Wednesday, July 07, 2010

NORAH JONES: TURN ME ON AND 9 MORE




Geethali Norah Jones Shankar (born March 30, 1979), popularly known by her stage name Norah Jones is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, keyboardist, guitarist, and actress. She is the daughter of Indian sitarist Pandit Ravi Shankar and dancer Sue Jones, and the half-sister of Anoushka Shankar.[1] Her career began with her 2002 debut album Come Away with Me, an adult contemporary vocal jazz album with a soul/folk/country tinge, which received eight Grammy Awards, five of which were awarded personally to Jones, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Best New Artist. This was followed by her second album, Feels like Home, released in 2004. In 2007, she released her third album, Not Too Late and her fourth album, The Fall, was released on November 17, 2009. She has sold more than 17 million albums in the US[2] and over 37 million records worldwide; altogether, she has sold more albums than any other female jazz artist during the 2000s.[3] On December 11, 2009, Jones was named Billboard's 60th-highest artist of the decade based on charting of her songs and Billboard magazine named her the top Jazz artist of the 2000–2009 decade, establishing herself as one of the best-selling artists of her time..[4]


Birth name Geethali Norah Jones Shankar
Born March 30, 1979 (1979-03-30) (age 31)
Brooklyn, New York,
United States
Genres Jazz, blues, pop, soul, folk, country
Occupations Singer-songwriter, musician, actress
Instruments Vocals, piano/keyboards, guitar
Years active 2001—present
Labels Blue Note
Associated acts Ray Charles, Wax Poetic, Peter Malick, Willie Nelson, Q-Tip


1. COME AWAY WITH ME

Come Away With Me lyrics
Songwriters: Jones, Norah;
Come away with me in the night
Come away with me
And I will write you a song

Come away with me on a bus
Come away where they can't tempt us
With their lies

And I want to walk with you
On a cloudy day
In fields where the yellow grass grows knee-high
So won't you try to come?

Come away with me and we'll kiss
On a mountaintop
Come away with me
And I'll never stop loving you

And I want to wake up with the rain
Falling on a tin roof
While I'm safe there in your arms
So all I ask is for you
To come away with me in the night
Come away with me

VIDEO


2. I HAVE GOT TO SEE YOU AGAIN



[Songwriters: Harris, Jesse;]


Lines on your face
Don't bother me
Down in my chair
When you dance over me

I can't help myself
I've got to see you again

Late in the night
When I'm all alone
And I look at the clock
And I know you're not home

I can't help myself
I've got to see you again

I could almost go there
Just to watch you be seen
I could almost go there
Just to live in a dream

But no, I won't go
For any of those things
To not touch your skin
Is not why I sing

I can't help myself
I've got to see you again

I could almost go there
Just to watch you be seen
I could almost go there
Just to live in a dream

No, I won't go
To share you with them
But oh, even though
I know where you've been

I can't help myself
I've got to see you again

Oh, I can't help myself
I've got to see you again

VIDEO



3. BE HERE TO LOVE ME

Your eyes seek conclusion in all this confusion of mine
Though you and I both know it's only the warm glow of wine
That's got you to feeling this way, but I don't care,
I want you to stay
and hold me and tell me you'll be here to love me today

Children are dancin', the gamblers are chancin' their all
The window's accusing the door of abusing the wall
But who cares what the night watchmen say
The stage has been set for the play
Hold me and tell me you'll be here to love me today

The moon's come and gone but a few stars hang on on to the sky
The wind's runnin' free but it ain't up to me ask why
The poets are demanding their pay
They've left me with nothin' to say
'cept hold me and tell me you'll be here to love me today
Just hold me and tell me that you'll be here to love me today

VIDEO


4. ALL YOUR LOVE

All of your love, baby, can it be mine
All of your love, baby, can it be mine
I'll hate to be the one, the one that you left behind

All of your love, baby, don't you fool around
All of your love, baby, don't fool around
Love is a one thing, baby, that you won't find on the ground

All of your love, I've got to have it one of these days
All of your love, I've got to have it one day
Don't you leave me sweet baby, please come one back this way
Come on back this way

