what is the importance of the song Heebie-Jeebies louis armstrong
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Louis Armstrong was born on August 4, 1901 in New Orleans. ... As Armstrong's fame grew, he began recording with his own band, The Hot Fives. On February 26, 1926, they recorded “Heebie Jeebies.” This was a major hit for the band and introduced scat singing to a wider audience.
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I don't think the song really has a very special message.
Most critics argue that the record “Heebie Jeebies” only popularized a well-established musical style known as 'scatting'.
“Armstrong always insisted that the sheet music slipped from the stand and he started scatting to save the take. His unforgettable vocal is the high point of an otherwise uninspired performance, and it’s hard to believe he didn’t know exactly what he was doing. That chorus did more than introduce a language of nonsense syllables that jazz singers could use when the song’s lyric proved too constricting; it embodied a joyous, vernacular, and convincing attitude that complimented the spontaneous nature of the new music” (Giddins, 87).
Regardless of the origin of scat itself, Armstrong’s “Heebie Jeebies” is the first commercial recording of a song with scat.
But anyways, anything that's jazz, works for me. And I love Louis Armstrong! His influence on jazz and popular music, both trumpet and vocal, is well renowned.
Lyrics:
Say, I've got the Heebies
I mean the Jeebies
Talking about
The dance, the Heebie Jeebies
Do, because they're boys
Because it pleases me to be joy
Say, don't you know it?
You don't know how; don't be blue
Someone will teach you
Come on and do that dance
They call the Heebie Jeebies dance
Yes, ma'am
Papa's got the Heebie Jeebies dance
Say, come on now and do that dance
They call the Heebie Jeebies dance
Sweet mama
Papa's got to do the Heebie Jeebies dance
Woo, got the Heebie Jeebies
Whatcha doin' with the Heebies?
I just have to have the Heebies
