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.
Wait
Norah Jones Lyrics
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The sun is gone and it's stuck in your mind
You look to the morning with expectation
Anticipation
When you feel the dark coming and you know that it's here
You feel your spirit sing, you know there's nothing to fear
I'm here by your side, I've got to no where to go
Talk if you want, if don't just change the station
I got patience
I tell myself wait
Wait till the sun goes down
Wait and you'll come around
And you'll smile for everyone
I'll make you a place
A place where the shadows fall
Can be anyone or no one at all
Just tell me what you want
I know, sometimes you feel the need to beware
I know that you scared that I care
But I wonder who you're with when you turn out the lights
Who do you think of at night
When you feel the dark coming and you know that it's here
I've been there before and you've got nothing to fear
I'll make you a place where the shadows fall
And you can be anyone or no one at all
We'll take solace from the burning sun
Let me be there for you just this once
I tell myself wait
Wait till the sun goes down
Wait and you'll come around
And you'll smile for everyone
I'll make you a place
A place where the shadows fall
Can be anyone or no one at all
Just tell me what you want
The lyrics of Norah Jones's song "Wait" present a sense of longing and confusion. The opening lines describe a gloomy day with an atmosphere of sadness and despair, marked by a flag flying half-mast and a cloudy sky. The lyrics then shift to a poetic reflection on time, with the observation that despite it being spring, there is somehow no feeling of renewal or possibility. This is followed by a metaphor about chewing all the fun from one's gum, which could represent the feeling of being dissatisfied with life and searching for something more.
The theme of uncertainty and confusion continues with the lines "I'm on the edge/I'm in the yellow paint." This could refer to teetering on the brink of a decision, unsure of which direction to go in. The tone is then lightened slightly by the romantic imagery of a lunar eclipse and the touch of someone's lips. However, this is immediately subverted by the image of a river of doubt that cannot be turned off, showing that even in moments of happiness, there can still be an undercurrent of fear and anxiety.
The final verse returns to a more melancholic mood, with the singer staring out at a church and thinking about what might have been. The request for a double drink at the end of the verse suggests a desire to forget or numb these painful thoughts. Overall, the lyrics of "Wait" are evocative and emotive, capturing the complexity of human emotions and the difficulties of navigating life's challenges.
Line by Line Meaning
Flying half-mast overcast with a gun ship grey
The weather is gloomy with dark clouds in the sky. It's like a sad day with the flag flown at half-mast.
You ever hear of such a thing, a spring with no month of May?
Have you ever heard of something as unusual as a spring season without a May month?
Ooh there's frost on Memorial Day
It's Memorial Day, but surprisingly there's frost instead of warmth.
Oh love, I'm half-blind, could you please help me find my way?
My vision is not clear, and I need the help of my beloved to guide me.
I chewed all the fun from my gum, waiting for a train
I am too bored while waiting for the train, and I've already chewed all the flavor from my gum.
Fell prey to those thoughts that come when you're caught in the rain
My mind is drifting towards melancholic thoughts that tend to come up when you're stuck in the rain.
Ooh I'm on the edge, I'm in the yellow paint
I feel as if I am at the edge of breaking down, living life on the edge (in the yellow paint) with the danger of falling off.
Oh love, I'm half-mad, let's hope that means I'm half-sane
I am a bit crazy when in love, but maybe it's a good thing and keeps me sane halfway.
The touch of your lips, A lunar eclipse, so soft
Your tender kiss feels like a gentle lunar eclipse, noticeable but still so soft.
And yet this river of doubt, The spout that I can't turn off
Despite your kiss, I have this constant flow of doubt that I can't stop or control.
Ooh I want your flu, baby, Not just your cough
I need all of you, not just the superficial parts, but the whole of you, including your imperfections.
Please make me a man, Not this sham whom love leaves lost
Help me become a real man, not one left feeling confused and lost as a result of love.
Staring out at the church, At the pigeons perched in the leaves
I gaze at the church and watch the pigeons sitting on the leaves.
Wondering what might have been had I not fallen in with thieves
I wonder how my life would have looked if I hadn't accompanied or trusted the wrong people.
Ooh could you make that a double please?
Could you please give me a double, making it two times stronger?
Oh love, it's late don't wait up for me
Please don't wait for me because it's too late, and I'll come back too late as well.
Oh love, it's late don't wait up for me, Don't wait up
Again, repeating, please don't wait for me; it's late into the night, and there's no reason to wait anymore.
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TruusjeF
Been searching for this song a long time on youtube! Thank you....
Requiemslove
Wah. OK that was completely out of the blue. I am thinking this is one of the songs she would do in that crazy band she is secretly in, the one where she dresses up and wears a wig or summit and they play strange funky music, which is completely different to a lot of what she has done professionally. Like the butterflies song i am not sure about this, but it is sure nice to see the weirder side of Mrs Jones, and i do actually like this song...i think.
ckaatt
This is Nora?!?! Daaaaaaaaang. Sweet.
dean goldstin
any one knows a good quality source for that song ?
Gilmar Coimbra
That carnival than nothing. Will is blues!
naihanchin Kempo
bad copy