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Never know how much I care
When you put your arms around me
I get a fever that's so hard to bear
You give me fever
When you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight
Fever! in the morning
Fever all through the night
Sun lights up the daytime
Moon lights up the night
I light up when you call my name
And you know I'm gonna treat you right
You give me fever
When you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight
Fever! in the morning
Fever all through the night
Everybody's got the fever
That is something you all know
Fever isn't such a new thing
Fever started long ago
Romeo loved Juliet
Juliet, she felt the same
When he put his arms around her
He said, "Julie, baby, you're my flame
"Thou giveth fever
"When we kisseth
"Fever with thy flaming youth
"Fever! I'm afire
"Fever, yea, I burn, forsooth."
Cap'n Smith and Pocahontas
Had a very mad affair
When her daddy tried to kill him
She said, "Daddy, oh, don't you dare!
"He gives me fever
"With his kisses
"Fever when he holds me tight
"Fever! I'm his missus
"Daddy, won't you treat him right?"
Now you've listened to my story
Here's the point that I have made
Chicks were born to give you fever
Be it Fahrenheit or Centigrade
They give you fever
When you kiss them
Fever if you live and learn
Fever! till you sizzle
What a lovely way to burn
What a lovely way to burn
What a lovely way to burn
What a lovely way to burn
Listening to Peggy is a much more enjoyable way to burn compared to the weather we are having.
The coolest Swede that ever lived.
As a second generation Swedish-American I take pride in this. Another is Ann Margaret.
Snappy tune!
YES! Forsooth! Thanx RP!
They made excellent use of reverb on this recording. Just enough to provide some sense of space, without overdoing it. They knew what they were doing when they recorded this gem.
It sounds like a "plate reverb"! They achieved a great sound with it.
One of my favorite words --- forsooth
Thank you ~~~
What a delight this day
It sounds like they were using Neuman condenser mics, Not the old RCA ribbon mics. Most record label recording studios were still using ribbon mics in 1960. The RCA ribbon mics were developed by the legendary RCA engineer Harry Olson in the late 30s. Neuman (German) condenser mics were first used and made popular in the USA by legendary jazz recording engineer, Rudy VanGelder in the late 50s. At that time, most record label studios were using broadcast mixing consoles with no equalization (EQ). Rudy developed and built custom consoles with EQ on each channel in the early 60s.
Yep!! Neumann mics and a "plate reverb"!! ...very likelyl!
It sounds like they were using Neuman condenser mics, Not the old RCA ribbon mics. Most record label recording studios were still using ribbon mics in 1960. The RCA ribbon mics were developed by the legendary RCA engineer Harry Olson in the late 30s. Neuman (German) condenser mics were first used and made popular in the USA by legendary jazz recording engineer, Rudy VanGelder in the late 50s. At that time, most record label studios were using broadcast mixing consoles with no equalization (EQ). Rudy developed and built custom consoles with EQ on each channel in the early 60s.
Another reason I love RP is the esoteric stuff I learn here, and never would have thought to Google!
Thank you, contributors ... :)
It is a very clean recording. Recording technology was actually pretty good in 1960, with the main limitation being the number of tracks ( I guess 4). This song has 4 ingredients: voice, drum, bass, snaps. It was an analog recording and this song didn't tax the technology of the day with so few instruments and a limited dynamic and frequency range. This was also before they started using compression and other tweaks. It, of course, sounds like it was very well engineered (mics, etc).
It sounds like they were using Neuman condenser mics, Not the old RCA ribbon mics. Most record label recording studios were still using ribbon mics in 1960. The RCA ribbon mics were developed by the legendary RCA engineer Harry Olson in the late 30s. Neuman (German) condenser mics were first used and made popular in the USA by legendary jazz recording engineer, Rudy VanGelder in the late 50s. At that time, most record label studios were using broadcast mixing consoles with no equalization (EQ). Rudy developed and built custom consoles with EQ on each channel in the early 60s.
GODLIKE!!!
I Agree!!!
It is a very clean recording. Recording technology was actually pretty good in 1960, with the main limitation being the number of tracks ( I guess 4). This song has 4 ingredients: voice, drum, bass, snaps. It was an analog recording and this song didn't tax the technology of the day with so few instruments and a limited dynamic and frequency range. This was also before they started using compression and other tweaks. It, of course, sounds like it was very well engineered (mics, etc).
They made excellent use of reverb on this recording. Just enough to provide some sense of space, without overdoing it. They knew what they were doing when they recorded this gem.
I also like Rita Moreno version with the Animal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoIZQh1IjI8
That's the first place I remember hearing this song, and it remains my favorite version.
I'm pretty sure we stop counting after people died
Anyone know how they achieved such high quality recording in 1960 or is this a remaster?
But still excellent version.
what is amazing is 14 folks gave this a 1!!!!! yikes
14 people don't know how to tie their shoes.
Anyone know how they achieved such high quality recording in 1960 or is this a remaster?
I imagine this recording has been remastered but it's also a very minimal arrangement. It sounds like just upright bass, finger-snaps, and drums with her singing - no strings or horns or other instruments to muddy it up.
