@electrowavez1680

2y↑37

@helensilver1381

1y↑3

Thanks a bushel and a peck! You're the top~

@Wiener-Fag

4y↑660

Its most impressive how he can sing without moving his mouth and play the piano while looking at the camera

@peepeepoopooguy6969

4y↑23

Its in reverse

@Dr170

3y↑19

Someone really needs to colorize this priceless footage

@nowajank

3y↑3

That's a photography, pal.

@peepeepoopooguy6969

3y↑17

@nowajank smh

@nowajank

3y↑1

@peepee poopoo guy TBBH TIL TFW SMH. TGIF.

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@PatriarchWPB

2y↑21

The most impressive thing is that he wrote both the lyrics and music of many of the greatest songs in the American Song Book.

@TheBeatles193

13y↑62

I just discovered Cole Porter, and I love him! One day, my kids and grandkids will listen to him. His legacy must live on! <3

@Luca-hj6xw

2y↑2

Your comment is now 11 years old, hows life going?

@tiodosalgado5860

@Luca i ask the same

@pfb173

@Tio do Salgado me too

@umbertorodrigez8213

2y↑2

@PfB eyo

@PCplays99

12y↑25

All of his music was so great and original. Fun, melodic, clever, witty and just really feel good stuff.

@dylanvinitamusic2033

40w

This music can be remade with today's tools and it would hit.

The lyrics just fit another time. Incredible.

@lengreenhall2724

8y↑169

Cole Porters music and words are unique - I think he is the greatest composer of his generation

@meinerHeld

5y↑1

why does everything have to be

one>other?

@meinerHeld

@Noelle we're saved from ourselves -_-

@SpuddyWesker

@tentative stagename brain damage

@meinerHeld

@Spuddywesker agreed if i get u spudoo

@ItsMeCharkey

3y↑1

@tentative stagename Because everything is a challenge. And it’s nice having someone say you’ve won it.

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@oscar9500able

11y↑13

The wonderful thing about incredible composers is that they are not singers, with few exceptions. Listen to the vocal rhythm troughout this tune, the cadence the soul It's sublime and cannot be recreated, only imitated. He obviously loved this tune and the character is there. This is the tops baby!

@rhythmfield

5y↑47

The voice of a suffering genius - thank God he recorded his own versions of these eternally great, great, GREAT songs

@marytreptow2008

7y↑41

ONE OF THE BEST SONGS EVER WRITTEN! Brilliant, provocative and makes me love making up lyrics!

@luckyrabbitnumber

2y↑6

I love anything and everything that Cole Porter ever wrote! 🎼💓

@ritabook5335

5y↑55

I so love this song, a heart bursting with love grasping for everything wonderful with which to compare the beloved. Truly great. Brings me to tears.

@bobchafin9868

3y↑2

If you like music that you can
Keep time with you have to love Cole Porter I love all his music!!!!

@blackninjamaw829

8y↑38

Who couldn't love such an upbeat and catchy ditty such as this!

@not2tees

2y↑4

He raised the song lyric to the level of poetry – maybe not great poetry, but loaded with wit and excellent rhyme and rhythm – and he was The Top of a great song era.

@MrTraffIQ-AZ

2y↑6

Timeless gem

@hildabusciglio6098

6y↑6

cole porter un compositor extraordinario hizo tan buena musica que no lo olvidaremos nunca

@mwduck

5y↑9

Truly a lyrical genius.

@tomogorman4125

2y↑8

It's simple. You've got to have an old soul to enjoy Cole Porter... And I have one thankfully.

@maisieomara7563

Not at all, many of the references would be have been very up to the minute and only a pretty contemporary person would have got it all

@joethebro

2y↑7

I love how Cole Porter's version compares to Sutton Foster and Colin Donnell's version. They both sound like completely different songs, with Porter's having more emphasis on the syncopation and Foster and Donnell's giving the rhythm more freedom. Either way, they both sound amazing.

@fountaincap

6y↑16

These are some of the wittiest lyrics ever written. I love it.

