BRIAN WILSON REIMAGINES GERSHWIN

        Brian Wilson

        Producer: Brian Wilson
        Released August 17, 2010
        Album Archive entry


        1. Rhapsody In Blue (Intro)
        2. The Like In I Love You
        3. Summertime
        4. I Loves You, Porgy
        5. I Got Plenty o'Nuttin'
        6. It Ain't Necessarily So
        7. 'S Wonderful
        8. They Can't Take That Away From Me
        8. Love Is Here To Stay
        9. I've Got A Crush On You
        10. I Got Rhythm
        11.
        Someone To Watch Over Me
        13. Nothing But Love
        14. Rhapsody In Blue (Reprise)



        1. "Rhapsody In Blue"
        George Gershwin

        Harmonies, but no lyrics as such


        2. "The Like In I Love You"
        George Gershwin/Brian Wilson/Scott Bennett

        You reached into my heart
        And found the music of my soul
        The melodies unfold
        For you
        I've never danced before
        Until you asked me
        Then magic lights lit up the floor

        Gliding in a starlit sky
        'Til we found the inner light
        Now we can duplicate the universe

        The pain in painting
        The muse in music
        The like in I love you

        When you connect the dots
        I see your picture coming through
        The story's always you
        It's more than harmony
        When you sing with me
        It's an entire symphony

        Gliding in a starlit sky
        'Til we found the inner light
        Now we can duplicate the universe

        The pain in painting
        The muse in music
        The like in I love you

        Gliding in a starlit sky
        'Til we found the inner light

        Don't be afraid, love
        We can take it from
        The happy ending

        The great in grateful
        The faith in faithful
        The like in I love you


        3. "Summertime"
        George Gershwin/DuBose Heyward/Dorothy Heyward/Ira Gershwin

        Summertime
        And the livin' is easy
        Fish are jumpin'
        And the cotton is high

        For your daddy's rich
        And your mamma's good lookin'
        So hush little baby
        Don't you cry

        One of these mornings
        You're going to rise up singing
        Then you'll spread your wings
        And you'll take to the sky

        But till that morning
        There's a'nothing can harm you
        With your daddy and mamma standing by

        So hush little baby
        Don't you cry
        No no no
        Don't you cry
        No no
        Don't you cry


        4. "I Loves You Porgy"
        George Gershwin/DuBose Heyward/Dorothy Heyward/Ira Gershwin

        I loves you, Porgy
        Don't let him take me
        Don't let him handle me
        And drive me mad

        If you can keep me
        I want to stay here with you forever
        And I'll be glad

        I loves you, Porgy
        Don't let him take me
        Don't let him handle me
        With his hot hands

        If you can keep me
        I want to stay here with you forever
        I've got my man

        Someday I know he's coming
        Back to call me
        He's gonna handle me
        And hold me so

        It's going to be like dying, Porgy
        But when he calls
        I'll have to go

        I loves you, Porgy
        Don't let him take me
        Don't let him handle me
        And drive me mad

        If you can keep me
        I want to stay with you here forever
        I've got my man

        I loves you, Porgy
        Don't let him take me
        Don't let him handle me
        And drive me mad

        If you can keep me
        I want to stay with you here forever
        I've got my man

        If you can keep me
        I want to stay with you here forever
        I've got my man


        5. "I Got Plenty o'Nuttin'"
        George Gershwin/DuBose Heyward/Dorothy Heyward/Ira Gershwin

        Brian's version is an instrumental, even although the original had lyrics


        6. "It Ain't Necessarily So"
        George Gershwin/DuBose Heyward/Dorothy Heyward/Ira Gershwin

        It ain't necessarily so
        It ain't necessarily so
        The things that you're liable
        To read in the Bible,
        It ain't necessarily so

        David was small, but oh my!
        Little David was small, but oh my!
        He fought Big Goliath
        Who lay down an' dieth!
        David was small, but oh my!

        To get into Heaven
        Don' snap for a seven
        Live clean ! Don't have no fault!
        I take that gospel
        Whenever it's possible
        With a grain of salt

        Jonah, he lived in a whale,
        Oh Jonah, he lived in a whale
        He made his home in
        That fish's abdomen
        Oh Jonah, he lived in a whale

        Moses was found in a stream.
        Little Moses was found in a stream.
        He floated on water
        Till Ol' Pharaoh's daughter
        She fished him, she said, from that stream

        To get into Heaven
        Don' snap for a seven
        Live clean ! Don't have no fault!
        I take that gospel
        Whenever it's possible
        But with a grain of salt

        It ain't necessarily so
        Well, it ain't necessarily so
        They tell all your children
        The devils the villian
        But it ain't necessarily so!


