Wednesday, July 07, 2010

ART GARFUNKEL: TAKE ME AWAY AND 10 MORE





Arthur Ira "Art" Garfunkel (born November 5, 1941) is an American singer, poet, and actor, best known as half of the folk duo Simon & Garfunkel. In particular, he is remembered for being the lead singer on the #1 hit single, "Bridge Over Troubled Water". Highlights of his solo career include a top ten hit, three top twenty hits, six top forty hits, fourteen Adult Contemporary top 30 singles, Five Adult Contemporary number ones, two UK number ones, a Golden Globe nomination and a People's Choice Award.

Birth name Arthur Ira Garfunkel
Born November 5, 1941 (1941-11-05) (age 68)
Origin Forest Hills, New York, U.S.
Genres Folk rock, folk pop, rock, pop
Occupations Singer-songwriter, actor, poet
Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active 1956–present
Labels Columbia Records
Atco Records
Associated acts Simon & Garfunkel


1. BREAK AWAY


I watch the distant lights on the runway
Disappear into the evening sky
Oh you know I'm with you on your journey
Never could say, "Goodbye"

It's not the sun you're trying to find
Something else is on your mind
You need a little space and time to break away

It's not the place you're going to
It's just a phase you're going through
Though I won't stop you I don't want you to

Break away, fly across your ocean
Break away, time has come for you
Break away, fly across your ocean
Break away, time has come

For you to awaken in another country
Greet the morning under foreign skies
Leaving me to face another Monday
It's not easy to get by

It's not the sun you're trying to find
Something else is on your mind
You need a little space and time to break away

It's not the place you're going to
It's just a phase you're going through
Though I won't stop you I don't want you to

Break away
Fly across your ocean
Break away
(Break away, break away)
Time has come for you

Break away
(Break away, break away)
Fly across your ocean
Break away
(Break away, break away)
Time has come for you

Break away
(Break away, break away)
Fly across your ocean
Break away
(Break away, break away)

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2. ALL MY LOVE'S LAUGHTER


All my love's laughter all my love's faces
She comes in the morning her cloak in her arms
She's following after the king of all places
And your tenderest warnin', could bruise all her charm

But don't lose your heart to that beautiful sinner
Who walks without shining a light
She stands in the shade and the sun is there in her
But you'll never know 'til it's night

All my love's softness, all my love's graces
She carries all things in her tiny white glove
She hides all her lostness in satins and laces
And everyone say she's searching for true love

But don't try to hold on to Satan's proud lady
Who stands with her flock all alone on the hill
Her stockings are hung and her eyes are so shady
She's winning and you never will


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3. I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU


My love must be a kind of blind love
I can't see anyone but you

Are the stars out tonight?
I don't know if it's cloudy or bright
I only have eyes for you, dear

The moon may be high
But I can't see a thing in the sky
'Cause I only have eyes for you

I don't know if we're in a garden
Or on a crowded avenue
You are here, so am I

Maybe millions of people go by
But they all disappear from view
And I only have eyes for you


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4. PERFECT MOMENT

I met you once before the first time
Cinema 1 or 2, I noticed you
Standing in line, your eyes met mine
And I could not look away

There we were in a perfect moment
A perfect moment in time
For a moment, you were mine

So later on I knew the first time
That it would be alright for us that night
Trust in our eyes, we made a bridge of sighs
When we crossed over it was day

There we were in a perfect moment
A perfect moment in time
For a moment, you were mine

I wasn't ready for the last time
But wasn't I supposed to let you go into the blue?
But still I'm holding you
Though you're a million miles away

There we are in a perfect moment
A perfect moment in time
For a moment, you were mine

In a perfect moment
A perfect moment in time
For a moment, you are mine
For a moment, you are mine
Just for a moment, you were mine

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5. TAKE ME AWAY

Far away when the day is raining
Far away when the sky is blue
Anytime at all

Take me away from it all
Take me away

Long ago, where the western breezes
Used to blow here into my heart
I would hear you call

Take me away from it all
Take me away
Take me away from it all
Take me away

Love is like a melody
We simply can't forget
A sad and happy memory
We never shall regret
The magical duet

