Her debut album Come Away with Me was released in 2002 and sold 26 million copies worldwide. It won 5 Grammy Awards in 2003. This album was produced by Arif Mardin.
Her second album, Feels Like Home, with folk tendency, is the highest-selling album in the history of Blue Note Records with over a million copies sold within the first week. Norah Jones was listed among the most influential people of 2004 by the Time Magazine.
On January 30, 2007 Norah Jones released her third album, Not Too Late - a collection of 13 original songs, itunes includes a bonus live track of the song Sinkin' Soon. This was the most pre-ordered album of all time on Amazon.com.
Her fourth studio album, The Fall, was released on November 17, 2009.
Her fifth studio album ...Little Broken Hearts was released on May 1, 2012 and she collaborated with Danger Mouse for its production. The Happy Pills Songfacts reports that the album was recorded at Danger Mouse's Los Angeles studio during the fall of 2011. The record was co-written by Jones and Danger Mouse, with the pair handling the majority of the instrumentals. Jones teamed up with the producer after she contributed vocals to his Rome project with Daniele Luppi.
The daughter of Beatles-influencing sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, Jones doesn't closely follow any particular genre, rather she brings her unique jazzy flavor to songs with roots in country, folk, Americana, and modern light jazz, pop and rock.
I Wouldn't Need You
Norah Jones Lyrics
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The way you touched me
If I could hold myself
The way you held me
[Chorus]
Then I wouldn't need you
I wouldn't need you
To love me
If I could replace
The things you gave me
If I could see my face
Without the tragedy
[Chorus]
But I do
So come back
Come back
If you could see the way I act
When I'm alone
If you could hear my voice crack
Over the phone
Oh and I need you
Oh and I need you
To love me
The lyrics of Norah Jones's song "I Wouldn't Need You" are about the yearning for love and the feeling of dependence on someone. The opening lines convey the sense of longing for physical intimacy that one shares with their lover. The lines "If I touched myself, the way you touched me, If I could hold myself, the way you held me" are a metaphor for the emotional void created in the absence of the lover. It suggests that even the mere touch of oneself cannot replicate the sensation created by the touch of a loved one.
The chorus of the song repeats "I wouldn't need you" three times, signifying a desire for detachment from the lover. The singer feels that if she could fill the void created by the absence of the lover by herself, she wouldn't need them. The repetition of the line adds to the urgency in the tone and the music, hinting at the conflict within the singer's mind.
The second verse acknowledges the significance of the lover's presence in the singer's life. It expresses how certain experiences are irreplaceable, and not having them would make life incomplete. The lines "If I could replace, the things you gave me, if I could see my face without the tragedy" suggest that the singer feels incomplete without the lover's presence, and that the pain of separation has become an inseparable part of her identity.
Overall, "I Wouldn't Need You" is a song about opposing feelings of love and dependence. It depicts the confusion between craving and detachment, and the desperation that arises when love is unfulfilled.
Line by Line Meaning
If I touched myself
If I were able to make myself feel the same way you made me feel
The way you touched me
Through your touch and affection
If I could hold myself
If I were capable of comforting myself
The way you held me
Like the way you made me feel safe in your arms
[Chorus]
Repetition of the fact that she wouldn't need the person she's singing about to love her
If I could replace
If I were able to substitute the things you gave me with something else
The things you gave me
The emotional and material things that the person had provided her with
If I could see my face
If I could look at myself and not see the pain and hurt you have caused me
Without the tragedy
Without the sad circumstances that have resulted from the person's actions
[Chorus]
Reiteration of the fact that she wouldn't need the person to love her
But I do
Despite wishing she didn't, she does need the person to love her
So come back
Come back to her despite everything that's happened
If you could see the way I act
If you could witness the way she's been behaving since the breakup
When I'm alone
When there's no one around to see or hear
If you could hear my voice crack
If you could hear the pain and sadness in her voice when she talks to you
Over the phone
When communicating with the person via phone
Oh and I need you
Reiteration of the fact that she still needs the person despite everything
To love me
To provide her with the love, care and affection that she desires and deserves
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: NORAH JONES
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Anonymous
on I Turned Your Picture to the Wall
Down by the Riverside - Noah Wall - Lyrics
I’m gonna lay down my heavy load,
Down by the riverside,
Oh yeah
Down by the riverside, down by the riverside
I’m gonna lay down my heavy load,
Down by the riverside,
I’m gonna study war no more
I ain’t a gonna study war no more,
I ain’t a gonna study war no more
I ain’t a gonna study war no more,
No I ain’t a gonna study war no more
I ain’t a gonna study war no more,
I ain’t a gonna study war no more
I’m gonna put on my long white robe,
Down by the riverside
Oh yeah
Down by the riverside, down by the riverside
I’m gonna put on my long white robe,
Down by the riverside
I’m gonna study war no more
I ain’t a gonna study war no more,
I ain’t a gonna study war no more
I ain’t a gonna study war no more,
I ain’t a gonna study war no more
I ain’t a gonna study war no more,
I ain’t a gonna study war no more
Musical Interlude
Well, I’m gonna lay down my sword and shield,
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside, down by the riverside
I’m gonna lay down my sword and shield,
Down by the riverside
I’m gonna study war no more
I ain’t a gonna study war no more,
I ain’t a gonna study war no more
I ain’t a gonna study war no more,
I ain’t a gonna study war no more
I ain’t a gonna study war no more,
Anonymous
on The Nearness of You
The Nearness Of You - Camille Thurman -Lyrics
Its not the pale moon that excites me
That thrills and delights me, oh no
Its just the nearness of you
It isn't your sweet conversation
That brings this sensation, oh no
Its just the nearness of you
When you're in my arms
And I feel you so close to me
All my wildest dreams do come true
I need no soft lights to enchant me
If you'll only grant me
The right to hold you ever so tight
And to feel in the night
The nearness of you
Saxophone Musical Interlude
I need no soft lights to enchant me
If you'll only grant me
The right to hold you ever so tight
And to feel in the night
The nearness, the nearness of you