@willmcmillan1430

11y↑7

Always great to hear a songwriter performing his or her work. Thank you!

@everybodylovesmybaby

14y↑3

Absolutely wonderful song, and this is my favorite recording of it.

@markdirigible9062

10y↑31

Totally cool to hear the author be the performer and as usual, Cole Porter is absolutely brilliant. The lyrics are different then what I have seen posted online - but, it's his song!! Wish I played piano like him!!

@bobbywimsy6741

2y↑3

It is said of his composing: First, the rhythm came to him, then the musical melody, lastly the words. RML: rhythm, music, lyrics.

@owellafehr5191

6y↑19

What a cute song! My grandma sung a line of it today ("You're the best, you're the tower of Pisa") but couldn't remember anything else about it other than it was "an old song." So I decided to look it up and found it here!

@bobbywimsy6741

Owella Fehr Like: You're the wurst, you're a crooked Trump tower...

@arieltallen5732

7y↑7

Love the charming and upbeat sounds ❤️

@edwardgunyo3638

1y↑3

Great song, great person, will never see that kind of talent again.

@priscilacavalcantidealbuqu551

7y↑4

Love it! Cole Porter is immortal!

@pierantoniomicciarelli5563

3y↑4

Dear, unique and flabbergasting Cole. What a great Maestro.

@keithparnell5233

45w

Interesing to hear how these such creative people actually sounded from that era

@TheThingattheEndoftheBook

9y↑5

Ahh yes, this is my favourite version of this song! Finally found it.
I'd forgotten about this song for years until I heard it in a dream a while ago. I used to have this version on a jazz compilation CD... took me a while to find it as I couldn't remember who it was performed by. :)

@ariadnerodrigues5464

5y↑3

This is SO good! Cole Porter! ❤

@4musikable

7y↑4

Elegant, witty and the great music that only Mr. Porter could create. I never tire of his work. Thank you for sharing this download.

@chattyroz2934

3y↑6

I simply adore this.

@giorgiobeltrandi1650

2y↑2

He's just great!

@katarinavegetarian8741

3y↑3

A divine happy feeling when Coles word and music meet and join eachother in a clever observant move in our inner. Hes such an amusing beauty so true and seeing through.

@GeorgeVreelandHill

14y↑12

My father loved Cole Porter. Thank you for posting this.

@bernardoregal

14y↑1

Desde niño me gustaron varias canciones de Cole Porter sin saber que eran de él y sin entender la letra. Lo estoy haciendo ahora a los 76 años. ¿Alguien me puede dar la partitura de In the still of the night?

@Arkelk2010

13y↑10

Thanks for posting Cole Porter singing one of his own songs. While no one can deny the genius in the music, Porter's greatest gift was clever lyrics.

@everlasting9292

13y↑13

I love looking these songs up and just belting them out alone in my room. My senior year of HS we sang a HUGE collection of Cole Porter in show choir, and I got sick after we had an impromptu rehearsal on the marching band bus the Saturday before the concert and I couldn't sing it OR Evita. BUT THEN MY TEACHER SAID WE'D BE PERFORMING IT AROUND TOWN AND I DIED. I love Cole Porter. My favorite were this song, Let's Do It and my duet on Easy To Love.

@bobbywimsy6741

Regarding Let's Do It: check out YouTube for Frank Sinatra and Shirley MacLaine singing this duet from CanCan(1956?).

@topheresguerra186

6y↑2

It hits close to home after performing anything goes this year, my junior year, reminds me I will not being seeing my buds maybe for the rest of my life, maybe some just summer, but it connects me to the good show memories. Cole porter was simply a musical gift to this world.

@johnrowley8055

6y↑11

The complete artists. Had it all.

@SamBrightbart

12y↑4

How beautifully expressed!

@Jacob-fj3ck

10y↑319

Wow he can play the piano and sing without facing the piano or opening his mouth

@8008boot

10y↑41

I know, eh? A pioneer of his time... truly incredible.

