Helena Jobim once said that this music sheet was the last one Tom played in his life. The music sheet that was on his piano when he died.
This song was composed for Iceland, a Twentieth Century Fox musical from 1942. It was one of the first musicals to be composed after the USA entered the war.
The beautiful lyrics were written by Mack Gordon, and the great music by Harry Warren. The melody, built over long ascending and descending intervals, is simple but full of charm. A refined work, as every work of art should be.
There’s truth in this title. There will never be another you, Tom. Another huge Brazilian composer who loved his own country in this dimension… the nature, the music, the birds, the sounds…
This song is famous in Chet Baker’s voice. I don’t know… as a music lover, I feel that you have an obligation to be honest with the song, its history. You can’t just play it without knowing its story and feeling what it means. Or is it just my way of romanticizing old music? Probably…
I respect this song and what it means. It’s the type of song you can’t be a fool with.
This week, I followed a guy named Hugo. I believe he is from the UK. The point is… Hugo posted a video on Instagram for each song from Chet Baker Sings, and the last one was this one.
I made this post thinking about Tom, but I believe you should listen to Hugo, too. He is a great trumpeter. And this blog’s purpose is mainly to share what I discover while searching the internet hahaha.
So, to finish this post, please go to Instagram and follow Hugo if you like his videos, but also listen to this beautiful song, There Will Never Be Another You.