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Anna Ternheim — Fly Me to the Moon
Album: Leaving on a Mayday: Deluxe Edition
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Released: 2008
Length: 3:51
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Fly me to the moon
Let me play among those stars
Let me see what spring is like
On Jupiter and Mars

Fill my heart with song
Let me sing for ever more
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore

In other words, hold my hand
In other words, baby kiss me

In other words, please be true
In other words, I love you

Fly me to the moon
Let me play among those stars
Let me see what spring is like
On Jupiter and Mars

Fill my heart with song
Let me sing for ever more
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore

In other words, hold my hand
In other words, baby kiss me

In other words, please be true
In other words, I love you
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For some reason this is not available in the iTunes or Amazon stores in the US.  When you try to purchase from the Swedish iTunes store it says no dice... is there a copyright problem or something with the song?  I do really like this rendition.
Posted 9 years ago by n5ac    [ Reply ]

Infinitely better than the F.S version. Frankie sings it w/ a drink in his hand and some blonde spilling out of her dress waiting in the car. Anna’s got little flower petals around her feet


Posted 10 years ago by midreaming    [ Reply ]
This is just such an excellent reworking of a clichèd and cheesy song. The true art of the cover version is to add something new to the song, and Anna, the beautiful angel-voiced Anna, does that in Spades. 8 from the smitten Nottingham jury {#Hearteyes}
Posted 10 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Didn't realize it was the Sinatra classic for a while. Her voice remind me of Marketa Irglova from the movie Once. Like the accent more than the song
Posted 10 years ago by mazzy    [ Reply ]
Way to kill a great song...
Posted 10 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
I like the voice, but her phrasing is driving me nuts.
Posted 10 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
It's working for me..
Posted 10 years ago by jasonv    [ Reply ]
Well this is different. I think I like it, but I'm honestly not sure. It's not even an homage to the original, it's just the same words in a different song.
Posted 10 years ago by islander    [ Reply ]
trying to like this...but...no...
Posted 10 years ago by bmo    [ Reply ]
this is no worse or better than alpha blondy....

in other words "terrible"
Posted 11 years ago by gjr    [ Reply ]
Impressive list of cover for this song on wikipedia page - Nice listening to all sorts of talents (huge ones!) like Marvin Gaya, Oscar Peterson, Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra, and so on. Again, so many artists put their own inerpretation in this song, it's a journey in the voices.
I like Anna Ternheim soft, serene, poetic tone. Another part of the world
Posted 11 years ago by ambrebalte    [ Reply ]
Why?
Posted 11 years ago by bb_matt    [ Reply ]
Anna Ternheim - Strangers In The Night Live (2009), with Ane Brun on stage.

"Strangers in the Night" is a popular song composed by Bert Kaempfert with English lyrics by Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder. Kaempfert originally used it under the title "Beddy Bye" as part of the instrumental score for the movie "A Man Could Get Killed". The song was made famous in 1966 by Frank Sinatra.

 Strangers in the night exchanging glances
Wond'ring in the night
What were the chances we'd be sharing love
Before the night was through.

Something in your eyes was so inviting,
Something in your smile was so exciting,
Something in my heart,
Told me I must have you.

Strangers in the night, two lonely people
We were strangers in the night
Up to the moment
When we said our first hello.
Little did we know
Love was just a glance away,
A warm embracing dance away and -

Ever since that night we've been together.
Lovers at first sight, in love forever.
It turned out so right,
For strangers in the night.
Love was just a glance away,
A warm embracing dance away.

Ever since that night we've been together.
Lovers at first sight, in love forever.
It turned out so right,
For strangers in the night.


Posted 11 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
Minus 1 for me. PSD for sure.
Posted 11 years ago by Dexwood    [ Reply ]
No idea what possessed her to cover this. Not working for me, sorry.
Posted 11 years ago by ottojschlosser    [ Reply ]
Frankie may be swirling in his martini glass...
Posted 11 years ago by dc_zee    [ Reply ]
She has an awesome voice, so serene.  Likey.
Posted 11 years ago by msturgis    [ Reply ]
Hmm... No.
Posted 11 years ago by kojiroh    [ Reply ]
why did she cover this?  great song, but seems like there's a ton of other standards more worthy than this....unless there's some kind of personal connection.

production's cool.  I like the finger squeak (fingertalk i think it's called) on the guitar work. 

