It’s Norah Jones, not ‘Snorer’ Jones – right! So lets just leave the shenanigans behind shall we? But I will say, today’s featured track is a nice one to curl up to on a lazy Sunday morning with a warm cup of chocolate. Her breezy, catchy sound and relaxed demeanour bring to mind the Mexican singer-songwriter Julieta Venegas, whom I also featured not too long ago. Norah’s music has often been pigeon-holed as lounge jazz – a style I wasn’t too keen on back when Don’t Know Why was everywhere. But I’ve warmed to it a bit more as I’ve mellowed with age – much like one does when new hairs grow increasingly fond of appearing in places least expected, and less so in the ones I’d prefer.
Thinking About You drifts along with those chilled-out jazz sounds – a bit of laid-back soul, and jazzy horn countermelodies thrown in for good measure. Norah takes the departure of her lover as lucidly and sweetly as she can, cradled by feelings of longing and a lingering connection with her special someone. The composition unfolds slowly and deliberately, creating a tender, intimate atmosphere for the listener. It’s a wonderfully relaxed sound – quietly affecting.
Despite the song’s easy, laid-back feel, it was actually a long time in the making. Norah wrote it way back in 1999 with Ilhan Ersahin, her then-bandmate in Wax Poetic. She said the song had “always been in the back of my mind“, but she thought it was too much of a pop song for her and preferred if someone else were to record it. According to the producer, she “found a way to make it work” during the recording of Not Too Late.
Thinking About You was released as the lead single from for her third studio album Not Too Late (2007). In the US it reached number 82 on the Billboard, but wait for it – (drumroll please) it peaked atop the Adult Alternative Songs, becoming her Jones’ third consecutive number-one. Giddy-up.
Yesterday I saw the sun shining
And the leaves were fallin’ down softly
My cold hands needed a warm, warm touch
And I was thinkin’ about you
But here I am lookin’ for signs to lead me
You hold my hand, but do you really need me?
I guess it’s time for me to let you go
But I’ll be thinkin’ about you
I’ll be thinkin’ about you
So when you sail across the ocean waters
And you reach the other side safely
Could you smile a little smile for me?
‘Cause I’ll be thinkin’ about you
I’ll be thinkin’ about you
I’ll be thinkin’ about you
I’ll be thinkin’ about you
References:
1. Thinking About You (Norah Jones song) – Wikipedia
“The more I live, the more I learn. The more I learn, the more I realize, the less I know.”- Michel Legrand
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I have a lot of time for Norah Jones and agree much of her mellow music is perfect for Sunday. In fact, I covered «Thinking About You» myself in one of my January 2024 Sunday posts.
I mean, yes, Jones may not be an ideal fit for a Monday morning when you need to gear up for work, but I would also argue no music is right for each occasion! 🙂
In my previous article on Norah, I referred to your blog as the catalyst of my new found admiration of her music. It may have well been your Jan 2024 article where I first heard this song. Cheers.
Thanks, I wasn’t fishing for compliments, plus it’s impossible to remember everything you read.😀 Heck, I even cheerfully forget my own stuff!😆
It’s all good buddy. Have a great day!
Sweet voiced angel, and Hot 🔥
Looks-wise she doesn’t really do it for me, but her voice sounds quite sultry.