you're the top

• cole porter'in olaganustu yetenegiyle ortaya cikarttigi eglenceli sarki. birazcik uzundur ancak soyleyen istedigi bolumlerini secip soyleyebilir.
  
  anything goes muzikalinden
  
  at words poetic, i'm so pathetic
  that i always have found it best,
  instead of getting 'em off my chest,
  to let 'em rest unexpressed.
  i hate parading my serenading
  as i'll probably miss a bar,
  but if this ditty is not so pretty
  at least it'll tell you
  how great you are.
  
  you're the top!
  you're the coliseum,
  you're the top!
  you're the louvre museum.
  you're a melody from a symphony by strauss
  you're a bendel bonnet,
  a shakespeare's sonnet,
  you're mickey mouse.
  you're the nile,
  you're the tower of pisa,
  you're the smile on the mona lisa
  i'm a worthless check, a total wreck, a flop,
  but if, baby, i'm the bottom you're the top!
  
  your words poetic are not pathetic.
  on the other hand, babe, you shine,
  and i can feel after every line
  a thrill divine
  down my spine.
  now gifted humans like vincent youmans
  might think that your song is bad,
  but i got a notion
  i'll second the motion
  and this is what i'm going to add;
  
  you're the top!
  you're mahatma gandhi.
  you're the top!
  you're napoleon brandy.
  you're the purple light
  of a summer night in spain,
  you're the national gallery
  you're garbo's salary,
  you're cellophane.
  you're sublime,
  you're a turkey dinner,
  you're the time of the derby winner.
  i'm a toy balloon that is fated soon to pop
  but if, baby, i'm the bottom,
  you're the top!
  
  you're the top!
  you're a ritz hot toddy.
  you're the top!
  you're a brewster body.
  you're the boats that glide
  on the sleepy zuider zee,
  you're a nathan panning,
  you're bishop manning,
  you're broccoli!
  you're a prize,
  you're a night at coney,
  you're the eyes of irene bordoni.
  
  i'm a broken doll,
  a fol-de-rol, a blop,
  but if, baby, i'm the bottom,
  you're the top!
  
  you're the top!
  you're a dance in bali.
  you're the top!
  you're a hot tamale.
  you're an angel, you,
  simply too, too, too diveen,
  you're a boticcelli,
  you're keats,
  you're shelley,
  
  you're ovaltine.
  you're a boon,
  you're the dam at boulder.
  you're the moon,
  over mae west's shoulder.
  i'm the nominee of the g.o.p.
  
  or gop!
  
  but if, baby, i'm the bottom,
  you're the top!
  
  you're the top!
  you're an arrow collar.
  you're the top!
  you're a coolidge dollar.
  you're the nimble tread
  of the feet of fred astaire,
  you're an o'neill drama,
  
  you're whistler's mama,
  
  you're camembert.
  
  you're a rose,
  you're inferno's dante.
  
  you're the nose
  on the great durante.
  i'm just in the way,
  as the french would say, "de trop."
  but if, baby, i'm the bottom,
  you're the top!
  
  you're the top!
  you're the towel of babel,
  you're the top
  you're the whitney stable
  by the river rhine you're a sturdy stein of beer.
  you're a dress from saks's,
  you're next year's taxes,
  you're stratosphere!
  you're my fuyst,
  you're a drumstick lipstick.
  you're da foist
  in da irish svipstick.
  i'm a frightened frog that can find no log to hop
  
  but if baby i'm the bottom
  you're the top!
  
  you're the top!
  you're a waldorf salad.
  you're the top!
  you're a berlin ballad.
  you're a baby grand
  of a lady and a gent.
  you're an old dutch master,
  
  you're mrs. astor,
  you're pepsodent!
  you're romance,
  you're the steppes of russia,
  you're the pants
  on a roxy usher.
  i'm a lazy lout that's just about to stop
  
  but if, baby, i'm the bottom,
  you're the top!
• ella fitzgerald yorumunu dinlemek insani gordugu ilk kisiye asik edebilecek kadar guzel olan sarki
• louis armstrong yorumu çok eğlencelidir; bir çiftetelli, bir ankara havası duymuş gibi oynamaya başlayabilir insan.
• pek tabii ki müzik tarihinin en iyi güftelerinden birisi. benim için birinciliği ara ara rindlerin akşamı'na, bazı bazı american pie'a kaptırıp belli zamanlarda geri alır.
  
  en iyi yorumunun ise hal kemp orchestra eşliğinde skinnay ennis'e ait olduğunu düşünüyorum:
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el63qlt00h4
  
  sevdiği zaman abartmayı sevenlerin şarkısı. benim şarkım.
• cole porter'ın 1934 tarihli anything goes müzikali için bestelediği ünlü şarkı. birbirlerine iltifat eden bir kadın ve erkek arasında geçen diyalogları konu almaktadır şarkı. şarkıyı meşhur eden paul whiteman olmuştur. şarkıda birçok sanat eserine referans yapılmaktadır. sözleri şöyledir;
  
  at words poetic, i'm so pathetic
  that i always have found it best,
  instead of getting 'em off my chest,
  to let 'em rest unexpressed,
  i hate parading my serenading
  as i'll probably miss a bar,
  but if this ditty is not so pretty
  at least it'll tell you
  how great you are.
  