Far away when the day is sleeping
Far away where a starry sky
Waits for you to call

Take me away from it all
Take me away
Take me away from it all
Take me away

Take me away from it all
Take me away

VIDEO


6. WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD

What a wonderful, wonderful world this would be
What a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful world

Don't know much about history
Don't know much biology
Don't know much about a science fic
Don't know much about the French I took
(But I do know)
But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me, too

What a wonderful, wonderful world this would be

Don't know much about geography
Don't know much trigonometry
Don't know much about algebra
I don't know what a slide rule is for
(But I do know)
But I do know one and one is two
And if this one could be with you

A wonderful world
What a wonderful, wonderful world this would be
What a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful world

Now I don't claim to be an 'A' student
But I'm tryin' to be
I think that maybe by bein' an 'A' student, baby baby
I could win your love for me

Don't know much about the Middle Ages
Looked at the pictures then I turned the pages
Don't know nothin' 'bout no rise and fall
Don't know nothin' 'bout nothin' at all
(But I do know)
Girl it's you that I've been thinkin' of
And if I could only win your love, oh girl

What a wonderful, what a wonderful world this would be
What a wonderful, wonderful world this would be
What a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful world
What a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful world
What a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful world
What a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful world

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7. SOUND OF SILENCE


Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence

In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
'Neath the halo of a street lamp
I turn my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence

And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never shared
No one dared
Disturb the sound of silence

"Fools," said I, "you do not know
Silence like a cancer grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you"
But my words like silent raindrops fell
And echoed in the wells of silence

And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls
And whispered in the sound of silence

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8. BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS


When you're weary, feeling small
When tears are in your eyes,
I will dry them all
I'm on your side
When times get rough
And friends just can't be found

Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down

When you're down and out
When you're on the street
When evening falls so hard
I will comfort you
I'll take your part
When darkness comes
And pain is all around

Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down

Sail on silver girl
Sail on by
Your time has come to shine
All your dreams are on their way
See how they shine
When you need a friend
I'm sailing right behind

Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind


VIDEO

9. CECILIA


Cecilia, you're breaking my heart
You're shaking my confidence daily
Oh, Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
I'm begging you please, to come home

Cecilia, you're breaking my heart
You're shaking my confidence daily
Oh, Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
I'm begging you please, to come home
Come on home

Making love in the afternoon
With Cecilia up in my bedroom
I got up to wash my face
When I come back to bed
Someone's taken my place

Cecilia, you're breaking my heart
You're shaking my confidence daily
Whoa, Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
I'm begging you please, to come home
Come on home

Jubilation, she loves me again
I fall on the floor and I'm laughing
Jubilation, she loves me again
I fall on the floor and I'm laughing

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10. LAST NIGHT I HAD THE STRANGEST DREAM




Last night I had the strangest dream
I ever dreamed before
I dreamed the world had all agreed
To put an end to war
I dreamed I saw a mighty room
The room was filled with men
And the paper they were signing said
They'd never fight again

And when the papers all were signed
And a million copies made
They all joined hands and bowed their heads
And grateful prayers were prayed
And the people in the streets below
Were dancing round and round
And guns and swords and uniforms
Were scattered on the ground

Last night I had the strangest dream
I ever dreamed before
I dreamed the world had all agreed
To put an end to war



VIDEO


11. EL CONDOR PASA [ IF I COULD]


[J. Milchberg/D. A. Robles, 1933; English lyric P. Simon, 1970]

I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail
Yes I would, if I could, I surely would

I'd rather be a hammer than a nail
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would

Away, I'd rather sail away
Like a swan that's here and gone
A man gets tired out to the ground
He gives the world
Its saddest sound
Its saddest sound

I'd rather be a forest than a street
Yes I would, if I could, I surely would

I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would


Like a swan that's here and gone
A man gets tired out to the ground
He gives the world
Its saddest sound
Its saddest sound

I'd rather be a forest than a street
Yes I would, if I could, I surely would

I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would

VIDEO



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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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