Music & food: “a Gershwin recipe”, is there something better?

There is something I love as much as food. It’s music! So when the two passions meet one another the world sounds more interesting, even poetic….. just like happens in this wonderful George Gershwin song performed by Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald that was going through my mind yesterday.
You may listen to it and even sing it along… that’s why I put the lyrics 😉 Enjoy and have fun!

Let’s call the whole things off

Things have come to a pretty pass
Our romance is growing flat,
For you like this and the other
While I go for this and that,
Goodness knows what the end will be
Oh I don’t know where I’m at
It looks as if we two will never be one
Something must be done:


First Chorus
You say either and I say either, You say neither and I say neither
Either, either Neither, neither, Let’s call the whole thing off.


You like potato and I like potahto, You like tomato and I like tomahto
Potato, potahto, Tomato, tomahto, Let’s call the whole thing off


But oh, if we call the whole thing off Then we must part
And oh, if we ever part, then that might break my heart


So if you like pyjamas and I like pyjahmas, I’ll wear pyjamas and give up
pyajahmas
For we know we need each other so we , Better call the whole off off
Let’s call the whole thing off.


Second Chorus
You say laughter and I say larfter, You say after and I say arfter
Laughter, larfter after arfter, Let’s call the whole thing off,


You like vanilla and I like vanella, You saspiralla, and I saspirella
Vanilla vanella chocolate strawberry, Let’s call the whole thing off


But oh if we call the whole thing of then we must part
And oh, if we ever part, then that might break my heart


So if you go for oysters and I go for ersters, I’ll order oysters and cancel
the ersters
For we know we need each other so we, Better call the calling off off,
Let’s call the whole thing off.


Third Chorus
I say father, and you say pater, I saw mother and you say mater
Pater, mater Uncle, auntie, let’s call the whole thing off.


I like bananas and you like banahnahs, I say Havana and I get Havahnah
Bananas, banahnahs Havana, Havahnah, Go your way, I’ll go mine


So if I go for scallops and you go for lobsters, So all right no contest we’ll
order lobseter
For we know we need each other so we, Better call the calling off off,
Let’s call the whole thing off.

(Video by Nocaro)