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Song title: Satin doll

(Ellington) by Duke Ellington (RCA Victor) 1940

Satin doll

Cigarette holder which wigs me
Over her shoulder, she digs me.
Out cattin' that satin doll.

Baby, shall we go out skippin?
Careful, amigo, you're flippin',
Speaks Latin that satin doll.

She's nobody's fool so I'm playing it cool as can be.
I'll give it a whirl but I ain't for no girl catching me,
Switch-a-rooney!

Telephone numbers well you know,
Doin' my rhumbas with uno
And that 'in my Satin Doll.

Notes: Rumoured to have been used in at least one Steel Mill show. These lyrics refer to the Ellington version.


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This song has never been published on any official release.

Very few performances of this songs are known (to me, at least!):
 - 09/01/1973 Wbcn-FM Studios, Boston,MA ,USA
 - 10/01/1973 Paul's Mall, Boston,MA ,USA during the Greetings Tour
 - 31/05/1973 Radio Station WGOE-FM, Richmond,VA ,USA
 - 02/06/1973 Whfs Studios, Bethesda,MD ,USA
 - 09/03/1974 Klol Studios, Houston,TX ,USA
 - 09/04/1974 Radio Station WBCN-FM, Boston,MA ,USA

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First known live performance: 09/01/1973 Wbcn-FM Studios, Boston,MA ,USA
Last known live performance: 09/04/1974 Radio Station WBCN-FM, Boston,MA ,USA

Song 'history':

Played live 1 time(s) during the so-called 'Greetings Tour' .
Keep in mind that only a small amount of the setlists of these years has surfaced, so it may have been played a lot more.


The song was also played in informal happenings or off-tour appearances
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