Norah Jones, born on March 30, 1979 in New York City, is one of the most po… Read Full Bio ↴Norah Jones, born on March 30, 1979 in New York City, is one of the most popular contemporary jazz and jazz-influenced singers of our time. She was a member of Wax Poetic before her debut album Come Away with Me. She can still be heard singing with them on two tracks of their release, NuBlu Sessions.

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.

The Best Part
Norah Jones Lyrics

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I see the moon in the sky
I taste the soft in your eyes
I'll ignore all your lies
Watching icicles sway
Breaking off and away
It was colder that day
Don't forget me

I'll lay precious and mine
Love is reality line
Time always puts up a fight
Don't forget me

Lay your hand on my heart
Like it was at the start

That always was the best part
That was the best part

Overall Meaning

In The Best Part, Norah Jones is singing about a relationship that has already ended, but she is reminiscing and holding onto the positive memories. She sees the moon in the sky, which is a metaphor for the passing of time and the changes that have occurred since they were together. However, she still remembers how she felt when she looked into her lover's eyes, and tries to ignore any lies that may have caused the relationship to end.

She then shifts her focus to the present, where she is watching icicles sway and break off, symbolizing the fragility and unpredictability of life. It was a colder day, perhaps highlighting how difficult it was to let go of the relationship. Through all this, Norah Jones is urging her lover to not forget about her and the love they shared.

In the final verse, she's pleading with her lover to touch her heart once again, just like at the start of their relationship when everything was perfect, and to remember that that was the best part. Overall, The Best Part is a poignant and melancholic song about nostalgia, love, loss, and memories that are still worth holding onto.

Line by Line Meaning

I see the moon in the sky
I notice the moon shining up in the sky

I taste the soft in your eyes
I feel the tenderness in your gaze

I'll ignore all your lies
I'll overlook all the falsehoods you tell

Watching icicles sway
Observing the icicles move with the wind

Breaking off and away
Snapping off and drifting apart

It was colder that day
The weather was colder on that day

Don't forget me
Remember me always

I'll lay precious and mine
I'll offer something valuable and personal

Love is reality line
Love is a fundamental truth

Time always puts up a fight
Time is always a challenge to overcome

Don't forget me
Remember me always

Lay your hand on my heart
Place your hand on my chest

Like it was at the start
Just like it was in the beginning

That always was the best part
That was always the most beautiful aspect

That was the best part
That was the most significant moment

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: NORAH JONES, ANDREW BORGER, DARU ODA

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