Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an inventive trumpet and cornet player, Armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the focus of the music from collective improvisation to solo performance. With his instantly-recognizable gravelly voice, Armstrong was also an influential singer, demonstrating great dexterity as an improviser, bending the lyrics and melody of a song for expressive purposes. He was also skilled at scat singing (vocalizing using sounds and syllables instead of actual lyrics).
Renowned for his charismatic stage presence and voice almost as much as for his trumpet-playing, Armstrong's influence extends well beyond jazz music, and by the end of his career in the 1960s, he was widely regarded as a profound influence on popular music in general. Armstrong was one of the first truly popular African-American entertainers to "cross over", whose skin-color was secondary to his music in an America that was severely racially divided. He rarely publicly politicized his race, often to the dismay of fellow African-Americans, but took a well-publicized stand for desegregation during the Little Rock Crisis. His artistry and personality allowed him socially acceptable access to the upper echelons of American society that were highly restricted for a black man.
Armstrong was born and brought up in New Orleans, a culturally diverse town with a unique musical mix of creole, ragtime, marching bands, and blues. Although from an early age he was able to play music professionally, he didn't travel far from New Orleans until 1922, when he went to Chicago to join his mentor, King Oliver. Oliver's band played primitive jazz, a hotter style of ragtime, with looser rhythms and more improvisation, and Armstrong's role was mostly backing. Slow to promote himself, he was eventually persuaded by his wife Lil Hardin to leave Oliver, and In 1924 he went to New York to join the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra. At the time, there were a few other artists using the rhythmic innovations of the New Orleans style, but none did it with the energy and brilliance of Armstrong, and he quickly became a sensation among New York musicians. Back in Chicago in 1925, he made his first recordings with his own group, Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five, and these became not only popular hits but also models for the first generation of jazz musicians, trumpeters or otherwise.
Other hits followed through the twenties and thirties, as well as troubles: crooked managers, lip injuries, mob entanglements, failed big-band ventures. As jazz styles changed, though, musical purists never lost any respect for him -- although they were sometimes irritated by his hammy onstage persona. Around the late forties, with the help of a good manager, Armstrong's business affairs finally stablilized, and he began to be seen as an elder statesman of American popular entertainment, appearing in Hollywood films, touring Asia and Europe, and dislodging The Beatles from the number-one position with Hello Dolly". Today many people may know him as a singer (a good one), but as Miles Davis said: “You can’t play nothing on modern trumpet that doesn’t come from him."
The 62-year-old Armstrong became the oldest act to top the US charts when "Hello Dolly" reached #1 in 1964. Four years later Satchmo also became the oldest artist to record a UK #1, when "What a Wonderful World" hit the top spot.
Let's Do Lt
Louis Armstrong Lyrics
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Even educated fleas do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
In Spain, the best upper sets do it
Lithuanians and let's do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
Not to mention the fins
Folks in Siam do it, think of Siamese twins
Some Argentines, without means, do it
People say in Boston even beans do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
Romantic sponges, they say, do it
Oysters down in oyster bay do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
Cold cape cod clams, 'gainst their wish, do it
Even lazy jellyfish, do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
Electric eels I might add do it
Though it shocks em I know
Why ask if shad do it, waiter bring me
"shad roe"
In shallow shoals english soles do it
Goldfish in the privacy of bowls do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
In old Japan, all the Japs do it
Up in Lapland little laps do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
The chimpanzees in the zoos do it
Some courageous kangaroos do it
Let's do it, let's
Fall in love
I'm sure giraffes on the sly do it
Even eagles as they fly do it
Let's do it, let's fall
In love
Electric eels I might add do it
Though it shocks em I know
Why ask if shad do it, garcon de
"shad roe"
The world admits bears in pits do it
Even pekingeses at the Ritz do it
Let's do it, let's
Fall in love
The royal set sans regret did it
And they considered it fun
Marie Antoinette did it
With or without napoleon
The lyrics to Louis Armstrong's song "Let's Fall in Love" are a lighthearted and playful invitation to love. The verses are filled with humorous and witty references to the various ways that creatures and people all over the world fall in love. The song opens with the famous first line, "Birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it," which quickly sets the playful tone.
The song goes on to mention how upper-class Spaniards and Lithuanians as well as people from Siam and Argentina all fall in love. Even oysters, clams, and jellyfish seem to have romantic tendencies. The song ends with a nod to Marie Antoinette and her love life. Throughout the song, Armstrong cleverly combines metaphors and similes with vivid imagery to express the idea that love knows no bounds and can be found everywhere.
Overall, the lyrics to "Let's Fall in Love" are tongue-in-cheek and whimsical. The varied references to different cultures and animals add to the song's charm and make it an upbeat and playful ode to love.
