| VOCALESE LYRICS FROM THE JAZZ SPECTRUM RECORDING |
| "THE SONG IS YOU" |
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| YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE |
| Music and Words by Stevie Wonder...additional vocalese lyrics by Bob Zaun Based on the Four Freshemen recording from their album, FRESH , 1986. |
| VOCAL QUARTET You Are The Sunshine Of My Life VOCAL SOLO That's why I'll always be around you. You are the apple of my eye. Forever you'll be in in my heart. I feel that this is the beginning. HORNS Bop! Bop! Bop! Bop! VOCAL SOLO 'Cause I've loved you for a million years. HORNS Bob! Bop! Bop! Bop! Bow! VOCAL SOLO If I thought that our love was ending, I'd find myself drowning in my own tears. HORNS Don't you make me cry. Don't you say "Goodby" to me! VOCAL SOLO You Are The Sunshine Of My Life. That's why I'll always be around you. HORNS I'll be by your side. VOCAL SOLO You are the apple of my eye SAXES How many people are your "apple of eyes"? Just me! VOCAL SOLO Forever you'll stay in my heart. BAND You Are The Sunshine Of My Life, that's why I'm always gonna be around you. You gotta know it's true. You're the shiny apple of my eye, forever you'll be livin' in my heart. SAXES Oh it's a kick to do some lovin', turtle-dovin' with you. An' life is breezy, over easy when your lovin's so true. Before you came, no one to blame, I was alone an' so blue. I'm so mellow with a guy like you. How can a fellow be so mellow when he turns on the charmin', it's alarmin', it's disarmin', isn't it clear to see, obviously, he is the one man for me. TROMBONES You are my sunshine, you make my life shine. You make me happy when skies are grey. BAND Oh yeah! You know it, come on and show it. Dig it! It's you and me, it's got to be eternity! SAX SOLO Eternity, it's got to be, it's you an me sweet baby, dig it! BAND Dig it! SAX SOLO Ever since I saw you movin', groovin', hoppin', boppin', blowin', diggin' the changes, surely I was hooked on you. BAND Dig it! Oooooo. Dig it! SAX SOLO Dig it while I saw you swingin' all the time my heart was singin' songs of Ella, Duke 'n Dizzy. I'm so busy in a tizzy over all the love I have for you and I know I'll never be lonely 'cause I got me a record or two of ya playin' the blues. BAND No, never be blue. TROMBONE SOLO Thank you babe, diggin' you and all your charms. BAND All your charms! TROMBONE SOLO I wanna say that when I'm near ya I'm as live as kin be, clearly wanna be here in your arms. BAND In your arms! TROMBONE SOLO Like my style? It's a little bit like The Bird, yeah. BAND Like The Bird! TROMBONE SOLO Yeah, Charlie blew the blues away. BAND No longer blues here for you. SAX SOLO You are the sun, moon and the stars. You know I couldn't get much higher if I tried 'cause there is none so swingin' here or anywhere to compare to you. BAND You are true! SAX SOLO Wow! Bop or swing, or anything turns me on as long as you never standin' still, movin' from the intro through the coda, life is but a thrill! ALTO SAX AND RHYTHM SECTION Forty bars VOCAL SOLO You must have known that I was lonely because you came to my rescue. HORNS Bow! VOCAL SOLO And I know this must be heaven. How could there be so much love inside of you? HORNS Don't you make me cry. Don't you say "Goodby" to me! VOCAL SOLO Oooo, You Are The Sunshine Of My Life. That's why I'll always be around you. HORNS By your side. VOCAL SOLO You are the apple of my eye. SAXES How many people are your "apple of eyes"? Just me! VOCAL SOLO Forever you'll stay in my heart. BAND Sing it again, one more time. VOCAL SOLO Forever you'll stay in my heart. BAND "Do it again," Basie's line. VOCAL SOLO Forever you'll stay in my heart! VOCAL QUARTET & BAND You Are The Sunshine Of My Life! Vocalese lyrics Copyrighted 1999 |
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