Paula Watson: A Little Bird Told Me | Song-Factsheet

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Song «A Little Bird Told Me» von Paula Watson.

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Veröffentlichungsdaten: 1948
Label: Supreme 1507
Songwriter Harvey Oliver Brooks
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Genre: Afroamericana - Rhythm'n'Blues

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Einer der ersten Crossover-Hits. Als Nummer 2 der R&B-Charts wurde der Song von Evelyn Knight gecovert und kam auf Platz 6 der Pop-Charts.
Es kam wegen Copyrightverletzung zu einer Klage von Supreme gegen Decca. Decca gewann mit der Begründung, dass musikalische Arrangements nicht geschützt seien (nur die Komposition). Dieser Fall öffnete Tür und Tor für Coverversionen. Es wurde eine gängige Praxis, dass erfolgreiche Songs gecovert wurden. Von A Little Bird Told Me gab es folglich je eine Version bei jedem der grossen Label: Blue Lu Barker (Capitol 15308), Jerry Wayne & Janette Davis (Columbia Records 38386) und Joe Loss and His Orchestra mit Vocals von Elizabeth Batey (EMI/His Master's Voice BD 6037). Nicht selten charteten alle diese Versionen.

Personen und Querverweise


Paula Watson
Harvey Oliver Brooks

Lyrics

Doo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo Doo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo A little bird told me that you love me (That you love me) And I believe that you do (I believe) This little bird told me I was fallin' (Really fallin') Fallin' for no one but you (No one but you) There's no use denyin' I might as well confess Of all the boys I know, dear I'm sure I love you best The little bird told me we'd be happy (Oh, so happy) And I believe that it's true (So true) A little bird told me we'd be married (Gonna get married) And I believe that it's true (Doo-ooo) This little bird told me when we marry (When we get married) We'll have a pretty cottage, not too far (Yah!) All fenced in like a movie star (Solid!) A Great Dane pup, we'll call him Ace (Woh!) Lying there by the fireplace (Gone!) A goldfish pond and a wishing well Everything is gonna turn out swell (A little bird told her she'd be married) Doobie-doobie-doobie-doo (And we believe that it's true) (This little bird said she'd have a fam'ly) Yucka-pucka-pucka-puck (Now tell us what we're gonna do) We'll have a pretty cottage, not too far (Yah!) All fenced in like a movie star (Solid!) A Great Dane pup, we'll call him Ace (Woh!) Lying there by the fireplace (Gone!) A goldfish pond and a wishing well Everything is gonna turn out swell A little bird told me we'd be happy And I believe that it's true (She believes that it's true) SPOKEN: And now I know that it's true (Come June it's bound, bound to come true)