Nature Boy
:artist: nat king cole
-from his the greatest of nat king cole lp-capitol slb-6803
-peak billboard position # 1 for 8 weeks in 1948
-competing versions charted by frank sinatra (#7), sara vaughn (#8), and
-dick haymes (#11).
-words and music by eden ahbez
There was a boy
A very strange enchanted boy
They say he wandered very far, very far
Over land and sea
A little shy and sad of eye
But very wise was he
And then one day
A magic day he passed my way
And while we spoke of many things
Fools and kings
This he said to me
The greatest thing youll ever learn
Is just to love and be loved in return
The greatest thing youll ever learn
Is just to love and be loved in return
song performed by by Nat King Cole
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Nature Boy (feat. David Bowie)
*with David Bowie.
Words and Music by Eden Ahbez
(Spoken:)
(Ewan McGregor:)
This story is about love
The woman I lo,
Loved is dead
There was a boy
A very strange
Enchanted boy
They say he wandered
Very far, very far
Over land and sea
A little shy and sad of eye
But very wise was he
And then one day
One magic day
He passed my way
While we spoke
Of many things
Fools and kings
This he said to me
The greatest thing
You'll ever learn
Is just to love and
Be loved in return
song performed by by Massive Attack
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Unforgettable
-artist: nat king cole
-peak billboard position # 12 in 1951-52
-also charted in 1954 by the dick hyman trio (#29)
-also charted in 1959 by dinah washington (#17)
-also charted in a 1991 duet by nat and his daughter natalie cole.
-words and music by irving gordon
Unforgettable, thats what you are
Unforgettable though near or far
Like a song of love that clings to me
How the thought of you does things to me
Never before has someone been more
Unforgettable in every way
And forever more, thats how youll stay
Thats why, darling, its incredible
That someone so unforgettable
Thinks that I am unforgettable too
Unforgettable in every way
And forever more, thats how youll stay
Thats why, darling, its incredible
That someone so unforgettable
Thinks that I am unforgettable too
song performed by by Nat King Cole
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Pretend
-artist: nat king cole
-peak billboard position #2 in 1953
-competing versions charted by ralph marterie (6) and eileen barton (#17)
-also charted by tab smith in 1957 (#89)
-also charted in 1959 by carl mann (#57)
-words and music by lew douglas, cliff parman, and frank lavere
Pretend youre happy when youre blue
It isnt very hard to do
And youll find happiness without an end
Whenever you pretend
Remember anyone can dream
And nothings bad as it may seem
The little things you havent got
Could be a lot if you pretend
Youll find a love you can share
One you can call all your own
Just close your eyes, shell be there
Youll never be alone
And if you sing this melody
Youll be pretending just like me
The world is mine, it can be yours, my friend
So why dont you pretend?
And if you sing this melody
Youll be pretending just like me
The world is mine, it can be yours, my friend
So why dont you pretend?
song performed by by Nat King Cole
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It Happens To Be Me
-artist: nat king cole
-from his the greatest of nat king cole lp-capitol slb 6803
-peak billboard position # 16 in 1954
-words and music by sammy gallop and arthur kent
Someone longs for you and your caress
Hes learning now how empty arms can be
Someone who used to know your kiss not long ago
That someone happens to be me
How he misses you and must confess
Without you hes like driftwood on the sea
Hes just a dreamer who is still in love with you
That dreamer happens to be me
Ill never know just why we parted
Its more than I can comprehend
I only know when you departed
You started a night that has no end
Perhaps therell come a time when youre alone
Your heart still haunted by a memory
If then you chance to find theres someone on your mind
I hope it happens to be me
Perhaps therell come a time when youre alone
Your heart still haunted by a memory
If then you chance to find theres someone on your mind
I hope it happens to be me
I hope it happens to be me
song performed by by Nat King Cole
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Smile
-artist: nat king cole
-peak billboard position # 10 in 1954
-competing versions charted by sunny gale (#19) and david whitfield (#25).
-also charted in 1959 by tony bennett (#73); in 1961 by timi yuro (#42); in
-1962 by ferrante and teicher (#94); and in 1965 by betty everett and jerry
-butler (#42).
