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.
One Flight Down
Norah Jones Lyrics
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There's a song on low
And your mind just picked up on the sound
Now you know that you're wrong
Because it drifts like smoke
And it's been there playing all along
Now you know
Now you know
The reeds and brass have been weaving
Leading into a single note
In this place
Where your arms unfold
Here at last I see your ancient face
Now you know
Now you know
The cadence rolls in broken
Plays it over and then goes
One flight down
There's a song on low
And it's been there playing all along
Now you know
Now you know
The lyrics in Norah Jones's song "One Flight Down" refer to a moment when someone is listening to a song playing quietly in the background, and they suddenly become aware of its presence. The first stanza describes how the song has been playing all along, but the listener didn't notice until just now. The second stanza goes deeper, mentioning the "reeds and brass" weaving together, creating a single note that hits the listener emotionally. The final stanza repeats the first, emphasizing the fact that the song has been there all along, waiting for the listener to notice it.
This song seems to be about slowing down and paying attention to the world around us. The lyrics suggest that we might be missing out on something beautiful if we're not careful. It's also a reminder that the things we let into our lives, like music, can have a profound effect on us, and we should be intentional about what we consume.
Line by Line Meaning
One flight down
There's a lower level where a song is playing
There's a song on low
The song is playing softly in the background
And your mind just picked up on the sound
You've just noticed the song
Now you know that you're wrong
You thought the song just started playing
Because it drifts like smoke
The song has been playing for some time
And it's been there playing all along
The song has been playing unnoticed for a while
Now you know
You've realized the song has been playing all along
Now you know
You've finally become aware of the song
The reeds and brass have been weaving
The instruments are creating a complex pattern
Leading into a single note
Culminating in a clear musical statement
In this place
Wherever you are right now
Where your arms unfold
Where you feel comfortable
Here at last I see your ancient face
I finally see your true identity
The cadence rolls in broken
The rhythm is staggered
Plays it over and then goes
Repeating the same musical phrase and then stopping
One flight down
On the lower level again
And it's been there playing all along
The song has been playing unnoticed for a while
Now you know
You've become conscious of the song
Now you know
You're finally aware of the music
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jesse Harris
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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