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Norah Jones — Burn
Album: Day Breaks
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7.3

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Total ratings: 2999









Released: 2016
Length: 4:31
Plays (last 30 days): 4
The plot begins with you
And me in darklit rooms
Your cigarette cuts through
I wear it like perfume

The melody gives way
We silently behave
The story never ends
Is torn up into shreds

I see it in your eyes
Invitation lies
Book pages left to turn
Our chapters we should burn

The melody gives way
We silently behave
The story never ends
Is torn up into shreds

I see it in your eyes
And invitation lies
Book pages left to turn
Our chapters we should burn
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I love this Norah Jones song. She wrote the music and lyrics — more please!
Hearing Wayne Shorter on sax evoked fond memories of Weather Report. Sadly Shorter passed away earlier this year in March (2023). Amazing that he was in his 80s when contributing on this track. 
 drews wrote:

But this sounds nothing like the original 

Deep Purple-Burn - YouTube


Haha, yes, well, the "original" had superior electric guitar work, but at this stage of my life, I prefer Norah's "cover version".  Cheers.   ; )
Norah Jones has a GREAT VOICE & she is very talented. That being said, her music does not appeal to my musical tastes.  But, I can see why she appeals to many RP listeners!  I usually give her tunes a SIX rating, so she does not wind up on "My Favorites" list. PS: I always listen to her tunes in entirety, In case I might discover something that appeals to me.   Thanx RP!   
find her music very boring.
 On_The_Beach wrote:

Mmmm, tasty.




But this sounds nothing like the original 

Deep Purple-Burn - YouTube

 
nice voice, lovely woman, boring music
its nice she has an affinity for the trippy sound of dissonance  jazz
 haljordan wrote:

This cloying affect were singers (guys and gals alike) misshape vowel sounds - in this song where she says 'shreds', but changes the short e to a long a sound so it comes out like 'shrades' - is so very annoying. I hate it to the core of my soul - truly deeply hate it. But I let it slide for Norah.


You may want to get outside and breathe some fresh air, or, I don't know, get a hobby, maybe?
 haljordan wrote:

This cloying affect were singers (guys and gals alike) misshape vowel sounds - in this song where she says 'shreds', but changes the short e to a long a sound so it comes out like 'shrades' - is so very annoying. I hate it to the core of my soul - truly deeply hate it. But I let it slide for Norah.


It's not really "cloying"; it's often the way one is trained to sing.  Certain vowel and consonant sounds do not allow the singer's mouth to open vertically in order to project well.  You can hear it in a lot of songs where the word "city" (for example) is often pronounced as "cit-ay" when singing.  Long or short "e" sounds usually require a narrow, horizontal mouth opening, which does not allow the voice project well for some singers.
I'm not sure if that's why she's doing it and personally, I don't really care much whether or not a singer is formally trained, but that sort of vocal training is usually why some words sound mispronounced.
 Ihatethissong wrote:

That wicked bass line came courtesy of Lee Alexander, I believe.



John Patitucci played on this track.
she's doing some trippy stuff

very nice

I share her name so maybe I'm a bit biased. Her voice is fantastic.
I don't normally comment twice on the same song, but I just learned Nora's father is the late (and I believe great) Ravi Shankar.
blew my mind
Wow, I love the segue from Madrugada to Nora. Two really rich, emotive voices. A man, a woman, rock anthem, jazz. Really nice mood. Awesome RP!
Nora tends to be overplayed with the same songs.  This one deserves more play.  Nice vibe.
Mmmm, tasty.
That wicked bass line came courtesy of Lee Alexander, I believe.
this sounds like herbie hancock covering joni mitchell. and that's a good thing.

another fine outing by brian blade too.
Fascinating, delightful, a gem.
 EdEastridge wrote:

I still love the interplay between Shorter's soprano sax and her voice sounding a lot like Shorter's mellow subtone sound on much of his tenor sax work. Outstanding!



Wow. I had no idea Wayne Shorter was playing on this. 
or play more wayne shorter or mccoy tyner...or both 
i hear Stanley Clarke bass riffs

hey RP...play some Return To  Forever
So happy to see her stretch out as an artist. I didn't love her big debut, but have really grown to appreciate her adventurousness. She must've been under serious pressure to reproduce the big seller, but has resisted and found her own way into an interesting music life.
Have always enjoyed this track  but today it just stopped me in my tracks... long enough to soak it in.    WAY good is probably and understatement.    Thanks so much (-: 
Wayne Shorter's playing on this track is amazing.  But then, it's Wayne Shorter.  What else would it be?
just submitted an upload... not sure if people can listen to it but here is the youtube link. hope you like it, let me know what you think.
;list=RDAMVM-Cd8y7cYoW0
 ick wrote:
She's been doing little mini-concerts from home and posting them to the Utoobs lately.  Sometimes she plays with someone, piano, guitar.  Talented woman.
 
