Deborah Harry - Prelude To A Kiss video free download
Originally by Ella Fitzgerald
Written by: Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon and Irving Mills
From the "Prelude to a Kiss" soundtrack (1992)
If you hear a song in blue like a flower crying for the dew
That was my heart serenading you my prelude to a kiss
If you hear a song that grows from my tender sentimental woes
That was my heart trying to compose a prelude to a kiss
Though it's just a simple melody with nothing fancy
Nothing much you could turn it to a symphony
A Schubert tune with a Gershwin touch
Oh how my love song gently cries for the tenderness within your eyes
My love is a prelude that never dies
A prelude to a kiss
Oh how my love song gently cries for the tenderness within your eyes
My love is a prelude that never dies
A prelude to a kiss
Comments
8 years ago
Ilania Abileah
absolutely beautiful - great voice and tenderness.9 years ago
Manny Espinola
Her little girl voice ("Shayla") has aged with a smokey and knowing maturity that is now so perfect for jazz.9 years ago
bminorscales
Marcos T, I suggest you excise the first line, "Originally by Ella Fitzgerald," as she had no hand in writing the lyrics, nor the tune, and the arrangement here is a transcription of the "P to a Kiss" on the 1958 Ellington Indigos album, the only difference being that the Indigos version is an instrumental where Johnny Hodges plays what is sung here. On a more positive note, I think Ms Harry acquits herself quite well here. I was expecting poppie excess, but this is all very knowledgably and movingly done. And the accompanying players exhibit great skill. Prelude to a Kiss was composed in 1938. I can't say when the first version with vocals was recorded, but I know that Sarah Vaughn recorded it in 1954.9 years ago
talkzwith eyez
not to be confused with an Imitation of a Kiss - though both equally as inviting9 years ago
That80sNerd
omg it's Debbie! I had no clue until just now, I like how she uses Deborah instead of Debbie9 years ago
Allan Birmantas
Who would have thunk it...Deborah Harry and Jazz....9 years ago
BerlinerStadtschloss
It`s a pity, there are so many synthetic - sounds in the Background, mushing it all up.10 years ago
wayne evans
So beautiful10 years ago
Tim Daniel
Debbie is enchanting in this rendition!11 years ago
Philip Flores
The whole soundtrack of this movie is fantastic with the haunting "om je better op te koenen etten" (the better to eat you in dutch).....can anyone post this here at youtube.12 years ago
DeNeice Kenehan
Reminded me of the less familiar "A Flower is a Lovesome Thing."12 years ago
zzinglish53
This is a movie that when it's on I can never not watch it because I recall that removed from the world and all it's woes feeling as the credits are rolling & Deborah Harry's earthy & sophisticated voice works it's magic in that space created by the wonderful palpable joyous tension between Meg and Alec Baldwin, and even Uncle Julius with his great speech, and next time I'm gonna floss too...12 years ago
Ellen Ripley
This movie was amazing! I really lived Alec Baldwin and Meg Ryan performance, specially that shot when he asks "fake" Rita where is the "real" Rita. His tears touched me and looked so real.12 years ago
shebop01
You are so right. I love it when singers whom you would normally not expect to do a bang up job singing a classic jazz song surprise you with an outstanding performance. Ellington's classic "Prelude to a Kiss" is such a gorgeous song and has been done by every female jazz vocalist, and Deborah Harry knocks it out of the park. I believe that is Toots Thielemans on Harmonica...so beautiful.13 years ago
Netnite62 Miller
Prelude to a Kiss is an odd little movie that I don't think many people paid attention to, but Alec Baldwin and Meg Ryan were really good in it, BUT my favorite thing about the movie was Debbie Harry's version of this song--it's not an easy song to pull off, but Harry does a fantastic job of it and the arrangement is sublime.13 years ago
kissesmylove
wonderfull!!!13 years ago
Sunmarsjupiter
This song is from the hilarious movie Prelude To A Kiss. Great chemistry between Alec Baldwin and Meg Ryan. Great message in the story.Related Videos
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