Song of the Day - Little Girl Blue

Few of my U-mates love Jazz, and that was the time I fell in love with it. (Certainly I was heavily influenced by my ex, but that's a good one! :P)

The marvellous thing that Jazz brought to you is its variety - different performers can play the same song in a completely different way, thus giving a completely new flavours to the song.

And I just like to listen to female jazz vocals. Different vocals have their styles and you can always have new feelings on the same songs.
(To people who seldom listen to jazz: there are some jazz standard songs that are "must-sing", so you'll hear the same song sang by different singers, which is very different from pop songs)

So, from now on I'll share with you some songs (especially jazz ones) that I like, just jot me a message if you feel interested in the song. :)

Today I'll like to introduce to you a jazz song called "Little Girl Blue", sang by Stacey Kent. This is indeed a sad song, but I am really touched by the lyrics.
Maybe I found I'm not young anymore...

Little Girl Blue
When I was very young
The world was younger than I
As merry as a carousel

The circus tent was strung
With every star in the sky
Above the ring I loved so well

Now the young world has grown old
Gone are the tinsel and gold

Sit there, and count your fingers
What can you do?
Old girl, you're through
Sit there, and count your little fingers
Unlucky, litle girl blue

Sit there, and count the raindrops
Falling on you
It's time you knew
All you can count on is the raindrops
That fall on little girl blue

No use, old girl
You may as well surrender
Your hope is getting slender
Why won't somebody send a tender
Blue boy
To cheer up little girl blue?