Stacey Kent (born March 27, 1968 in South Orange, New Jersey) is a Grammy-n… Read Full Bio ↴Stacey Kent (born March 27, 1968 in South Orange, New Jersey) is a Grammy-nominated American jazz vocalist, who debuted in 1997 with Close Your Eyes.

Kent attended Newark Academy in Livingston, New Jersey. She graduated with a Degree in Comparative Literature from Sarah Lawrence College in New York, and moved to England after her graduation. While studying at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama, she met tenor saxophonist, Jim Tomlinson, whom she married on 9 Aug 1991.

Discography:
"Close Your Eyes" (1997), "The Tender Trap" (1998), "Let Yourself Go: Celebrating Fred Astaire" (2000),
"Dreamsville" (2001), "Brazilian Sketches" (2001), "In Love Again: The Music of Richard Rodgers" (2002),
"The Boy Next Door" (2003), "Collection" (2001), "Collection II" (2003), "Collection III" (2006),
"Breakfast On The Morning Tram" (2007), "Breakfast on the Morning Tram" (2008, limited edition boxset CD/DVD),
"Raconte-Moi..." (2010) , "Hushabye Mountain" (2011) , "THE CHANGING LIGHTS" (2013)

Kent has also featured in Tomlinson's 2006 album, The Lyric, which won "Album of the Year" at the 2006 BBC Jazz Awards.

Awards: British Jazz Award (2001) and BBC Jazz Award for Best Vocalist (2002).

Kent's album, Breakfast on the Morning Tram, was a nominee for Best Jazz Vocal Album at the 51st Grammy Awards (2009).

Trivia: Novelist Kazuo Ishiguro wrote the liner notes to Kent's 2003 album, The Boy Next Door, and also co-wrote four of the songs on the 2007 album, Breakfast on the Morning Tram.

Sites: Discogs

Too Darn Hot
Stacey Kent Lyrics

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It's too darn hot
It's too darn hot

I'd like to sup with my baby tonight
And play the pup with my baby tonight
I'd like to sup with my baby tonight
And play the pup with my baby tonight
But I ain't up to my baby tonight

Cause it's too darn hot
It's too darn hot
It's too darn hot

I'd like to stop for my baby tonight
And blow my top with my baby tonight
I'd like to stop with my baby tonight
And blow my top with my baby tonight
But I'd be a flop with my baby tonight
Cause it's too darn hot,
It's too darn hot
It's too darn hot

I'd like to fool with my baby tonight
Break every rule with my baby tonight
I'd like to fool with my baby tonight
Break every rule with my baby tonight
But pillow you'll be my baby tonight
Cause it's too darn hot
It's too darn hot

According to the Kinsey report
Ev'ry average man you know
Much prefers to play his favorite sport
When the temperature is low
But when the thermometer goes way up
And the weather is sizzling hot
Mister Adam for his madam is not
Cause it's too too
It's too darn hot, it's too darn hot
It's too too too too darn hot

I'd like to call on my baby tonight
And give my all to my baby tonight
I'd like to call on my baby tonight
And give my all to my baby tonight
But I can't play ball with my baby tonight
Cause it's too darn hot
It's too darn hot

I'd like to meet with my baby tonight
Get off my feet with my baby tonight
I'd like to meet with my baby tonight
Get off my feet with my baby tonight
But no repeat with my baby tonight
Cause it's too darn hot
It's too darn hot

I'd like to coo with my baby tonight
And pitch some woo with my baby tonight
I'd like to coo with my baby tonight
And pitch some woo with my baby tonight
But sister you fight my baby tonight
Cause it's too darn hot
It's too darn hot

According to the Kinsey report
Ev'ry average man you know
Much prefers to play his favorite sport
When the temperature is low
But when the thermometer goes way up
And the weather is sizzling hot
Mister GOB for his squab,
A marine for his queen
A G.I. for his cutie-pie is not
Cause it's too too too darn hot

It's too darn hot
It's too darn hot

Overall Meaning

Stacey Kent’s song “Too Darn Hot” is a classic and playfully suggestive tune about the heat being too much to handle during the summer months. The lyrics suggest the singer’s desires to spend time with her lover but is unable to do so because the heat is too unbearable. She states that she would like to sup or have dinner with her baby, stop or dance with him, fool or do something fun, call or visit him, meet or go out with him, and coo or talk lovingly with him. However, every time she mentions a desire, she follows it up by saying it’s too darn hot for her to be able to fulfill it, showing how the heat keeps getting in the way.

