Throughout her long career she has been the recipient of numerous awards including the Grammy Award and the Emmy Award. The couple's striking union of broad ballads and breezy swing has combined with the endurance of their marriage and their comic facility to make them American institutions - even though neither of the couple, as separate performers or together, has put a single into the American Top 40 since 1963.
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One Note Samba
Eydie Gorme Lyrics
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Built upon a single note
Other notes are bound to follow
But the root is still that note
Now this new one is the consequence
Of the one we've just been through
As I'm bound to be the unavoidable
consequence of you
There's so many people who can
talk and talk and talk
And just say nothing
Or nearly nothing
I have used up all the scale I know
And at the end I've come to nothing
Or nearly nothing
So I came back to my first note
As I must come back to you
I will pour into that one note
All the love I feel for you
Anyone who wants the whole show
Re mi fa sol la si do
He will find himself with no show
Better play the note you know
The lyrics to "One Note Samba" are about finding perfection in simplicity. The song starts with the singer acknowledging that the samba is built around a single note, but that other notes are bound to follow. The root of the song remains that single note, however, and the new notes that are introduced are consequences of the note that came before it just as the singer is the consequence of their lover.
The second verse speaks to the frustration of talking to people who say a lot but ultimately convey nothing. The singer compares this to using up all the scales they know, only to end up with nothing. But they are reminded that they can always come back to their first note, just as they must return to the one they love. The singer vows to pour all the love they feel into that one note, recognizing that anyone who tries to show off with multiple notes will ultimately find themselves with no show because it's better to stick with what you know.
Overall, the song is about finding beauty in simplicity and staying true to oneself. The single note represents the one thing that truly matters in life, while the other notes are merely consequences or distractions. By coming back to the first note and pouring all of their heart into it, the singer is able to express their love in the most authentic way.
Line by Line Meaning
This is just a little samba
I am about to sing a simple samba song
Built upon a single note
The foundation of this song is one single note
Other notes are bound to follow
More notes will come, but this song will still be centered on that one note
But the root is still that note
That one note is still the basis of this song
Now this new one is the consequence
Each new note is a result of the one before it
Of the one we've just been through
Each note in this song is connected to the previous one
As I'm bound to be the unavoidable consequence of you
Just as every note in this song is a result of the one before it, you have influenced and shaped who I am
There's so many people who can talk and talk and talk
There are many people who speak without actually saying anything
And just say nothing
They don't have anything important or meaningful to say
Or nearly nothing
They may say a lot of words, but they don't really mean much
I have used up all the scale I know
I have exhausted all the musical possibilities I am familiar with
And at the end I've come to nothing
Despite all my efforts, my song has come up short
Or nearly nothing
I may have created something, but in the grand scheme of things it doesn't mean much
So I came back to my first note
In the end, I decided to return to the beginning of my song
As I must come back to you
Just as I returned to my first note, I will always return to you
I will pour into that one note
I will give all my love and emotion to that first note
All the love I feel for you
That one note represents all the love I feel for you
Anyone who wants the whole show
If someone wants the whole song and everything in it
Re mi fa sol la si do
If they want all the notes in the scale
He will find himself with no show
They will be disappointed and left with nothing
Better play the note you know
It's better to stick with what you know and do it well
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: DORIVAL SEN CAYMMI
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