Give me all your love
Give it to me right now
All your love
Don't mess around with my love

VIDEO




5. I 'LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT

Close your eyes, close the door

You don''t have to worry any more

Cause I''ll be your baby tonight



Shut the light, shut the shade

You don''t have to be afraid

''Cause I''ll be your baby tonight



Well, that mockingbird''s gonna sail away

We''re gonna forget it

That big fat moon

Is gonna shine like a spoon

But we''re gonna let it

You won''t regret it



Kick your shoes off

And don''t you fear

Bring that bottle over here

Cause I''ll be your baby tonight



Well, that mockingbird''s gonna sail away

We''re gonna forget it

That big fat moon

Is gonna shine like a spoon

But we''re gonna let it

You won''t regret it



Kick your shoes off

And don''t you fear

Bring that bottle over here

Cause I''ll be your baby tonight

Cause I''ll be your baby tonight

Cause I''ll be your baby tonight, tonight.

VIDEO


6. THE NEARNESS OF YOU

[Originally written by Ned Jones and Hoagy Carmichael for the movie "Romance In The Dark"]
[Recorded by Hoagy Carmichael in 1937]

It's not the pale moon that excites me
That thrills and delights me, oh no
It's just the nearness of you

It isn't your sweet conversation
That brings this sensation, oh no
It's just the nearness of you

When you're in my arms and I feel you so close to me
All my wildest dreams come true

I need no soft lights to enchant me
If you'll only grant me the right
To hold you ever so tight
And to feel in the night the nearness of you

VIDEO

7. THINKING ABOUT YOU

Yesterday I saw the sun shinin',
And the leaves were fallin' down softly,
My cold hands needed a warm, warm touch,
And I was thinkin' about you.

Here I am lookin' for signs of leaving,
You hold my hand, but do you really need me?
I guess it's time for me to let you go,
And I've been thinkin' about you,
I've been thinkin' about you.

When you sail across the ocean waters,
And you reach the other side safely,
Could you smile a little smile for me?
'cause I'll be thinkin' about you,
I'll be thinkin' about you,
I'll be thinkin' about you,
I'll be thinkin' about you.

VIDEO


8. SLEEPLESS NIGHTS

Through these sleepless nights
i cry for you
And wonder who
is kissing you
Oh these sleepless nights
Will break my heart in two

Somehow through the days
I don't give in
I hide my tears
That wait within
Oh but then through sleepless nights
I cry again

Why did you go ?
Why did you go ?
Don't you know ?
Don't you know ?
I need you

I keep hoping you'll come back to me
Oh let it be
Please let it be
Oh, my love, please end
These sleepless nights for me

Why did you go ?
Why did you go ?
Don't you know ?
Don't you know ?
I need you

I keep hoping you'll come back to me
Oh let it be
Please let it be
Oh, my love, please end
These sleepless nights for me

My love, please end these sleepless nights for me

VIDEO


9. TURN ME ON

Like a flower waiting to bloom
Like a light bulb in a dark room
I'm just sitting here waiting for you
To come on home and turn me on

Like the desert waiting for the rain
Like a school kid waiting for the spring
I'm just sitting here waiting for you
To come on home and turn me on

My poor heart, it's been so dark
Since you've been gone
After all, you're the one who turns me off
You're the only one who can turn me back on

My hi-fi is waiting for a new tune
My glass is waiting for some fresh ice cubes
I'm just sitting here waiting for you
To come on home and turn me on, turn me on

VIDEO


10. FEELING THE SAME WAY




The sun just slipped its note below my door
And I can't hide beneath my sheets
I've read the words before so now I know
The time has come again for me

(Chorus) And I'm feelin' the same way all over again
Feelin' the same way all over again
Singin' the same lines all over again
No matter how much I pretend

Another day that I can't find my head
My feet don't look like they're my own
I'll try and find the floor below to stand
I hope I reach it once again

Chorus

So many times I've wondered where I've gone
And how I found my way back in
I look around awhile for something lost
Maybe I'll find it in the end

Chorus

VIDEO


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