A very sad story in the suicide of jazz singer Susannah McCorkle. I don't really follow the music, but she must have had something, because I've always remembered her, although I only heard her once. On the car radio, in Detroit, listening to Public Radio, I came upon her exquisite English-language version of Antonio Carlos Jobim's Waters of March. Still the best rendition of the song I've ever heard. A Portuguese version later got wide exposure on a Banana Republic commercial, but who knew what it was about?
We can only hope that the arrival of the Singularity will dispel the mystery of the tortured artist. Until then, listen to the music.
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We can only hope that the arrival of the Singularity will dispel the mystery of the tortured artist. Until then, listen to the music.
- alex 5-22-2001 8:52 pm