In The Mood
MACINTOSH & CHARLES Lyrics

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I'm in the mood, I'm in the mood for love.
I'm in the mood, in the mood.
I'm in the mood for love.
I said, night time is the right time.
To be with the one you love.
You know when night come, baby God know.
You so far away.
I'm in the mood, I'm in the mood, I'm in the mood for love.

I'm in the mood, in the mood.
Baby, I'm in the mood for love.
(guitar solo & instrumental)
I said, yes my mother told me.
To leave that girl alone.
But my mother didn't know.
What that girl was puttin' down.
I'm in the mood, I'm in the mood, baby
I'm in the mood for love.

I'm in the mood, in the mood.
Baby, I'm in the mood for love.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to MACINTOSH & CHARLES's song "In the Mood" convey the singer's desire for love and intimacy, particularly during the nighttime. The repetition of the phrase "I'm in the mood" emphasizes the singer's strong emotional state, while the line "night time is the right time" highlights the importance of timing in matters of love. The second stanza reveals a personal struggle, with the singer acknowledging his mother's advice to avoid a certain girl, but ultimately succumbing to his own desires. The guitar solo and instrumental section contribute to the sensual and romantic atmosphere of the song.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm in the mood, I'm in the mood for love.
I am feeling romantic and yearning for love.

I'm in the mood, in the mood.
I am really feeling the mood for love.

I'm in the mood for love.
I am strongly desiring love and affection.

I said, night time is the right time.
I believe nighttime is the ideal time for love.

To be with the one you love.
To spend time with the person you love during nighttime is preferable.

You know when night come, baby God know.
When nighttime falls, I feel far away from my beloved.

I'm in the mood, I'm in the mood, I'm in the mood for love.
I am really feeling the mood for love.

Baby, I'm in the mood for love.
I am strongly desiring love and affection.

(guitar solo & instrumental)
No lyrics here, just a musical interlude.

I said, yes my mother told me.
My mother advised me.

To leave that girl alone.
My mother suggested that I stay away from a certain girl.

But my mother didn't know.
My mother was not aware of some important facts.

What that girl was puttin' down.
The girl in question had qualities that my mother was unaware of.

I'm in the mood, I'm in the mood, baby
I am really feeling the mood for love.

I'm in the mood for love.
I am strongly desiring love and affection.

Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: JOHN LEE HOOKER JR

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@janeleekeller

2y↑1

@@lisalovessummertime8453
Hi Lisa 😊
Hope you're Enjoying a Blessed Sunday yourself.

Also hope you like the Channel I suggested.
There are, 'The45Prof' and a 'AnotherProf'
Channels as well.

I myself have Mostly The45Prof and AnotherProf Songs.
I created Playlists for the Songs I chose, and now have a Library of Thousands of Songs I can listen to any time I want, (usually every waking moment, lol !)

I have Songs starting from the 1950s to, (so far), 1971.

I Absolutely Love Music ❤️.

I also have a lot of Classical Music
from 'Halidon Music' if you like That.

JaneLee 🕊️
3/6/22
4:08 PM

All comments from YouTube:

@Frenite

11w↑136

One of the trumpeters in the band, Ray Anthony, is still alive today at age 102. He’s the only surviving member of the band.

@jongallardo8006

7w↑6

The things he’s probably seen …

@hermithollow2024

5w↑5

@Frenite they don’t make them like they used to do they? 😊

@billycrites23

13w↑460

I’m 36 and there is something about Big Bands, Jazz and oldies music. You can be having the worst day, hear this kind of music and forget everything! It has a way of just immediately making you feel better, puts a smile on your face and transports you to another place and time where everything is right!

@jetpilot3714

13w↑8

Absolutely!

@XJ290

13w↑13

Dude same. I’m 33 and my grandfather introduced me to this, even though he’s gone this shit is hands down the greatest.

@rutgervangestel

13w

33 year old bigband guy from Holland!!! got miller Harry James Woody Herman on lp records bigbands rule@@XJ290

@sweetr.9481

13w↑3

Yesss!!!

@karinaroano1686

12w

@@jetpilot3714k

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@Comppp

7w↑135

2024 now! who is still listening to this art?

@sharone420

6w↑7

ME!!! I just love it!! Memories of my parents who loved this music!!!!

@O_Martins

6w↑3

Me too!!!
I am love this music

@ljubicapopovic8811

6w↑3

Me, 💝

@morgancarr1014

6w↑2

@atom_unhinged

6w↑2

Hye welcome to the roaring 20's.. what an ERA to be alive.. bitcoin! hopefully our children will be swinging it!

