Before his international acclaim as a pop vocalist, Nathaniel Adams Coles b… Read Full Bio ↴Before his international acclaim as a pop vocalist, Nathaniel Adams Coles built an indelible reputation as a jazz pianist in the groundbreaking combo, The King Cole Trio. Born into a musical family, young Nat Coles (later changed to Cole) recorded with his older brother, Edward, in 1936 for the Decca label. The four sides cut by Eddie Cole's Solid Swingers gave the general public its first glimpse of Nat's gentle yet lively piano riffs. After touring with a revival show of Eubie Blake's revue Shuffle Along, Cole settled in Los Angeles, playing various nightclubs as a soloist. In 1937, club owner Bob Lewis suggested that Cole assemble a small band to work at his Swanee Inn on North La Brea. The group's unorthodox instrumentation and size - they had no drummer and, at the time, big bands were the rage - featured Wesley Prince on bass and the innovative phrasings of electric guitarist Oscar Moore. The Trio's blend of jump blues and jazzy instrumentals with bouncy vocal stylings was a collective effort, while Cole occasionally took the lead on standard ballads. After an uneventful 1939 session for the Davis & Schwegler recording company in Hollywood, The Trio accompanied Lionel Hampton on two recording dates the following summer. Their association with Hampton helped, and that winter The Trio signed with Decca. Their 1940-41 sessions for the label yielded sixteen songs and captured the attention of fellow musicians, fans and a handful of critics. Later that fall, The Trio sounded right at home with drummer Lee Young on a four-song session for the Ammor label. In 1942, Cole recorded with Red Callender and saxophonist Lester Young for the Philo/Aladdin label, Oscar Moore with Cole at the piano. Image courtesy of the Dave Dexter, Jr. Collection.producing a handful of recordings that became benchmarks in their individual careers. Signing with Capitol Records in 1943, The Trio consisted of Cole, Moore, and Johnny Miller, who had settled in as the permanent bassist. Moore left the fold in 1947 and Irving Ashby replaced him. Capitol Records featured The Trio less and less after that, while Cole was singled out as a vocalist often backed by lush string orchestras. By the 1950's, Cole's reputation as a singer had reached a wide pop audience and, upon his death in 1965, his place in music history was forever cemented. His fellow jazz peers, however, never forgot his equally unique touch on the piano and the influence his early trio work had on later performers such as Oscar Peterson, Red Garland, and Tommy Flanagan.

Look What You've Done to Me
The Nat King Cole Trio Lyrics

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Hope they never end this song
This could take us all night long
I looked at the moon and I felt blue
Then I looked again and I saw you
Eyes like fire in the night
Bridges burning with their light
Now I want to spend the whole night through
And Honey, Yes, I'd like to spend it all on you

Love, look what you've done to me
Never thought I'd fall again so easily
Oh, love, you wouldn't lie to me
Leading me to feel this way

They might fade and turn to stone
Let's get crazy all alone
Hold me closer than you'd ever dare
Close your eyes and I'll be there
After all is said and done
After all you are the one
Take me up your stairs and through the door
Take me where we don't care anymore

Love, look what you've done to me
Never thought I'd fall again so easily
Oh, love, you wouldn't lie to me would you
Leading me to feel this way

Love, look what you've done to me
Never thought I'd fall again so easily

Oh, love, you wouldn't lie to me
Leading me to feel this way

Overall Meaning

The Nat King Cole Trio’s “Look What You’ve Done to Me” is a love song that is driven by strong emotions of love and passion. The lyrics explore the feeling of being overtaken by love and the desire to spend every moment with the object of the singer's affection. The opening lines set the scene for a long night, a perfect evening with the one that the singer loves. The singer looks at the moon, and feelings of sadness and loneliness rise in him, but then he looks again and sees his beloved, and everything changes.

The singer describes his lover's eyes as bright as fire, burning bridges in the night. The lyrics suggest that the two have been through difficult times but have emerged stronger, bound together by a powerful love. The singer wants to spend the entire night with his beloved and is willing to give all his time to her. The chorus is a declaration of love as the singer acknowledges that he has fallen deeply in love again and is willing to go wherever his beloved takes him.

The song ends with a call to abandon all inhibitions and to let themselves go to the rhythm of their love. The lyrics “Hold me closer than you'd ever dare, close your eyes and I'll be there” evoke an intense desire for intimacy, indicating that the couple wants nothing else but each other. “Look What You’ve Done to Me” is an enchanting love song that depicts the ultimate expression of love and passion.

Line by Line Meaning

Hope they never end this song
I don't want this moment to pass, it feels too perfect

This could take us all night long
I am willing to stay up all night with you

I looked at the moon and I felt blue
I was feeling down and melancholy

Then I looked again and I saw you
But then I saw you, and you brought light back into my world

Eyes like fire in the night
Your eyes are incredibly beautiful and captivating

Bridges burning with their light
Metaphorically speaking, the bridges between us are burning brightly in passion

Now I want to spend the whole night through
I want to spend every moment with you

And Honey, Yes, I'd like to spend it all on you
I want to give you all of my time and attention

Love, look what you've done to me
You have completely taken over my heart and mind

Never thought I'd fall again so easily
I never expected to fall in love with someone so quickly

Oh, love, you wouldn't lie to me
I hope that you are being truthful and honest with me

Leading me to feel this way
Because of you, I am feeling so intensely

They might fade and turn to stone
Everything else in the world could disappear and turn to nothing, but my love for you won't

Let's get crazy all alone
Let's spend time together intimately and passionately

Hold me closer than you'd ever dare
Hold me tightly and without reservation

Close your eyes and I'll be there
Visualize me and I will always be with you

After all is said and done
When everything else is finished and over with

After all you are the one
You are the one I love and want to be with

Take me up your stairs and through the door
Lead me up to your bedroom and make love to me

Take me where we don't care anymore
Let's go to a place where nothing else matters except our love for each other

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ARCHIE GOTTLER, CON CONRAD, SIDNEY D. MITCHELL

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Look What You've Done to MeThe Nat King Cole Trio Lyrics

Look What You've Done to Me
The Nat King Cole Trio Lyrics