Nat "King" Cole - Straighten Up and Fly Right (1955)

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Nat King Cole adapted a variation on The Signyfying Monkey for his first major smash. Shared for historical purposes. I do not own the rights.
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"Straighten Up and Fly Right" is a 1943 song written by Nat King Cole and Irving Mills and performed by The King Cole Trio. It was the trio's most popular single reaching number one on the Harlem Hit Parade for ten nonconsecutive weeks. The single also peaked at number nine on the pop charts.[1] "Straighten Up and Fly Right" also reached number one for six nonconsecutive weeks on the Most Played Jukebox Hillbilly Records.[2]
The song was based on a black folk tale that Cole's father had used as a theme for one of his sermons. In the tale, a buzzard takes different animals for a joy ride. When he gets hungry, he throws them off on a dive and eats them for dinner. A monkey who had observed this trick goes for a ride; he wraps his tail around the buzzard's neck and gives the buzzard a big surprise by nearly choking him to death.
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@j.walker6845 4 жыл бұрын

Cole’s amazing voice overshadowed the fact that he was a top level jazz pianist

@leeklein4199 3 жыл бұрын

Never knew he played the piano until I saw this video. Sigh...*

@brutusalwaysminded 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. In the Papa Hines tradition. 👍

@luvmyrecords 3 жыл бұрын

@@leeklein4199 He made his reputation as a pianist first. His records with Lester Young are gems.

@dwightlove3704 3 жыл бұрын

@@brutusalwaysminded Everyone always talked about ART TATUM&OSCAR PETERSON!!

@brutusalwaysminded 3 жыл бұрын

@@dwightlove3704 Erroll Garner and Teddy Wilson, too! But when I listen to Cole I hear more Hines than Fats Waller, who, like Cole recorded hits singing and playing little novelty numbers.

@septiawoman2911 4 жыл бұрын

"The man whose color and skin was as smooth as his voice." The end.

@MuskieWrestler 2 жыл бұрын

My grandfather sang this to me as a kid. Just died last week. I’ll miss him.

@standaman1963 Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry for your loss 😢.

@deborahchasteen3206 2 ай бұрын

I'm just now seeing this, but we know that we don't "get over" this loss. A tip of the hat to your grandfather as I listen.

@MuskieWrestler 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much

@evajaramillo5657 4 жыл бұрын

A gentleman with an angel voice, thanks for share this magical song.

@profoundja9598 4 жыл бұрын

My dad loves him some Nat King Cole

@jdjking 4 жыл бұрын

A master doing his thing!

@profoundja9598 4 жыл бұрын

@@jdjking indeed

@spiderman1563 4 жыл бұрын

So does my dad too!

@michelleh9403 4 жыл бұрын

One of my late great mother's favorite. We had to listen to Nat King Cole Christmas Album EVERY YEAR. When it got scratched, ma bought another one. :)

@angel_darkness4565 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favourite Jazz musicians including Louis Armstrong... Helps me to calm myself ❤

@melodysanger103 4 жыл бұрын

Remembering Nathaniel "Nat" King Cole (March 17, 1919 - February 15, 1965) [02/15/2020]

@sabrinapetersen8644 3 жыл бұрын

I like nat king king !he is a man that had a god-given Talent with a velvet voice. I enjoyed hearing his songs when i was growing up. straighten up and fly right that's a good song too.

@heathertea2704 4 жыл бұрын

My mother's, her brother's & my 5th grade teacher Mr. Ramsey's love for "Natty" dressed Nat King Cole turned ME into a lover of his MUSIC & SWAG. 🎶Sraighten UP & Fly Right🎶

@evonza4858 2 жыл бұрын

That's my prayer for a lot of people to straighten up and fly right 🥰❤️🖤💚

@sandramorris420 4 жыл бұрын

Love Nat King Cole, have a couple of his cds in my music collection.

@helenhighwater5313 4 жыл бұрын

I love the CD of his daughter Natalie singing along with her late dad's recordings. A must have, in my opinion. Now they both are gone, such a loss, RIP.

@sasizaza 3 жыл бұрын

I love Nat King Cole 👑 since my childhood 😍. Thank you for uploading.

@steeverreno 5 ай бұрын

I was there when he was everywhere.

@Emanual0607 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, Positively, Fantastic!

@kimsherlock8969 3 жыл бұрын

Disgusted with introduction, such a great beauty of his talent. Bless the world for Sir King Cole .Thankyou XXX

@CodyCole80 8 ай бұрын

Montgomery born Nathaniel Adams Cole (March 17, 1919 - February 15, 1965).

@nancaraway8413 Жыл бұрын

Nat King Cole great musician So we’re The Mills Brothers velvet voices

@sadiewilliams 4 жыл бұрын

This just awesome love me some Nat Cole's! 2019

@pedromeza2398 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, incredible sounds and film quality from 1955, real cool beat. Don't know why folks down vote this great film clip, but it's okay cause to still watched it.