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@GoogleMail-cp6xp

5w↑18

Back then it was style and elegance.
We have lost so much of this

@TBNTX

5w↑1

agree!

@sandee3073

1y↑2.1K

We were fortunate enough to hear the Glenn Miller Orchestra in Dallas two weeks ago. The orchestra has been touring non-stop for 80 years! At this performance, there was a 100 year old lady in a wheelchair who got up and danced along to the orchestra. The really amazing part: in 1942, this same woman danced in front of the REAL Glenn Miller and his orchestra in Norman, OK where they were performing. We will never see anything like that again. When she was 20, how could she have ever known that 80 years later she’d be dancing to this orchestra again?

@butcherpete3324

1y↑57

The Glenn Miller Orchestra does a phenomenal job!! I seen them recently for the first time and plan on going back!

@fesswah

48w↑46

What a beautiful thing to see ! God Bless that sweet elderly lady !

@Pharoset

47w↑6

If she really didn't dance in front of Glenn Miller in 1942, you'd have no way of knowing, would you?

@davenc8527

47w↑14

I saw the Glenn Miller Orchestra a few weeks ago in Newbery, SC. Most awesome band of all time.

@marklee2508

47w↑3

Tell the B's to watch out for the little fella below them.

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@WildWing-wl7nj

15w↑337

One of the greatest pieces of music of all times.

@dicky7600

13w↑6

Great music, better man.

@softwarephil1709

11w↑1

Along with Moonlight Serenade. ❤️

@jonathanglzplz894

No.

@ronniegreco9386

6w↑1

I totally agree with you

@markohara6855

11w↑97

I'm 62 years old. I loved playing this song in the high school band in the late seventies. My Dad served in the army in WWII and he and my Mom loved Glen Miller. When I was trying to pick what instrument I was going to play back in grammar school my Dad suggested trombone. I tried it out and loved it. I stopped playing about two years after graduating. I wish I had stuck with it.

@antonio_jestem4316

11w↑5

never too late to pick it up again old timer ;D

@DodderingOldMan

11w↑3

Heh, I'm 43, I played this in the high school band in the 90s, on trumpet. And I too stopped playing after graduating.

@markfryer9880

You should both pick up your instruments again! Yes, you will be very rusty, but all of skills and knowledge will still be buried away in your brain(s), which means that it is easier to relearn something than to try learning it from the beginning.
Mark from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺

@buddylove346

13w↑62

If you got to grow up in the 40's through the 90's with all of the golden classic movies, music and concerts, YOU were very blessed.

@thomasblanchard6778

6w↑3

I´ve always thought of the 20th century, especially the ´20´s/on, as the golden age of melody and rhythm (with rhyme perhaps taking over in the ´90´s)

@robertkuder8546

43w↑608

I was born in 1949 & growing up in 1950’s & 1960’s my parents played this on the record player constantly! Love love this music ! I’m now 74 !

@joyfulservantsofthecross

42w↑16

born in '48 here

@Jazz-hk7ok

41w↑10

Con todos mis respetos, sus padres sabían disfrutar de una música maravillosa , a mí me pasó lo mismo desde niño y ahora que soy diez años más joven que usted siguo disfrutando muchísimo más . Saludos desde España . Swing Forever .

@nballesterob

41w↑8

47 here, and I looooove this music

@ioletysouza86

39w↑4

Maravilha!!!

@redowlmoon7733

37w↑12

Yep born in 49 myself and the same thing with my folks

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@johnromano4510

2y↑2.3K

....the soundtrack of "the greatest generation".

@WilliamA838

1y↑43

Why is it in quotes?

@dovbarleib3256

1y↑165

The Greatest Generation raised a Generation of Narcissists. Something was really wrong with their parenting skills that makes them somewhat less great.

@bigwillyman8603

1y↑62

@@dovbarleib3256 our generation in hopes to compensate have swung too far in the complete opposite direction let’s hope the future ones can strike a good balance

@dovbarleib3256

@@bigwillyman8603 Sadly American values are not like a pendulum. Starting with the Baby Boomers, the Bell Curve has moved to the Left, more Left, and further Left. Millennials and Gen Z have pushed the Bell Curve off a Cliff.

@inevitableschizophrenia

You're all wrong and want something to blame. So you find something in yourselves to constitute as something which isn't right to ground it in facts and make yourselves seem superior in contrast to a generation that deviates its political leaning from you. What happened to the Right that doesn't get triggered? I thought the Left was supposed to assume that position. Apparently you're the ones who got triggered. No generation is degenerated unless the politics goes wrong.

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@jeanpatterson4283

31w↑3

The age of good manners, courage, strength and endurance.

