‘When I Fall In Love’를 비롯해 ‘Too Young’, ‘Besame Mucho’, ‘(I Love You)For Sentimental Reasons’ 등 스탠더드 팝과 재즈를 오가는 그의 대표곡 40곡을 두 장의 CD에 담아내고 있어 그의 매력을 십분 느끼게 해주고 있다.
반세기 동안 이어진 달콤한 신선미
음악은 저마다 어떠한 순간을 가지고 있다. ‘위아 더 월드’는 88 올림픽 게임을 연상시키고 호세 펠리치아노의 ‘레인’은 비에 대한 상념과 일치한다. ‘위아 더 월드’는 88올림픽의 주제가였고, ‘레인’은 비가 오면 어김없이 라디오에서 흘러나오는 노래이다. 이렇듯 어느 음악을 들으면 우리의 상념은 은빛 날개를 타고 그 음악을 듣던 시절로 돌아간다.
우리의 의식이 음악을 통해 타임머신을 타고 순간이동하게 되는 것은 무슨 이유일까? 그것은 특정 음악을 듣던 상황이 음악과 함께 의식 속에 잠재되어 있다가 자극에 의해 부각되기 때문이다. 여기서 자극이란 특정음악이 들려오는 것을 말한다. 일종의 조건 반사라고나 할까? 조건 반사란 어떠한 상황이 여러 번 반복되면 나타나는 심리적 반응이다. 좋아하는 음악이란 누구나 여러 번 듣게 마련인지라 음악을 통한 조건 반사는 쉽게 성립된다. 음악과 함께 떠오르는 과거의 순간, 그것이 인간을 음악에 몰두하게 하는 요인 가운데 하나이다. 흔히 ‘사연 있는 음악’이라는 것은 바로 조건화된 음악을 말한다.
낫킹콜의 노래는 나의 의식을 초등학교 졸업 무렵부터 중학교 졸업 즈음의 시간으로 순간이동 시킨다. 그의 명곡들, 이를테면 ‘투영’, ‘모나리자’ 등은 1960년대 음악 방송의 단골 레퍼토리였다. 나는 그의 ‘덩쿨 장미’(Rambling rose)를 좋아했다. 이 노래는 중학교 시험을 앞두고 과외공부를 하던 이웃 동네의 일본식 이층집의 다다미 방을 연상시킨다. 시원한 코러스로 ‘람블링 로즈’라고 외치며 시작되는 이 노래는 무슨 연유에선지 70년대 이후 방송에서 사라지고 말았다. 나중에야 낫킹콜이 유명 재즈 피아니스트이며 인기를 끌던 싱어라는 것을 알았지만 그의 어느 앨범에서도 이 노래는 찾을 수 없었다.
나는 이 앨범의 해설을 부탁받고 자켓을 여는 순간, 첫머리에 이 노래가 있는 것을 보고 전율이 왔다. 더구나 이어지는 곡들 모두 그의 명곡들이 아닌가. 이렇게 이 음반은 내 라이브러리에 꽂힌 여러 장의 낫킹콜 앨범 가운데 가장 아끼는 음반이 되었다.
재즈 피아니스트 보다 대중가수로 더 알려진 낫킹콜은 스윙 재즈와 밥 재즈 사이에 잠재하는 연결고리를 이루어낸 피아니스트이다. 그의 40년대 재즈 앨범에서는 스윙과 밥의 양면성이 나타난다. 그의 트리오는 드럼이 없는 피아노, 기타, 베이스로 이루어진 독특한 형태이다. 당시는 기타, 피아노로 이루어진 트리오가 존재하지 않았기 때문에 그들은 사람들의 관심을 끌기에 충분했다. 기타리스트 오스카 무어(Oscar Moore), 베이시스트 웨슬리 프린스(Wesley Prince)가 트리오의 멤버였다. 이 편성은 그 시대의 사운드를 만들어 냈으며 많은 위대한 피아니스트들(아트 테이텀, 레니 트리스타노, 오스카 피터슨, 아마드 자말 등)에 의해 다시 계승되었다. 낫킹콜은 이러한 편성으로 50년대 중반까지 활동했다.
