Brubeck's style ranged from refined to bombastic, reflecting his mother's attempts at classical training and his improvisational skills. Much of his music employed unusual time signatures, a fact jokingly referred to by his greatest hits album 'Time Signatures: A Career Retrospective'. Upon his death, a number of commentators noted his crossover appeal to mainstream pop audiences, something putting him in the company of other jazz legends such as Louis Armstrong and Herbie Hancock among others.
Thie Song Is You
Dave Brubeck Lyrics
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A beautiful theme of every
Dream I ever knew.
Down deep in my heart I hear it play.
I feel it start, then melt away.
I hear music when I touch your hand,
A beautiful melody
Down deep in my heart, I hear it say,
Is this the day?
I alone have heard this lovely strain,
I alone have heard this glad refrain:
Must it be forever inside of me,
Why can't I let it go,
Why can't I let you know,
Why can't I let you know the song
My heart would sing?
That beautiful rhapsody
Of love and youth and spring,
The music is sweet,
The words are true
The song is you.
In the song, "The Song is You," the artist is talking about how he hears music when he sees or touches the person he loves. He refers to the music as a beautiful theme, melody, and rhapsody that plays deep in his heart whenever he thinks of the individual he loves. He then goes on to talk about how he alone can hear this lovely strain and glad refrain, and wishes that he could share this song that his heart would sing with the person he loves.
The chorus of the song highlights how the song itself represents characteristics of love, youth, and spring. The music is sweet, and the words are true. Essentially, the song is the person who the artist loves, and it exudes all of the beautiful features that one would associate with love, youthfulness, and the vibrancy of spring.
Line by Line Meaning
I hear music when I look at you,
When I see you, I feel music playing, like a wonderful soundtrack to my experiences.
A beautiful theme of every
Dream I ever knew.
The music I hear when I see you is the embodiment of every happy dream I've ever had.
Down deep in my heart I hear it play.
I feel it start, then melt away.
I experience the music as a deep feeling in my heart, but it is fleeting and hard to hold on to.
I hear music when I touch your hand,
Even when I touch you, I still hear music, as if your touch is a new note in the same beautiful melody.
A beautiful melody
From some enchanted land.
The music I hear when I touch you is like a magical tune from a far-off, mystical place.
Down deep in my heart, I hear it say,
Is this the day?
The music in my heart seems to be asking me if this is the day when we'll finally connect and the love story will begin.
I alone have heard this lovely strain,
I alone have heard this glad refrain:
This music is something that only I have experienced, and I feel a sense of joy and privilege because of it.
Must it be forever inside of me,
Why can't I let it go,
Why can't I let you know,
Why can't I let you know the song
My heart would sing?
I struggle with the idea of keeping this music inside and not sharing it with you. I wonder why I can't express my love in the way that my heart wants to.
That beautiful rhapsody
Of love and youth and spring,
The music is sweet,
The words are true
The song is you.
The music I hear is a reflection of a joyful and youthful love affair, and the lyrics are true to the emotion I feel. Ultimately, the song is about you and the love that we share.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Jerome Kern, Oscar II Hammerstein
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Guido Panadero
One of the first LPs i bought and still have it. My next door neighbor introduced me to Brubeck and many other "modern jazz" types. Heard Brubeck and Desmond live at least three times
nott
After so many years I get to listen to this song again, I thought I wouldn't be able to find it again, since I only remembered David Brubeck and the melody (where I live jazz wasn't popular, and his name was not known)
thank you for uploading this song 😃
Ted Atwork
Where do you live that jazz isn't popular? Who doesn't love jazz?
James Rawlins
I love how Desmond trades off riffs with himself
jazz4asahel
Song by Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
Alto Saxophone – Paul Desmond
Bass – Bob Bates
Drums – Joe Dodge
Liner Notes – George Avakian
Photography By – Bob Willoughby
Piano – Dave Brubeck
John Benn
WOW WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From a mad keen 74yo Aussie fan.
SELMER B.Action
The best version with Bird's one