I caught one the other day and was quite impressed. She's very natural, and quite a player. 
She's been doing little mini-concerts from home and posting them to the Utoobs lately.  Sometimes she plays with someone, piano, guitar.  Talented woman.
the divine sax from whayne shorter alone is...
I came upon this simple live performance recently. I was surprised by how utterly natural she is. 
 pinto wrote:

When she first hit the scene I thought she was quite overrated because the positive criticism she was receiving put her at superstar status. She seemed very accomplished to me, but not the stuff of legends.  Here we are years later and she really seems to have become quite the mature and accomplished artist.  Kudos.
 I thought she was overrated too until a few years ago when my wife dragged me along to her concert.From the first effortless note you could tell she had star qualities.


 swtobias508 wrote:
Norah is a goddess! She has more talent in her pinkie than Beyonce has in her entire, scantily clad ass. I force my daughters to listen to Norah daily.
 
you deserve a medal
So nice. She carries the melody completely on her own, everything else is just floating around her. I like that there is room for the instruments to speak in the song.
Norah Jones  and her band are awesome, all that is old is new again!
depressive.Im a fan of first albums
 RabbitEars wrote:
wow, i wouldn't have guessed this is jones. she's evolving.
 

50 million records sold, and 9 Grammy's...and you say, "evolving"? How kind of you to say.
 Tang2 wrote:
Such a voice!
 
VERY much agreeable!! If this talented, beautiful young lady sang the friggin State of The Union address, I'd be more inclined to listen!!! Lol IMHO, don't think she can do ANYTHING poorly! 😍
Mellow.
 swtobias508 wrote:
Norah is a goddess! She has more talent in her pinkie than Beyonce has in her entire, scantily clad ass. I force my daughters to listen to Norah daily.
 
Hey, there's plenty of room in the world for all kinds of talent.  Count me as one who appreciates both Norah and Beyonce (and even Taylor Swift sometimes).
Lovely. Wayne Shorter comes through loud and clear; same musical poetry he brings to so many Joni Mitchell albums.
John Patitucci throws down a sizzling bass line.
 swtobias508 wrote:
Norah is a goddess! She has more talent in her pinkie than Beyonce has in her entire, scantily clad ass. I force my daughters to listen to Norah daily.
 
She is pretty damn good will give you that
Norah is a goddess! She has more talent in her pinkie than Beyonce has in her entire, scantily clad ass. I force my daughters to listen to Norah daily.
Her tone is amazing. The uprighr bass and the muted sax are outstanding.  More of her please.
Wayne Shorter is amazing in this song.
 AbileneTexas wrote:
Agreed! Fab-u-lous!

Yes!  Great music.  
 

wow, i wouldn't have guessed this is jones. she's evolving.
I still love the interplay between Shorter's soprano sax and her voice sounding a lot like Shorter's mellow subtone sound on much of his tenor sax work. Outstanding!
oooh love that bass groove
love to hear a jazz album from this crew
The sax solo is supr cool!
Such a voice!
I really like her work with the Peter Malick group also.  She keeps getting better.
 KalleB wrote:
The voice. The sax. The bass.

Outstanding! 
 

Yes!  Great music.  
bumped it to a 10. history will bear this out. 
 haljordan wrote:
This cloying affect were singers (guys and gals alike) misshape vowel sounds - in this song where she says 'shreds', but changes the short e to a long a sound so it comes out like 'shrades' - is so very annoying. I hate it to the core of my soul - truly deeply hate it. But I let it slide for Norah.
Have to agree about the irritating effect of the distorted language sounds. Still enjoyed the song, though.
haljordan -- is your RP mug vulnerable to yellow liquids? :)

i so love this song. norah as she gets a bit more smokey.
I really like this sound.

I saw her on her first big tour when she was all the rage and "Don't know why" was all over the radio.  She had a good voice but was not in any way a polished performer in front of a crowd.

I'd like to see her again especially if she was playing more stuff like this.
8 -> 9
Lovely song. I do believe that's Wayne Shorter on sax.
 jambo wrote:
i like norah. that she is ravi's daughter and found her way up without his help. burn and fleurette africaine are the strongest, most delicate arrangements i've ever heard and they are both on day breaks. the duke's version of "fluerette" is more stark, masculine and forward. play norah's version after his and you'll find another delicate, voluptuous arrangements, whiskey voice of a very cool song.

 
Saw her live at Tahoe a few years ago and what struck me was her insistence to not be The Girl Who Sings "Don't Know Why" Songs All Night.

