The Subtle Alchemy of Seduction: Decoding Peggy Lee's 'Fever' | Vocal Coach Analysis & Reaction

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[@thomasjamison2050]

Kudo's to Eddie Watson who was Peggy's vocal coach. I got to study with Eddie in the early 1970's and the first thing he did was check to see if I could walk and click my fingers at the same time. I think he was just trying to get me to relax. After a couple lessons i told my choir director about seeing Eddie and so the director asked me to sing some exercises for him. After just a few minutes the director stopped and cried out 'how the fuck does he do that!" Eddie introduced me to bel canto methodology and over time, following on what he had shown me, I extended my baritone range up through the tenor into the counter tenor range without losing the baritone. Peggy introduced Frank Sinatra to Eddie, but Frank didn't want to risk doing anything that might have changed his singing voice even though he had already lost his upper tones.

[@carolmartin4413]

Sixty years of performing...from the Big Band Era to the turn of the century (including roles in Lady and the Tramp and co-composer of the score)...sultry and sexy Peggy Lee was a true class act for the war generation and after. Hard for today's youth to relate to her...but she was adored by her peers.

[@biggmaqq]

You are the only reactor whose interruptions add to appreciation of the song.

[@blortmeister]

Excellent deep dive. I'd never come across the "softly, with feeling" quote before.

[@jonathanwetherell3609]

That subtle blend of playful and intimate, that's sexy.

[@garysmith9823]

Thanks for shouting out The Fairy Voice Mother. Lover her work.

[@mccaine1]

I fell in love with this song the first time I heard it. Thanks for the work on this analysis!

[@jrdlabs]

Another great reaction, Beth! And, you actually talked about Otis Blackwell and Little Willie John!! There's a hint of Mae West in her delivery. It's as if you almost expect her to say..."why don't you come up and see me sometime". I first heard this song when I was a baby (almost) and, even then, I though it was sexy. Peggy was a sexy woman and her singing a song about...well...'fever', was unusual for the time, which made it even sexier. And the recording...I would bet that this was done at Capitol Records in Hollywood, the home of Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and other heavy hitters. If I'm right, it explains the high quality of the recording. It was done in 1958 and sounds like it could've been done yesterday (except it's not compressed to foolishness and it's not 'pitch corrected)!. And, man! That warm, analog reverb! That's why I suspect it was done at the Capitol Records tower, where they had an entire floor dedicated to the reverb unit. Ooops!..... I just chuckled at the thought of Peggy Lee using pitch correction (lol).

[@scottkossack5155]

Rita Moreno did a great version of this song on The Muppet Show

[@philipbunney9445]

‘That’s my kind of woman’!

[@garysmith9823]

I remembered the same thing.

[@davidscott129]

Diana Krall has also covered this very nicely.

[@HotelPapa100]

I don't remember a lot of the Muppet show (I'm an old fart). THAT I do rememeber well enough to have recently sought it out on KZbin. watch?v=bIjC6Ajv238

[@HotelPapa100]

@@philipbunney9445 "It's not nice!"

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

Didn't know this song until I heard it in Queen's Gambit. Hooked me instantly.

[@jamescronan7220]

next up - "Is That All There Is?" - iconic

[@kimnesvig254]

Although no longer widely known, Peggy Lee was one of those performers who managed to carry their professional career through several decades and genre. Aside from being well regarded in the 40s jazz and big band era, she continued with the Disney soundtrack and recording success into the late 60s, with her last charted song “Is that all there is?” And I doubt the Governor will agree, I think Peggy Lee’s last hit really would make a great license plate slogan for the state of North Dakota. “Is that all there is?”

[@v2gbob]

Lol--Peggy Lee and the Adams Family. Now that's a comparison I would have never imagined! I'm even surprised you have heard of the Adams Family, Beth. :)

[@P-M-869]

I suspect that I heard Peggy Lee sing this on TV. For a young lady Allison Young does a fair cover of Fever. Fever - Peggy Lee Cover (Feat. Allison Young).

[@RabbiSteve1]

Great reaction to this classic by the iconic Peggy Lee. My parents grew up with her hits in the 40’s and 50’s. And then I grew up with her through LADY AND THE TRUMP, and her final hit, “Is That All There Is?”. What a class act! BTW, cool lingual difference between your cultural English and ours here in the US. What you call “clicks”, we call “snaps”. Sort of like “crisps” vs “chips”.

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

Another sexy song is Cole Porter's "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home to", especially as sung by Dinah Shore.

[@bmbirdsong]

I was just listening to your song "Wicked Game" on Spotify. I had to come here to say how amazing your voice is. The more I listen to your song, the more I love it.

[@BethRoars]

Thank you!

[@mrtveye6682]

The vocals and the reduction down to the baseline and a few percussive elements is great. I just think it's a notch to fast. Having heard the Elvis version of this song first, I'm just accustomed to the slower tempo of his version, and I think the reduced tempo gives the song even more room to breath, more intimacy and "sexiness". I think her version in the tempo of the Elvis version would be the perfect mix for me.

[@loulame]

Haven't seen you react to U2 yet. I bet you're going yo love this one. Deep, somber and dramatic. Beautifully performed: The unorgettable fire.

[@WilliamScavengerFish]

My grandparents had her 1969 album (I kept all of their vinyl). They had most of Herb Alpert's albums (I added a couple).

[@carlanderson7618]

Another good "clicks" song is Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford

[@RabbiSteve1]

Definitely! 💯%!

[@dantreadwell7421]

He had one heck of a voice.

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[@daveflegel6261]

Insight, with a snappy side of sizzle. Gracias ....and yeeee-ow.

[@wintermoonomen]

I love the Addams Family!!!!

[@thomasschmidt1836]

There are others that may qualify for sexy. Several by Sade. Anita Baker as well. Even the smoky vocals of Diana Krall with "S'wonderful" or "Peel me a Grape"

[@1dkappe]

Great cover. The original by Little Willie John is also good.

[@russelldenbleyker2885]

I'd love to hear you sing this!

[@danielmachado7256]

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[@kipster9]

Great selection. I'm not sure if you do this sort of thing, but have you ever considered doing a compare/contrast with the original version by the late Little Willie John. I'd be interested in hearing your opinion.

[@stephenreiner1523]

Gotta break this fever, whew.

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[@robertchristian6910]

There is a playful teasing in the ending.

[@Ikaris265]

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[@oldprankster7606]

Peggy Lee's rendition of "Fever" was sultry. And as hot as the lyrics implied. Contrast her subtle and understated performance to today's music - super-hyped with lyrical and musical histrionics, so un-melodic and frankly, annoying. The phrase "Less is more" used to refer to post-WWII architecture that abandoned ornament. But it aptly describes what Lee did with "Fever".

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[@nullfield]

Not placing the voice in the nose and teeth, shouting, or whisper singing in an infantile way.

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