@katherinem.4414

31w↑70

Mom and Dad, please come back, and bring the peace and goodness of those days with you!! We love ❤️ you!! We will see you one day in the beautiful, glorious afterlife!! Thank you for what you did!!

@tomlawler5850

12w↑3

Beautiful comment! My Dad’s favorite song and boy could he and my Mom dance!

@jamsohnson8579

12w↑3

WW2!!!

@im413

11w↑1

It’s sad to think most, if not all the people in this video have passed on. May they all rest in eternal peace with The Lord, Amen.

@FlyDog79

45w↑516

Can almost see my grandpa in his Navy uniform dancing with my grandma to this! Thanks for your service in WW2, grandpa 🫡

@scottgebow6539

37w↑21

My late father was a Navy veteran of WW2. God bless all veterans.

@billyconley1515

34w↑10

I doubt he’s in the comments.

@billh.5360

22w↑5

Yes, this was the music of my parent's era. Wonderful stuff.

@kinkajou777

17w↑3

Your comment hit home with me! I can almost see both of my WWII Grandfathers dancing with my grandmothers in their uniforms too. My paternal grandfather served in the Navy. My maternal grandfather served in the Army Air Corps. I appreciate your grandfather’s services and the services from both of my grandfathers.

@ladyruthchistianvitoria654

17w↑4

My dad service in royal Air force in world war 2 😢

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@cliffthomas1389

13w↑69

I had the pleasure of hiring a retired gentleman to work for me in Atlanta. Over 5 years he became a great friend. He passed a few years ago. Loved to hear his stories of his youth. His name was John Purtill. His father was one of the drummers for the Glenn Miller band. He's in this video. The list of famous jazz musicians he met back when he was a kid when his dad would take him along to a lot of his performances was amazing. Just thought I would share.

@desireea.thomas2419

10w↑3

What a Great story. My grandfather played the tenor sax, clarinet & a little bit of flute. When he passed away back in 1991, my mother gave me his clarinet & I Love having it. One of His saxophone’s went to a nephew of mine (who was in band at school) & another one of his saxophone’s 🎷went to one of my cousins daughters 🎷 She was in High school band class as well. I’m musically inclined, but in song and I Loved hearing him & my Uncle Bob (his only son) play. My Uncle was the pianist while my grandfather played his Sax. I miss them days 😢😢😢

@braintreecat

10w↑4

That would be Maurice (Mo) Purtill

@jamescook7713

12w↑67

I'm 63. I listen to this daily. I play Trumpet. This music is GREAT!

@lesteratkinson7341

21w↑145

This has to be the classiest era of music.❤😢

@philippemoi8082

47w↑428

My dad played sax in a band ... when they played this music I was proud to see my father ! I was 8 years old .. rip dad 🙏

@TonyAguirreJazz

45w↑11

So awesome! Trigger Alpert was my grandfather to my step dad Bill and he was fantastic

@homomorphic

43w↑7

Father's are awesome. Musician fathers are extra awesome.

@dantimber

42w↑8

@@homomorphic My Dad was a WWII Army Combat Medic and bought a Selmer Clarinet and Saxophone while on leave in France. He shipped them home and started a four piece band after the war. He played those instruments. He loved music and this was his favorite song. They never made it but they tried playing mostly bars (he didn't drink). He later became a high school band instructor. He used to watch VHS tapes of Glenn Miller and all the big bands in his later years. He and my mom were special. I miss them every day.

@homomorphic

42w↑5

@@dantimber if he was a band/music instructor he did make it. Very few occupations in life more important than introducing young people to the magic of music.

@Yousaymebye

30w

El mío acompañaba haciendo soñar a los cubiertos ❤

@thewatchmen9546

39w↑155

I was a former hip hop and break dancer but learned to appreciate all music. This is pure brilliance and timeless!!!

@ERuth0420

17w↑1

As a hip hop fan myself I would love to hear a remix of this. Why not both!!!!

@JH-ck1nr

15w↑1

Totally agree. Music knows no boundaries and gives memories and brings people together in a way nothing else ever will.

@UnclearHistory41

15w

As someone who despises any form of hip hop “music”, or any form of post 1940s music of that matter, I’m glad you’ve come to better appreciate the music I grew up listening to.

@michaelschemmel1984

12w

Smh 1945 to 1956 is better@@UnclearHistory41

@THE.MF.REAL.

It is music.... just because you don't enjoy doesn't mean it isn't "real" music, whatever that means.@@UnclearHistory41

@TobyStahler-yp9ll

36w↑24

80 years later and people are still listening.

@deich31

People will be listening to Glenn Miller for a thousand years.