낫킹콜은 피아니스트로 성공을 거두었지만 보컬예술의 진수도 보여준다. 버터를 녹일 듯한 약간은 허스키하며 달콤한 보컬은 특유의 프레이징과 화법 그리고 부드러운 중년남성의 멋스러움과 편안함을 지니고 있다. 대중들은 이러한 그의 노래를 좋아해서 재즈 연주자였던 그를 팝 필드로 이끌어 냈다.
대중들의 인기와 함께 그는 스탠더드 팝 아티스트가 되었다. 그 이후, 흑인이지만 백인에게서도 많은 존경과 사랑을 받는 아티스트로 수 많은 히트곡을 불렀다. 'Too Young', 'Because You're Mine', 'Unforgettable', '(I love yoy) for sentimental reasons', 'When I Fall In Love' 등 유명한 사랑 노래들이 그를 통해 노래되었다. 그는 음악을 통해 흑인들의 자신감을 표현했으며, 흑인으로서는 첫 번째로 TV에 출연해 인종차별 철폐를 부르짖기도 했다.
낫킹콜의 본명은 나다니엘 아담스 콜이다. 1939년 '킹콜 트리오'란 재즈 그룹을 결성하며 재즈계에 데뷔했다. 그 이전부터 낫킹콜은 재즈 명곡인 ‘Sweet Lorraine'을 즐겨 불렀다. 어느 날 로스앤젤레스의 클럽에서 한 취객에게 이 노래를 불러 주었다. 그러자 그 취객은 오른손 엄지를 들어 보이며 그에게 '킹'이란 닉네임을 주었다. 나다니엘 아담스 콜이 낫킹콜이 되는 순간이다.
1917년 미국 알라바마주 버밍햄에서 태생으로 아버지는 침례교회 목사였고 어머니는 아버지 교회의 성가대 지휘자였다. 4살 때 온 가족이 시카고로 이주했다. 그는 11살 때부터 교회에서 오르간을 연주하면서 음악적 재능을 표출했다. 재즈 트럼페터 얼 하인즈(Earl Hines)의 음악을 처음 접한 그는 당시 시카고를 휩쓸었던 재즈로 인해 더욱 음악에 심취하게 된다.
1930년 초반에 '로열 듀크스'라는 밴드를 결성해 활동하기도 했던 그는 30년대 후반에 자신의 트리오를 구성하고 본격적인 무대에 서게 됐다. 1943년 이후 히트 곡들을 담은 앨범들을 발표하면서 인기를 다져갔다. 이후 연주보다는 노래로 더 많이 알려 졌다. 인기와 더불어 천대 받던 흑인들을 위해 많은 공연을 가지면서 그들을 대표하는 역할도 담당했다.
1940년대 그의 트리오는 'Sweet Lorraine', 'It ls Only A Paper Moon', '(Get Your Kicks) On Route 66', '(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons' 등 많은 히트 곡을 냈다. 1948년 프랭크 데볼 오케스트라와 함께한 'Nature Boy'와 또 다른 그의 히트 곡 'Mona Lisa'는 미국 차트에서 8주 동안 No.1을 차지하기도 했다. 그가 부른 곡들이 차트에서 정상을 차지하면서 그는 재즈 뮤지션이 아닌 팝가수로 변화된 양상을 보였다.
1965년 2월 15일, 47세의 젊은 나이에 폐암으로 세상을 떴다. 그러나 그의 영향은 지속적으로 남았다. 그의 히트곡 ‘Too Young’은 70년대 중반 마이클 잭슨과 쌍벽을 이루었던 백인 소년 싱어 도니 오스몬드에 의해 리바이벌 히트를 하기도 했다. 그의 달콤하고 매혹적인 목소리는 딸인 나탈리 콜(Natalie Cole)에게도 이어졌다. 1991년 나탈리 콜이 아버지의 노래인 ‘Unforgettable'에 자신의 노래를 오버더빙해 마치 아버지와 함께 부른 듯한 노래로 빅 히트를 기록했다. 이 녹음은 92년 그래미상 주요 부문 3개를 포함해 6개 부문의 상을 휩쓸게 되는데 이로써 낫킹콜의 존재가 다시 부각되기도 했다. 2000년 들어 'When I Fall In Love'과 '(I love you) for sentimental reasons'가 영화에 삽입곡으로 소개되어 다시 대중들의 사랑을 받기 시작했다.
