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Stacey Kent - This Happy Madness (Official audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Stacey Kent
Stacey Kent
Alto
Jim Tomlinson
Jim Tomlinson
Tenor Saxophone
Graham Harvey
Graham Harvey
Piano
Jeremy Brown
Jeremy Brown
Double Bass
Matt Home
Matt Home
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Composer
Vinicius de Moraes
Vinicius de Moraes
Songwriter
Gene Lees
Gene Lees
Songwriter
Jim Tomlinson
Jim Tomlinson
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jim Tomlinson
Jim Tomlinson
Producer
Victor Borges
Victor Borges
Additional Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
What should I call this happy madness?
That I feel inside of me
Some kind of wild October gladness
That I never thought I'd see
What has become of all my sadness?
All my endless lonely sighs
Where are my sorrows now?
[Verse 2]
What happened to that frown?
And is that self-contented clown
Standing there grinning in the mirror really me?
I'd like to run through Central Park
Carve your initials in the bark
Of every tree I pass
For everyone to see
[Verse 3]
I feel that I've gone back to childhood
And I'm skipping through the wild wood
So excited that I don't know what to do
What do I care if I'm a juvenile?
I smile my secret little smile
Because I know the change in me is you
[Verse 4]
What should I call this happy madness?
All this unexpected joy
That turned the world
Into a baby's bouncing toy
The gods are laughing far above
One of them gave a little shove
And I fell gaily, gladly, madly into love
[Verse 5]
What should I call this happy madness
That I feel inside of me?
Some kind of wild October gladness
That I never thought I'd see
What has become of all my sadness?
All my endless lonely sighs
Where are my sorrows now?
[Verse 6]
What happened to that frown?
And is that self-contented clown
Standing there grinning in the mirror really me?
I'd like to run through Central Park
Carve your initials in the bark
Of every tree I pass
For everyone to see
[Verse 7]
I feel that I've gone back to childhood
And I'm skipping through the wild wood
So excited that I don't know what to do
What do I care if I'm a juvenile?
I smile my secret little smile
Because I know the change in me is you
[Verse 8]
What should I call this happy madness?
All this unexpected joy
That turned the world
Into a baby's bouncing toy
The gods are laughing high above
One of them gave a little shove
And I fell gaily, gladly, madly into love
[Verse 9]
What do I care if I'm a juvenile?
I smile my secret little smile
Because I know the change in me is you
[Verse 10]
What should I call this happy madness?
All this unexpected joy
That turned the world
Into a baby's bouncing toy
The gods are laughing high above
One of them gave a little shove
And I fell gaily, gladly, madly into love
Written by: Antônio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees, Vinicius de Moraes

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