Waters of March - Susannah McCorkle & Antonio Carlos Jobim

[villagevicarage]

Jobim's gift to the world was sadly at his expense. As with so many artists, Elis Regina, Susannah McCorkle, Amy WInehouse, - these superbly gifted artists must reach into unknown depths of despair in order to find the most intense beauty. Jobim's music is uniquely woeful and clearly from the depths of his soul - you can feel the intertwining of pain and hope. And particularly Jobim's use of sharps as the tunes travel the scales, plummeting downward then soaring upward. Águas de Março is LIFE!

[kmc56]

@villagevicarage Wonderful summation.

[villagevicarage]

@kmc56 Thank you for your kind words!

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[alexgegembauer]

awesome song.. she's got a cute accent when she sings in portuguese.. xD

[Bravo6Whiskey]

@GayatriMantra108: Right on, and all the best.

[bangorian13]

so pure

[drfugawe]

Why would anyone want to censor Barvo6Whiskey's remarks?  Weird.

[elipticalorbit1]

This is the voice of an angel.....So sad she met such a tragic end....

[Bravo6Whiskey]

Jobim's classic is intrepreted brilliantly here. Susannah McCorkle's version is extraordinarily poignant, and intimate. @gbrumburgh said it well, "a void was left in the jazz world for anyone who knew her work." She really made you feel it.

[GayatriMantra108]

@Bravo6Whiskey :: Well said, Bravo. Suzanne was Magical as well as troublrf. We must do better than Prozac to treat chronic such depression as she suffered. And her choice of Jobim's classic shows her appreciation of literature as well. I've spoken with many folks about the distinction of musical lyrics from poetry. Jobim's Brilliance shows us that sometimes the two are one.

Blessings for the memory of Antonio Carlos (Thom) Jobim and Suzanna McCorkle.

[danlyb]

Excellent



[TheGullenGav]

Fabulous voice and song. An all time favourite.

[Broblem12]

This is lovely and most welcome. 

[kaydeemc13]

What a talented singer. I love this song so much I listen to it daily.

[Mr100pounds]

Jobim is on this recording.

[CONCHYA]

Though I love Sussanah McCorkle I am amazed that anyone would say that she does it better than Jobim. She does it better than anyone except Jobim for sure. No one can ever do it as well as Jobim because it comes from his depths and there is no composer in the history of man who had such depth, such sensitivity and such a swinging wonderfulness as Antonio Carlos Jobim.

[bourgious]

What a beautiful voice i would have loved to see her and bill evans do a piece together

[bronxboy47]

This sweeps all other interpretations off the table--and I've admired quite a few. But, as someone else said, Susannah owns this one.

[kthoennes]

Susannah McCorkle owns this song, no one else ever nailed it like she did. Cool, elegant, light touch, the movement and relaxation at the same time -- perfect.

[lollyroux]

This is my favorite version of this song...and I am a HUGE Elise Regina fan. Suzanne captured it wholly and with the upmost beauty and honesty.

[urthcreature]

I was a little shocked at the photos of nudity and a gun, but I guess that is in the lyrics. It's such an incredible, legendary song. Thanks for that

[archer1949]

Damn, I can't get enough of this!

[Mr100pounds]

Again, it's a song about everything.

[sanrafaelreiki]

@Mr100pounds It's a song of the rain season of Brazil and also it's floods..

[clevelandswabbie]

Like everyone else...beautiful...I'm speechless...

[dvthwv]

I totally love this song. You are correct, it is the song of everthing. Jobim was and remains forever, pure genius. I'm glad he was here.

[e6n5j8o8i]

lol..did anyone else notice the picture at 1:29? hmm...

[KYbluegrass11]

@e6n5j8o8i blew my mind bro

[johnsurs22]

@e6n5j8o8i Yeah I was a little surprised by that- it was pretty random, but okay.

[puppetless2001]

@e6n5j8o8i Iactually never noticed it until you pointed it out. lol, talk about hiding in plain sight!

[Porojukaha]

@puppetless2001 How could you NOT notice that? You must be a girl.....

[puppetless2001]

@Porojukaha Nope, I'm a guy. I dont know how I missed them, but I did.....

[lanser87]

@e6n5j8o8i lol well it is a song about everything.

[Rinnnna]

@e6n5j8o8i hahahahha what the hell is that doing here xD

[Gxyz222]

Rest in peace, you two, and may the bossanova always cross all borders and enter all hearts! PEACE!

[gbrumburgh]

Susannah McCorkle provides the very best rendition of this Jobim song -- better than the master himself. Her smoky interp is cool, classy and ultimately haunting -- perhaps her tragic suicide adds to its relevancy. Her Portuguese is exquisite -- she also spoke Italian, Spanish and German in addition to English and worked as an interpreter before devoting herself to singing. A void was left in the jazz world for anyone who knew her work.

[AvlDao]

@gbrumburgh

Your words are an eloquently crafted tribute to McCorkle's greatness.

[ChynaRider]

God Bless for posting this up here. The best recording of one of the most beuatiful songs ever written. Wanna know why we're here? On the Earth? This is it.

[Mr100pounds]

I have no idea. This is beautiful.

[TheAlchemistCR]

How could someone who creates something so beautiful terminate themselves? :(  I used to have this on my myspace page...forever a favorite - glad you had this :D