Story Behind The Song
This song is from a two-volume project exploring and honoring the vocal work of the great jazz trumpeter Chet Baker - "Let's Fall in Love" and "It's Always You". I chose songs for this project that I felt could teach me how to incorporate some of the wonderful smooth coolness of Chet's voice into my own performance.
Song Description
A ballad about longing for love - hoping true love doesn't get overlooked and never found.
| Song Length |
4:25 |
Genre |
Jazz - Classic, Jazz - General |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Relaxed, Poignant |
Subject |
Searching for Love |
| Similar Artists |
Chet Baker, Frank Sinatra |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1930 - 1939 |
| |
Lyrics
Long ago my heart and mind
Got together and designed
The wonderful man for me
Oh what a fantasy
Thought the ideal of my heart
Can't be ordered a la carte
I wonder if he will be
Always a fantasy
Will I ever find the man in my mind?
The one who is my ideal
Maybe he's a dream and yet he might be
Just around the corner waiting for me
Will I recognize the light in his eyes
That no other eyes reveal
Or will I pass him by and never even know
That he was my ideal
Will I recognize the light in his eyes
That no other eyes reveal
Or will I pass him by and never even know
That he is my ideal