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"Ain't Misbehavin" is a song broadcast on Appalachia Radio in Fallout 76. It is performed by Fats Waller and was written by Waller, Andy Razaf and Harry Brooks in 1929. The version that plays on Appalachia Radio is a re-recording that Waller made for the 1943 film Stormy Weather with Zutty Singleton and His Orchestra. Waller died a few months after the film's release and the full recording was posthumously issued in 1947[1] advertised as "'Fats' Waller's last record."[2]

Before appearing in Fallout 76, the song was originally referenced in the Fallout: New Vegas quest Ant Misbehavin'.

Background[]

As one of Fats Waller's signature songs, there are more than 15 known recordings of him playing "Ain't Misbehavin'".[3] For the sake of brevity, the following are noted for their significance.

August 2, 1929[4]

Session Personnel: Thomas Waller (piano solo) (Studio # 1, Trinity Church Building, Camden, New Jersey)
Released on Victor Records. Fats Waller's first recording of the song, credited as Thomas Waller. Instrumental only. [1].

January 23, 1943[5]

Session Personnel (Stormy Weather film soundtrack): Benny Carter (trumpet), Alton Moore (trombone), Gene Porter (clarinet, tenor sax), Fats Waller (piano, vocals), Irving Ashby (guitar), "Slam" Stewart (string bass), "Zutty" Singleton (drums), Ada Brown (vocals) (20th Century Fox Studios, Hollywood, California)
Dubbed on September 24, 1946 for RCA Victor Records. This is the version used in Fallout 76.

Lyrics[]

No one to talk with
All by myself
No one to walk with
But I'm happy on the shelf
Ain't misbehavin'
I'm savin' my love for you

I know for certain
The one I love
I'm through with flirtin'
It's just you I'm thinkin' of
Ain't misbehavin'
I'm savin' my love for you

Like Jack Horner
In the corner
Don't go nowhere
What do I care?
Your kisses are worth waitin' for
Believe me

I don't stay out late
Don't care to go
I'm home about eight
Just me and my radio
Ain't misbehavin'
I'm savin' my love for you

[Instrumental]

I don't stay out late
Don't care to go
I'm home about eight
Just me and my radio
Ain't misbehavin'
I'm savin' my love for you

Video[]

External links[]

References[]

  1. The Billboard magazine January 11, 1947, p. 32
  2. The Billboard magazine January 18, 1947, p. 19
  3. Taylor, Stephen. Fats Waller on the Air: the Radio Broadcasts and Discography. Scarecrow Press, 2006. p.327
  4. Taylor, Stephen. Fats Waller on the Air: the Radio Broadcasts and Discography. Scarecrow Press, 2006. p.179
  5. Taylor, Stephen. Fats Waller on the Air: the Radio Broadcasts and Discography. Scarecrow Press, 2006. p.283

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