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.
Sweet Dreams
Norah Jones Lyrics
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Why can't I forget you and start my life anew
Instead of having sweet dreams about you
You don't love me, it's plain I should know
I'll never wear your ring I should hate you
The whole night through
Instead of having sweet dreams about you
Sweet dreams of you things I know can't come true
Why can't I forget the past start loving someone new
Instead of having sweet dreams about you
The lyrics of "Sweet Dreams" by Norah Jones and Jim Campilongo depict a person who is struggling to move on from a past relationship. The lines "Sweet dreams of you every night I go through, Why can't I forget you and start my life anew" illustrate the singer's frustration with themselves for not being able to let go. The repetition of the phrase "sweet dreams" emphasizes the pain of constantly being reminded of the person they are trying to forget. The line "You don't love me, it's plain I should know" shows that the singer is aware of the reality of the situation but still unable to move on.
The second verse continues the theme of being unable to let go, but with a sense of resignation. The lines "Sweet dreams of you things I know can't come true, Why can't I forget the past start loving someone new, Instead of having sweet dreams about you" imply that the singer knows their desire to be with the person from their past is fruitless, and they should try to move on to find happiness with someone else. However, they still can't shake the memories and the pain associated with their past relationship.
Overall, "Sweet Dreams" is a melancholic and relatable song that captures the pain of being unable to let go and move on from a past relationship. It's a reminder that although the process of moving on can be difficult, it's important to take steps towards healing and finding happiness elsewhere.
Line by Line Meaning
Sweet dreams of you every night I go through
I can't stop dreaming about you every single night.
Why can't I forget you and start my life anew
I want to move on from you and start fresh, but for some reason, I just can't.
Instead of having sweet dreams about you
I wish I could dream about something else, but my mind keeps bringing me back to thoughts of you.
You don't love me, it's plain I should know
I need to accept the fact that you don't love me, even though it hurts.
I'll never wear your ring I should hate you
I will never marry you, even though I probably should hate you for how much you've hurt me.
The whole night through
I can't escape these thoughts even when I'm sleeping.
Sweet dreams of you things I know can't come true
I dream of things with you that I know can't realistically happen.
Why can't I forget the past start loving someone new
I wish I could move on and love someone else, but my heart is still stuck in the past with you.
Instead of having sweet dreams about you
Again, I just wish I could dream about something other than you and our lost love.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DON GIBSON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Lets-Make-a-Deal
Norah is one of the most beautiful and talented artists of our time...Angelic voice that I never tire of...
sovaine
Definitively the voice of an angel...beautiful.
John Given
How is this not credited to Jim Campilongo? So weird, none of the videos of this version of the song on Youtube seem to mention him. This track appears on his album "American Hips."
Nathan Crofton-Bond
There must be some sort of licensing issues because Jim's version isn't on YouTube, doesn't show up on the iTunes listing for American Hips and is unavailable on Spotify (though the rest of American Hips is, except for Stella - perhaps the issue is with Jones's record label?)
It's as if somebody is desperate for us not to hear it unless we buy a physical copy of the album. Perhaps it's a ploy to increase sales as they know Norah Jones fans will want to hear it thus purchase the album for those two tracks alone?
ben davidson
....Some things are just better left alone
doremifasolasido doremifasolasido
why can't she be you? the prettiest girl in the "WORLD" I would let you wear my ring my precious Norah