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Posted 11 years ago by myersei    [ Reply ]
 Geecheeboy wrote:
Interesting. 
 



Not a worthy cover IMHO.
Posted 12 years ago by lunatic    [ Reply ]
Hmmm.....maybe if she'd put more emotion into it, it would have worked. As it is, it really doesn't.
Posted 12 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
..digging it..

Fly Me To The Moon lyrics

Fly me to the moon
Let me play among the stars
Let me see what spring is like
On Jupiter and Mars

Fill my heart with song
Let me sing forever more
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore

In other words, hold my hand
In other words, baby, kiss me
In other words, please, be true
In other words, I love you

Fly me to the moon
Let me play among the stars
Let me see what spring is like
< From: https://www.elyrics.net/read/a/anna-ternheim-lyrics/fly-me-to-the-moon-lyrics.html >
On Jupiter and Mars

Fill my heart with song
Let me sing forever more
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore

In other words, hold my hand
In other words, baby, kiss me
In other words, please, be true
In other words, I love you

Fly me to the moon
Let me play among the stars
Let me see what spring is like
On Jupiter and Mars
Fly me to the moon
Fly me to the moon

..an old standard from the 50's..i like the reinvention-!..
Posted 12 years ago by cShaggy    [ Reply ]
Interesting. 
Posted 12 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
Sometimes, covers work. Covers that go off the beaten path. Deliberately.
This does NOT work. I repeat, does NOT work.
Should have just written an original lyric.
Awful. 
Posted 12 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
Yeah, trying a little too hard to be "special"...   it's like Anna is waving a small little flag much too fervently.
Posted 12 years ago by TuneAgeWhereWoof    [ Reply ]
No, don't like it.  I grew up with the Astrid Gilberto version and this one is too atonal, no emotion.  If I hadn't heard the words, I never would have thought it was that song.
Posted 12 years ago by Shaken_Bake    [ Reply ]
I really love Fly Me to the Moon and just sat down to listen to RP.  I missed this song so I took the link to iTunes to hear it, but it says nothing found.  When I search for Anna Ternheim and Fly Me to the Moon, no dice.  What gives here?  I'd love to hear this track.
Posted 12 years ago by n5ac    [ Reply ]
My dad sang this to me every night before I went to bed, back in the 60s. Frank Sinatra's version. Can't abide by this one, not even a bit. 
Posted 12 years ago by siandbeth    [ Reply ]
 alanthecowboy wrote:
Holy crap!  The song was half over before I finally zoned in and started listening to the lyrics and realized what it was... I liked it just fine before, and even more now.  You don't hear such classic tunes reworked to this degree too often...
 

Posted 12 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
This is really fantastic. Great sound.
Posted 12 years ago by gemtag    [ Reply ]
Very nice cover.  Love RP for playing lots of what you seldom find anywhere else.
Posted 12 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
Innovative, stripped-down remake - sounds fabulous.
Posted 12 years ago by grant    [ Reply ]
I like what they did with this classic.  Really cool.
Posted 13 years ago by terrapin52    [ Reply ]
Bill's been playing this new album a lot...and I say RIGHT ON BILL...I love this girl!
Posted 13 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Yes! The ending is very interesting.
For another deconstructed song and reput together, Can we hear the Civil Wars and Billie Jean?
Their version is a totally new way-just acoutic guitar and voices..
Posted 13 years ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
Cool,ah...{#Smile}
Posted 13 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
 Decoy wrote:
Nice take, can we get some real Frank after this?
 
Frank did cover this as well... I almost forgot about that. ;)


Posted 13 years ago by alanthecowboy    [ Reply ]
Holy crap!  The song was half over before I finally zoned in and started listening to the lyrics and realized what it was... I liked it just fine before, and even more now.  You don't hear such classic tunes reworked to this degree too often...
Posted 13 years ago by alanthecowboy    [ Reply ]
Ballsy. Like it. Spare & respectful.
Posted 13 years ago by azdcryan    [ Reply ]
Nice take, can we get some real Frank after this?
Posted 13 years ago by Decoy    [ Reply ]
I like it.  Thanks Bill!
Posted 13 years ago by KevH    [ Reply ]
Well, put me on a rocket and call me Kirk, this is a certainly a different take on the old classic. Anna deconstructs it and recasts it in a sombre Swedish light. I'm sure Frank is spinning in his grave, but I like it. I also like the way she says Jupiter...Juuupitar {#Music}

Posted 13 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]