이렇듯 50년이 지난 지금 그의 노래가 조금도 퇴색하지 않고 오히려 신선하게 다가오는 것은 무슨 이유일까? 나는 이에 대한 해답을 이 음반(2CD)에서 찾았다. 그 해답은 ‘노래에 담긴 따뜻한 인간미’였다.
Ramblin' rose, ramblin' rose Why you ramble, no one knows Wild and wind-blown, that's how you've grown Who can cling to a ramblin' rose?Ramble on, ramble on When your ramblin' days are gone Who will love you with a love true When your ramblin' days are through?Ramblin' rose, ramblin' rose Why I want you, heaven knows Though I love you with a love true Who can cling to a ramblin' rose?One more time, everybody, nowRamblin' rose, ramblin' rose Why I want you, heaven knows Though I love you with a love true Who can cling to a ramblin' rose?
Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer Those days of soda and pretzels and beer Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer Dust off the sun and moon and sing a song of cheerJust fill your basket full of sandwiches and weenies Then lock the house up, now youre set And on the beach youll see the girls in their bikinis As cute as ever but they never get em wetRoll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer Those days of soda and pretzels and beer Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer Youll wish that summer could always be hereRoll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer Those days of soda and pretzels and beer Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer Dust off the sun and moon and sing a song of cheerDont hafta tell a girl and fella about a drive-in Or some romantic moon it seems Right from the moment that those lovers start arrivin Youll see more kissin<wolf whistle>in the cars than on the screenRoll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer Those days of soda and pretzels and beer Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer Youll wish that summer could always be hereYoull wish that summer could always be here Youll wish that summer could always be here
When I fall in love It will be forever Or I'll never fall in love In a restless world like this is Love is ended before it's begun, And too many moonlight kisses Seem to cool in the warmth of the sun. When I give my heart It will be completely, Or I'll never give my heart, And the moment I can feel that You feel that way too, Is when I fall in love with you.
When I fall in love It will be forever Or I'll never fall in love In a restless world like this is Love is ended before it's begun, And too many moonlight kisses Seem to cool in the warmth of the sun. When I give my heart It will be completely, Or I'll never give my heart, And the moment I can feel that You feel that way too, Is when I fall in love with you.
Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa Men have named you You're so like the lady with the mystic smile Is it only cause you're lonely They have blamed you For that Mona Lisa strangeness in your smileDo you smile to tempt a lover, Mona Lisa Or is this your way to hide a broken heart Many dreams have been brought to your doorstep They just lie there, and they die there Are you warm, are you real, Mona Lisa Or just a cold and lonely, lovely work of art Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa
I love you for sentimental reasons I hope you do believe me I'll give you my heartI love you and you alone were meant for me Please give your loving heart to me And say we'll never partI think of you every morning Dream of you every night Darling, I'm never lonely Whenever you are in sightI love you for sentimental reasons I hope you do believe me I've given you my heart I love you for sentimental reasons I hope you do believe me I've given you my heart
They try to tell us we're too young Too young to really be in love They say that love's a word A word we've only heard But can't begin to know the meaning of
And yet we're not too young to know This love will last though years may go And then some day they may recall We were not too young at all
And yet we're not too young to know This love will last though years may go And then some day they may recall We were not too young at all
Unforgettable, that's what you are Unforgettable though near or far Like a song of love that clings to me How the thought of you does things to me Never before has someone been more
Unforgettable in every way And forever more, that's how you'll stay That's why, darling, it's incredible That someone so unforgettable Thinks that I am unforgettable too
Unforgettable in every way And forever more, that's how you'll stay That's why, darling, it's incredible That someone so unforgettable Thinks that I am unforgettable too -
Pretend you're happy when you're blue It isn't very hard to do And you'll find happiness without an end Whenever you pretend Remember anyone can dream And nothing's bad as it may seem The little things you haven't got Could be a lot if you pretend You'll find a love you can share One you can call all your own Just close your eyes, she'll be there You'll never be a lone And if you sing this melody You'll be pretending just like me The world is mine, it can be yours, my friend So why don't you pretend?