  you're the top!
  you're the coliseum.
  you're the top!
  you're the louvre museum.
  you're a melody from a symphony by strauss
  you're a bendel bonnet,
  a shakespeare's sonnet,
  you're mickey mouse.
  you're the nile,
  you're the tower of pisa,
  you're the smile on the mona lisa
  i'm a worthless check, a total wreck, a flop,
  but if, baby, i'm the bottom you're the top!
  
  your words poetic are not pathetic.
  on the other hand, babe, you shine,
  and i can feel after every line
  a thrill divine
  down my spine.
  now gifted humans like vincent youmans
  might think that your song is bad,
  but i got a notion
  i'll second the motion
  and this is what i'm going to add;
  
  you're the top!
  you're mahatma gandhi.
  you're the top!
  you're napoleon brandy.
  you're the purple light
  of a summer night in spain,
  you're the national gallery
  you're garbo's salary,
  you're cellophane.
  you're sublime,
  you're turkey dinner,
  you're the time of a derby winner,
  i'm a toy balloon that's fated soon to pop
  but if, baby, i'm the bottom,
  you're the top!
  
  you're the top!
  you're an arrow collar
  you're the top!
  you're a coolidge dollar,
  you're the nimble tread
  of the feet of fred astaire,
  you're an o'neill drama,
  
  you're whistler's mama!
  
  you're camembert.
  
  you're a rose,
  you're inferno's dante,
  
  you're the nose
  on the great durante.
  i'm just in a way,
  as the french would say, "de trop".
  but if, baby, i'm the bottom,
  you're the top!
  
  you're the top!
  you're a dance in bali.
  you're the top!
  you're a hot tamale.
  you're an angel, you,
  simply too, too, too diveen,
  you're a botticelli,
  you're keats,
  you're shelley!
  
  you're ovaltine!
  you're a boom,
  you're the dam at boulder,
  you're the moon,
  over mae west's shoulder,
  i'm the nominee of the g.o.p.
  
  or gop!
  
  but if, baby, i'm the bottom,
  you're the top!
  
  you're the top!
  you're a waldorf salad.
  you're the top!
  you're a berlin ballad.
  you're the boats that glide
  on the sleepy zuider zee,
  you're an old dutch master,
  
  you're lady astor,
  you're broccoli!
  you're romance,
  you're the steppes of russia,
  you're the pants, on a roxy usher,
  i'm a broken doll, a fol-de-rol, a blop,
  
  but if, baby, i'm the bottom,
  you're the top!
  
  cole porter - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6ogytt0hiw
  
  paul whiteman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oonriypns-o
  
  donald o'connor & bing crosby & mitzi gaynor & zizi jeanmaire (anything goes) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wly2byln6oa
  
  ella fitzgerald - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0okupiqwek
  
  louis armstrong - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mboaoiv9t0
  
  barbra streisand - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2_gcclupyk
  
  patricia barber - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpjowl2z5ja
• ayrıca barbra streisand'ın 2013 tarihli back to brooklyn albümü için yeniden hazırlanan versiyonunun sözleri şöyledir;
  
  you’re the top!
  you’re the silk and satin
  you’re the top! you can keep manhattan
  give me bedford stuy and a cool rap by jay-z
  you’re a maharaja, a brooklyn dodger, you're feminine
  
  you’re the art in an old museum
  you’re the taste of cold egg cream
  you’re a brooklyn net on a private jet, non-stop!
  come on baby, there’s no maybe, you’re the top!
  you’re the town that begat judge judy,
  lena horne, and of course, yours truly
  you are danny kaye and houdini and mae west
  you are cracker jacks like the great koufax
  baby, you’re the best!
  
  you’re the shine on liz taylor’s ring
  you’re the crown on my loew’s kings
  you’re a brooklyn height and an all-night coffee shop
  listen baby, there’s no maybe, you’re the top!
  
  you’re the top!
  you’re a brooklyn trolley
  you’re the top!
  you're of a hot bialy
  talkin’ brooklynese, sayin’ “dese and dem’s and dose”
  you’re a rolls royce dealer, a wonder wheeler
  you’re vintage clothes
  
  you’re the top!
  brighton beach boardwalker
  you’re the top! you are a real straight-talker
  and you know it’s true, it’s an accent you can’t drop
  hey there brooklyn, you’re good lookin’
  i smell chinese food a-cookin’
  i’m so glad i took this bookin’
  cause you’re the top!
  
  dinlemek için; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9nnvcufkpa