Words by john turner and geoffrey parsons and music by charlie chaplin
Smile though your heart is aching
Smile even though its breaking
When there are clouds in the sky, youll get by
If you smile through your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
Youll see the sun come shining through for you
Light up your face with gladness
Hide every trace of sadness
Although a tear may be ever so near
Thats the time you must keep on trying
Smile, whats the use of crying?
Youll find that life is still worthwhile
If you just smile
Thats the time you must keep on trying
Smile, whats the use of crying?
Youll find that life is still worthwhile
If you just smile
song performed by by Nat King Cole
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Too Young
-artist: nat king cole
-peak billboard position # 1 for 5 weeks in 1951
-words by sylvia dee and music by sid lippman
-also charted by donny osmond at # 13 in 1972
They try to tell us were too young
Too young to really be in love
They say that loves a word
A word weve only heard
But cant begin to know the meaning of
And yet were not too young to know
This love will last though years may go
And then some day they may recall
We were not too young at all
And yet were not too young to know
This love will last though years may go
And then some day they may recall
We were not too young at all
song performed by by Nat King Cole
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Ballerina
-artist: nat king cole
-peak billboard position # 18 in 1957
-previously charted in 1947 by vaughn monroe (#1)
-previously charted in 1948 by buddy clark (#5); bing crosby (#10); and jimmy
-dorsey (also #10)
-words and music by bob russell and carl sigman
Dance, ballerina, dance
And do your pirouette in rhythm with your achin heart
Dance, ballerina, dance
You mustnt once forget a dancer has to dance the part
Whirl, ballerina, whirl
And just ignore the chair thats empty in the second row
This is your moment, girl
Although hes not out there applauding as you steal the show
Once you said his love must wait its turn
You wanted fame instead
I guess thats your concern
We live and learn
And love is gone, ballerina, gone
So on with your career, you cant afford a backward glance
Dance on and on and on
A thousand people here have come to see the show
As round and round you go
So ballerina, dance
Dance, dance!
Whirl ballerina
Once you said his love must wait its turn
You wanted fame instead
I guess thats your concern
We live and learn
And love is gone, ballerina, gone
So on with your career, you cant afford a backward glance
Dance on and on and on
A thousand people here have come to see the show
As round and round you go
So ballerina, dance
Dance
song performed by by Nat King Cole
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For Sentimental Reasons
-artist: nat king cole
-peak billboard position # 1 for 6 weeks in 1946-47
-words by deek watson and music by william best
-also charted in 1946 by charlie spivak (#5)
-also charted in 1947 by eddie howard (#2), dinah shore (also #2), ella
-fitzgerald (#8), and art kassel (#15).
-also charted by sam cooke in 1958 (#17).
-also charted in 1961 by the cleftones (#60).
I love you for sentimental reasons
I hope you do believe me
I'll give you my heart
I love you and you alone were meant for me
Please give your loving heart to me
And say we'll never part
I think of you every morning
Dream of you every night
Darling, i'm never lonely
Whenever you are in sight
I love you for sentimental reasons
I hope you do believe me
I've given you my heart
I love you for sentimental reasons
I hope you do believe me
I've given you my heart
song performed by by Nat King Cole
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The Very Thought Of You
-artist: nat king cole
-words and music by ray noble
-charted in 1934 by ray noble (#1) and bing crosby (#11)
-charted in 1944 by vaughn monroe (#19)
-sung by doris day in the 1950 film man with a horn
-charted in 1961 by little willie john (#61)
-charted in 1964 by rick nelson (#26)
The very thought of you and I forget to do
The little ordinary things that everyone ought to do
Im living in a kind of daydream
Im happy as a king
And foolish though it may seem
To me thats everything
The mere idea of you, the longing here for you
Youll never know how slow the moments go till Im near to you
I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
Its just the thought of you
The very thought of you, my love
The mere idea of you, the longing here for you
Youll never know how slow the moments go till Im near to you
I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
Its just the thought of you
The very thought of you, my love
song performed by by Nat King Cole
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The More I See You
-artist: nat king cole
-words by mack gordon and music by harry warren
-introduced by dick haymes in the 1945 film diamond horseshoe, also starring
-betty grable and phil silvers
-charted in 1945 by haymes at # 7 and by harry james at #12
-charted in 1966 by chris montez at # 16
Each time I look at you is like the first time
Each time youre near me the thrill is new
And there is nothing that I wouldnt do for
The rare delight of the sight of you for
The more I see you, the more I want you
Somehow this feeling just grows and grows
With every sigh I become more mad about you
More lost without you and so it goes
Can you imagine how much I love you?
The more I see you as years go by
I know the only one for me can only be you
My arms wont free you, my heart wont try
I know the only one for me can only be you
My arms wont free you, my heart wont try
song performed by by Nat King Cole
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The greatest thing you'll ever learn is to love and be loved, just to love and be loved.
quote by Eden Ahbez
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Red Sails In The Sunset
-artist: nat king cole
-peak billboard position # 24 in 1951
-words by jimmy kennedy and music by hugh williams
-previously charted in 1935 by bing crosby (#1), guy lombardo (also # !),
-mantovani (#3), and jack jackson (# 13)
-previously charted in 1936 by louis armstrong (#15)
-subsequently charted by tab hunter in 1957 (#57), the platters in 1960 (#36)
-and by fats domino in 1963 (#35).
{red sails in the sunset, way out on the sea}
Oh, carry my loved one home safely to me
{she sailed at the dawning, all day Ive been blue}
Red sails in the sunset, Im trusting in you
Swift wings you must borrow
Make straight for the shore
We marry tomorrow
And she goes sailing no more
{red sails in the sunset, way out on the sea}
Oh, carry my loved one home safely to me
Swift wings you must borrow
Make straight for the shore
We marry tomorrow
And she goes sailing no more
{red sails in the sunset}
Way out on the sea (ooh-wee-ooh, wee-ooh)
Oh, carry my loved one
{home safely to me}
{bracketed words are sung by nat in unison with background singers}
(words in parentheses are sung by background singers only)
song performed by by Nat King Cole
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Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup
-artist: nat king cole
-peak billboard position # 7 in 1955
-words and music by anna sosenko in 1936
-introduced in the film love and hisses by hildegarde
-charted by hildegarde at # 21 in 1943
Darling, je vous aime beaucoup
Je ne sais pas what to do
You know youve completely
Stolen my heart
Morning, noon and night-time too
Toujours, wondering what to do
Thats the way Ive felt
Right from the start
Ah, cherie!
My love for you is trs, trs fort
Wish my french were good enough
Id tell you so much more
But I hope that you compree
All the things you mean to me
Darling, je vous aime beaucoup
I love you, yes I do
Wish my french were good enough
Id tell you so much more
But I hope that you compree
All the things you mean to me
Darling, je vous aime beaucoup
I love you, yes I do
(darling, je vous aime beaucoup)
I love you, yes I do
song performed by by Nat King Cole
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Looking Back
-artist: nat king cole
-peak billboard position # 5 in 1958
-words and music by clyde otis, brook benton, and belford hendricks
-also charted by joe simon in 1969 at #70
Looking ba-a-ack over my life
I can see where I caused you strife
But I know, oh yes I know
Id never make that same mistake again
Looking ba-a-ack over my deeds
I can see signs a wise man heeds
And if I just ha-ad the chance
Id never make that same mistake again
Once my cup was overflowing
But I gave nothing in retu-u-urn
Now I cant begin to te-ell you
What a lesson I have learned
Looking ba-a-ack over the slate
I can see love turned to hate
But I know, oh yes I know
Id never make that same mistake again
song performed by by Nat King Cole
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The Greatest Love Of All
Some men seek solace
Some take to drink
Some men find knowledge, yeah
At least thats what they think
Some take to violence
Streamlining their dreams
Some sit in silence
And learn what love can mean
Much further to go
Much further to crawl
But one day youll find
The greatest love of all
The greatest love of all
The greatest love of all
The load is tough
The path is long
Strewn with rocks, yeah
But youd be wrong, so wrong
One single spark
Can start a prairie fire
When one man speaks truth
He fills this world with pure desire
Much further to go
Much further to crawl
But one day youll find
The greatest love of all
The greatest love of all
The greatest love of all
One day united
One day free
Youll be rewarded
The one true path is unity
Fruit dont fall
Too far from the tree
One day well bathe
In true humility
Much further for truth
Much further to fall
I pray that youll find
The greatest love of all
The greatest love of all
The greatest love of all
song performed by by Abc
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If I Give My Heart To You
-artist: nat king cole
-charted in 1954 by doris day (#3), denise lor (#8), connee boswell (#10);
-the wright brothers (#25), and dinah shore (#28).