@dwightlove3704 3 жыл бұрын

I wrongly assumed this classic was made in the '40s

@Tangeriiiiiine22222 2 жыл бұрын

Dwight Love Nat King Cole wrote the song in 1943

@dwightlove3704 2 жыл бұрын

@@Tangeriiiiiine22222 Thank you someone needs to make a biopic about this man he was attacked in the mid '60s in the south after singing a song of protest.I was told this by a friend of mine from Alabama.

@MsMelyjean 4 жыл бұрын

Love this song.

@natylovehot 3 жыл бұрын

Love both version Cole's and the Andrew Sisters

@324wonder 4 жыл бұрын

just incredible!!!!

@satanas5975 4 жыл бұрын

My childhood..

@jean-lucbersou758 Жыл бұрын

Exactly mine .....through my Mother's records ( L.P ) and mainly the trio which was the acme for me so I have a jazzy foundation and grew as a guitar player .

@tankhalffull 3 жыл бұрын

None better... Nat King Cole!

@bonniekeough244 4 жыл бұрын

OMG, he's beautiful.

@sandywright6670 4 жыл бұрын

I loved Nat

@tonywhite-1540 4 жыл бұрын

Classic family fun

@racheljackson3615 Жыл бұрын

I love your songs I even hear them in my classroom and everybody starts dancing and the tunes even stuck in my song

@muzicalmastermind6163 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@jennifervarela2423 3 жыл бұрын

Been searching for this song for so long lol finally heard it again yesterday and was able to Shazam it at an old folks home 😂 good music 🥰

@DBMe33 4 жыл бұрын

Nat King Cole was ulta cool. I bet that he was a cool baby too. 😆

@alyoshakaramazov8469 3 жыл бұрын

My parent's favorite singer, along with Andy Williams. I have his "Grandes Exitos" album (all Spanish language hits) that was given to me as a birthday present in Hong Kong in 1989!

@TheAto2000 2 жыл бұрын

From 0:42, hearing his song made me want to really like jazz.And all these years since I first saw a tape of his music on "Motown 30",I didn't realize he was a great pianist

@KeithE4 2 жыл бұрын

Nat King Cole was well-known before 1955. And the "Signifying Monkey" theme had been recorded by Willie Dixon at about the same time, and by Chuck Berry as "Jo Jo Gunne" a year later.

@radiantrenee406 4 жыл бұрын

Grace and peace. I cringed the entire time because I know this man wrote, produced lots of works, but it was stolen, swindled, and written off as standard business practice simply due to his race and that time in history. His family will never truely get to know about his work that he had to sign over or to know about all his real accolades in music. However, we are greatful for what we got from him. Rest peacefully.

@ironstorm_actual 3 жыл бұрын

@@helenhighwater5313 Wait a minute are you minimizing the effect that racism played in their decision to swindle?

@ironstorm_actual 3 жыл бұрын

@@helenhighwater5313 I knew that you were minimizing .Racism was created by European Americans for the purpose of maintaining capitalism (Beacon's revolution. ) European Americans are the only ones who can keep or dethrone it. Never again accuse a POC for maintaining something we have no control over. Prime example America with the swipe of a pen can get rid of racism by outlawing its tenets and doing away with questionnaires that create racial categories in favor of cutural ones but they have not. So do not minimize racism because you haven't felt it. No one hate s "white people" because of their race. However people hate "white people" because they created the concept of white supremacy and physically forced it upon the world. No on is coming for all European Americans half of the Democrats are European American. However, we are coming to shut down white supremacist; get the facts straight.

@dwightlove3704 2 жыл бұрын

@@ironstorm_actual Outstanding response.Malcolm X would be proud of you.

@cpklapper Жыл бұрын

Racism is democratic categorization, which determines who is a “demos” and who is not a “demos” in a democracy, who rules and who is a serf. It maintains democratic mercantilism, the system whereby people are ruled through merchandise and monopolistic merchants, NOT capitalism.

@gazshaw7 Жыл бұрын

Don't forget everyone didn't know he was being used ppl loved him probably 99 per cent white for his beautiful voice. My grandparents always has nat king Cole on and it reminds me of them.they never knew they just appreciated him sad but true

@evajohnson7000 2 жыл бұрын

Talk that Talk Nat ..tell'em ❤🖤💚

@plumhunter9158 3 ай бұрын

what a mellow voice ... like honey

@rockinmama007 Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍🏽

@mikeaman2008 4 жыл бұрын

Nat was also 'King Cool' !!!

@hansberntsson9999 2 жыл бұрын

Så bra tack

@thefinestsake1660 Жыл бұрын

Nat's is the best version. Solid track

@QueenOfPrinciple Жыл бұрын

My Father used to play thi s when I was little: "Cool down papa don't you blow your top"

@andrewgriffith4807 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for this upload! That's Lester Young's brother, Lee Young, on drums.

@VtRD 7 ай бұрын

Did not know that--so cool!

