Is That All There Is?

Album: Is That All There Is? (1969)
Charted: 11
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  • Lyrics currently unavailable Writer/s: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

Comments: 7

  • Khalil from Jacksonville, Florida.I grew up in Cleveland, Ohio in the 60's-70's. There was a local television station wjw ch 8, a CBS affiliate that showed B movies after the news went off at 11:30 pm. It was originally called "The Big Chuck & Houlihan show then The Big Chuck & Little John show. They invited various schools and youth organization's to the live broadcast studio. The epilogue or end of show theme song was Peggy Lee's Is That All There Is. They never played the different versus, yet they just looped the chorus so I never heard the whole song until years later, but it stuck and I like it currently. I thought the song was recorded in the 40's and was surprised when I found out it was recorded in 1969.
  • Lynnie B from Cape May NjI see this song as more hopeful than sad. It tells me that we can get over anything.
  • Larry from Coral Springs, FlI like this song..nice ballad. Is that all there is to this comment? :)
  • Amara from Victorille, CaThis is a great song. It's so incredibly surreal and sardonic, but at the same time very tongue-in-cheek.
  • Suzanne from Seattle, WaTwo words: Epic Existentialism. :-)

    I love this song...
  • Mark from Houston, TxWhat a great song! The content, Peggy Lee's voice, the melody, the whole feel of it! I cannot believe there are not more comments on this site about this great work of art! It is one of my all-time favorites. No, I don't think she's depressed or bored (as other comment suggests)-- just very experienced- --she has seen it all and nothng surprises her any more or seems like a big deal at this point in her life. Cynical? Yes, but some would also call her outlook "mature" or even "wise"!
    Mark, Houston, TX
  • Mark from London, EnglandThe version released in the UK, by Kristina, on the Ze label, was banned by the BBC!
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