{"id":130,"date":"2010-11-09T12:49:49","date_gmt":"2010-11-09T12:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=130"},"modified":"2011-10-12T16:46:14","modified_gmt":"2011-10-12T20:46:14","slug":"if-the-stars-were-mine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/if-the-stars-were-mine\/","title":{"rendered":"If the stars were mine&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e20133f5b6238a970b-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451dba369e20133f5b6238a970b\" title=\"Melody gardot\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e20133f5b6238a970b-800wi\" alt=\"Melody gardot\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d give them all to you<br \/>\nI&#8217;d pluck them down right from the sky<br \/>\nAnd leave it only blue<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"480\" height=\"295\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"data\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/7bcoQ3VzBOA?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/7bcoQ3VzBOA?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed width=\"480\" height=\"295\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/7bcoQ3VzBOA?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" data=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/7bcoQ3VzBOA?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/my-one-and-only-thrill-non-eu-version-r1469578\/review\" target=\"_blank\">review<\/a> reads,\u00a0 &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/my-one-and-only-thrill-r1469578\">My One and Only Thrill<\/a> is built primarily on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/gardot-p865096\">Gardot<\/a> originals (a fine version of &#8220;Over the Rainbow&#8221; that closes the album being the only exception) that seamlessly blend sultry, late-night jazz blues, singer\/songwriter introspection, and sophisticated pop melodies. If anything, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/my-one-and-only-thrill-r1469578\">My One and Only Thrill<\/a> emphasizes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/gardot-p865096\">Gardot<\/a>&#8216;s chanteuse qualities, feeling like more of a jazz album than its predecessor, thanks both to its languid atmosphere and also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/gardot-p865096\">Gardot<\/a>&#8216;s phrasing, which elegantly elongates her melodies and slips into scat.&#8221; by Stephen Thomas Erlewine<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0080ff;\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Like finding lovely songs that brighten your day?\u00a0 Simply <a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/get-the-latest-updates-in-your-inbox\/\">subscribe to this blog<\/a> and we&#8217;ll email you our latest and greatest music finds that can do just that.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"flaresmith\" class=\"feedflare\"><script src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~s\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/catchingfireflies\/TyNo?i=http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/if-the-stars-were-mine\/\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/if-the-stars-were-mine\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 944859;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;d give them all to you I&#8217;d pluck them down right from the sky And leave it only blue A review reads,\u00a0 &#8220;My One and Only Thrill is built primarily on Gardot originals (a fine version of &#8220;Over the Rainbow&#8221; that closes the album being the only exception) that seamlessly blend sultry, late-night jazz blues, singer\/songwriter introspection, and sophisticated pop melodies. 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