@janeleekeller

2y↑46

Scene from The 1941 Movie, 'Sun Valley Serenade', Starring John Payne, (Pianist), Sonja Henie, (Girl), and of course, Glenn Miller and His Band.

Thank you C H Stereo 😊
JaneLee - in Suburban Philadelphia Pennsylvania, USA
3/6/22

@philfreer1629

2y↑1

Thought I saw John Payne playing piano!

@janeleekeller

2y↑2

@@philfreer1629

You Did 😊,
JaneLee - in Suburban Philadelphia
3/19/22

@legomangamesnetwork1151

2y↑1

Where did they get the color copy

@janeleekeller

@@legomangamesnetwork1151

Topaz Video Enhance AI

JaneLee - in Suburban Philadelphia
9/5/22

@Poisson4147

2y↑2

@@philfreer1629 He was musically trained and probably was hitting the keys correctly, but info I've gotten from Miller historians is that he was still dubbed by Chummy MacGregor.

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@paulinereid5226

15w↑40

Oh, this is BRILLIANT! A tune - and performance - which is 80 years old, and still as fresh and attractive as when it was 80 years ago!!

@user-iv2tu4wq7t

14w↑39

I was born too late for the heyday of big bands and never experienced the sheer power of their music live. Having that many horns and other instruments playing at once in a relatively small room like a night club or dance hall must have been amazing!! It’s no wonder big bands were so popular in the 40s.

@michaelmapes4119

10w

actually their heyday was back in the early 30's to early 40's. By the end of WW2, it became expensive to field an large band like this. Housing and food being the big expense. Unless you were on or staring in (Like Sammy Kaye or even Spike Jones) a weekly radio program, you had to cut the band down to a trio/quartet in order to make any money. Even the Dorsey Brothers finally had to come back together for a final gig on TV.

@carcrazy69

1y↑202

I was born in ‘69 and thank my Mom & Dad for playing this music when I was a kid. Nothing today compares.

@tangicoleman3306

47w↑3

I was born in 1967 and have always liked this tune since I was a kid

@larongrey1961

47w↑2

Lol, no it can't !

@raymondst.pierre4372

47w↑3

1951 here, and I agree.

@JamesSmith-mz9ec

46w↑5

1956 for me, my parents danced to this in high school and I grew up listening to big band music and others, great stuff!

@karolinesmail489

45w↑4

Born 64 yes i heard from my parents still my favorite era esp now

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@christinebalberchak943

44w↑73

I always loved Glenn Miller. When my grandad passed away years ago I was able to bring his entire Glenn Miller collection to my apartment and I listen to them alot. Thanks grandad!

@victordegn

44w↑8

Your grandpop had good taste and it was passed on to you.

@rickjames21

25w↑46

I was born in 1985 and my Father made me listen to Glenn Miller and Duke Ellington

@brmam1385

13w↑8

And weren’t you lucky to have a dad that appreciated great music!?! 👍♥🇺🇸

@buickinvicta288

11w↑2

A Train ❤

@davenc8527

7w↑1

This is the best music video on YouTube. The greatest music of our greatest generation. God Bless Glenn Miller and the others who gave their lives defending our country in WWII.

@donaldleroy6502

47w↑238

As a child of the 60s and 70s I couldn't appreciate these fabulous classics from well before my time, now after all these years I find that these are outstanding

@user-ok9nx9yr6k

45w↑6

My parents were in high school and College from 1941 to 1950 so I still their Glenn Miller albums and Tommy Dorsey albums. I have fond memories of them in the living room swinging to those records like they were still in school.

@donaldleroy6502

45w

@@user-ok9nx9yr6k unfortunately/fortunately I was brought up in a religious household, there was no dancing going on, but I'd only heard swing music on 📺 shows, I'm happy for your awesome memories, ✌

@karolinesmail489

45w↑2

Couldn't agree with you more happy times

@harrydeanbrown6166

36w↑1

Absolutely right!!!!

@daniel_millican

23w↑1

Well before your time? I mean that would be like a 40YO today calling Metallica "well before his time" 😂😂😂

@TheQuantumWave

46w↑17

My father was born in '26. I was raised on the music of the 30's and 40's and I wish we could have music that good again.

@adrianbuckley8922

34w↑26

I'm 61 and today is my youngest daughters 18th birthday, she asked me what I did on my 18th, I explained that I had a party at which I introduced all my friends to the Glenn Miller band courtesy of my parents record collection, we had a fabulous party stretching into the night with the Glenn Miller LP on repeat, that was 1980. Timeless ❤

@marywinn8953

37w↑16

I was born in 54. My mom was from NY and loved Glenn Miller. She dressed beautifully and loved to dance. I still love listening to those musicians.

