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I Wanna Be Like You (The Monkey Song)

from Little Bit a’ Love by Denielle Bassels

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Powerful jazz vocals reminiscent of Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan featuring a dynamic and melodic scat trade between Bassels and swinging clarinet player Jacob Gorzhaltsan (The Jellyfish, Soulpepper). This cover of Louis Prima’s super swinging romp about a monkey wanting man’s “fire” has been rearranged by Bassels’ in her signature style with rhythmic guitar by Andy Mac and a halftime “boom chick” time change that delivers a show-stopping ending.

lyrics

I’m the king of the swinger oh
The jungle VIP
I’ve reached the top
Andhad to stop
And that’s what’s bothering me
I wanna be a human man cub
And stroll right into town
And be just like the other men
I’m tired of monkeying around Oh

Ooh bee doo
I wanna be like you ooh ooh
I wanna walk like you
Talk like you do
You’ll see it’s true ooh ooh ooh
A woman like me
Can learn to be
Like someone like you

Now don’t try to kid me man cub
I made a deal with you
What I desire is man’s red fire
So I can be like you
Give me the secret man cub
Oh clue me what to do
Give me the power of mans red flower
So I can be like you oh

Ooh bee doo
I wanna be like you ooh ooh ooh
I wanna walk like
Talk like you do
You’ll see it’s true ooh ooh
A woman like me
Can learn to be
Like some one like you

I’ll ape your mannerisms
We two will be as one
No one will know
Where I end
Or orangutan begins
And when I eat bananas
I won’t eat them with my feet
Cuz I’ll have the power
Of mans red flower
I’ll have some etikeet oh

Ooh bee doo
I wanna be like you
I wanna walk like you
Talk like you do
You’ll see it’s true
A woman like me
Can learn to be
Like someone like you

I wanna be like you
Shoo day yoo n doo be doo
Dee oob bee doo doo
Scoot n doo dee you ba ya doo
Oop ee oo, oop ee oo
skeet doo n dee oo

credits

from Little Bit a’ Love, released June 2, 2023
written by Sherman and Sherman
arr. by Denielle Bassels and Mike Mathieson

Vocals: Denielle Bassels
Acoustic Guitar: Tak Arikushi
Acoustic Guitar: Andy Mac
Upright Bass: Robert Lee
Drums: Andrew Scott
Clarinet: Jacob Gorzhaltsan
Background Vocals: Meg Contini

Engineered by: Thom Mckay @ Exeter Sound Studios
Recorded at Exeter sound Studios, Catherine North
Mixed by: Les Cooper
Mastered by: Phil Bova
Produced By: Denielle Bassels, Thom McKay

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Denielle Bassels Toronto, Ontario

Toronto-born, Indie Swing chanteuse Denielle Bassels is a rising star on the Canadian jazz scene. Her music is a potent melange of jazz manouche, blues, folk and pop delivered with a powerfully unique contralto voice that packs solid heart punches. The CD release party kicks off at Lula Lounge in Toronto on June 1st
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