Cullum was born in Romford, East London. He was brought up in Hullavington, Wiltshire, and educated at the independent fee-paying Grittleton House School and the sixth form at Sheldon School. He then went on to study English Literature, and minored in Film Studies, at Reading University where he graduated with First Class Honours.
His mother, Yvonne, is a secretary of Anglo-Burmese origin, whose family settled in Wales after Burma's independence; his father, John Cullum, worked in finance. His paternal grandfather was a British Army officer, while his paternal grandmother was a Jewish refugee from Prussia who sang in Berlin nightclubs.
Cullum married British model Sophie Dahl at a country hotel in the New Forest National Park in England on 9 January 2010.
Cullum released his first album, Jamie Cullum Trio—Heard it All, in 1999, of which 500 copies were made. Due to their rarity, original copies have sold for as much as £600 on eBay. The success of Heard It All Before resulted in Cullum being invited to appear on Geoff Gascoyne's album Songs of the Summer.
After graduating from Reading University, Cullum released a best-selling album, Pointless Nostalgic, which stirred interest from Michael Parkinson[2] and Melvyn Bragg.
Just after Cullum made his first television appearance, on Parkinson in April 2003, he signed a £1m contract[3] for three albums with Universal, who beat Sony in a bidding war. Cullum's third album, Twentysomething, released in October 2003, went platinum and became the #1 selling studio album by a jazz artist in the United Kingdom. Cullum ended 2003 as the UK's biggest selling jazz artist of all time.[3]
Although primarily a jazz musician, he performs in a wide range of styles and is generally regarded as a "crossover" artist with his musical roots firmly based in jazz. Cullum draws his inspiration from many different musicians and listens to an eclectic mix of music from Miles Davis[4] to Tom Waits and many more. Cullum has belonged to several bands, ranging from banging drums in a hip hop group to playing guitar in rock bands such as Raw Sausage and The Mystery Machine, in his teenage youth. Cullum names his elder brother, Ben Cullum, as his biggest musical influence, and the two continue to collaborate extensively.
Cullum is well known not only for his abilities on the piano, but also for his unique entertainment style and charisma. One of the many things that features in Jamie's concerts is the "stompbox" (not to be confused with an effect pedal for guitars), made from a small wooden block. The stompbox is used to amplify a musician's tapping foot. Jamie found this in Australia and uses it to enhance upbeat and fast-paced songs such as Seven Nation Army originally by the White Stripes and "Gold Digger", originally by Kanye West. He is also often found using a looping machine. This plays a heavy part in Cullum's versions of Seven Nation Army and Teardrop by Massive Attack. Cullum is also often found beatboxing at most gigs.
As well as the White Stripes and Kanye West, Cullum has performed work by Massive Attack, Rihanna, Pussycat Dolls, Radiohead, Gnarls Barkley, Elton John, Justin Timberlake, John Legend, Joy Division, Lady Gaga and many others. He has also performed with Kylie Minogue, Sugababes, Will.i.am and Burt Bacharach.
Cullum rarely works to a set list and on average his gigs last just over two hours. The gigs are largely improvised, rooted in jazz but not solely consisting of jazz music.
Cullum has played at many large music festivals, including Glastonbury Festival (in 2004 & 2009), Coachella 2005, 2006 South by Southwest, North Sea Jazz Festival, the Hollywood Bowl (performing with the Count Basie Orchestra) and the 2006 Playboy Jazz Festival. On the April 29th 2006 Cullum played his biggest ever crowd on Queensday in The Netherlands.
Discography:
1999 - Heard It All Before
2001 - Pointless Nostalgic
2003 - Twentysomething
2005 - Catching Tales
2009 - The Pursuit
2010 - Devil May Care
2013 - Momentum
2014 - Interlude
2018 - The song society playlist
2019 - Taller
2020 - The pianoman at christmas
2021 - The pianoman at christmas (The complete edition)
I Get The Sweetest Feeling
Jamie Cullum Lyrics
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The better you look baby
The better you look
The more I want you
When you turn on your smile
I feel my heart go wild
I'm like a child with a brand new toy
And I get the sweetest feeling
Honey the sweetest (sweetest feeling)
Oh honey the sweetest (sweetest feeling)
Loving you
The warmer your kiss
The deeper you touch me baby
The deeper you touch
The more you thrill me
It's more than I can stand
Girl, when you hold my hand
I feel so grand that I could cry
And I get the (sweetest feeling)
Honey the sweetest (sweetest feeling)
Oh, honey the sweetest (sweetest feeling)
Loving you
The greater your love
The stronger you hold me baby
The stronger your hold
The more I need you
With every passing day
I love you more in every way
I'm in love
And I want to say
And I get the (sweetest feeling)
Oh, honey the sweetest (sweetest feeling)
Honey the sweetest (sweetest feeling)
Honey the (sweetest feeling)
Oh honey the sweetest (sweetest feeling)
Repeat ad infinitum
The lyrics of Jamie Cullum's song "I Get The Sweetest Feeling" are a declaration of love and infatuation towards someone special. The song captures the feeling of falling in love and all the emotions that come with it. The opening line "The closer you get, the better you look baby" sets the tone for the song, indicating that the more the singer is around their love interest, the more they appreciate and adore them.
The following line "The better you look, the more I want you" shows how strong the singer's desire is for the person they love. When the love interest smiles, the singer's heart "goes wild" indicating the intense emotions they feel. The singer compares himself to a child with a brand new toy, emphasizing how the love interest brings him immense happiness.
The chorus emphasizes the overwhelming feeling of happiness and pleasure that comes with being in love with someone. The phrases "The sweetest feeling" and "loving you" are repeated multiple times, emphasizing the depth of feeling.
Overall, the lyrics of "I Get The Sweetest Feeling" capture the intense emotions felt by someone falling in love. The song expresses the joys of falling in love and the deep appreciation the singer has for their love interest.
Line by Line Meaning
The closer you get
The more proximity that you have with me,
The better you look baby
The more visually appealing you become to me,
The better you look
The more attractive you are to me,
The more I want you
The stronger my desire toward you gets,
When you turn on your smile
When you display a genuine and heartfelt smile,
I feel my heart go wild
My emotions run wild with excitement and happiness,
I'm like a child with a brand new toy
I feel youthful and exhilarated like a child who has received a new toy,
And I get the sweetest feeling
I experience a wonderful and positive sensation,
Honey the sweetest (sweetest feeling)
An expression of endearment and emphasis on the intense feeling,
Oh honey the sweetest (sweetest feeling)
A repeated expression to accentuate the intensity of the feeling,
Loving you
Because I love you,
The warmer your kiss
The more passionate and intimate your kiss becomes,
The deeper you touch me baby
The more profound and meaningful your touch feels to me,
The deeper you touch
The more intimate and meaningful our physical contact becomes,
The more you thrill me
The more excitement and joy that I feel because of you,
It's more than I can stand
The intensity of my emotions toward you exceeds my capacity to handle them,
Girl, when you hold my hand
When you grasp my hand with yours,
I feel so grand that I could cry
I feel so happy that I am overcome with emotion and could cry tears of joy,
The greater your love
The more intense and profound your love is for me,
The stronger you hold me baby
The more secure and safe I feel in your embrace,
The stronger your hold
The more encompassing and comforting your embrace becomes,
The more I need you
The stronger my desire and dependence on you grows,
With every passing day
As each new day passes by,
I love you more in every way
My love for you deepens and grows in every aspect,
I'm in love
I am in a state of being deeply in love,
And I want to say
I eagerly desire to express how I feel,
Repeat ad infinitum
Repeat endlessly and without limit,
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