COLE PORTER'S " IN THE STILL,OF THE NIGHT"

Cole Porter's " In the still of the Night"   Cole Porter wrote a number of  love songs that are impassioned pleas of love, dramatic, and sensual. " Night & Day" " Begin the Beguine" " I've Got You under my Skin" and " What Is This Thing Called Love". " In The Still Of The Night" was written for the film " Broadway Melody of 1940." It constantly builds to a crescendo-like climax that states" Do You Love Me As I Love you, Are You My life's complete. My Dream come true. Or Will this dream of mine fade out of sight ---------------In The Chill, still of the night."
It is highly intense melody and matched by the lyrics which suggest ultimate despair if his dream is not realized.

Steve Lawrence, an excellent , powerful, baritone sings effortlessly in a genuine swinging manner, much like Sinatra would often do in a number of this type Yet Lawrence has his own brand of showmanship and is accompanied by a Nelson Riddle arrangement that furthers a Sinatra comparison. One will find it hard to resist snapping one's fingers while listening to this live performance. Will  Friedwald, author of the encyclopedic , 800 page  " Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers" described Lawrence as " A Swingin' Lover of the highest magnitude, a pop crooner with a beautiful voice and with rhythm like nobody's business," The rhythmic pulse in this song is irresistible I think you will agree.

Link http://youtu.be/-Zxbkv4XKTM