Someone asked me where I got the audio clips of Ella Fitzgerald talking for the Ella track.
They are taken from two short films available on YouTube:
- Ella Fitzgerald interview in 1974 while visiting Helsinki – https://youtu.be/OnE4qQyle-M
- Ella Fitzgerald Interview in 1974 with Brian Linehan’s City Lights – https://youtu.be/dunLgfk3XWI
Both are worth watching, as Ella’s beautiful personality comes through in both of them 🙂
Lyrics for the song Ella, from the album Over.
A song inspired by Ella Fitzgerald. I didn’t understand until quite recently how amazing her voice is. I’m so glad I finally found her, at a time in my life when I needed something positive to give me joy.
You lift me up,
Raising my spirits, again
You take my heart
Up to the stars, again
Your song will carry me
Off to my happy place
Ah ha ha
Your voice; it soars
Helps me find a better space
Ah ha ha
I wish, I wish
Wish that I could sing, like you
I wish, I wish
Wish that I could sing, like you
Your voice, it soothes
Bringing me calmness, again
Your words reach out
Finding my smile, again
Your song will carry me
Off to a brighter place
Ah ha ha
Your voice, it soars
Helps me find a righter space
Ah ha ha