THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.944-Ella Fitzgerald-Anything Goes.1956- Has never been released as a single in the UK.Best Bit-At 0.47.Perhaps if Cole Porter had lived to see ‘Punk Rock,’ and ‘Gangsta’ Rap’, he may have been more tolerant of his own era.’Anything Goes’ was written by Cole Porter (see also best songs 655-295 and 73) for the 1934 musical ‘Anything Goes,’ it was based on an original script collaborated on by Guy Bolton, and P.G.Woodhouse, but was heavily revised by the team of Howard Lindsay, and Russel Crouse.This version by Ella Fitzgerald (see also best songs 702-286-231 and 100) was the first of two studio recordings she made, and is taken from her ‘Cole Porter Song Book’ Album, recorded in 1956. The second version is from 1972, which was recorded with Nelson Riddle, that can be found on ‘Ella Loves Cole,’ and is a far more uptempo remake.The song has a fascinating lyric, warning that the people of today (1934,) are becoming morally out of control, and they should look for guidance from their predecessors.Porter probably meant by that the ‘Edwardian’ era, when ‘Showing a glimpse of stocking was something shocking.’ Porter was also not afraid to state his thoughts about well known people, and celebrities of the day, in the songs lyrics, but you will have to seek out some of the other many versions by various artists, in order to hear all the verses in full, as Ella Fitzgerald edits out the most controversial bits in her recordings.’The world has gone mad today, and good’s bad today, and black’s white today, and days night today.’PLEASE SHARE TO REACH A WIDER AUDIENCE.The countdown continues tomorrow at 1.0.pm.For a list of all the best 1000 songs click on the blog at www.barryphilipsdiscos.