I have just spent my entire afternoon and evening studying and doing homework and I worked out I've spent seven hours doing that. I'm so exhausted and I'm just about to collapse in a heap and sleep, so if I'm not making any sense at all, it is due to the manic workload I've just done. And unfortunately if anyone were to ask me what I was studying, I would reply: "I have absolutely no clue."
Anyway, I haven't forgotten that today is Monday (well, actually, I did, but I've remembered now) so today's song is 'Dream a little dream of me' which is an old song, but an absolute classic. It has a beautiful tune and the sweetest lyrics imaginable. The other night, a group of my friends and I went to a jazz bar, which was a fun experience. Unfortunately there wasn't a singer (I'm a big fan of lyrics), but the musicians were incredibly talented and the atmosphere was quite inspiring, with the dimmed lighting, the captivated audience and the passionate notes being played, filling the room with colours. The reason why I bring this up, is that, 'Dream a little dream of me' was written in the era where jazz was in it's height, and also, I'm exhausted, so it makes sense to me to link the two together.
Written by Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt, it was first recorded in 1931, but since then, it has been adopted by many other artists as a choice of cover, one of the most famous would be 'The Mamas and the Papas' version from 1968, sung by the gifted Mama Cass Elliot. Her voice is so pure and holds no imperfections; it is smooth and really suits the song, as if it was written for her to sing. She actually said: "I tried to sing it like it was 1943 and somebody had just come in and said, 'Here's a new song.' I tried to sing it as if it were the first time." It the perfect cover to a perfect song:
Anyway, I haven't forgotten that today is Monday (well, actually, I did, but I've remembered now) so today's song is 'Dream a little dream of me' which is an old song, but an absolute classic. It has a beautiful tune and the sweetest lyrics imaginable. The other night, a group of my friends and I went to a jazz bar, which was a fun experience. Unfortunately there wasn't a singer (I'm a big fan of lyrics), but the musicians were incredibly talented and the atmosphere was quite inspiring, with the dimmed lighting, the captivated audience and the passionate notes being played, filling the room with colours. The reason why I bring this up, is that, 'Dream a little dream of me' was written in the era where jazz was in it's height, and also, I'm exhausted, so it makes sense to me to link the two together.
Written by Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt, it was first recorded in 1931, but since then, it has been adopted by many other artists as a choice of cover, one of the most famous would be 'The Mamas and the Papas' version from 1968, sung by the gifted Mama Cass Elliot. Her voice is so pure and holds no imperfections; it is smooth and really suits the song, as if it was written for her to sing. She actually said: "I tried to sing it like it was 1943 and somebody had just come in and said, 'Here's a new song.' I tried to sing it as if it were the first time." It the perfect cover to a perfect song:
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