@thatperson420blyat

9y↑29

Or touching the piano

@ClueSign

9y↑9

+Jacob May best laugh of my day

@mateusschettino1

9y↑8

+Jacob May I love you

@jeanettecallahan8777

8y↑1

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@marialuisaflorespiran9560

8y↑1

Maravilloso por siempre Cole Porter.

@Adriana61900

8y↑1

Obrigada por essa raridade!!

@zandyman96

14y↑4

This is a great song!

@ArcadeMachine15

7y↑13

Makes me feel so good inside hearing this. :)

@ifeelnopressure

12y↑3

Absolutely. As much as I love Cole Porter, the reason he didn't make it into the 21st century is that he never sang in caps.

@XtrmMcjohnson

14y↑16

It's sad to see a musical genius like Cole to be forgotten by the nuisance of today's lyrics and sound.

@orion8835

10y↑152

Adorable. Clever. Melodious. And very innuendo. Welcome to the 1920's.

@sondreheh5116

4y↑6

you mean the 30's?

@inspecteurcolumbo1012

4y↑4

You mean the 30's?

@rockinrobin808

@Vault Dweller Sam 20s and 30s.

@seagirltoo

3y↑3

@Inspecteur Columbo You're right, it's the 30s. Just saw this musical in its London run at the Barbican and the programme says "In November 1934, "Anything Goes" burst onto the stage of New York City's Alvin Theatre in a triumphant explosion of glittering praise from both audiences and critics alike". Its creation was so troubleridden that, even though the working title of the musical was "Bon Voyage," during a late night production meeting when everyone thought the show would not be ready for opening night, the production manager threw up his arms in frustration and said "with this show anything goes!" And the name stuck.

@rnhealer6044

3y↑2

I have heard Cole Porter sing this song before, but not all the verses. His rhymes were marvelous. Did he have as terrific a singing voice as many of the vocalists who sang his songs later? What difference did it make then or now? They were his songs and I am thrilled he left them preserved for us to listen to. I love hearing him sing those terrific songs.

@writereducator

Song writers have permission to sing their own songs, no matter how badly they sing, and Porter sings perfectly well.

@rnhealer6044

@writereducator I didn't say Cole couldn't sing well. His voice is pleasant. I enjoy hearing him sing his own songs. I always have.

@writereducator

@RN Healer Right!

@acassman100

11y↑4

great lyrics!!!

@sirpeterfogarty

7y↑3

great musician and composer

@bscottb8

14y↑1

Surprising to hear the master himself sing, and quite well actually, disproving the common misconception that Cole Porter's voice was unequal to his songwriting talent.

@Marymarmol

13y↑2

COLE PORTER ES UNA DE MIS COMPOSITORES FAVORITOS. YO CRECÍ CON SU MÚSICA, PUES MI MAMÁ ES PIANISTA Y ME ENSEÑÓ MÚSICA DE LOS 20´S/3O´S/40´S, ETC. Y DESDE NIÑA EN MÉXICO, ESCUCHÉ TODA ESA MÚSICA. Y POR SUPUESTO COLE PORTER ES DE LOS CONSENTIDOS Y ME ENSEÑÓ A CONOCER LA MÚSICA DE LAS GRANDES BANDAS NORTEAMERICANAS, SIMULTÁNEAMENTE COMPOSITORES LATINOAMERICANOS, MEXICANOS, CUBANOS, ETC. Y LOS GRANDES DE LA MÚSICA CLÁSICA. BUENO DE TODO TIPO DE MÚSICA. Y COLE PORTER OCUPA UN LUGAR ESPECIAL.

@maureen1938

10y↑3

SUPERB..... Love this song especially sung by the composer himself.

@grilledoatmeal3070

6y↑118

@jansdoe6963

4y↑3

Than you so much for writing the lyrics.Than was wonderful of you.

@bobbywimsy6741

4y↑5

Thanks for writing the lyrics. May I say you are the top.

@feedbackblues

4y↑3

@Jans Doe some of these arent included in this rendition but thank you so much!!

@quabledistocficklepo3597

Thanks. You beat me to it

@cberry6751

Wonderful!! Thank you!!! I love Cole Porter!!

