Down in the Depths (On the Ninetieth Floor)
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"Down in the Depths (on the Ninetieth Floor)" is a song written by Cole Porter, for his 1936 musical Red, Hot and Blue, in which it was introduced by Ethel Merman. The lyric scheme juxtaposes images of high and low: it is a lament from the point of view of a rich woman in a penthouse who looks down on the busy city life below her but nevertheless feels she is at the lowest and poorest point of her life because she is lonely. Porter's melody is musically intertwined with the lyric scheme in a similar manner to his classic song "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye." British soul singer Lisa Stansfield recorded "Down in the Depths" for Red Hot + Blue, a 1990 Cole Porter tribute album in aid of HIV/AIDS awareness.
[edit] Notable recordings
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Loves Cole (1972), Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall (1973)
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