@hughmayerhoff3359

2y↑150

This was Mother and Father's favorite song.

They were teens during WWII and loved the Big Bands.

I miss them.

@stan4now

46w↑6

I have dreams of my mom and dad. Makes me think I'll see them again. Hope so.

They loved Glen Miller and his band.

@lisalovessummertime8453

2y↑177

Oh I love my grand parents era..the big band era! Yes, the Glenn Miller band is sweet! 💕

@janeleekeller

2y↑3

L l s t
In case you haven't already Lisa, look up
The78Prof - Lots of Big Band Music 😊.

JaneLee 🕊️
3/6/22

@lisalovessummertime8453

2y↑3

@@janeleekeller Hello and good Sunday morning. Oh my gosh thank you for sharing this information, I have subscribed to the channel. Have a blessed day. 🤗 :)

@janeleekeller

2y↑1

@matheusalexandre7578

2y↑1

Yes the big era !

@ambersalcove

2y↑1

and these guys are the best instrumental band to dance to

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@thomasbersimis3755

9w↑2

This song is a tribute to my father that I lost recently, he was a great fan and it will always remind me of him... Excellent music of all times!

@CarlitoNahual88

12w↑13

I'm 36. From Costa Rica. This song brings me to tears of emotion and admiration for these exceptional and talented men and women.
God bless their souls in heaven and on Earth.
I express my thankfulness for all the good music I've enjoyed from the United States.
Let's keep dancing!!!

@sharoncrist7320

47w↑48

In 1997 I watched my parents dance to this song . They were part of the Greatest Generation. Rip Mom and Dad you gave me great memories looking through your living room window

@robsaxepga

44w↑121

One of the greatest songs of all time. It really represents the time it was written and the brilliance of Glenn Miller.

@Poisson4147

37w↑4

Yes - written by Joe Garland, based on Tar Paper Stomp by Wingy Manone (1930). The original version was ~6 minutes long and no one could figure out how to cut it to fit on a standard 78. That arrangement was bought and sold multiple times, eventually ending up with Artie Shaw who performed it once on a broadcast. He sold it to Miller who DID know what to cut and what tempi to change ... and the rest was history.

@geheimgeheim354

24w↑65

After more than 80 years still a masterpiece😊😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉🎉

@billfredeking6543

15w↑19

I'm 65, Thank You Dad and Papa for your old phonograph that played 78's and raised me on all the Great Big Bands
I miss you and Always will Love 40's Big Band Swing

@tvthayer66

9w↑1

In case you didn't realize it, Glenn Miller is an American hero!

@gregorylebedinsky3475

1y↑578

Well, I'm from Russia and this is one of the best masterpieces I've ever heard. My grandma was born in 1941 and you don't believe, but she remembers all nazis bombing of Arkhangelsk, the town in North of Russia where Alies helped us by Lend-lease. My granny is still alive, she's 81 and In the Mood is the most favourite masterpiece of all her life. So, shake hands and let's be friends!

@1legomaster

1y↑85

Hi Gregory, I’m from the USA, thank you for sharing that story. Your grandmother sounds like a resilient woman! I know our governments make us enemies, but I wish you and the Russian people the best. Hopefully one day the United States and Russia can be on better terms. Until then, you have my warm regards.

@gregorylebedinsky3475

1y↑56

@@1legomaster I wish You and all American people all the best too!😊As for me, I live in the capital city, Moscow. I'm the English language teacher in a simple secondary school. I love the culture and the traditions of my own native country and I love American and British cultures too. Each country and its nation are unique but we can't imagine lives without each other, we'll just go extinct

@1legomaster

1y↑26

@@gregorylebedinsky3475 That’s very true. And how wonderful you’re teaching English to secondary school students! I wish more people could have your mindset. As we approach Christmas I truly pray for peace on Earth and goodwill to all men. I hope someday I’ll be able to visit Russia myself. May you have a wonderful holiday season!

@iknowthisone6844

1y↑4

its too repetitive. yes i gladly burst ur bubble

@MsJovannia

1y↑3

Gregory sou do Brasil, gosto da cultura russa e americana, nas minhas orações peço AO ETERNO DEUS para que haja paz e fraternidade entre seus países.

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@stevensmith743

43w↑71

The Big Band Era was magical, and this tune, along with String of Pearls, by Glenn Miller's Orchestra are among the greatest legacies of American music.

@Westyrulz

7w↑1

I love how well turned out the band is!

@sooz9433

16w↑13

Love seeing adorable Sonja Henie!! Such a precious face and such an awesome skater!! Loved Sun Valley Serenade!

