Like Honey Onto Sandpaper
Back in 2003 Dooce wrote a post about her adventures with a golf cart and Norah Jones. Now before you imagine Dooce frenetically steering a golf cart while saying things like “SHINGLES” as Norah Jones sits passenger side with her arms wrapped around her knees … the reason I really brought it up was because when she explained the sound of Norah’s voice, she used the phrase: “drip like honey onto sandpaper”and I thought that was brilliant. It’s exactly her voice should be described – slow, sweet, gravelly, etc.
The other day I was sifting through the internet and remembered that I finally met the lovely Jennifer Tai at a Social Media Club event. She used to blog about being a parent and now, well now she’s flipped the switch and is living her passion as a photographer. It reminds me of another certain person (yes, that’s you Karen). And aside from the fact that Jennifer shoots portraits that you actually want to be in (in other words, no 80′s glamour shots and matchy matchy sweater sets), her website features this song called, “Honey Bee” by Zee Avi. I had never heard the song and since then, I’ve downloaded all of her music and have them on repeat. Her voice drips like honey onto sandpaper.
And as an Asian, I get so excited when I see other Asians make it without any schtick … I mean, I grew up thinking Long Duc Dong and that Asian guy in Revenge of the Nerds was all I had to aspire to. So go and tell your friends about her.
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Too late — I pictured Dooce doing just that, and I giggled as quietly as I possibly could. Now my face hurts a bit from holding in the laughter. Very dooce-y of you!
I want my voice to sound like honey…sans sandpaper. And I need a good photographer. Think she can make me pretty?
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That was great, love this kind of music for a slow day with nothing much to do but laze around the house.
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Thanks for sharing.. I love this song!!! <3
Zee is just great! She actually reminds me a lot of one of my favorite artists, Amy Kuney, whom I think you would greatly enjoy. Here’s a link to her song “Chocolate”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNkmodAnxng
Great rainy, lazy Sunday music….
she’s malaysian, i’m malaysian… i am extremely pleased to read this post and that you mentioned her.
(she is awesome)