Jealous

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Jealous ( envious or jealous ) is a song written by Jack Little (music) and Tommie Malie and Dick Finch (lyrics) and published in 1924.

Background of the song

The song was presented by the composer, singer and pianist Little Jack Little (1899–1956); he was a well-known figure on American radio at the time. In the lyrics the singer is jealous of "the moon, beautiful flowers, birds in the trees and the clock on the board". The melodic opening phrase is a chromatic scale, as was atypical for the pop songs of the time.

The song written in G major has the form ABAC; the melodic line of the chorus rises on a chromatic scale, twice in each A range and at the end of the song.

First recordings and cover versions

The first musicians and formations to record the song from 1924 in the United States included The Vagabonds with singer Vernon Dalhart and the orchestras of Eddie Elkins and Fletcher Henderson , in Germany Dajos Béla and the formation The Excellos Five and Bob Kierberg . The 1924 recordings by Marion Harris and Ben Selvin were among the most successful versions in the USA ; the The Andrews Sisters were 1941 Jealous successful in the charts.

Cover versions by Edgar Jackson , Jimmie Lunceford , Vic Berton / Chick Bullock , Nat Gonella Johnny Guarnieri , Kid Ory , Teddy Wilson and Teddy Weatherford followed in the 1930s and 1940s . In later years he was also recorded by musicians such as Les Paul and Mary Ford, as well as Dick Hyman , Ted Heath , Humphrey Lyttelton / Cab Kaye , Pee Wee Hunt , Sammy Rimington and numerous other Dixieland bands.

The song was also used in the films The Feminine Touch (1944), Don't Trust Your Husband (1948) and Somebody Loves Me (directed by Irving Brecher , 1952), where it was interpreted by Betty Hutton and Pat Morgan . The discographer Tom Lord lists a total of 59 (as of 2015) cover versions.

Notes and individual references

  1. ↑ a b c d Don Tyler: Hit Songs, 1900–1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era . 2007, p. 134.
  2. ^ A b Marvin E. Paymer, Don E. Post: Sentimental Journey: Intimate Portraits of America's Great Popular Songs . 1999, p. 46
  3. ↑ Louis de Vries (tp), Henri Vandenbosch (tb, vln, cl, sop, ts, kazoo), Alphonse van Asbroek (sop, bar, bassax, cl, as), Joop de Leur (p), Jack de Vries ( b, kazoo), Bob Kierberg (dr, kazoo, ldr)
  4. ↑ a b Tom Lord: Jazz discography (online)