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The song title and lyrics reference the Crux constellation, known as the Southern Cross. Billboard called the song a "midtempo minor-keyed saga very much in the tradition of [Stills'] earlier CSN and solo compositions." [7] The term "minor-keyed" presumably related to the song's bittersweet lyrics, as the song itself is performed in a major key.
Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), [1] known professionally as Nat King Cole, alternatively billed as Nat "King" Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. Cole's career as a jazz and pop vocalist started in the late 1930s and spanned almost three decades where he found success and recorded over 100 songs ...
The song's harmonic structure is based on that of the George and Ira Gershwin's song, "I Got Rhythm". [6] The King Cole Trio recorded the song, along with "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You", "If You Can’t Smile and Say Yes" and "Jumpin' at Capitol", for Capitol Records during a three-hour recording session at C.P. MacGregor Studios in Hollywood ...
Cole re-released a version of the song in 1965 which reached number 27 on the adult contemporary chart and number 123 on the U.S. pop chart. [4]Joe Simon released a version of the song as a single in 1969 which reached number 42 on the U.S. R&B chart and number 70 on the U.S. pop chart.
The song was covered by Marvin Gaye on his album A Tribute to the Great Nat King Cole (1965), Tony Middleton (1966), and Engelbert Humperdinck on his 1967 album The Last Waltz and by Johnny Mathis on Mathis Magic (1979), again with Cole's daughter Natalie Cole on Mathis' Unforgettable – A Musical Tribute to Nat King Cole (1983), and others including Cole's younger brother Freddy Cole.
I cut/plucked a carnation. My faithful horse went like the wind through the blue mountain range, (down) the little road to my ranch, [Second verse as sung by Nat King Cole: "I went through the mountain range, (down) the little road to my ranch; my faithful horse went like the wind"] to bring me to its [antecedent ambiguous] side. Lovely flower ...
Nat King Cole recorded more than one version of the song, including a later version that was used as the closing song in the 1993 movie Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray. Cole's version, in the key of G major like the original, features a ii–V–I turnaround (2-5-1) in G, a pair of similar 2-5-1 sequences in E major and D major for the ...
Nat King Cole – The Nat King Cole Story (1961) [8] Vera Lynn – for her album Yours (1961). [9] Dean Martin – for his album Cha Cha de Amor (1962) [10] The Cleftones – 1962. (Gee label, then Roulette label. The Cleftones Presenting Heart and Soul) Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells on their album Together (1964). [11] Sammy Davis Jr. – The Nat ...