Lots of variety, style changes, and good musicianship. Made me want to like her as someone really trying to do good stuff. Respect.
now I have heard Burn many times and the music is truly stunning, but I just can't get around her voice, her voice is trying to much to be cool, too laid back, I think. If her voice would be as jazzy as the music is, then it would be a solid 10 from me, but not now….



{#Idea} maybe if she would be singing jazz 10 years more it would mature her voice, I hope! 
There are singers who sing jazz and then there are jazz singers. Quite a difference..

{#Sleep}
 coloradojohn wrote:
I really dig the '50s-style here, with Coltrane-like musings on sax and Bill Evans-ish piano, and this amazing lady has wowed me again!

 
She does work with a lot of good musicians; I guess being on Blue Note Records doesn't hurt in that respect.
i like norah. that she is ravi's daughter and found her way up without his help. burn and fleurette africaine are the strongest, most delicate arrangements i've ever heard and they are both on day breaks. the duke's version of "fluerette" is more stark, masculine and forward. play norah's version after his and you'll find another delicate, voluptuous arrangements, whiskey voice of a very cool song.
Never been a fan, but this song is something else!
I really dig the '50s-style here, with Coltrane-like musings on sax and Bill Evans-ish piano, and this amazing lady has wowed me again!
Jazzier
Looser
Tighter
Love it
This cloying affect were singers (guys and gals alike) misshape vowel sounds - in this song where she says 'shreds', but changes the short e to a long a sound so it comes out like 'shrades' - is so very annoying. I hate it to the core of my soul - truly deeply hate it. But I let it slide for Norah.
{#Yes}
The contrabass sounds very nice and interesting.
superb!! 
worth a purchase from RP!
solid 8. Awesome with Wayne Shorter(!) does really sound like a Sting song. what happened to the voting feature?
when i read the artist name i was like wtf  Norah Jones ? Like it !!
 unclehud wrote:
How did a woman this young get so much soul in her voice?  "Burn" is exactly what she does to me.

 
When she first hit the scene I thought she was quite overrated because the positive criticism she was receiving put her at superstar status. She seemed very accomplished to me, but not the stuff of legends.  Here we are years later and she really seems to have become quite the mature and accomplished artist.  Kudos.
Nice...!  I had never experienced this track.  Thanks!
 
How did a woman this young get so much soul in her voice?  "Burn" is exactly what she does to me.
 bam23 wrote:
The transition from Talk Talk (Eden) was masterful. This blending and merging of music is obviously why I and many others consider this the best internet "radio station" on this planet, at this moment at least.

 
it's OK bam23, you can say it's "the best internet "radio station" on this planet" and leave it at that {#Cheesygrin} - his mastery of the segue is impressive, and I believe immortal as well, although I probably won't be here to say if I was right or not about that!
Very nice!
The voice. The sax. The bass.

Outstanding! 
really, really nice, and so much better then her last few songs released.
Dig that bass!
Sweet.
Always thought her voice was a bit pitchy on the flat side.
Damn. This is great. I liked Wayne Shorter already. Now I may have to erect a small altar. {#Smile}
Why does this sound like a Sting song?
The transition from Talk Talk (Eden) was masterful. This blending and merging of music is obviously why I and many others consider this the best internet "radio station" on this planet, at this moment at least.
Like something from another era. The bass is cool, the jazz is haunting, the rhythms are mesmerizing, and the vocals are hot & steamy
 Proclivities wrote:

A soprano sax, I  think.

 
I thought that sax sounded familiar.
 yeshetarchin wrote:

Wayne Shorter on Sax

 
A soprano sax, I  think.
 CoYoT51 wrote:

AAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA... clarinet? Sure??

 
Wayne Shorter on Sax
a 'floater' for sure ..  gonna have to get over to Amazon. :)     NICE  

 
please stop {#Stop}
 1066country wrote:
Sultry, smooth, intoxicating and very sexy, love it and the clarinet.

 
AAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA... clarinet? Sure??
Draws you with with silken intoxicity.
Delicious. Thanks...
I thought this was Melody Gardot. New sound from her for me. I like this very much. Reminds me of a late night bar in NYC. Seems more noir than reality, but drums, bass, piano combo, working girls and reasonably priced cognac. Bad noir or pulp, but good memories of a young man alone in New York.
Thanks for the music.
PS the bar was located under a bridge, a block south of a famous all night disco in Manhatten.
 
Sultry, smooth, intoxicating and very sexy, love it and the clarinet.
I like it. She is a fine talent, but just not to my taste, which is why I often play something diff. But this song is kinda cool. A bit Billie Holiday-ish too. Or is she often sort of Billie? 
how come
Last play: Never
seems I just heard it...
{#Music} 
This beautiful song goes delightfully well with my morning coffee on this cold autumn day.  Thank you!