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| Norah Jones: Lifting spirits in uncertain times |
In what appears to be her home, she sits alone and plays her songs, with her immediate audience no more than a self-operated camera.
Like most of us, she is handling this world where we are disconnected from all that we previously knew and took for granted.
Yet even in separation, we can connect. Norah does so by playing songs, some that have been suggested to her online, others chosen by herself.
At the end of an evening I unwind listening to her solo versions and feeling empathy with the solace she finds herself in, we find ourselves in, and where she manages to connect in a creative and unconditional way. She is one of many artists who have found a way to share their talents freely with the world in these uncertain times. It is one of the positives that has come out of the pandemic experience.
Her version of Sunrise, one of her earliest songs, I particularly like.
Also, a video of four songs I'd previously never heard before is a favourite way to end the evening before turning in. The songs begin with the poignant You Are Not Alone, followed by Until The End, Don't Know What It Means, and What a Difference a Day Makes. Her voice and musicianship is a treat, and even when she finds herself at a loss to play a tricky or half-forgotten part, she shows her human fallibility in good nature.
Thank you, and keep lifting our spirts, Norah.
VIDEO:Norah Jones sings four songs on November 12, 2020