And if you sing this melody You'll be pretending just like me The world is mine, it can be yours, my friend So why don't you pretend?
Darling, je vous aime beaucoup Je ne sais pas what to do You know you've completely Stolen my heartMorning, noon and night-time too Toujours, wondering what to do That's the way I've felt Right from the startAh, Cherie! My love for you is trs, trs fort Wish my French were good enough I'd tell you so much moreBut I hope that you compree All the things you mean to me Darling, je vous aime beaucoup I love you, yes I dobrief instrumental interludeWish my French were good enough I'd tell you so much moreBut I hope that you compree All the things you mean to me Darling, je vous aime beaucoup I love you, yes I do(Darling, je vous aime beaucoup) I love you, yes I do
The evening breeze caressed the trees tenderly The trembling trees embraced the breeze tenderly Then you and I came wandering by And lost in a sigh were we The shore was kissed by sea and mist tenderly I can't forget how two hearts met breathlessly Your arms opened wide and closed me inside You took my lips, you took my love so tenderly
Smile though your heart is aching Smile even though it's breaking When there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by If you smile through your fear and sorrow Smile and maybe tomorrow You'll see the sun come shining through for you Light up your face with gladness Hide every trace of sadness Although a tear may be ever so near That's the time you must keep on trying Smile, what's the use of crying? You'll find that life is still worthwhile If you just smile <instrumental interlude> That's the time you must keep on trying Smile, what's the use of crying? You'll find that life is still worthwhile If you just smile
And now the purple dusk of twilight time Steals across the meadows of my heart High up in the sky the little stars climb Always reminding me that we're apart You wander down the lane and far away Leaving me a song that will not die Love is now the stardust of yesterday The music of the years gone by Sometimes I wonder why I spend The lonely night dreaming of a song The melody haunts my reverie And I am once again with you When our love was new And each kiss an inspiration But that was long ago Now my consolation Is in the stardust of a song Beside a garden wall When stars are bright You are in my arms The nightingale tells his fairy tale A paradise where roses bloom Though I dream in vain In my heart it will remain My stardust melody The memory of love's refrain
Embrace me my sweet embraceable you Embrace me you irreplaceable you Just one look at you My heart grew tipsy in me You and you alone Bring out the Gypsy in me I love all the many charms about you Above all I want my arms about you Don't be a naughty baby Come to papa come to papa do My sweet embraceable you
Don't be a naughty baby Come to papa come to papa do My sweet embraceable you
Answer me Oh, my love Just what sin have I been guilty of Tell me how I came to lose your love Please answer me, sweetheartYou were mine yesterday I believed that love was here to stay Won't you tell me where I've gone astray Please answer me, my loveIf you're happier without me I'll try not to care But if you still think about me Please listen to my prayerYou must know I've been true Won't you say that we can start anew In my sorrow now I turn to you Please answer me, my love(If you're happier without me) (I'll try not to care) But if you still think about me Please listen to my prayerYou must know (You must know) I've been true (I've been true) Won't you say that we can start anew In my sorrow now I turn to you Please answer me, my loveAnswer me, my love
If you ever plan to motor west Travel my way, take the highway that's the best A-get your kicks on Route sixty-sixIt winds from Chicago to LA More than two thousand miles all the way Get your kicks on Route sixty-sixNow you go through Saint Looey Joplin, Missouri And Oklahoma City looks mi-ighty pretty You'll see Amarillo Gallup, New Mexico Flagstaff, Arizona Don't forget Winona Kingman, Barstow, San BernandinoWon't you get hip to this timely tip When you make that California trip A-get your kicks on Route sixty-sixWon't you get hip to this ti-imely tip When you make a-that California trip A-get your kicks on Route sixty-six A-get your kicks on Route sixty-six Get your kicks on Route sixty-six
