Nat “King” Cole

(Van Heusen, Cahn, Fuller)

What good is a dream
A plan or a scheme
The rainbow that you pursue?
It's everything... and it's nothing
Without someone to tell it to

How eager you are
To get to that star
But after the journey's through
You're only a lonely dreamer
Without someone to tell it to

There'll be blue days
Hard to get through days
Days when you'll just want to die
Soon you're older
And the world's colder
When there's no shoulder to cry on

Castles in air
Are empty and bare
With no one to share the view
The moonlight is merely moonlight
There's no magic in "I love you"
Without someone
Someone to tell it to

~interlude~

The moonlight is merely moonlight
There's no magic in "I love you"
Without someone
Someone to tell it to

Nathaniel Adams Coles (17 March 1919 – 15 February 1965) was born in Montgomery, Alabama and used the stage name Nat “King” Cole throughout his career as a jazz pianist and later as a singer.

Cole’s first mainstream hit was “Straighten Up and Fly Right” in 1943. Bo Diddley, who performed similar folk-based material said that song was a big influence on him.

In the late 40s, Cole began recording more pop-oriented material. His stature as a pop singer was cemented by hits like “Route 66”, “Mona Lisa” and “Unforgettable”. In the 50s, virtually every home had a copy of his Christmas album.

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