Her albums, recorded with musicians including her brother, bassist David Seidel, have been nominated for prizes such as the ARIA Music Awards. Her album Moon of Manakoora won the Bell Award for Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album in 2006.
Seidel was described as a "virtual institution" in her country. She was a music teacher at Sydney Girls High School.
She died on 8 August 2017 after a battle against cancer.
Discography
1994 Little Jazz Bird
1994 Winter Moon
1995 Doodlin
1997 The Art of Lounge
1998 The Way You Wear Your Hat
1999 The Art of Lounge Volume 2
2000 Love Letters
2001 Doris & Me
2002 Dont Smoke in Bed
2003 Comme Ci, Comme Ça
2003 The Art of Lounge Volume 3
2004 Dear Blossom
2004 Hooray for Christmas
2005 Moon of Manakoora
2005 Delovely
2007 We Get Requests
2007 Charade – Henry Mancini Song Book
2011 Janet Seidel – Live in Taipai (DVD)
It
Janet Seidel Lyrics
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It's wonderful, so they say
And with the moon up above, it's wonderful
It's wonderful, so they tell me
I can't recall who said it
I know I've never read it
I only know they tell me that love is grand, and
Is wonderful, wonderful
In every way, so they say
To leave your house some morning
And without any warning, you're stopping people,
Shouting that love is grand, and
To hold a man in your arms is wonderful, wonderful
In every way, so they say
Janet Seidel’s song “It” is a classic love song that explores the concept of love and how people view it. The song begins with the line “They say that falling love is wonderful, it's wonderful, so they say”. Through this line, the singer is highlighting that love is usually being portrayed as this wonderful and perfect thing. The mention of the moon in the second line signifies this romantic image that the media usually portrays about love.
The singer also mentions that she doesn’t remember where she heard about love being grand, but that’s what people say. The concept of love being grand is further explored through the mention of romance being wonderful in every way. The last two lines talk about how love can make you ecstatic and how holding someone you love close can be the most wonderful feeling in the world.
The song shows that love is a universal emotion that people crave for, and everyone has an idea of what love should be like. The media often gives us a twisted and unrealistic view of love, and the song highlights that people believe in the idea of a fairytale love story, even if they haven't experienced it themselves.
Line by Line Meaning
They say that falling love is wonderful
There are people who claim that the act of falling in love is an amazing experience
It's wonderful, so they say
Although the singer has not experienced it directly, these people describe falling in love as being truly wonderful
And with the moon up above, it's wonderful
These same people assert that when the moon is visible in the sky, the experience of falling in love is even more magnificent
It's wonderful, so they tell me
This line is a repetition of the previous one to reinforce how strongly these people believe in the wonder of falling in love, even though the artist has yet to experience it herself
I can't recall who said it
The artist cannot remember the exact source of these claims about love
I know I've never read it
The singer is certain that she has never come across such descriptions of love in anything she has read
I only know they tell me that love is grand, and
Despite the lack of an identifiable source, the singer only knows that people have informed her of the grandeur of love
The thing that's known as romance
The concept known as romance
Is wonderful, wonderful
This concept, as described by these people, is truly fantastic
In every way, so they say
These people claim that romance is fantastic in every conceivable way
To leave your house some morning
The singer introduces a hypothetical scenario where a person leaves their home one morning
And without any warning, you're stopping people,
This same person stops strangers they meet without any prior notification
Shouting that love is grand, and
When they stop these strangers, this person proclaims loudly the wonders of love and how grand it is
To hold a man in your arms is wonderful, wonderful
As part of their exclamation of love's grandeur, this person also describes the feeling of holding a man in their arms as magnificent and fantastic
In every way, so they say
The person making the proclamation insists that these experiences of holding a man and experiencing love are also fantastic in every possible way
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Irving Berlin
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nickdryad
The best version. Her delivery is spot on. Those long notes are full of heart ache Flipping perfect. And that band is brilliantly spot on too.
John Benn
Who gives a stuff whether Joan Crawford would have liked this. Just listen to this wonderful clip & comment about this brilliant Australian singer with the superb backing of Guitar & Drums. Amazing & very enjoyable
scottiechris
Joan Crawford would be proud!