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We're
up from a spell. Que Verde is dusting its hands of some old and
not so old songs, and have finished recording them for an upcoming
record. It's tentatively titled The Most Important Thing
and we're happy about finally being able to share these bits and
pieces with people. The Most Important Thing Table of Contents 1) A Clean and Well-Lighted Place (notes) 2) If I See You Again (lyrics) 3) Superimpose (notes and lyrics) 4) Borrowed Words (notes and lyrics) 5) Summery Wind (notes and lyrics) 6) Your Face 7) Mixtape (lyrics) 8) Play me an Old Song (lyrics) 9) The Most Important Thing (notes and lyrics) 10) Simple (notes and lyrics) |
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Borrowed
Words
Date of composition: August 2001, Bethesda Notes: My brother, who's quite the guitarist, was studying jazz guitar a few years ago. I picked up his book of jazz standards and was flipping through it and this song is the result. Titles of jazz standards, played by everyone from Thelonious to the Modern Jazz Quartet, are in every other line or so of this song, even in the refrain. They're either titles of jazz standards (songs), or titles of jazz records themselves. It's safe to assume there are no nods to Kenny G here. I bet you'll recognize at least a few. It's true, You've caught me in a sentimental mood, Softly as a morning sunrise Softly that's how I think of you. Stars hanging in the sky, Splintery white against a kind of blue, 500 miles high, That's how tall I could love you. *Refrain: I'm falling in love with love, Wait I mean you, I'm falling in love with love, You leave me at a loss for words So I guess I'll have to borrow a few. Straight, no chaser That's how your eyes startled me so, You are a waking dream My quiet misterioso. Oh, it's happened again, I let a song go out of my heart, That's what happens when love supreme gives a lonely soul a little jump start.* It might as well be spring, There's only one thing missing. |