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Perdido

Artist: Sarah Vaughn & The Count Basie Orchestra

Album: Masters of Modern Three

Song Length: 2:01

George's Thoughts: One of the great Jazz classics. Most versions are much slower, but at this speed it's a wonderful selection for Quickstep. Of all the versions I've heard, the one found on "The Ultimate Ballroom Album 5" is the best overall for Quickstep, followed closely by Dancelife's version on "Masters of Modern Three." A link is provided to one of Ella's performances which is strong enough at 51bpm, but very long at over 6 minutes in length.

Song Lyrics:

Perdido I look for my heart,
It's Perdido I lost it 'way down in Torrido
The day the fiesta started
Bolero, I swayed as they played a bolero
I kissed 'neath a listing sombrero
And that's when my heart departed
High was the sun when I held (him) close
Low was the moon when we said "Adios"
Perdido My heart ever since is
Perdido I know I must go to Torrido
To find what I lost, Perdido

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