Every now and then some music that is currently speaking to me appears here. My tastes are very eclectic, but I like powerful messages and a powerful performance.
Not everyone cares for jazz, but you may want to at least read the lyrics and then chance a listen to Diana Krall and her combo, a Canadian jazz institution, sing and play "Devil May Care". I just love how her sidemen are obviously having a blast in this and any other performance I have ever seen.
No cares for me
I'm happy as I can be
I learn to love and to live
Devil may care
No cares and woes
Whatever comes later goes
That's how I'll take and I'll give
Devil may care
When the day is through,
I suffer no regrets
I know that he who frets, loses the night
For only a fool, thinks he can hold back the dawn
He who is wise never tries to revise what's past and gone
Live love today, love come tomorrow or May
Don't even stop for a sigh, it doesn't help if you cry
That's how I live and I'll die
Devil may care
Good one! Diana is always good, but I like this kind of treatment of an old standard better than her poppier arrangements. Really shows of her own playing and that of the combo.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful surprise was finding this performance while checking out youtube. Her recorded version that I have is great, don't get me wrong, but this live performance is a real gem. I will definitely be looking for her DVD's in the future.
ReplyDeleteSpectacular!
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