![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The more things seem to change, the more they stay the same Maybe sometimes, we’ve got it wrong, but it’s alright Little girls double-dutch on the concrete. Written by Corinne Bailey Rae, John Beck and Steve Chrisanthou. Please check out Rae’s live performance of “Put Your Records On.” The lyrics are below if you’d like to sing along… His version charted in 15 countries and peaked in the top 10 in Australia and New Zealand.īorn Corinne Jacqueline Bailey in Leeds, England, in 1979, the multi-talented artist was inspired as a teenager by the music of Lenny Kravitz, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin. “Put Your Records On” returned to music charts in 2020, when it was covered by indie rock performer Ritt Momney. Incidentally, the song’s opening lines, “Three little birds sat on my window / And they tell me I don’t need to worry,” is a reference to Bob Marley & The Wailers’ 1977 hit song, “Three Little Birds.” The song charted in 17 countries, sold nearly two million copies and was nominated at the 2007 Grammy Awards for “Record of the Year” and “Song of the Year.” She also received a third nomination that year for “Best New Artist.” The 42-year-old British singer-songwriter and guitarist scored a huge hit with “Put Your Records On” in 2006 when it was released as the second single from her self-titled debut album. In this song about casting away worries, taking time to relax and embracing one’s inner beauty, Rae repeats the catchy phrase, “Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams / Just go ahead, let your hair down.”Īlthough the “sapphire” in the verse is likely referring to a particular shade of blue jeans, we’re still excited to feature this song because Rae’s message and performance are so uplifting. Today we feature Corinne Bailey Rae’s quintessential summer singalong, “Put Your Records On,” a tune that urges the listener to “let your hair down” and references the September birthstone - sapphire. Adjust your expectations accordingly and Rae's languid debut is very rewarding.Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you sensational songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the lyrics or title. The well-written and direct "Butterfly" suggests Rae could release a more accomplished full-length someday, but attention to "feel" often seems like the driving force in this album's creation. Mellowing Style Council or Brand New Heavies fans should dig "Trouble Sleeping," while "Butterfly" beautifully captures the full range of emotions that come with leaving the nest. It's risky to open an album with a lazy ballad, but the great "Like a Star" paints Rae as Billie Holiday's pop-influenced granddaughter. So if she doesn't make an Alicia Keys-size splash with her debut, she's still a breath of fresh air, and hardly a one-hit wonder. Her self-titled debut sounds a wee rushed and sometimes meanders its way into background music territory, but this comfortable effort is pleasingly homegrown, warm, and poignant in parts, especially when Rae doesn't weaken her strong lyrics with space-filling "doo de do do do"s and "mmmmmmm"s. One listen to her breakout soft soul anthem and it's easy to hear why, since Rae is a mix of all the above but not a contrived one concocted by some major label's scientist. it was a feel-good adult alternative phenomenon - a kind of Norah Jones, Joss Stone, David Gray, or Macy Gray phenomenon. When songstress Corinne Bailey Rae released her sashaying single "Put Your Records On" in her native U.K. ![]()
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