soundtrack

There’s a classic jazz song for every part of a relationship. Well, maybe this could me a movie soundtrack album…

1. Dreaming of that certain someone—someone to watch over me, Natalie Cole
“There’s a somebody I’m longing to see
I hope that he turns out to be
Someone who’ll watch over me.
I’m a little lamb who’s lost in the wood
I know I could always be good to
Someone who’ll watch over me

Although he may not be
the man some girls think of
As handsome to my heart he carries the key
Won’t you tell him, please
Please to put on some speed
Follow my lead oh how I need
Someone to watch over me”
2. Meeting that special someone—I’ve got a crush on you, Dinah Washington
“It’s not that you’re attractive
But oh my heart grew active
When you came into view
I’ve got a crush on you, Sweetie pie
All the day and night time, hear me sigh
I never had the least notion
That I could fall, with so much emotion
…
The world will have to pardon my mush
‘Cause I’ve got a crush, my baby, on you.”
3. Falling in love and thinking of that special someone all the time—the very thought of you, Natalie Cole
The very thought of you, and I forget to do
The little ordinary things that everyone ought to do
I’m living in a kind of daydream, I’m happy as a king
And foolish, though it may seem to me that’s everything
The mere idea of you, the longing here for you
You’ll never know how slow the moments go, till I’m near to you
I see your face in every flower, your eyes in stars above
It’s just the thought of you
The very thought of you, my love.”
4. Together with that someone—that Sunday that summer, Natalie Cole
If I had to choose just one day
To last my whole life through
It would surely be that Sunday
The day that I met you
…
If I had to choose one moment
To live within my heart
It would be that tender moment, recalling how we started
Darling, it would be when you smiled at me
That way, that Sunday, that summer.”
5. Fall Out—Don’t get around much anymore, Natalie Cole
“Missed the Saturday dance
Heard they crowded the floor
Couldn’t bear it without you
Don’t get around much anymore

Thought I’d visit the club
Got as far as the door
They’d have asked me about you
Don’t get around much anymore

Darling, I guess, my mind’s more at ease
But nevertheless, why stir up memories

Babe, divided on dates
Might have gone, but what for
Awfully different without you
Don’t get around much anymore.”
6. Reminiscing—Unforgettable, Natalie Cole and Nat King Cole
“Unforgettable, that’s what you are
Unforgettable, though near or far
Like a song of love that clings to me
How the thought of you does things to me
Never before has someone been more

Unforgettable in every way
And forever that’s how you’ll stay
That’s why darling, it’s incredible
That someone so unforgettable,
Thinks that I am unforgettable too.”
7. Getting back together—Our love is here to stay, Shirley Horn
It’s very clear, our love is stay
Not for a year, but ever and a day
The radio and the telephone
And the movies that we know
May just be passing fancies and in time may go
But oh my dear, our love is here to stay
Together we’re going a long long way
In time the rockies may crumble
Gibraltar may tumble, they’re only made of clay
But our love, our love, our love is here to stay.
Not for a year, but ever and a day
The radio and the telephone
And the movies that we know
May just be passing fancies and in time may go
But oh my dear, our love is here to stay

There’s one point throughout this week’s blogs that I have been missing and that love. There should be no other reason for getting in relationships and getting out of relationships for the lack of it. There have been many people, many songs that have tried to say what it means, but it really depends on you. For me, it’s a feeling that just hits you at some point in time, a feeling of comfort, security and satisfaction. Aside from a feeling, it’s a choice, a choice to be faithful and a choice to share your life. However, let’s never forget the sentiments of all the great poets and all the songs out there.