You've Gotten Under the Skin of Many Swingin' Cats
They've kept appearing for over seventy years. Indeed, the lyrics for the song seem to speak to many people, both of a tentative new love and one that has weathered many a storm to survive, against the odds, over the decades. When you add Cole Porter's fantastic music you've got a love song that can stand up to repeated revisions and remakes.
I must admit that I sing I've Got You Under My Skin to my children, so it has a special place in my heart. I've loved it since I first heard Sinatra, "Live at the Sands", crooning the song with the Count Basie Orchestra (pardon me while I swoon). I'd already heard a least a dozen versions and found many more in researching this lens. Please enjoy these and let me know if I've managed to miss your personal favorite.
My Favorite Version of I've Got You Under My Skin
Sinatra at the Sands
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It's got Frank Sinatra, it's got the Count Basie Orchestra, and it swings so hard you'll find yourself putting down your martini and taking a spin around the dance floor, if only in your mind. Frankie's version of I've Got You Under My Skin starts out sweet and ends up in true Sinatra style.
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Music Videos for I've Got You Under My Skin
Proof that Cole Porter Really Knew How to Write a Song
Lyrics for I've Got You Under My Skin
The Iconic Frank Sinatra Version
I've got you under my skin
I've got you deep in the heart of me
So deep in my heart that you're really a part of me
I've got you under my skin
I've tried so not to give in
I've said to myself, "This affair never will go so well."
But why should I try to resist, when baby will I know so well
That I've got you under my skin?
I'd sacrifice anything come what might
For the sake of having you near
In spite of a warning voice that comes in the night
And repeats, repeats in my ear
"Don't you know you fool, you never can win!
Use your mentality, wake up to reality."
But each time I do, just the thought of you
Makes me stop before I begin
'Cause Ive got you under my skin
[Repeat last two verses]
Sample Cover Versions of I've Got You Under My Skin
Sheet Music for I've Got You Under My Skin
I'VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN (original sheet music) from the film Born to Dance with Eleanor Powell
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Best of Cole Porter - Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook
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The Wonderful World of Cole Porter [Sheet Music] Easyplay Piano Solos
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Meet Cole Porter At The Piano
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Who Sings Your Favorite Cover of I've Got You Under My Skin?
Are you a Sinatra fan, or Buble?
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- 2FriendsTreasures 2FriendsTreasures May 16, 2009 @ 7:11 am
- Sinatra always sings my favorite standards...as always, a great lens...5 stars..lensrolled to our Sammy lens
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- Joan4 Joan4 Dec 10, 2008 @ 10:11 am
- Definitely a Sinatra fan! and one of my favorite songs! Thank you for creating this lens!
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