Parodies, puns and assorted doodles inspired by favored tunes

Meditation (Meditacao)

1960
“Meditation” (“Meditação” in Portuguese) is a bossa nova and jazz standard song composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim
English lyrics by Norman Gimbel.

“In my loneliness
When you’re gone
And I’m all by myself
And I need your caress
I just think of you
And the thought of you holding me near
Makes my loneliness soon disappear”

Favorite Recordings

Sinatra/Jobim
Astrud Gilberto
Dexter Gordon
Toots Tielemans