Line by Line Meaning
Birds do it, bees do it
Even animals, such as birds and bees, fall in love
Even educated fleas do it
Even the smallest and seemingly unimportant creatures fall in love
Let's do it, let's fall in love
Let's also fall in love
In Spain, the best upper sets do it
Even the elite class in Spain fall in love
Lithuanians and let's do it
People from Lithuania also fall in love
The dutch in old Amsterdam do it
Even the people in Amsterdam, Netherlands fall in love
Not to mention the fins
Also, people from Finland fall in love
Folks in Siam do it, think of Siamese twins
Even the conjoined twins from Siam, now Thailand, fall in love
Some Argentines, without means, do it
Even people from Argentina who may not have much money, fall in love
People say in Boston even beans do it
Even something as simple as beans in Boston, USA fall in love according to popular belief
Romantic sponges, they say, do it
Even sponges who attach to each other exhibit romantic behaviors
Oysters down in oyster bay do it
Even oysters, which are found in the oyster bay, fall in love
Cold cape cod clams, 'gainst their wish, do it
Even the cold-living clams in cape cod fall in love, even if they are hesitant
Even lazy jellyfish, do it
Despite their lack of mobility, even jellyfish fall in love
Electric eels I might add do it
Even electric eels, that could electrocute their mates, fall in love
Though it shocks em I know
Even though it may cause them physical harm
Why ask if shad do it, waiter bring me
Why ask if shad fall in love, bring me some shad roe (a type of fish egg)
In shallow shoals english soles do it
Even small fish like english soles in shallow water fall in love
Goldfish in the privacy of bowls do it
Even pet goldfish in their little bowls fall in love
In old Japan, all the Japs do it
Even the people of Japan, which used to be called Japs in the past, fall in love
Up in Lapland little laps do it
Even people in the coldest places like Lapland fall in love
The chimpanzees in the zoos do it
Even the chimpanzees kept in zoos exhibit love behaviors
Some courageous kangaroos do it
Even the dull-witted kangaroos who would jump into danger fall in love
I'm sure giraffes on the sly do it
I'm sure the tall and lanky giraffes are also falling in love secretly
Even eagles as they fly do it
Even the majestic eagles soaring in the sky fall in love
The world admits bears in pits do it
Even the bears in pits, who are often kept locked up, fall in love
Even pekingeses at the Ritz do it
Even the pampered Pekingese dogs staying at the luxurious Ritz hotel fall in love
The royal set sans regret did it
Even the royal people fall in love without any regret or shame
And they considered it fun
And they enjoyed it
Marie Antoinette did it
Even Marie Antoinette, the queen of France, fell in love
With or without napoleon
Whether or not Napoleon was involved
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Written by: Cole Porter
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@letticeramos9954
I see trees of green
Red roses too
I see them bloom
For me and you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
I see skies of blue
And clouds of white
The bright blessed day
The dark sacred night
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
The colors of the rainbow
So pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces
Of people going by
I see friends shaking hands
Saying, "How do you do?"
They're really saying
I love you
I hear babies cry
I watch them grow
They'll learn much more
Than I'll ever know
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
Yes, I think to myself
What a wonderful world
Ooh, yes
@Ilovemonkey123
Verse 1]
I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
[Verse 2]
I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed days, the dark sacred nights
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
[Bridge]
The colors of the rainbow
So pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces
Of people going by
I see friends shaking hands, saying, "How do you do?"
They're really saying, "I love you"
[Verse 3]
I hear babies cry, I watch them grow
They'll learn much more
Than I'll ever know
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
Yes, I think to myself
What a wonderful world
@kingerdinger
this song genuinely makes me cry, not out of sadness, not out of happiness either
it makes me remember how much i've experienced in my life, how much i've grown and how much i've lost, i feel regret for things i had done wrong but i feel good that i have helped people with their struggles
even though everything i've done will never matter to the world in the end, i am truly at peace when i listen to this
it makes me think my life over, every year, every minute of everything
i love this song. i want to listen to this in my final moments, i want to feel like a warm blanket is being put over me
@belledelphine7303
Lyrics:
I see trees so green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you.
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.
I see skies so blue and clouds so white.
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night.
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.
The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by.
I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do.
They're really saying I love you.
I hear babies crying, I watch them grow.
They'll learn much more than I'll ever know.
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.
Yes I think to myself what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself what a wonderful world.
@dantheman1508
Louis Armstrong Isn't Dead, He's Just In Another Wonderful World.
@tangoaustin7998
Wdym about that
@sunnydasheep
Whyyyyyyy did u need to make me cry 😢
@tangoaustin7998
But it made me cry too lol
@bobanderson9076
Tango Austin kkk
@sunset_4625
Awwww
@squishee5890
"I'm not singing about the world as it is now. I'm singing what it could be"
-Louis Armstrong
@zsar_official
True
@zsar_official
What a wonderful world it could be
@secludedsnail3424
@@rbloobloo16 BLM protesting is a good thing, the violence is not but it’s message is, and people doing weed is not on the same level as rapists, not to mention, it’s a much safer drug than most others