# Can someone help me ID this light jazz/easy listening song? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 5, 2008, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-id-this-light-jazz-easy-listening-song/444028 "2008-04-05T02:27:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-id-this-light-jazz-easy-listening-song/444028/1 "2008-04-05T02:27:19Z")
Okay, this is going to be pretty vague, and for that I’m sorry. There is a song that I have heard a few times, but always in a restaurant or store, so I can never make out the lyrics very clearly. It’s a female singer, _possibly_ Diana Krall, but I’m not sure. This woman’s voice sounds a bit lighter and softer than what I remember Diana’s voice to be. It’s a kind of easy listening type song, and there is a flute solo near the end. At least I think it’s a flute. The tune kind of goes like this: Do do do…do do do (then a little faster) Do do do, do do do And, I did get just a few lyrics when I heard it today… _Someone to_…do do do _Someone to_, do do do… I wish I had more, but I’m afraid that’s it. I’ve always wanted to know who sings the song though, and I would greatly appreciate any help. ---
**Author:** ![Hoops](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoops/32/6408_2.png) [@Hoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoops)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-id-this-light-jazz-easy-listening-song/444028/2 "2008-04-05T03:35:07Z")
_Someone To Watch Over Me_ by George and Ira Gershwin would be my guess. I can’t help with the specific version you heard, but it’s a standard that has been recorded by most of the major jazz singers past and present, and pop singers as well. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-id-this-light-jazz-easy-listening-song/444028/3 "2008-04-05T04:08:58Z")
[QUOTE=Hoops] _Someone To Watch Over Me_ by George and Ira Gershwin would be my guess. I can’t help with the specific version you heard, but it’s a standard that has been recorded by most of the major jazz singers past and present, and pop singers as well. [/QUOTE] I googled that, and it’s not the song. The song I am thinking of is much more upbeat. I’m aure if you could hear me hum the tune it would be a dead giveaway, but obviously that can’t happen. Thanks for trying though. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2008, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-id-this-light-jazz-easy-listening-song/444028/4 "2008-04-20T01:26:09Z")
In case anyone cares, I finally found this song. It’s called So Nice (Summer Samba) by Bebel Gilberto. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2008, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-id-this-light-jazz-easy-listening-song/444028/5 "2008-04-20T02:49:39Z")
[QUOTE=Justin Credible] In case anyone cares, I finally found this song. It’s called So Nice (Summer Samba) by Bebel Gilberto. [/QUOTE] It’s a good example of _Bossa Nova_ which was popular in the 60’s and beyond. If that tune catches your fancy you might look for others of the genre. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2008, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-id-this-light-jazz-easy-listening-song/444028/6 "2008-04-20T03:10:59Z")
[QUOTE=Justin Credible] I googled that, and it’s not the song. The song I am thinking of is much more upbeat. I’m aure if you could hear me hum the tune it would be a dead giveaway, but obviously that can’t happen. Thanks for trying though. [/QUOTE] Dunno how I missed this thread, but I would have known it just from your description in the OP.