@heinzdauer9487

46w↑11

Das war halt noch Musik !
Man fühlt sich als älterer Herr wieder zurückgesetzt in die 50er Jahre wo die amerikanischen Soldaten bei uns in Old Germany stationiert waren. War das eine schöne Zeit !!!

@wacodraco1558

12w

Wie es ist in Deutschland

@philipmason3218

1y↑13

I'm sixty two now. My late father was a merchant seaman, he brought hundreds of 78's home from America. We were brought up with the big dance bands and early American R+R. When he and my mother were married, his first purchase was a 50's Garrard record player. It's still in working order and sounds fantastic.
Give me the big band sound anyday.

@MRVISTA-wz7vj

2y↑21

He's still in the English channel somewhere. Undiscovered but not forgotten. Hang on, Glenn! We're coming back for ya! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@grossylvette

Glenn Miller ... une légende. J'ai bientôt 72 ans et j'étais bercée par cette musique , mes parents dansaient sur ces airs là

@susanlawson7605

25w↑47

Now this was music ❤❤❤❤❤

@EducatedSkeptic

20w

Yeah, before it was all about reciting semi-rhyming couplets as percussion solos keep a beat that's great for ..... basketball game warm-ups!

@texasrockshillcountry6574

45w↑80

Over 80 years and it's STILL a CLASSIC!!

@brianworkman9954

45w↑5

Glenn Miller was fantastic, so was America and it's soldiers winning WW2. God bless America.

@jdavis7515

8w↑1

I grew up in my grandparent house hearing this beautiful music. Would love to be able to transport myself back in time.

@Reznor5012

40w↑1

I was born in 1992 and wish that we could go back to this time! Men were men, women were women, people danced, and life was simpler!

@mmd195401

42w↑11

When I went to college in the mid-70's, we had a marching band who would play songs in the stands during football games. This was my most favorite song that they would play, although I had no idea what it was. It wasn't until I went home and told my mother about it and "la la'd" a bit of the melody to her that she said, "Oh, that's In The Mood!". It's a timeless song and each generation enjoys hearing it.

@christopherdean1326

45w↑7

Our mum adored Glenn Miller's music, all the "big band" stuff really, but mostly Glenn Miller. All our lives it was playing in the background when she was doing the housework, or her dressmaking, so me and my brother heard it ALL the time. Last year we played it at her funeral, it will never sound the same again.
Miss you mum, maybe dad will learn to dance with you up there.

@user-sz5nu4dc2u

36w↑27

I am a child of 1941 and have listened to the whole gamut of music. I believe this is one of the greatest pieces of orchestral sounds and will live on like Mozart, Bach, etc for centuries.

@donothingMTIAMG

32w↑1

Only if you could
stop voting Democrat. 🙄

@caitlynharbidge3056

32w↑4

@@donothingMTIAMGwhy does everything have to be political? Stop being a thief of joy and just appreciate some good music 🎉

@user-sz5nu4dc2u

32w

I have never been a Democrat nor voted GOP. I do not even live in the USA. However I watch with great amusement the foibles of American politics, and no, II do not live in the UK either.

@donothingMTIAMG

32w↑1

@@caitlynharbidge3056
You little socialist have no problem with interference with people's religious beliefs-STFU.

@donothingMTIAMG

32w

@@user-sz5nu4dc2u
👆👆
Must be third world.
Cowards never tell. 🤗

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@zhaitv

7w↑1

My grandmother love this song 😻😻😻 when i'm little shes always tune in this on radio and dance hehe i remember this music😻😻😻

@stephaniebrown9799

1y↑180

Love this. I woke up to this a many Saturday mornings growing up in the 80s in Williamston, NC. I thank my mom for teaching me the value of listening to all kinds of music. Rest in peace and Merry Christmas Ma. 😔🙏

@Saw1960

1y↑4

thats awesome

@rileydurkin9636

1y↑3

I know right!?!?

@fouresterofthetrees287

47w↑1

Just up US 17 from you. I listen to 40s Junction on Sirius XM on my drives to Raleigh.

@stan4now

46w

Same here. Swing Music is alive and kicking.

@ezoburg7583

38w↑5

My dad was born in 1935 in Puebla México. He was the one that introduced me to Big Band music. Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman are his favorites. Greetings from Brooklyn New York. 8-1-23.

@user-og6dw3xp1p

6w↑3

Замечательный сборник!!! Жаль, что Гленн Миллер рано погиб!!!

@elizabethalleyne8599

1y↑10

Aside from the music being just wonderful, I loved the way folks dressed back then. Thank you for sharing.

