Fever es una canción escrita por Eddie Cooley y Otis Blackwell, quién utilizó el seudónimo de John Davenport. Fue grabada originalmente por el cantante de R&B Little Willie John, al que tuvieron que persuadir para grabarla pues no le gustaba la canción, en 1956 y publicada como single en abril del mismo año. La canción tuvo una gran acogida encaramándose en lo más alto de las listas de éxitos de la época.
Fever ha sido interpretada por numerosos artistas de diversos géneros musicales, pero la versión más conocida de la canción fue la de Peggy Lee. En la versión de Miss Lee hay algunas diferencias en la letra, los más significativos son los que hacen mención a Romeo y Julieta y el Capitán Smith y Pocahontas, y en los arreglos musicales. Otras versiones notables de Fever incluyen las de Elvis Presley, Bette Midler, Beyoncé o la misma Madonna.
Y como curiosidad, Fever, ha sido interpretada en series como The Simpsons y The Muppet, Show, entre otros.
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LETRA DE LA CANCIÓN (VERSIÓN DE LITTLE WILLIE JOHN)
You never know how much I love ya
Never know how much I care
When you put your arms around me
I get a feelin’ that’s so hard to bear
You give me fever
When you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight
Fever (fever, burn through) in the mornin’
An’ fever all through the night
Listen to me, baby
Hear ev’ry word I say
No one could love you the way I do
‘Cause they don’t know how to love you my way
You give me fever
When you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight
Fever (fever, burn through) in the mornin’
An’ fever all through the night
Bless my soul, I love you
Take this heart away
Take these arms I’ll never use
An’ just believe in what my lips have to say
You give me fever
When you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight
Fever (fever, burn through) in the mornin’
Fever all through the night
Sun lights up the daytime
Moon lights up the night
My eyes light up when you call my name
‘Cause I know you’re gonna treat me right
You give me fever
When you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight
Fever (fever, burn through) in the mornin’
An’ fever all through the night
Umm-mmm-mmm-mm-mmm-mm
Umm-umm-umm-um-um
Umm-mmm-mmm-mm-mmm-mm
Umm-umm-umm-um-um.
LETRA DE LA CANCIÓN (VERSIÓN DE PEGGY LEE)
“Fever”
(originally by Little Willie John)
Never know how much I love you
Never know how much I care
When you put your arms around me
I get a fever that’s so hard to bear
You give me fever
When you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight
Fever! in the morning
Fever all through the night
Sun lights up the daytime
Moon lights up the night
I light up when you call my name
And you know I’m gonna treat you right
You give me fever
When you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight
Fever! in the morning
Fever all through the night
Everybody’s got the fever
That is something you all know
Fever isn’t such a new thing
Fever started long ago
Romeo loved Juliet
Juliet, she felt the same
When he put his arms around her
He said, “Julie, baby, you’re my flame
“Thou giveth fever
“When we kisseth
“Fever with thy flaming youth
“Fever! I’m afire
“Fever, yea, I burn, forsooth.”
Cap’n Smith and Pocahontas
Had a very mad affair
When her daddy tried to kill him
She said, “Daddy, oh, don’t you dare!
“He gives me fever
“With his kisses
“Fever when he holds me tight
“Fever! I’m his missus
“Daddy, won’t you treat him right?”
Now you’ve listened to my story
Here’s the point that I have made
Chicks were born to give you fever
Be it Fahrenheit or Centigrade
They give you fever
When you kiss them
Fever if you live and learn
Fever! till you sizzle
What a lovely way to burn
What a lovely way to burn
What a lovely way to burn
What a lovely way to burn
SING SING SWING 