GUITAR INSTRUMENTAL PLAY-ALONG: FEVER BY RAY CHARLES AND NATALIE COLE(COUNTRY/BLUES OLDIE)

Hello, fellow hivers.
I hope y'all are having a swell day.

This particular song is one that is imprinted in my mind for good reason. I invite you to take in the melancholic emotions of Ray Charles and Natalie Cole's iconic blues/country smash song "Fever"! 🎤🎸 with me.

The very first time I heard this song was when I heard Beyoncé Knowles sing it in the early minutes of the movie "The Fighting Temptations." I was simply blown away by the precision of the performance that I had to go look for the song online.

Allow the bluesy beat and the twang of the strings to transport you on a historical musical voyage to the 1900s when music was golden. This performance is guaranteed to touch your heart, soul, and body, whether you're a fan of country music or the blues.

In this video, I have the song playing in the background as I play the melody over it with my electric guitar. I also improvise a bit over the song at some point.

Here are the lyrics of the song.

Never knew how much I love you, never knew how much I care
When you put your arms around me, I get a fever that's so hard to bear
You give me fever, when you kiss me, fever when you hold me tight
Fever in the morning, fever all through the night.

Sun lights up the daytime, moon lights up the night
I light up when you call my name, and you know I'm gonna treat you right
You give me fever, when you kiss me, fever when you hold me tight
Fever in the the morning, oh fever all through the night.

Everybody's got the fever, that is something that you should know
Fever isn't such a new thing, fever started long ago.
Yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah, oh
Tell 'em about it
Romeo loved Juliet, Juliet she felt the same
When he put his arms around her, he said "Julie baby you're my flame"
Thou givest fever, when we kisseth, fever with thy flaming youth
Fever - I'm afire, fever yea I burn forsooth.

Captain Smith and Pocahontas had a very bad affair
But when her Daddy tried to kill him, she said "Daddy,Daddy don't you dare"
He gives me fever - with his kisses, fever when he holds me tight
Fever - I'm his Missus, Oh daddy won't you treat him right.

Now you've heard our story, (oh, it's your story)
Here's the point we have made (I'm listening)
Chicks were born to give you fever (that's right)
Be it Fahrenheit or Centigrade
They give you fever - when you kiss them, fever if you live and learn
Fever - till you sizzle, what a lovely way to burn.
Aha, what a lovely way to burn.
I tell you, what a lovely way to burn.
All right now, what a lovely way to burn.
I like that, what a lovely way to burn.

Here's a link to the instrumental cover on my YouTube channel.

Here is a link to the original song.

Here is a link to the version Beyoncé sang on the movie "The Fighting Temptations".

Thanks for tuning in!!👍💯