Wilson's repertoire includes both jazz and blues standards and renditions of pop and rock songs. Her contralto voice has been described as bluesy and sultry, and the style of her music ranges from swing to funk to bossa nova. Many of the songs she covers are by artists who usually record in other genres.
Wilson counts the late Miles Davis as one of her greatest influences. In 1989 she performed as the opening act for Davis at the JVC Jazz Festival in Chicago. In 1999 she produced Traveling Miles as a tribute to Davis. The album developed from a series of jazz concerts that she performed at Lincoln Center in November 1997 in Davis's honor and includes three selections based on Davis's own compositions, in which Wilson adapted the original themes.
A Brief Discography
Point of View (1986, JMT)
Days Aweigh (1987, JMT)
Blue Skies (1988, JMT)
Jumpworld (1989, JMT)
She Who Weeps (1990, JMT)
Live (1991, JMT)
After the Beginning Again (1992, JMT)
Dance to the Drums Again (1992, DIW/Columbia)
Blue Light 'til Dawn (1993, Blue Note)
New Moon Daughter (1995, Blue Note)
Rendezvous (with Jacky Terrasson) (1998, Blue Note)
Traveling Miles (1999, Blue Note)
Belly of the Sun (2002, Blue Note)
Glamoured (2003, Blue Note)
Thunderbird (2006, Blue Note)
Loverly (2008, Blue Note)
Silver Pony (2010, Blue Note)
Another Country (2012, eOne)
Official website: www.cassandrawilson.com
Someday My Prince Will Come
Cassandra Wilson Lyrics
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There is someone I'm longing to see
Someone I simply can't help but adore
Someone who'll thrill me forever
Some day my prince will come
Some day I'll find my love
And how thrilling that moment will be
When the prince of my dreams comes to me
And steal a kiss or two
Though he's far away,
I'll find my love some day
Some day when my dreams come true
Some day I'll find my love
Someone to call my own
And I'll know her the moment we meet
For my heart will start skipping a beat
Some day we'll say and do
Things we've been longing to
Though she's far away
I'll find my love some day
Some day when my dreams come true
The song “Someday My Prince Will Come” by Cassandra Wilson is about the singer’s longing for her prince charming to come and sweep her off her feet. The lyrics are a testament to the romantic ideal of finding true love and reveals that the singer is ready and willing to wait and search for her true love.
The first verse sets the scene by suggesting that somewhere in the world, her prince charming is waiting for her as she yearns for his presence. The second verse describes how the singer envisions their meeting, where her heart will skip a beat and they will say and do things they have been longing to do. The song ends with the singer reaffirming her belief in love and how she will find her love some day when her dreams come true.
The underlying theme of the song is the idea of true love being worth waiting for, even if it takes a long time. The song encourages the listener to keep chasing their dreams and believe that true love is worth searching for, no matter how far away it may seem.
Line by Line Meaning
Somewhere waiting for me
There is a place where my future love is waiting for me.
There is someone I'm longing to see
I have someone in my heart whom I yearn to meet.
Someone I simply can't help but adore
The person I'm destined to be with is someone whom I admire endlessly.
Someone who'll thrill me forever
The one I love will make me exhilarated throughout my whole life.
Some day my prince will come
One day my true love will arrive, just like a prince would.
Some day I'll find my love
One day, I will meet the love of my life.
And how thrilling that moment will be
That moment of finding love will be electrifying and unforgettable.
When the prince of my dreams comes to me
My ideal partner, just like a prince, will come to meet me.
He'll whisper, I love you,
He will say softly, 'I love you.'
And steal a kiss or two
He will take a couple of kisses from me, secretly.
Though he's far away,
Even though he may be at a distance from me,
I'll find my love some day
I will discover my soulmate eventually.
Some day when my dreams come true
I will find my beloved on the day all my dreams come true.
Someone to call my own
My special somebody, who only belongs to me.
And I'll know her the moment we meet
As soon as I first lay eyes on her, I will recognize her as the one.
For my heart will start skipping a beat
My heart will skip a beat out of excitement when I see her.
Some day we'll say and do
One day, we'll express our feelings and act on them.
Things we've been longing to
Things we have both been eager to say and do.
Though she's far away
Although she may currently be far from me,
I'll find my love some day
I'm certain that I will eventually reunite with my love.
Some day when my dreams come true
I will find my other half when my dreams come to fruition.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Frank Churchill, Larry Morey
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