Cheek to Cheek
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Lyrics


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Heaven, I'm in heaven
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek

Yes, heaven, I'm in heaven
And the cares that hung around me through the week
Seem to vanish like a gambler's lucky streak
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek

Oh I love to climb to mountain
And reach the highest peak
But it doesn't thrill me half as much
As dancing cheek to cheek

Oh I love to go out fishing
In a river or a creek
But I don't enjoy it half as much
As dancing cheek to cheek

Now mama dance with me
I want my arms about you
That charm about you
Will carry me through

Yes, heaven, I'm in heaven
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek
Take it Ella swing it

Heaven, I'm in heaven
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek

Heaven, I'm in heaven
And the cares that hung around me through the week
Seem to vanish like a gambler's lucky streak
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek

Oh I love to climb a mountain
And reach the highest peak
But it doesn't thrill me half as much
As dancing cheek to cheek

Oh I love to go out fishing
In a river or a creek
But I don't enjoy it half as much
As dancing cheek to cheek

Come on and dance with me
I want my arms about you
That charm about you
Will carry me through

To heaven, I'm in heaven
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek

Dance with me
I want my arms about you
That charm about you
Will carry me through

To heaven (heaven), I'm in heaven (I'm in heaven)
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek
Cheek to cheek




Cheek to cheek
Cheek to cheek

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Ella Fitzgerald's song 'Cheek to Cheek' are about the pure joy and happiness that the singer feels when she is dancing with her partner. She describes the feeling as being in heaven, and that her heart is beating so hard that she can hardly speak. All of her worries and concerns disappear when she is dancing cheek to cheek with her partner. The song appears to be a celebration of the simple things in life, and that being close to someone that you love and having a good time is all that really matters.


Line by Line Meaning

Heaven, I'm in heaven
I'm so euphoric and blissful, it feels like I'm in heaven


And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak
My heart is racing with excitement


And I seem to find the happiness I seek
I feel like I've finally found the happiness I have been looking for


When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek
Dancing in close proximity with you is what brings me true happiness


And the cares that hung around me through the week
All of the worries and problems I had throughout the week disappear


Seem to vanish like a gambler's lucky streak
The worries and problems disappear effortlessly, like a lucky gambler's winning streak


Oh I love to climb a mountain
I do enjoy climbing mountains


And reach the highest peak
And reaching the highest point feels like an accomplishment


But it doesn't thrill me half as much
However, it doesn't bring me nearly as much excitement


As dancing cheek to cheek
As dancing closely with you


Oh I love to go out fishing
I also enjoy fishing


In a river or a creek
Whether it's in a river or a creek


But I don't enjoy it half as much
However, it still doesn't bring me as much happiness


As dancing cheek to cheek
As dancing in close proximity with you


Come on and dance with me
Please dance with me


I want my arms about you
I want to hold you in my arms


That charm about you
Your personality and aura are charming


Will carry me through
Being close to you will make me happy and content


To heaven
I feel like I'm in heaven


And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak
My heart is racing with excitement


And I seem to find the happiness I seek
Being close to you makes me feel happy and fulfilled


When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek
Dancing in close proximity with you is what brings me true happiness


Cheek to cheek
Dancing closely with our cheeks touching


Cheek to cheek
Dancing intimately with our faces close together


Cheek to cheek
Dancing closely and intimately with each other




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, MUSIC.INFO FINLAND OY
Written by: Irving Berlin

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@verdiernoyama9681

Lyrics:
Heaven... I'm in heaven,
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak.
And I seem to find the happiness I seek,
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek.

Heaven... I'm in heaven,
And the cares that hung around me through the week,
Seem to vanish like a gambler's lucky streak,
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek.

Oh, I love to climb a mountain,
And to reach the highest peak.
But it doesn't thrill me half as much
As dancing cheek to cheek.

Oh, I love to go out fishing
In a river or a creek.
But I don't enjoy it half as much
As dancing cheek to cheek.

Dance with me! I want my arms about you.
The charms about you
Will carry me through to...

Heaven... I'm in heaven,
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak.
And I seem to find the happiness I seek,
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek.



All comments from YouTube:

@adamgoncalves1591

RIP Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald. Two amazing musicians/singers that are sadly no longer alive. But they will never be forgotten 🎺🎹🎼.

@user-cm2vu7vw6b

Real 😢

@brucer9572

To whomever animated this, you get my award. A beautiful animation! Just plain beautiful.

@t.g.jvodsclips8477

Its an animation technique called rotascoping. Its a beautiful technique and you can get some really good animations (as you can see lol from the video)

@monicavanroijen6652

Love it too!

@amyfisher6380

Beautiful, absolutely beautiful. Two jazz icons at the top of their game. And the video itself complements the music perfectly. *faints*

@Kelly-nm4kw

Hello Amy, How are you doing?

@verdiernoyama9681

And two dance icons : Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

@user-bj5jf6he4r

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@JellieCarpio-ut4qp

❤😂❤ beautiful voice of Ella Fitzgerald yeah yeah happyeye yeye yeyemanin in negosyo please please please please yes amen thank you 😂😂😂








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