Last Monday, the world celebrated International Women’s Day. In songs and in rhymes, women have been appreciated, praised, and honored. This song is just one of them.
They say a woman armed with a most beautiful face can never be forgotten. Yet, the same countenance can also be her undoing. With it, she can bring joy and laughter to a poor man’s humble home or bring down mighty kingdoms of rulers totally captivated by her smile.
She may be the face I can’t forget
A trace of pleasure or regret
May be my treasure or the price I have to pay
Many also believe that a woman is contradiction come alive. One moment, she is pure beauty with her undeniable innocence. The next moment, she surprisingly becomes cruel and heartless.
She may be the beauty or the beast
May be the famine or the feast
May turn each day into a heaven or a hell
Still, this seeming contradiction is what makes man come to her. For beyond what man sees, a woman has so many other things that she wants to keep hidden. A mystery just waiting to be unraveled but can never be completely revealed.
She who always seems so happy in a crowd
Whose eyes can be so private and so proud
No one’s allowed to see them
When they cry
Yes, a woman will either bring tears to your eyes, or take you to boundless ecstasy. In many cases, however, she will give you both and make you realize that she alone can be the meaning of your life.
Me, I’ll take the laughter and the tears
And make them all my souvenirs
For where she goes I’ve got to be
The meaning of my life is she
Women and song have always looked good together. Listen how Elvis Costello describes her in the song “She”. Please click here:
French-American singer Charles Aznavour originally recorded “She” in 1974 and was used as the theme of “Seven Faces of Woman”, a British TV serries. Co-written with Herbert Kretzmer in English, Aznavour subsequently recorded Spanish, French, Italian, and German versions of “She”.
In the UK, the song topped the Singles charts, retaining the position for a month. A year after its first release, American jazz singer Jack Jones did a cover of “She” as part of his album What I Did For Love. In 1999, the song was featured in the Julia Roberts movie Notting Hill with English singer Elvis Costello doing the cover. This version gave Costello his first top 20 UK hit after more than a decade with “She” capturing the 19th spot in the charts.
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