Posted on Apr 29, 2019
Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington - It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
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On April 29, 1899, Duke Ellington, American composer, bandleader, pianist. He worked with Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday. Ellington died on May 24, 1974, of complications from lung cancer and pneumonia, a few weeks after his 75th birthday."
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Thank you, my friend SGT (Join to see) for posting the music video of Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington performing "It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing"
Rest in peace Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington
"It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" written by Duke Ellington and Irving Mills
Lyrics
[Choir:]
Doo do do, do do do-oo do, do do
Doo do do, do do do
Doo do do, do do do-oo do, do do
Doo do do, do do do
It don't mean a thing, if you can't swing
Dooa doa doa – doa doa doaa
Well, it don't mean a thing, all you gotta do is sing
Dooa doa doa – doa doa doaa
Makes no diff'rence if it's sweet or hot
Give that rhythm ev'rything you've got
It don't mean a thing, all you gotta do is swing
Dooa doa doa doaa
[Choir:]
It don't mean a thing, if you ain't got that swing
Piano
It don't mean a thing, all you gotta do is sing
Piano
Makes no diff'rence if it's sweet or hot
Piano
It don't mean a thing, no, it don't mean a thing
Piano
It don't mean a thing, if you ain't got that swing
Yeah, doa, ooh, doa, ooh doa, oyeah
It don't mean a thing, all you gotta do is swing
Well, doa, ooh doa, ooh doa (doa doa)
Makes no diff'rence if it's sweet or hot
Give that rhythm ev'rything you've got
It don't mean a thing, if you can't swing
It don't mean a thing, if you can't sing
Sing your song, all day long
All the time, right on time
Ev'ry day, ev'ry way
Makes no diff'rence, sweet or hot
Give that song, all you got
Sing it, sing it,
Doa, doa, o yeah, doa, allright, o yeah,
Sing the song, all day long
Doaa, o yeah"
FYI LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. 'Bill' Price Maj Marty Hogan SCPO Morris Ramsey SFC William Farrell SGT Mark Halmrast Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. SGT Gregory Lawritson CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins SSgt Brian Brakke 1stSgt Eugene Harless SSG William Jones SSG Diane R.
Rest in peace Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington
"It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" written by Duke Ellington and Irving Mills
Lyrics
[Choir:]
Doo do do, do do do-oo do, do do
Doo do do, do do do
Doo do do, do do do-oo do, do do
Doo do do, do do do
It don't mean a thing, if you can't swing
Dooa doa doa – doa doa doaa
Well, it don't mean a thing, all you gotta do is sing
Dooa doa doa – doa doa doaa
Makes no diff'rence if it's sweet or hot
Give that rhythm ev'rything you've got
It don't mean a thing, all you gotta do is swing
Dooa doa doa doaa
[Choir:]
It don't mean a thing, if you ain't got that swing
Piano
It don't mean a thing, all you gotta do is sing
Piano
Makes no diff'rence if it's sweet or hot
Piano
It don't mean a thing, no, it don't mean a thing
Piano
It don't mean a thing, if you ain't got that swing
Yeah, doa, ooh, doa, ooh doa, oyeah
It don't mean a thing, all you gotta do is swing
Well, doa, ooh doa, ooh doa (doa doa)
Makes no diff'rence if it's sweet or hot
Give that rhythm ev'rything you've got
It don't mean a thing, if you can't swing
It don't mean a thing, if you can't sing
Sing your song, all day long
All the time, right on time
Ev'ry day, ev'ry way
Makes no diff'rence, sweet or hot
Give that song, all you got
Sing it, sing it,
Doa, doa, o yeah, doa, allright, o yeah,
Sing the song, all day long
Doaa, o yeah"
FYI LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. 'Bill' Price Maj Marty Hogan SCPO Morris Ramsey SFC William Farrell SGT Mark Halmrast Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. SGT Gregory Lawritson CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins SSgt Brian Brakke 1stSgt Eugene Harless SSG William Jones SSG Diane R.
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