OMG this woman SANGS HER toosh off! She is simply one of the GREATEST VOICES OF ALL TIME!!!! This Cole Porter song is AMAZING as well. I've always loved this version since What's Up Doc is one of my favorite movies of all time! It's hysterical and my little sister and I used to laugh our heads off as kids. Today I searched for and found NOT only Barbara's version on iTunes, but I also found incredible versions of the song by Louie Armstrong another VOICE FOR THE AGES and cool version by Carmen McCrae and Sammy Davis Junior.

All of this lead me to realize just how talented, classy and sophisticated entertainers used to be. I know I know times change and I love change, but damn...these folks had CLASS (something lacking nowadays), style, charisma and a WORK ETHIC!

Enjoy this video and if you ever get a chance see the movie too. Make sure to check out the other versions of the song. I hear Ella Fitzgerald does a great rendition as well.

Lyrics

"YOU'RE THE TOP"
Cole Porter

At words poetic, I'm so pathetic
That I always have found it best,
Instead of getting it off my chest,
To let 'em rest unexpressed,
I hate parading my serenading
As I'll probably miss a bar,
But if this ditty is not so pretty
At least it'll tell you
How great you are.

You're the top!
You're the Coliseum.
You're the top!
You're the Louvre Museum.
You're a melody from a symphony by Strauss
You're a Bendel bonnet,
A Shakespeare's sonnet,
You're Mickey Mouse.
You're the Nile,
You're the Tower of Pisa,
You're the smile on the Mona Lisa
I'm a worthless check, a total wreck, a flop,
But if, baby, I'm the bottom you're the top!

You're the top!
You're Mahatma Gandhi.
You're the top!
You are Napoleon Brandy.
You're the purple light
Of a summer night in Spain,
You're the National Gallery
You're Garbo's salary,
You're cellophane.
You are sublime,
You're turkey dinner,
You're the time, the time of the Derby winner
I'm a toy balloon that is fated soon to pop
But if, baby, I'm the bottom,
You're the top!

You're the top!
You're a Waldorf salad.
You're the top!
You're a Berlin Ballad
You're the nimble tread
Of the feet of Fred Astaire,
You are an O'Neill drama,
You're Whistler's mama!
You're camembert.

You're a rose,
You're Inferno's Dante,
You're the nose
On the great Durante.
I'm a lazy lout,
who is just about to stop

But if, baby, I'm the bottom,
She's the one for me,
and I've got him
'cause if, baby, I'm the bottom,

You're the top!