It Only Happens When I Dance With You
Frank Sinatra Lyrics


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It only happens when I dance with you
That trip to Heaven when the dance is through
With no one else do the heavens seem quite so near
Why does it happen here, only with you?

Two cheeks together can be so sublime
Especially when those cheeks are yours and mine
I've danced with hundreds of others my whole life through
But the thrill that comes with spring,




When anything can happen
It only happens with you.

Overall Meaning

The song "It Only Happens When I Dance With You" by Frank Sinatra is a romantic ballad that speaks about the experience the singer has while dancing with a special someone. The song describes a feeling of being in heaven that happens only with the person he is dancing with. The lyrics depict the magical experience of being close to the one you love and the emotions that come along with it. The singer talks about the thrill that he feels when dancing with this particular person, which he had never experienced before with anyone.


The chorus of the song emphasizes that the heaven-like feeling that he experiences is unique to dancing with this person. The lyrics, "With no one else do the heavens seem quite so near, Why does it happen here, only with you?", conveys the message that the experience is solely because of the people dancing together, not the place or the music. Throughout the song, the lyrics express the joy and happiness that the singer experiences while dancing with that someone special.


Overall, the song speaks about the unique connection one feels when dancing with a special person. It talks about how dancing with this particular person can create an experience that feels like heaven, something that the singer experiences exclusively with this one person.


Line by Line Meaning

It only happens when I dance with you
I feel something special and magical only when I dance with you.


That trip to Heaven when the dance is through
After we finish dancing, I feel like I have just been to heaven.


With no one else do the heavens seem quite so near
I have danced with many others, but only with you do I feel like I am close to heaven.


Why does it happen here, only with you?
I cannot explain why I feel this way, but it's something that only happens when I dance with you.


Two cheeks together can be so sublime
When we dance so closely together, it is a beautiful, wonderful experience.


Especially when those cheeks are yours and mine
It is even better when we are dancing so closely, because it is you and me together.


I've danced with hundreds of others my whole life through
I have danced with so many people before, but none of them can compare to how I feel with you.


But the thrill that comes with spring, when anything can happen
There is a sense of excitement and anticipation, like anything could happen.


It only happens with you.
This feeling and experience only happens when I am dancing with you.




Lyrics © IMAGEM U.S. LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: IRVING BERLIN

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Mike


on The Lady Is A Champ

eight

She gets too hungry for dinner at eight
She can't eat late and stay up all night, because unlike society types, she has to get up in the morning.

She likes the theatre and never comes late
She cares more about seeing the play than being seen making an entrance.

She never bothers with people she'd hate
Her friends are friends, not social trophies.

Doesn't like crap games with barons or earls
While barrns and earls probably don't play craps, she associates with friends, not people to be seen with.

Won't go to Harlem in ermine and pearls
She doesn't "slum", the practice of the rich in the 30's, when the song was written, of touring poor neighborhoods dressed in rich clothes to "tut, tut" about the deplorable conditions, and congratulate each other for "caring about the poor"

Won't dish the dirt with the rest of the girls
Doesn't trade gossip for acceptance among an in-crowd


She likes the free, fresh wind in her hair
She cares more about how her hair feels than conforming with current hair fashions

Hates California, it's cold and it's damp
Since most of California is noticeably warmer and / or drier than New York, where the play the song was written for is set, this is probably a facetious excuse to like what she likes.


And she won't go to Harlem in Lincoln's or Ford's
Another reference to slumming, but facetious, since Lincolns and Fords were middle-class, not luxury brands when the lyric was written

Anonymous


on Try a Little Tenderness

Here are the correct lyrics

Try A Little Tenderness - Frank Sinatra - Lyrics

Oh she may be weary
Women do get wearied
Wearing that same old shabby dress
And when she’s weary
You try a little tenderness

You know she’s waiting
Just anticipating things she’ll may never possess
While she is without them
Try just a little bit of tenderness

It’s not just sentimental
She has her grieve and her care
And the words that soft and gentle
Makes it easier to bear
You wont regret it
Women don't forget it
Love is their whole happiness
And it’s all so easy
Try a little tenderness

Musical Interlude

And, it’s all so easy
Try a little tenderness

Daniel


on The Way You Look Tonight

I met Frank Jr. in Las Vegas, a real gentleman. RIP you both.

Giorgi Khutashvili


on Theme from New York, New York

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