Kent attended Newark Academy in Livingston, New Jersey. She graduated with a Degree in Comparative Literature from Sarah Lawrence College in New York, and moved to England after her graduation. While studying at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama, she met tenor saxophonist, Jim Tomlinson, whom she married on 9 Aug 1991.
Discography:
"Close Your Eyes" (1997), "The Tender Trap" (1998), "Let Yourself Go: Celebrating Fred Astaire" (2000),
"Dreamsville" (2001), "Brazilian Sketches" (2001), "In Love Again: The Music of Richard Rodgers" (2002),
"The Boy Next Door" (2003), "Collection" (2001), "Collection II" (2003), "Collection III" (2006),
"Breakfast On The Morning Tram" (2007), "Breakfast on the Morning Tram" (2008, limited edition boxset CD/DVD),
"Raconte-Moi..." (2010) , "Hushabye Mountain" (2011) , "THE CHANGING LIGHTS" (2013)
Kent has also featured in Tomlinson's 2006 album, The Lyric, which won "Album of the Year" at the 2006 BBC Jazz Awards.
Awards: British Jazz Award (2001) and BBC Jazz Award for Best Vocalist (2002).
Kent's album, Breakfast on the Morning Tram, was a nominee for Best Jazz Vocal Album at the 51st Grammy Awards (2009).
Trivia: Novelist Kazuo Ishiguro wrote the liner notes to Kent's 2003 album, The Boy Next Door, and also co-wrote four of the songs on the 2007 album, Breakfast on the Morning Tram.
Sites: Discogs
They Can't Take That Away from Me
Stacey Kent Lyrics
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That will keep me loving you
And with your permission
May I list a few
The way you wear your hat
The way you sip your tea
The memory of all that
The way your smile just beams
The way you sing off key
The way you haunt my dreams
No they can't take that away from me
We may never never meet again, on that bumpy road to love
But I'll always, always keep the memory of
The way you hold your knife
The way we danced till three
The way you changed my life
No they can't take that away from me
In Stacey Kent's song "They Can't Take That Away From Me," the lyrics talk about how there are many things that will keep the singer loving someone they have been with. The singer asks for permission to list out these things which include the way the person wears their hat, sips their tea, and the memories they have shared together. The singer also mentions how the person's smile, singing off-key, and their presence in their dreams are all things that cannot be taken away. Even if they never meet again, the singer promises to always remember "the way you hold your knife, the way we danced till three, the way you changed my life," and that these memories will forever stay with them.
The lyrics of "They Can't Take That Away From Me" tell the story of a love that withstands time and distance. It speaks to the idea that even if a relationship ends, the memories and experiences shared within that relationship remain cherished possessions. The song resonates with its audience as emotions and experiences are familiar to those who have gone through a similar situation. It also showcases how even the small things in a relationship are just as important as the big things, relating back to the saying that "it's the little things that matter."
Line by Line Meaning
There are many, many crazy things
There are countless inexplicable things
That will keep me loving you
That make me love you deeply
And with your permission
If it's okay with you
May I list a few
Can I mention some?
The way you wear your hat
The charming way you put on your hat
The way you sip your tea
The elegant way you drink your tea
The memory of all that
The recollection of those moments
No they can't take that away from me
Nothing and nobody can take those memories away from me
The way your smile just beams
The dazzling way you smile
The way you sing off key
The sweet way you sing out of tune
The way you haunt my dreams
The way you fill my dreams and thoughts
We may never never meet again, on that bumpy road to love
We might never cross paths again, on the challenging road to love
But I'll always, always keep the memory of
However, I'll always preserve the memory of
The way you hold your knife
The graceful way you grip your knife
The way we danced till three
The romantic way we danced until dawn
The way you changed my life
The way you transformed my life for the better
No they can't take that away from me
Nothing and nobody can take those memories away from me
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., SONGS MUSIC PUBLISHING
Written by: IRA GERSHWIN, GEORGE GERSHWIN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Alexander Acosta Osorio
The way you wear your hat
The way you sip your tea
The memory of all that
No, no they can't take that away from me
The way your smile just beams
The way you sing off key
The way you haunt my dreams
No, no they can't take that away from me
We may never never meet again, on that bumpy road to love
Still I'll always, always keep the memory of ...
The way you hold your knife
The way we danced till three
The way you changed my life
No, no they can't take that away from me
No, they can't take that away from me
Our romance won't end on a sorrowful note
Though by tomorrow you're gone
The song has ended but as the songwriter wrote
The melody lingers on
They may take you from me
I'll miss your fond caress
But though they take you from me
I'll still possess...
The way you hold your knife
The way we danced till three
The way you changed my life
No, no they can't take that away from me
No, they can't take that away, from me...
Gothamauto
This is what I was looking for: a version that respected the phrasing and elegant pace of the original, with great warmth (or even wistfulness) that shows a love for the song. My new favorite.
Colin Henderson
Hi William many thanks for posting this, what a wonderful version I'm really only just discovering Stacey Kent. Wonderful. This has to be one of my favoured tracks so far along with here wonderful version of "I'm Old Fashioned" :-)C
Jacqueline Paul
I'd love to know who her influences were..especially as she has her own unique inimitable sound.
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a white Billie Hollliday?