All Of Me (Ruth Etting 1931) w-VERSE - Gerald Marks-Seymour Simons
“All of Me” (1931) by Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons, was introduced on radio by vaudeville singer Belle Baker in 1931; shortly before that performance she had lost her husband and broke down weeping while singing the song.
This version from Ruth Etting includes the hard to find verse.
You took my kisses and you took my love
You taught me how to care
Am I to be just a remnant of
a one side love affair
All you took I gladly gave
There's nothing left for me to save
All of me…..
To emphasize the sad nature of her version she sings a blue-note in the 12th bar of the verse. She repeats this at the end of the tune substituting a iv (Bb-) for the V (C7).
All Of Me (Ruth Etting 1931)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6Oja6CMoCts
All Of Me (Ruth Etting 1931) w-VERSE - Gerald Marks-Seymour Simons
:))BOB