@franklinstephen3268

44w

Hello 👋 how're you doing?

@wurds509

45w↑8

I graduated from high school in 1961. By my high-school years, big-band was no longer popular music. But on many Saturday nights I took my outrageously gorgeous high-school girlfriend out to the local ballroom and danced to this music. Everyone we shared the room with always seemed at least twenty years older than we (except on New Year's). She and I must have been about the last people in the States to do that regularly.

@QueenAmethyst55

27w↑15

Talk about PEAK! The suit, the hair, the cheeky charismatic smile ...and then the voice! The song. The sight. Sublime.❤❤❤

@SN-sz7kw

33w↑42

When everyone dressed up for each other. 🥰

@davidrees1279

43w↑36

Glen And His Orchestra Were An Inspiration During Such A Dark Time In Human History.

All Of Those Guys In That Orchestra Looked Sheer Class!

@Poisson4147

37w

FWIW, he spelled his name Glenn. And why all of the random capitalizations?

@daynaanderson2630

1y↑4

Give her a hug for me! I grew up with this music and have always loved the energy! My parents both played instruments and my dad played with Benny Goodman a couple of times and was blessed to see and meet Glenn Miller! Wow! This music and jitterbugging need to come back! Dancing makes you happy!

@vstrec116

5w↑2

Dio salvi musica come questa!!!! Spettacolo puro altro che oggi!!

@martinhowerton9038

14w↑12

One of the greatest feel-good tunes ever! Gets you on your feet!!

@colleenlongardner2692

2y↑5

A number of years ago, I attended an outdoor concert. String of Pearls was being played and an elderly couple got up and danced in the aisle. They did a good job and afterwards I commented on their expertise. They thanked me and said that every time they hear that piece of music, they get up and dance. It was their song. Good memory.

@henrywycislo9454

1y↑70

My dad would play this on his accordion. Rest in peace Dad!

@jaybooker6546

1y↑1

Rip to your dad bro

@Silversmoke1000

48w

My dad used to play this on the ocarina.

@juliachambers4421

14w↑5

Born in the 50's but love big band music from the 40's.❤

@user-sx2yp1jy6k

5w↑1

Das war noch Musik, die heute mit 65 immer noch dooo gerne höre❤

@johnbehneman1546

1y↑12

WHEN I WENT ON THE QUEEN MARY AND THEY PLAYED GLEN MILLER. I THOUGHT I WAS IN A TIME WARP. IT WAS SO COOL TO LEAVE THE CURRENT DAY. AND ENJOY THE LIFE OF THE 40S!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH.

@terryjohns9301

45w↑11

Wow!!! What an Era !!! I wish America was still like that !!! The music & dress code & the behavior of the people, what a fantastic Era ..... American people definitely need to look at themselves and take a history lesson and apply it to themselves and make America Great Again......

@rikk319

14w↑1

Basing your "wish for the old days" on a Hollywood big band film. I actually listened to my grandparents who lived through the Great Depression and fought in WW2, and it wasn't as perfect as you seem to think it was. Reality doesn't tend to fit fantasies.

@greglattanzio3683

14w↑3

For sure a lot of great music was made in the Big Band Era. And the respect people SEEMED to have for one another was something to be emulated. However, the social injustices in the same time period (and before and after) certainly were not. When this music was popular minorities in many parts of the country were publicly hung by their necks from the nearest tree for what, quite literally, amounted to just looking at someone of a different race in a way that wasn't considered proper by some. I'm not certain what was so great about that. I wish you could have kept the politics out of your comment and enjoyed the music so I wouldn't have had to educate you.

@Og-Judy

8w↑2

Born in 53. There's. A connectivity to music. WWII was a horrible time for many but big band music was everything. Fledgling TV in the late 40s and early 50s, when NBC was nearly the oy broadcast company many had as ABC and CBS came on board from radio programming . Is it any wonder shows like Lawrence Welk and Ed Sullivan were such huge hits? Early rock and roll.... teens turned to American Bandstand and Dick Clark as host. The 50s and 60s were a great time to grow up as a kid. So many awesome memories if this type of music as a young squirt.😃👍

@ganzyjam7828

28w↑15

I’m 57 years old I just love this time the music was so real the women were gorgeous and it makes wish I lived during this time v

@chazzneilson5710

1y↑5

I have played trumpet in a big band since 1980 and our charity performances at senior citizens and nursing homes has gone from the old folks there recognizing all of the 40's big band hits until the past couple of decades where the only song they recognize is "In the Mood".

@umahhewitt2937

44w↑14

My late father in Malaysia loved the Glenn Miller band. For years, he would play this song for many parties, and we would happily dance along. RIP Acha.