-charted in 1959 by kitty kallen (#34)
-words and music by jimmie crane, al jacobs, and jimmy brewster
If I give my heart to you
Will you handle it with care?
Will you always treat me tenderly?
And in every way be fair?
If I give my heart to you
Will you give me all your love?
Will you swear that youll be true to me?
By the light that shines above?
And will you sigh with me when Im sad?
Smile with me when Im glad?
And always be as you are with me tonight?
Think it over and be sure
Please dont answer till you do
When you promise all these things to me
Then Ill give my heart to you
Think it over and be sure
Please dont answer till you do
When you promise all these things to me
Then Ill give my heart to you
song performed by by Nat King Cole
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Faith Can Move Mountains
-artist: nat king cole
-peak billboard position # 24 in 1952
-words by ben raleigh and music by guy wood
Faith can move mountains
Darling, you will see
I can move mountains
If you have faith in me
Faith can work magic
This I find with you
Yours is the magic
To make my wishes come true
So tell me again you love me
Kiss me and Ill be strong
What couldnt I do when I know that you
Are here to help me along?
Yes, faith can move mountains
Darling, you will see
I can move mountains
If you have faith in me
So tell me again you love me
Kiss me and Ill be strong
What couldnt I do when I know that you
Are here to help me along?
Yes, faith can move mountains
Darling, you will see
I can move mountains
If you have faith in me
Yes, I can move mountains
If you have faith in me
song performed by by Nat King Cole
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A Blossom Fell
-artist: nat king cole
-peak billboard position # 2 in 1955
-words and music by howard barnes, harold cornelius, and dominic john
A blossom fell from off a tree
It settled softly on the lips you turned to me
The gypsies say and I know why
A falling blossom only touches lips that lie
A blossom fell and very soon
I saw you kissing someone new beneath the moon
I thought you loved me, you said you loved me
We planned together to dream forever
The dream has ended, for true love died
The night a blossom fell and touched two lips that lied
A blossom fell and very soon
I saw you kissing someone new beneath the moon
I thought you loved me, you said you loved me
We planned together to dream forever
The dream has ended, for true love died
The night a blossom fell and touched two lips that lied
song performed by by Nat King Cole
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For All We Know
-artist: nat king cole
-words by sam m. lewis and music by j. fred coots
-charted in 1934 by hal kemp (#3) and isham jones (#16)
-charted in 1962 by dinah washington (#88)
For all we know we may never meet again
Before you go make this moment sweet again
We wont say good night until the last minute
Ill hold out my hand and my heart will be in it
For all we know this may only be a dream
We come and go like a ripple on a stream
So love me tonight; tomorrow was made for some
Tomorrow may never come for all we know
So love me tonight; tomorrow was made for some
Tomorrow may never come for all we know
song performed by by Nat King Cole
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Answer Me My Love
-artist: nat king cole
-peak billboard position # 6 in 1954
-english words by carl sigman and music by gerhard winkler
Answer me, oh, my love
Just what sin have I been guilty of?
Tell me how I came to lose your love
Please answer me, sweetheart
You were mine yesterday
I believed that love was here to stay
Wont you tell me where Ive gone astray?
Please answer me, my love
If youre happier without me
Ill try not to care
But if you still think about me
Please listen to my prayer
You must know Ive been true
Wont you say that we can start anew?
In my sorrow now I turn to you
Please answer me, my love
(if youre happier without me)
(Ill try not to care)
But if you still think about me
Please listen to my prayer
You must know (you must know)Ive been true (Ive been true)
Wont you say that we can start anew?
In my sorrow now I turn to you
Please answer me, my love
Answer me, my love
song performed by by Nat King Cole
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