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Billie Holiday Sophisticated Lady Lyrics
Total views: 3 times this week / Rating: 8/10 [1 vote]Album: Billie Holiday: First Issue - The Great American Songbook / Original Release Date: 1994-06-21Genre: VocalSong Duration: 4 min 48 sec
BILLIE HOLIDAY
- Sophisticated Lady Lyrics / with translationsDuke Ellington / Mitchell Parish / Irving Mills
They say into your early life romance came
And this heart of yours burned a flame
A flame that flickered one day and died away
Then, with disilution deep in your eyes
You learned that fools in love soon grow wise
The years have changed you, somehow
I see you now
Smoking, drinking, never thinking of tomorrow, nonchalant
Diamonds shining, dancing, dining with some man in a restaurant
Is that all you really want?
No, sophisticated lady,
I know, you miss the love you lost long ago
And when nobody is nigh you cry
They say into your early life romance came
And this heart of yours burned a flame
A flame that flickered one day and died away
Then, with disilution deep in your eyes
You learned that fools in love soon grow wise
The years have changed you, somehow
Smoking, drinking, never thinking of tomorrow, nonchalant
Diamonds shining, dancing, dining with some man in a restaurant
Is that all you really want?
No, sophisticated lady,
I know, you miss the love you lost long ago
And when nobody is nigh you cry
Facts about Sophisticated Lady
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Sophisticated Lady is written by Irving Mills, Edward Kennedy Ellington, Mitchell Parish.
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It is first released on June 21, 1994 as part of Billie Holiday's album "Billie Holiday: First Issue - The Great American Songbook" which includes 34 tracks in total. This song is the 32nd track on this album.
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When we interpret the meaning being expressed, the song 'Sophisticated Lady' performed by Billie Holiday shows a person who appears stylish and poised but experiences deep emotional pain because they miss their former partner. The metaphor of 'sophisticated lady' represents an outer display of sophistication which hides the character's emotional distress and their longing for past relationships, thus showing how people display their emotions through their external appearance. The lyrics of Sophisticated Lady focus on five main themes which include heartbreak, love, nostalgia, reflection and despair. The song emphasizes that lost love and disillusionment and superficiality hold greater value than everything else. The lyrics contain themes of romance and disillusionment, as well as references to smoking and drinking, which may not be suitable for younger children. The material does not achieve the degree of forcefulness or explicit content that would mandate a more advanced rating system.
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Sophisticated Lady falls under the genre Vocal.
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Sophisticated Lady song length is 4 minutes and 48 seconds.
Who wrote Sophisticated Lady lyrics?
Sophisticated Lady is written by Irving Mills, Edward Kennedy Ellington, Mitchell Parish.
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When was Sophisticated Lady released?
It is first released on June 21, 1994 as part of Billie Holiday's album "Billie Holiday: First Issue - The Great American Songbook" which includes 34 tracks in total. This song is the 32nd track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Sophisticated Lady lyrics?
When we interpret the meaning being expressed, the song 'Sophisticated Lady' performed by Billie Holiday shows a person who appears stylish and poised but experiences deep emotional pain because they miss their former partner. The metaphor of 'sophisticated lady' represents an outer display of sophistication which hides the character's emotional distress and their longing for past relationships, thus showing how people display their emotions through their external appearance. The lyrics of Sophisticated Lady focus on five main themes which include heartbreak, love, nostalgia, reflection and despair. The song emphasizes that lost love and disillusionment and superficiality hold greater value than everything else. The lyrics contain themes of romance and disillusionment, as well as references to smoking and drinking, which may not be suitable for younger children. The material does not achieve the degree of forcefulness or explicit content that would mandate a more advanced rating system.
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Which genre is Sophisticated Lady?
Sophisticated Lady falls under the genre Vocal.
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How long is the song Sophisticated Lady?
Sophisticated Lady song length is 4 minutes and 48 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Irving Mills, Edward Kennedy Ellington, Mitchell ParishRecord Label(s): 1994 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc
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