Smooth retro swing number with full 30+ piece big band setting the tone for male crooner vocals. Nostalgic sound that might be heard in the 40’s, 50’s, or 60’s.
Track details
| Track ID number: | 11715 |
|---|---|
| Genres: | Vocal Jazz music - royalty free jazz with vocals -- Jazz: Soft & smooth jazz -- Jazz: General & faster jazz |
| Moods/Emotions: | Happy / Joyful / Positive -- Cool / Funky / Strutting -- Laid back / Easy-going / Chilled -- Funny / Playful / Whimsical / Comical |
| Suggested Production Types: | Historical / Retro: 1960's -- Historical / Retro: 1950's -- Historical / Retro: 1920-1940's -- Lounge / Cafe / Lobby / Bar -- Love Story / Romance |
| Prominent Instruments: | Bass (Upright/Acoustic) -- Brass section / Horns -- Drums (Drum Kit) -- Piano (Acoustic) -- Vocals (Male) / Singing with Lyrics |
| Keywords / Hints: | Jazz, swing, big band, male vocals, crooner, love, relationships, big band jazz |
| Tempo feel: | Medium |
| Tempo Beats Per Minute: | 116 |
| Artist: | Buddy Moncrief |
| Composer: | Buddy Moncrief (BMI) |
| Publisher: | Acoustic SwaneeLand (BMI) |
| SRCO (Sound Recording Copyright Owner): | Buddy Moncrief |
| PRO / Non-PRO Track? | PRO (What's this?) |
| WAV file bit depth: | CD-quality / 16-bit (What's this?) |
| Stem files available for this track: | No |
| Lyrics: | If I knew you I might know What kind of flowers in your garden grow What kind of colors make your eyes glow And if they’re brown or they’re blue If you knew me you’d like me You’d know what a heck of a guy I can be We’d fall in love eventually If we only Maybe someday we’ll look back on this We’re gonna reminisce just like old couples do ‘Cuz old couple were strangers once too If I knew you I’d know your name And how you put all your friends to shame Your nights of losing at the dating game Would be officially through If you knew me I’d open the door To all the beauty that life has in store And we’d have found what we’ve been looking for If we only knew If we only knew Maybe someday we’ll look back on this We’re gonna reminisce just like old couples do ‘Cuz old couple were strangers once too If I knew you I wouldn’t ask About the guys you loved in the past I wouldn’t have to wear a silly mask To prove myself to you If you knew me I’d open the door To all the beauty that life has in store And we’d have found what we’ve been looking for If we only knew If we only knew |
| Album containing this track: | (None) |
Buddy Moncrief
Somewhere out on New Route 66, about 50 miles west of Sinatra and 75 miles east of Tom Waits, Swanson struts his swingin' and singin'. He loves Dave Frishberg songs and Johnny Walker in a tumbler. He'd like to hear Kurt Elling cover Stone Temple Pilots. Lonnie Johnson is God.
On his latest full-length release "We Can't Party Like We Used To" (2009 Acoustic SwaneeLand), Swanson pounds out 12 original vocal jazz cuts with a cool retro vibe. His bluesy vocals and tasty guitar licks remind of crooners past and present - Sinatra, Cole, John Pizzarelli come to mind - but his clever songwriting has a leaner, edgier feel to it that puts him squarely in the current century.