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Sarah Vaughan - I Didn't Know About You (Pablo Records 1979)

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Channel: RoundMidnightTV · 2014 · Music

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"I Didn't Know About You" is a 1944 song composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics written by Bob Russell. Alec Wilder wrote that it "works well as a song in [the] series of Ellington instrumentals with Russell lyrics. The main strain is the most melodic, vocally, of the three Russell wrote lyrics for."

Sarah's accompanied by Billy Byers (cond/arr); Jimmy Rowles (piano); Andy Simpkins (bass); and Grady Tate (drums).  Recorded August 15, 1979, Hollywood, California.  (Pablo Records)

(Actual Lyrics)

I ran around, with my own little crowd
The usual laughs, not often, but loud
And in the world that I knew
I didn't know about you

Chasing after the ring, on the merry-go-round
Just taking my fun, where it could be found
And yet what else could I do
I didn't know about you

Darling, now I know
I had the loneliest yesterdays, everyday
In your arms
I know for once in my life, I'm living

Had a good time, everytime I went out
Romance was a thing, I kidded about
How could I know about love
I didn't know about you

Darling, now I know
I had the loneliest yesterdays, everyday
In your arms
I know for once in my life, I'm living
Living, living, living, living

Had a good time, everytime I went out
Romance was a thing, I kidded about
How could I know about love
I didn't know about you

Know about love
I didn't know about you

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