This week I’m listening to singer-songwriter-pianist Norah Jones’ 2002 debut album “Come Away With Me”. This song brings back many memories of my young teenage self listening to this album on repeat on my silver Sony D-E351 Walkman. #mymostprizedposession
Listening to Norah Jones at the time was extremely inspiring, given her unique ability to fuse pop, country, jazz, and blues with timeless standards. One fine day in 2003, our baba brought home a karaoke machine for us as a surprise🎤🎁. My little brother and I were super excited, and we would spend countless hours singing and discovering new songs on the machine. “Don’t Know Why” was one song that I particularly gravitated towards and absolutely loved singing on the karaoke :). #musiclovers #karaokenight
There was a sense of beauty in the simplicity of starting all over in foreign lands from scratch. Our parents had created a home filled with so much love and so much music that we really didn’t need anything else🥹. Being there for one another and growing up through our humble beginnings bonded us all very deeply as a family. #migrant
This album, for that reason, will always hold a very special place in my heart. Written and composed originally in 1999 by Jesse Harris, here’s “Don’t Know Why" which appears as track number 1 on the Grammy-award-winning album “Come Away with Me". #dontknowwhy #comeawaywithme #norahjones #jesseharris #songsthatmademe
Listen to the original here:
