Sarah Vaughan - The Nearness of You (Columbia Records 1949) video free download

"The Nearness of You" is a popular song, written in 1938 by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics by Ned Washington. The song was featured in the Paramount film Romance in the Dark released in 1938. Starring John Barrymore and John Boles it was sung by the lead actress Gladys Swarthout of Metropolitan Opera fame. The biggest selling 1938 version was recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra, with a vocal by Ray Eberle (Bluebird catalog number 10745).

Sarah's accompanied by Joe Lippman (arr/cond), Jimmy Jones (piano), Eddie Safranski (bass), Williams "Cozy" Coles (drums), and Will Bradley (trombone). Recorded in New York City, December 21, 1949. (Columbia Records)

Why do i just wither and forget all resistance

When you and your magic pass by

My heart's in a dither dear

When you're at a distance

But when you are near, oh my...

It's not the pale moon that excites me,

That thrills and delights me,

Oh no, it's just the nearness of you

It isn't your sweet conversation

That brings this sensation,

Oh no, it's just the nearness of you

When you're in my arms

And I feel (you) so close to me,

All my wildest dreams come true

I need no soft light to enchant me

If you'll only grant me the right

To hold you ever so tight

And to feel in the night

The nearness of you