The lyrics also reference the Kinsey Report, a controversial and groundbreaking study of sexual behavior and attitudes conducted in the late 1940s and early 1950s, which describes how the average man prefers to play sports when the temperature is low. The song implies that when the mercury rises, sexual activity decreases, which is why Mr. Adam is not interested in Madame, Gob is not interested in squab, a marine is not interested in his queen, and a GI is not interested in his cutie-pie. The song ends with the repeated refrain that it’s “too darn hot.”

In summary, “Too Darn Hot” is a cleverly written and upbeat song about how the heat can affect one’s mood, desires and activities, both romantically and otherwise. The lyrics are a humorous commentary on the challenges people face in coping with the temperature during hot weather.

Line by Line Meaning

It's too darn hot
The temperature is extremely high.

I'd like to sup with my baby tonight And play the pup with my baby tonight I'd like to sup with my baby tonight And play the pup with my baby tonight But I ain't up to my baby tonight Cause it's too darn hot It's too darn hot
I would love to have dinner, play and have fun with my partner, but I am not in the mood for it because of the intense heat.

I'd like to stop for my baby tonight And blow my top with my baby tonight I'd like to stop with my baby tonight And blow my top with my baby tonight But I'd be a flop with my baby tonight Cause it's too darn hot, It's too darn hot It's too darn hot
I want to be with my partner, have fun and let loose, but I don't have enough energy to do so due to the hot weather.

I'd like to fool with my baby tonight Break every rule with my baby tonight I'd like to fool with my baby tonight Break every rule with my baby tonight But pillow you'll be my baby tonight Cause it's too darn hot It's too darn hot
I feel like being a bit wild and crazy with my partner, but I am too tired and hot to do so, so we'll just cuddle instead.

According to the Kinsey report Ev'ry average man you know Much prefers to play his favorite sport When the temperature is low But when the thermometer goes way up And the weather is sizzling hot Mister Adam for his madam is not Cause it's too too It's too darn hot, it's too darn hot It's too too too too darn hot
Studies show that men are more likely to engage in physical activities like sports when the weather is cool. When the temperature goes up too much, however, no one feels like doing anything, not even Mister Adam for his lady.

I'd like to call on my baby tonight And give my all to my baby tonight I'd like to call on my baby tonight And give my all to my baby tonight But I can't play ball with my baby tonight Cause it's too darn hot It's too darn hot
I want to spend time and show affection to my partner, but I am too exhausted to engage in any physical or energetic activity.

I'd like to meet with my baby tonight Get off my feet with my baby tonight I'd like to meet with my baby tonight Get off my feet with my baby tonight But no repeat with my baby tonight Cause it's too darn hot It's too darn hot
I would like to meet up with, unwind, and relax with my partner, but we won't be doing it again because the heat is too much to bear.

I'd like to coo with my baby tonight And pitch some woo with my baby tonight I'd like to coo with my baby tonight And pitch some woo with my baby tonight But sister you fight my baby tonight Cause it's too darn hot It's too darn hot
I want to be affectionate, romantic and flirtatious with my partner, but my partner is not in the mood because of the hot weather.

According to the Kinsey report Ev'ry average man you know Much prefers to play his favorite sport When the temperature is low But when the thermometer goes way up And the weather is sizzling hot Mister GOB for his squab, A marine for his queen A G.I. for his cutie-pie is not Cause it's too too too darn hot It's too darn hot It's too darn hot
When the weather becomes too hot, men generally don't feel like doing anything else other than staying cool and not doing any physical activity, including the military, whose members prefer not to think about their loved ones in such weather.

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Written by: COLE PORTER

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