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@hamsterdoom360

6y↑7

Why is it some people are convinced it is impossible to be able to appreciate old music and newer music? Can't we just say we appreciate something without having to put others down?

I like this song. That's it.

@sunkintree

That wasn't it, you went on a whole tirade about how you're mad at people who have opinions you dont

@mariapilarabellamiranda4259

2y↑1

Maravilloso documento, muchas gracias

@eunicemrose9725

2y↑1

I am singing this song tomorrow at my friend's birthday party. So excited 🎶❗

@ThomasDickson-ve6kt

I've seen you several times on different videos of cole porter ... How can I be a friend? I like your personality

@speranza5149

1y↑1

Just Atonishing, amazing in everything, ohh boy it's " just" Cole Porter singing.. .The Top post off all YouTube!!!4sure🎉💐😍🥰Grazie mille

@GoldenScarab45

9y↑9

Is there any CD release of Cole's original recordings? I love them at least 30 times more than the musicals they appear in.

@tylerbaldwin9513

5y↑2

As far as I can tell, he didn't make many recordings as he wasn't satisfied by his Piano playing and his Singing ability. The original recordings on 78rpm Singles also didn't have an orchestra behind him, only his Piano. The Orchestra in this is Vince Giordano and His Nighthawks, who are a modern band who often provide recordings for 1920s and 1930s-themed movies and TV shows, including "Boardwalk Empire" and "The Aviator".

@Boskov01

13y↑1

I heard this song while playing Bioshock but I couldn't hear it because some pesky Splicers needed blasting and the phonograph in game got shot by accident so I couldn't hear the rest. So I come here and I am able to hear the whole song. I'm glad to say that this was worth the search. I love this old style music. What year did Cole Porter record this?

@susannewilliams7347

3y↑2

Just love it

@Brandished

15y↑5

There are various recordings for this song. I believe that this recording is used in the video game Bioshock, and features an orchestra, while a version used in "Cole Porter: A Centennial Celebration" only has his singing and piano playing.

@ShieldmaidenEvermind

11y↑4

I think you're wrong...Cole Porter WAS the top!, wonderful singer, unique voice.

@TheJameslehr

4y↑10

Cole Porter shows up in the New York Times-style crossword puzzles so i ought to be checking out some of his tunes.....while solving the puzzles, of course

@Steffitjeuh

14y↑1

This song is really amazing. Wasn't this used for the 2008 remake of Easy Virtue?

@madeleinereads

11y↑4

I grew up listening to Cole Porter ^_^ This is great!

@masteruniter

10y

You must be one old person then holy shit

@madeleinereads

10y↑2

sean penn
Nah. Lol. My Dad had a Cole Porter CD in the car and it was always one of my favorites when I was little. I always asked him to play it.

@jaymard6501

12y↑3

I don't really like his singing voice all that much, but his songwriting is bloody amazing. Gifted, he was.

@Cielosta

6y↑25

Who cares about those songs playing on public places and on my uber rides, THIS is my song of 2018!

@moraleslauralucia

Totally agree. This is golden. The lyrics are genius.

@guitarman6310

8y↑301

I'm only a fetus and I love this music.

@CharlieSpencers

8y↑34

Guitarman I'm actually a sperm, so you know how absolutely incredible it is that I like a classic song. Worship me.

@AmanKumar-uu1xo

8y↑1

James Humphrey

@campo8134

7y↑4

Guitarman Cringe meter is full.

@intergalactichumanempire9759

7y↑18

I don't even exist in any form and I enjoy this music

@hermajesty52

7y↑13

i have been dead for years and it's the tops!

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@maxlastname7636

5y↑3

Heard that one really popular song you know of and started searching through his other music. Pretty rad.

@natkobitz893

7y↑4

He was the greatest since W.S.Gilbert, and he composed too.

@Bellordine

12y↑2

Amo la musica di Porter!

@pingulou8171

3y↑1

This song is on the video game Bioshock... I recognized his voice from fallout 4 with his 'anything goes' song. 😊 Love it.