L is for the way you look at me O if for the only one I see V is very very extraordinary E is even more than anyone that you adore can love It's all that I can give to you Love is more than just a game for two Two in love can make it Take my heart but please don't break it Love was made for me and you
L is for the way you look at me O if for the only one I see V is very very extraordinary E is even more than anyone that you adore can love It's all that I can give to you
Love is more than just a game for two Two in love can make it Take my heart but please don't break it Love was made for me and you Love was made for me and you Love was made for me and you
Sometimes I'm happy Sometimes I'm blue My disposition Depends on you I never mind The rain from the sky If I can find The sun in your eyes Sometimes I love you Sometimes I hate you But when I hate you It's 'cause I love you That's how I am So what can I do I'm happy when I'm with you
But Sometimes I love you Sometimes I hate you But when I hate you It's 'cause I love you That's how I am So what can I do I'm happy when I'm with you I'm happy when I'm with you
Said it is only a paper moon Sailing over a cardboard sea, But it wouldn't be make believe If you believed in me. Say it is only a canvas sky Hanging over a muslin tree, But it wouldn't be make believe If you believed in me. Without your love, It's a honky-tonk parade. Without your love, It's a melody played in a penny arcade.It's a barnum and bailey world, Just as phony as it can be, But it wouldn't be make believe If you believed in me. ~interlude~ Without your love, It's a honky-tonk parade. Without your love, It's a melody played in a penny arcade. It's a barnum and bailey world Just as phony as it can be, But it wouldn't be make believe If you believed in me.
Just found joy Im as happy as a baby boy, baby boy With another brand new choo-choo choy When I met my sweet lorraine, lorraine, lorraine. A pair of eyes That are brighter tham the summer sky When you see them, youll realize Why I love my sweet lorraine. Now when its rainin, I dont miss the sun Because its in my babys smile, whoa ho And to think that Im the lucky one That will lead her down the aisle, whoa ho ho Each night I pray That no one will steal her heart away I cant wait until that lucky day When I marry sweet lorraine. ~interlude~ Now when its rainin I dont miss the sun Because its in my babys smile, whoa ho And to think that Im the lucky one That will lead her down the aisle, whoa ho ho Each night I pray That no one will steal her heart away I cant wait until that lucky day When I marry sweet lorraine.
They try to tell us we're too young Too young to really be in love They say that love's a word A word we've only heard But can't begin to know the meaning of
And yet we're not too young to know This love will last though years may go And then some day they may recall We were not too young at all
And yet we're not too young to know This love will last though years may go And then some day they may recall We were not too young at all
♬ ♡ (Prelude) ♡ ♬ 0012 Besame besame mucho Each time I cling to your kiss I hear music divine Besame mucho Hold me my darling and say that you'll always be mine
This joy is something new my arms enfolding you, never knew this thrill before Whoever thought I'd be holding you close to me whispering you I adore
Dearest one if you should leave me Each little dream would take wing and my life would be through
Besame mucho Love me forever and make all my dreams come true Besame mucho Besame mucho
♬ ♡ (Interlude) ♡ ♬ 0129 This joy is something new my arms enfolding you, never knew this thrill before Whoever thought I'd be holding you close to me whispering you I adore
Dearest one if you should leave me Each little dream would take wing and my life would be through
Besame mucho Love me forever and make all my dreams come true Besame mucho Besame mucho
You're the cream in my coffee You're the salt in my stew You'll always be my necessity I'd be lost without you
You're the starch in my collar You're the lace in my shoe You'll always be my necessity I'd be lost without you
Most men tell love tales And each phrase dovetails You've heard each known way This way is my own way
You're the sail of my love boat You're the captain and crew You'll always be my necessity I'd be lost without you
You're the sail of my love boat You're the captain and crew You'll always be my necessity Like a restaurant with a recipe You're the lace in my shoe I'd be lost without you