If you’re looking for love note inspiration, here are a few lines from some of my favorite jazz standards that may do the trick. (Or if you just broke up with someone, I have a few lines for you too.)
For the Lovers
My One And Only Love
by Robert Mellin and Guy Wood
“You fill my eager heart with such desire,
Every kiss you give sets my soul on fire,
I give myself in sweet surrender – my one and only love”
All The Things You Are
by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein
“You are the promised kiss of springtime that makes the lonely winters seem long”
Let’s Fall In Love
by Harold Arlen
“We might have been meant for each other,
To be or not to be, let our hearts discover”
For the Fighters
After You’ve Gone
by Creamer and Layton
“Some day when you grow lonely
Your heart will break like mine and you’ll want me only.”
Cry Me A River
by Arthur Hamilton
“You told me love was too plebeian
Told me you were through with me and….”
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Just a reminder: I’m performing this Saturday evening, 2/15/14, at the Swing Dance Party in Columbia City, starting at 6pm. Hope you can join us for a great evening!
Leah Natale 