Peggy shone brightest on Why Don't You Do Right
Funny...
How nobody sings about the fever that overtook Jerry Lee Lewis, and the affair he had with his 13 year old cousin.
GOODNESS GRACIOUS GREAT BALLS OF FIRE!
Awesome history! Thanks for staking the time to share!
A 10 where a 10 is due
The rest of the big band was struck by FEVER!
Anyone know how they achieved such high quality recording in 1960 or is this a remaster?
willmcnaught wrote:
what is amazing is 14 folks gave this a 1!!!!! yikes
Ha, ha!
You're right about this being an audiophile favorite. It's rare to attend a high-end hifi show where this isn't heard. It's an excellent piece of music and a great demo track.
Fe-VAH!
what is amazing is 14 folks gave this a 1!!!!! yikes
In May 1958, Peggy Lee recorded a cover version of the song in Hollywood, which featured significantly rewritten lyrics composed by Lee herself without credit. "Fever" was not included on Lee's album Things Are Swingin' when it was first released in 1959; however it was listed as a bonus track on its 2004 reissue release. The uncopyrighted lyrics by Lee featured historical invokings (including the verses beginning "Romeo loved Juliet," and "Captain Smith and Pocahontas") are now generally thought of as a standard part of the song, and have been included in most subsequent covers of "Fever".
Lee's cover, most likely arranged by the singer herself (despite the official credit to conductor Jack Marshall) was a more slow-tempo version than the original; it was described as being in "torchy lounge" mode, accompanied only by bass (played by Joe Mondragon) and a very limited drum set (played in part with fingers by Shelly Manne), while the finger snaps were provided by the singer herself, by Howard Roberts, the guitarist for the date, who set aside his guitar for this number, or possibly even by the producer, Dave Cavanaugh. Lee's rendition was further described as "smooth, sultry". It is written in the key of A Minor in a medium swing tempo with 135 beats per minute; Lee's vocals span from the musical note of G3 to B4.
For me, it's a perfect 10. Never get tired of this. Every detail is just right
the next best is the Cramps version. No one owns it like Lux.
Just kidding.
Yessssssssss!
..... don't yer just :)
Pretty amazing recording from 1960 !
you are NOT attracting the right type of woman
Brutal.
Love this song though. This is the definitive version.
Only Peggy could pull this off, and you know it.
Still, I don't like "Fever" much at all. I'm sure that says something about me.
Love "Is That All There Is?" Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
" The lyrics of this existentialist song are written from the point of view of a person who is disillusioned with events in life that are supposedly unique experiences. The singer tells of witnessing her family's house on fire when she was a little girl, seeing the circus, and falling in love for the first time. After each recital she expresses her disappointment in the experience. She suggests that we "break out the booze and have a ball — if that's all there is", instead of worrying about life. She explains that she'll never kill herself either because she knows that death will be a disappointment as well."
I like this song, but it always makes me think of Rita Moreno singing the same song on The Muppet Show... with Animal.
Absolutely hilarious!!! AND Moreno still does a better version than Peggy Lee!
I have the feeling she would be dismissed out of hand if she tried selling this today, esp. considering the hyper-emoting done by the likes of Beyonce & Co.
This is, far and away, the best version of this song, in my opinion, and she sounds pretty smoldering to me. What would or would not sell today is less than meaningless. Almost any tune from the era of this tune would "be dismissed out of hand...today", but in today's era, a sizable portion of the population not only watch programs like American Idol, but also think that they are hearing "good music" while doing so.
I have the feeling she would be dismissed out of hand if she tried selling this today, esp. considering the hyper-emoting done by the likes of Beyonce & Co.
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I have no idea what this bizarre thread is doing under Peggy Lee's "Fever", but it is crying our for a response:
ick
(San Diego, CA)
Posted: Jun 12, 2009 - 06:49 |
(Sarah Palin's Hometown)
Posted: Apr 23, 2010 - 17:06 |
ick wrote:
Amen. PC is Newspeak. If you don't know what that means, please read 1984 before they won't let you.
Decoy
(Milliway's, the Restaurant at the End of the Universe)
Posted: May 25, 2010 - 10:09 |
flyboy wrote:
Amen. PC is Newspeak. If you don't know what that means, please read 1984 before they won't let you.
that is double-plus good
etc., etc., etc...
Oh, yeah... LOVE this Peggy Lee tune!
HAHAHA! So did I....I've heard the song a million times but I still keep expecting to hear "Kirk" there lol
For the first time heard the Fever played Boney M in the school years
exactly what I thought. Animal rocks....
Amen. PC is Newspeak. If you don't know what that means, please read 1984 before they won't let you.
that is double-plus good
Amen. PC is Newspeak. If you don't know what that means, please read 1984 before they won't let you.
Right On! This original is often imitated but never surpassed, imo.
FYI: Little Willie John sang it first: Wikipedia
Can we get a petition on that? I think he'd do it for a case of cheap booze and a East German hooker.