MY HEART STOOD STILL
(Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart)

Recorded by :
Jonny Abeles; Nat Adderley; Manny Albam; Harry Allen; Chet Baker;
Edythe Baker; Bix Beiderbecke; Tony Bennett; Dick Berk;
Janet Blair; Art Blakey; Paul Bley; Suzy Bloom; Ruby Braff;
Ronnie Brown; Dave Brubeck; Joy Bryan; Kenny Burrell;
Billy Butterfield; Charlie Byrd; Frankie Carle; The Chordettes;
Jay Clayton; Alma Cogan; Freddy Cole; Nat King Cole; 
Judy Collins; Perry Como; Eric Comstock; Chris Conner;
Sonny Criss; Bing Crosby; Bill Cunliffe; Elizabeth Curtis;
Dennis Day; Buddy DeFranco; Sam Donahue; Kenny Dorham;
Madeline Eastman; Bill Evans; Robert Farnon Orch.; 
Eileen Farrell; Glenn Ferris; Ella Fitzgerald; ... and many others.


I took one look at you
That's all I meant to do
And then my heart stood still

My feet could step and walk
My lips could move and talk
And yet my heart stood still

Though not a single word was spoken
I could tell you knew
That unfelt clasp of hands
Told me so well you knew
I never lived at all
Until the thrill of that moment
When my heart stood still

I took one look at you
That's all I meant to do
And then my heart stopped right there

My feet could step and walk
My lips could move and talk
And yet my heart stood still

Though not a single word was spoken
I could tell you knew
That unfelt claps of hands
Told me so well you knew
I never lived at all
Until the thrill of that moment
When my heart stood still


(Contributed by bobandbettytaylor - August 2005)

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as rec by Ella Fitzgerald w Buddy Bregman & his Orch  
Aug 30th 1956 Los Angeles


Through all my school days I hated boys,
Those April Fool days brought me loveless joys!
I read my Plato, love I thought a sin,
But since your kiss, I'm reading Missus Glynn!


I took one look at you,
That's all I meant to do,
And then my heart stood still!
My feet could step and walk,
My lips could move and talk,
And yet my heart stood still!

Though not a single word was spoken,
I could tell you knew;
That un-felt clasp of hands
Told me so well you knew.
I never lived at all until that thrill
Of that moment when my heart stood still!

Though not a single word was spoken,
I could tell you knew;
That un-felt clasp of hands
Told me so well you knew.
I never lived at all until that thrill
Of that moment when my heart stood still!



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - March 2011)

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as rec by Kathryn Grayson w The MGM Studio Orch cond by Georgie Stoll  December 1947  Los Angeles


I laughed at sweethearts
I met at school,
All indiscreet hearts
Seemed romantic fools!
A house in Iceland
Was my heart's domain,
I saw your eyes,
Now castles rise in Spain!

I took one look at you,
That's all I meant to do,
And then my heart stood still!
My feet could move and walk,
My lips could speak and talk,
And yet my heart stood still!

Though not a single word was spoken,
I could tell you knew;
That un-felt clasp of hands
Told me so well you knew.
I never lived at all until the thrii
Of that moment when my heart stood still!

I never lived at all until the thrii
Of that moment when my heart stood still!



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - March 2011)