02a. Music Keynotes: Autumn Leaves - Eva Cassidy

  • Eva Cassidy, performs Autumn Leaves at Blues Alley. This is one of my all time favourites.If you have never heard of this singer, you must check out her rendition of this classic song on the youtube link below. Haunting, beautiful, soulful. Eva was a musical gem whose time on earth was much to short, she succumbed to cancer in 1995 at the age of 33.



Autumn Leaves (English lyrics by Johnny Mercer)
The falling leaves drift by the window
The autumn leaves of red and gold
I see your lips, the summer kisses
The sun-burned hands I used to hold
Since you went away the days grow long
And soon Ill hear old winters song
But I miss you most of all my darling
When autumn leaves start to fall
  •  In 1955 "Autumn Leaves", as an instrumental number, was a #1 hit for Roger Williams in the US , one of the only piano instrumentals to ever reach number one.
  • The film Autumn Leaves (1956) starring Joan Crawford featured the song, which was sung by Nat King Cole over the title credits.

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Shakespeare I'm not, but the borrowing, the appreciation, the effort is true.

Shakespeare I'm not, but the borrowing, the appreciation, the effort is true. And that's why my Blog title is a 'play on' words altering the opening line of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night from "if music be the food of love" to "life" because it seemed to reflect me and my aspirations of writing, much better.



'Love', as a word, comes with expectations doesn't it? It seems grandiose and definitive. The word 'Life' though feels comfortable, more palatable and true. That's what I really hope to accomplish with my blog. Write what I feel, write for me, write about my life. So with that said, I hope you find something to 'chew on' from reading my blog. Expect tired clichés, eclectic music references, spelling mistakes, run-on sentences and poor grammar, because well, that’s just me.


Cheers!