        7. "'S Wonderful"
        George And Ira Gershwin

        'S wonderful! 'S marvelous!
        That you should care for me
        'S awful nice! 'S paradise!
        What I love to see

        You've made my life so glamorous
        You can't blame me for feeling amorous
        'S wonderful! 'S marvelous
        That you should care for me

        Wonderful!(wonderful)
        Marvelous! (marvellous)
        You should care (you should care) for me
        Wonderful!(monderful)
        Marvelous! (marvellous)
        You should care (you should care)

        Wonderful! Marvelous!
        That you should care for me

        'S wonderful! 'S marvelous!
        That you should care for me
        'S awful nice! 'S paradise!
        What I love to see

        My dear it’s four-leaf clover time
        From my on my heart's working overtime
        'S wonderful! 'S marvelous!
        That you should care for me


        8. "They Can't Take That Away From Me"
        George And Ira Gershwin

        The way you wear your hat (the way you wear your hat)
        The way you sip your tea (the way you sip your tea)
        The memory of all that (the memory of all that)
        No no they can't take that away from me

        The way your smile just beams (the way your smile just beams)
        The way you sing off key (the way you sing off key)
        The way you haunt my dreams (the way you haunt my dreams)
        No no they can't take that away from me

        We may never never never meet again
        On the bumpy road to love
        Still I'll always always keep the memory of

        The way you hold your knife (the way you hold your knife)
        The way we danced 'til three (the way we danced 'til three)
        The way you changed my life (the way you changed my life)
        No no they can't take that away from me
        No they can't take that away from me

        We may never never meet again
        On the bumpy road to love
        Still I'll always always keep the memory of

        The way you hold your knife (the way you hold your knife)
        The way we danced 'til three (the way we danced 'til three)
        The way you changed my life (the way you changed my life)
        No no they can't take that away from me
        No they can't take that away from me


        9. "Our Love Is Here To Stay"
        George And Ira Gershwin

        It's very clear
        Our love is here to stay
        Not for a year
        But ever and a day

        The radio and the telephone
        And the movies that we know
        May just be passing fancies
        And in time may go

        But, oh my dear
        Our love is here to stay
        Together we're
        Going a long, long way

        In time the Rockies may tumble
        Gibralter may crumble
        They're only made of clay
        But our love is here to stay

        The radio and the telephone
        And the movies that we know
        May just be passing fancies
        And in time may go

        But, oh my dear
        Our love is here to stay
        Together we're
        Going a long, long way

        In time the Rockies may tumble
        Gibralter may crumble
        They're only made of clay
        But our love is here to stay


        10. "I've Got A Crush On You"
        George And Ira Gershwin

        I've got a crush on you
        Sweetie pie
        All the day and night-time
        Hear me sigh
        I never had the least notion
        That I could fall with so much emotion

        Could you coo?
        Could you care
        For a cunning cottage we could share?
        The world will pardon my mush
        'Cause I have got a crush, my baby, on you

        I've got a crush on you

        Could you coo?
        Could you care
        For a cunning cottage we could share?
        The world will pardon my mush
        'Cause I have got a crush, my baby, on you

        On you on you on you
        My baby on you
        My baby on you
        My baby on you
        My baby on you


        11. "I've Got Rhythm"
        George And Ira Gershwin

        I've got rhythm
        I got music
        I got my girl
        Who could ask for anything more

        I got daisies
        In green pastures
        I got my girl
        Who could ask for anything more

        Old Man Trouble
        I don't mind him
        You won't find him
        'Round my door

        I got starlight
        I got sweet dreams
        I got my girl
        Who could ask for anything more

        I've got rhythm
        I got music
        I got my girl

        I got daisies In green pastures
        I got my girl

        Old Man Trouble
        I don't mind him
        You won't find him
        'Round my door

        I got starlight
        I got sweet dreams
        I got my girl

        Who could ask for anything more
        Who could ask for anything
        I got rhythm
        I got rhythm
        I got rhythm
        I got rhythm


        12. "Someone To Watch Over Me"
        George And Ira Gershwin

        There's a somebody I'm longing to see
        I hope that she turns out to be
        Someone who'll watch over me

        I'm a little lamb who's lost in the wood
        I know I could always be good
        To one who'll watch over me

        Although I may not be the man
        Some girls think of as handsome
        To her heart I carry the key

        Won't you tell her please to put on some speed
        Follow my lead, oh, how I need
        Someone to watch over me

        Won't you tell her please to put on some speed
        Follow my lead, oh, how I need
        Someone to watch over me


        13. "Nothing But Love"
        George Gershwin/Brian Wilson/Scott Bennett

        She’s got a way of easing my mind
        Looks in my eyes and everything’s fine
        We connect without any words
        My smile is hers

        She shows me the art of how to use time
        Let’s me believe the ideas are mine
        Now there’s less time to spare
        But much more to share

        Oh tell me what is timeless
        Just the stars above
        She said, “I’ll tell you what's timeless”
        Nothing but love

        She doesn’t need fame, doesn’t need wealth
        Made it so clear I can see it myself
        Though the picture may look the same
        It's better framed

        There will always be sun and moonshine above
        But most of all, there will be love

        Don't always need her to say it back
        The way that she holds me makes it a fact
        She knows the answer, the answer’s “yeah”

        I asked her what's timeless
        Just the stars above
        She said, “I’ll tell you what's timeless”
        Nothing but love

        The only thing timeless is love

        Nothing but love


        14. "Rhapsody In Blue (Reprise) "
        George Gershwin

        Harmonies, but no lyrics as such




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