@kameronpratt6085

15w↑1

I remember my grandma telling me that this was her brothers favorite song to listen and dance to. He passed away when he was ran over by a car. And worst part was… it was the year I was born in. Every day I listen to this, I think and dream about him.

@jamiefoyers2800

14w↑12

Still a timeless tune...I really love this track...strangely enough it's one track that seems to be enjoyed both by my mum just now and my gran when she was alive...funny how genetics and music can intertwine and keep a piece of music alive in a family over the decades...

@user-mv5ss7zk2n

45w↑9

THE GREATEST GENERATION WITH GREATEST MUSIC

@petraweber4314

1y↑8

Ein Klassiker, mit dem sich Glenn Miller unsterblich gemacht hat. Und dem Schicksal ein Schnippchen geschlagen hat. Er ist zwar auf tragische Weise verschwunden aber seine Musik ist unsterblich.

@CRUUNER

29w↑12

I'm ALWAYS "in the mood" to listen to those "big band era" tunes and dream of time travel!!

@cookingwithchefluc7173

6w↑1

Ah yes when men still had good class and Jazz music was appreciated for its beauty 🙌🍷🎺🎷🎹

@charlesortlip707

45w↑10

Our 22 year old Marine Corporal son is a big WWII history buff. He absolutely loves the music of this era.

@rhuephus

45w↑3

smart "kid"

@hobbsnshaw3408

2y↑41

Talent plus generosity = art masterpiece!

@SMcCaskill

22w↑17

My parents were huge Glenn Miller fans. They still had his records in the 70s and 80s.

@luthiersdaughter9134

39w↑23

I get chills when I hear this! Timeless!

@ChristianMan-yr6bj

35w↑1

Simple music can make you sing, a simple hug can make you feel, better, simple things can make you happy, I hope my simple hello will put a smile on your face..

Hello!!! How are you doing today, please
pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I
just wanted to know if you're a fan ? Have a
great day.. Stay Safe

@jessiemyrle4907

44w↑10

I am 76 years old and still think the Glen Miller Band made the GREATEST MUSIC EVER. The story of Glen Miller is also one of the best movies ever❤️❤️

@ChristianMan-yr6bj

35w

@cherrylove3656

2y↑7

don't get any better than this woman dressed so classy back then nothing better than a big band jamming and I'm rock person rock can't compare to a big band love this love to hear me more I wasn't even born yet who cares wish I was

@Primslim

2y↑1

You just would had to live through the Great depression, and WW2. Maybe Korea too

@user-mj9lj8gc4m

18w↑6

Love this music amazing and beautiful the gentleman that play it have made something that will never be repeated beautiful sound thank you so much xxx

@desireea.thomas2419

10w↑1

A timeless classic where men were men & women were women. Dancing together on the dance floor. Enjoying life even with all the caos all around with the wars. Great music will ALWAYS BREAK DOWN BARRIERS 🥰🥳🎉👏🏼🥳🎉👏🏼🥰

@donaldneill4419

45w↑4

As a trombone player, it doesn't get much better than Glenn Miller.

@kinkajou777

2y↑71

This wonderful song makes me think of my World War II aged grandparents. I keep this song alive by listening to it and playing it.

The beautiful woman in the white dress makes me think of my maternal grandmother. My grandmother was also beautiful!

@maggiesmith856

47w↑1

i think that's Sonja Henie. I'm probably spelling the name wrong.

@kinkajou777

19w

@@maggiesmith856I just saw her in a Harry James video. She was a great dancer!

I looked up Sonja Henie on Wikipedia. She was an Olympic Champion Figure for Norway. You spelled her name exactly right!

@leeestrada8988

28w

Thank you dad, you helped start my music career by showing me this music and helping me with trumpet lessons....I'll never ever forget being paid to play Carnegie Hall in NYC

@joycebates6308

12w↑1

This type of music needs to be revived!! BEST EVER!!!!

@EathHeart

43w↑7

I met Glenn Miller's brother while working in High Wycombe. I made him coffee. He was there to meet my boss who was the Chairman of the Glenn Miller Society. The store sold specialty records, big bands, jazz etc.

@rosshurlbert

24w↑4

My mom's favorite Big Band and at 55 I'm still listening even after she's gone.

@Flap999

15w↑1

This was 20 years before my time but I love it

@del2591

2y↑31

Class never goes out style... 👏👏

@jerrypaugh6801

1y↑11

Glen Miller is one of the best 1 in history that hit the Billboard top 100 chart 15 times in 1 year a record down never be broken that makes Glen Miller 1 of the best of all time

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