@davidhart9007

The Seattle Men's Chorus did a Cole Porter show that was broadcast on the local PBS station in 1993. I was at the live taping of this show, and it made me make the decision to join this group. The song "You're the Top" was included in a medley with Anything Goes and Blow, Gabriel, Blow at the end of the show, but that part did not get included in this YouTube video of that broadcast, which featured appearances by Harvey Fierstein and Diane Schuur. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdRc5vH4CSw

@CoolMeSelf001

14y

His written words can be true, and more better than impossible things like that music "Grenade" where he said he'd catch a grenade, throw is hand on the blade, I doubt that, but these lyrics are really meaningful.

@garylincoln4898

Genius, in song and Pose!

@Deltar2r

15y↑2

nice discussions, flawless music and the thing that hits you ppl below me in the face is a depression glooming from human emotions finding happiness everywhere, the call of old days for me :) sentimental shiet i kno

@natacee566

41w↑1

Ohhh, Mr. Cole "Everyone knows he's secretly bisexual" Porter knew exactly what he was doing with this one 😂

@bonanzajoe

3y↑1

Cole Porter died, but his music will never.

@isaacgoodrich1127

2y↑1

very interesting music

@alclinc1

@Igotstehspoon

12y↑14

The depth lies in the lyrical content of the song, and if you would simply open your ears and listen then you would realise the complexities of his subject. This song is about more than saying "You're really good, thanks for being here", it's more an expression of "You're incredible, you're everything that I want to see in the world, every wonder and every song, every craftsman, every structure, if you put all that amazement together, you get you, and while I feel so inferior for knowing...

@KaryuBunny

13y↑1

I feel sad that I didn't know this song until I played bioshock. Thank you toasty for teaching me about how amazing this song is.

@gfm1377

6y↑1

a great song

@rangergxi

12y↑33

That was the bloody 20s... clearly we're losing words.. soon words will go away forever.

@italia689

4y↑2

LOL! LFMAO! WTF!

You are right. I wish you were not.

@dalecaldwell

3y↑1

:-(

@be6715

3y↑3

No, he was just writing for his time. Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start the Fire' is similar. Things change, but I don't think things as so dire, even in 2021. Listen to Cole Porter's own words in 'Anything Goes' where he talks about the use of 'four letter words when writing prose' - even back then, there were mentions about words and usage. I'm not so sanguine.

@sunkintree

2y↑1

@B E We Didn't start the fire is pure garbage, word vomit.

@be6715

@sunkentree Well, to each their own.

@rockhound2019

11y

Some people write music well and some people perform music well. They are not always the same people—in fact, they seldom are.

@hermetic_wizard777

2y↑1

Cole Porter really needs to do a cover of Eminem's feautre in 50 cent's patiently waiting.

@KeylinLouve

10y↑5

Genial!!

@CoolhandLukeSkywalkr

11y

I love the classics "like Gershwin, or Berlin, or Mercer, or Porter, like Jerome Kern, or Dorothy Fields, in no particular order." (my own rhyme/song I'm working on) , inspired by this song a little, actually... I'm not saying I'm anywhere near as talented as this man, I'm not.. but hope it's okay to be inspired by him still. Love this guy till the day I die... what a master!

@cookieceo3938

7y↑4

love this music. I am 76 and this was before I was born.

@soundseffecter9972

enjoy :-)

@abigomess4433

8y↑2

im writing a school paper bout this dude and its so hard cause hes so complicated but so cool and this song shows it

@madasylum1

11y↑2

I will say this, I really like it when games use old music. It's a great way to expose your self to unique music.

@mtfanyes

4y↑2

He's The Top!

@marymurphy4521

What a Great talent i. Would have liked to met him

@followthefleet1

15y↑4

I just think the lyrics are really clever. Porter is pulling rhymes from everywhere...from all over. From Fred Astaire to Bach, to the steppes of Russia...to a Roxie usher. It's just so evocative of the era...and all linked together by the composer's admiration for a woman. Well, maybe that should tell us something...how love, admiration, romance, and respect link everything together. For Porter, the love of a woman makes everything alive...an idea as old...and as new...as human history itself.