@moemillerpresents 4 жыл бұрын

👑🌟👑

@captjackhenry 2 жыл бұрын

Cool, real cool

@Denise6000-cs4mo 4 жыл бұрын

This sounds like a smooth Jazzy rap!!

@25447carepear 4 жыл бұрын

See 0:18 the sharks forcing themselves on someone else so they can profit..I know it's a movie but it's what they did back did.

@wileyjohnson5681 4 жыл бұрын

Back then? It continues

@judyervin9 4 жыл бұрын

Happens every day, except not to the Queen, Aretha Franklin.

@thaxtonwaters8561 4 жыл бұрын

And they want to call Sinatra "King of Jazz/Cool" Sheeesh #GTFOH

@iluvrachellef 4 жыл бұрын

#CultureVultures

@corneliuswhite5139 4 жыл бұрын

Who said that??

@marvinmuoneke6277 4 жыл бұрын

I think you mean Dean Martin.

@helenhighwater5313 4 жыл бұрын

I could never see what anyone saw in Frank Sinatra. He was supported by the mob.

@Itsover-bj5ed 4 жыл бұрын

If they said swing, I would understand

@GantzIsSloppy 4 жыл бұрын

I heard the Take 6 version didn't know this was the origin

@jamesgraham3116 4 жыл бұрын

😎

@oldtrio1 4 жыл бұрын

Nat iking

@keithtreasure7797 4 жыл бұрын

One a de bes'...

@seanccochran 4 жыл бұрын

They just don't make music like this anymore.

@izahrivera2272 4 жыл бұрын

J cole always said king cole I wonder if they’re any correlation?

@technowarriorstv 10 ай бұрын

DABS SQUADRON MOTTO 192ND FIGHTER WING LETS GOOOOOO

@krooklyn320 4 жыл бұрын

👂🏾👀

@AsianPersuation24x7 4 жыл бұрын

Fallout made me come here. Classic

@D_J_313 4 жыл бұрын

See back then you have music encouraging you to "straighten up and fly right" what's been the recent years messages in music? Smh

@johnmorrow6082 4 жыл бұрын

I'd give you a go.

@craigjonesISno.1 4 жыл бұрын

@ D J you are gorgeous!

@juniperwoodgreen4090 4 жыл бұрын

Plagiarism

@papasmackyourhat5333 4 жыл бұрын

Get money

@judyervin9 4 жыл бұрын

Amen.

@imagine07018 4 жыл бұрын

Where does this clip come from? Is the full version available? What is it's name?

@sdh7091 4 жыл бұрын

@imagine07018 It comes from a movie called The Nat King Cole Story. It's on KZfaq

@imagine07018 4 жыл бұрын

@@sdh7091 Thanks so much.

@imagine07018 4 жыл бұрын

@Jim Stark Thanks. God help those who get their history from the cinema. Actually, it was its absurdity that prompted me to ask about the clip's origin.

@hansberntsson9999 2 жыл бұрын

Fint tack

@scottscott232 11 ай бұрын

If you had to look up the word "Cool" in the dictionary, you'd see the definition: "Nat King Cole". If you searched for sophistication, it would say, see cool.

@CoachDarren 4 жыл бұрын

Probably the start of music company bad contracts.

@radiantrenee406 4 жыл бұрын

You already know

@j.walker6845 4 жыл бұрын

Far from it, in the 1930s Billie Holiday performed with Count Basie’s orchestra but were not permitted to record together due to contracts

@wilrobles5392 3 жыл бұрын

He was quite the smoker. Smoked cigarettes because he felt that would make his voice deeper. It caused him to die of lung cancer.

@dwightlove3704 2 жыл бұрын

Fun Fact He met Gladys Knight when she was 6 yrs old.

@proverbs6265 4 жыл бұрын

Just watch Dolemite on Netflix this way different from Rudy Ray more

@latasha1426 4 жыл бұрын

Hence the term "variation" in the videos description... 😏

@paulbariohay3213 7 ай бұрын

@radiantrenee406 4 жыл бұрын

You can tell he was on a leash...he sold himself out...for what is a man profited if he may gain the whole world, but of his life suffer loss? or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life? MATTHEW 16:26

@ThePlayboyLen 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent. But for one glaring issue...

@user-ce1rt2zs1m 2 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👏👏👏🇷🇺

@hombrequemiralaluna 4 жыл бұрын

Great singer, good pianist. They made him water down his style to appeal to white audiences. You can still hear him in soft jazz singers, like Diana Krall, for instance. I like him, but I've always had the impression that he was on a leash, so to speak. He could do much more with his songs than what he was forced to do.

@radiantrenee406 4 жыл бұрын

He sold himself. Smh

@wallacewellons8757 4 жыл бұрын

See how those white managers do what ever it took to get there hooks in black singers in the 50s we blame our selves to for thinking quick fame fortune an sign our lives away should been like Aretha an put every cent in her bossom an just deal with the IRS after each show lol