Search - Diana Krall :: Why Should I Care / I'll String Along With You

Clint made my day - he wrote it!

Kelly A. Walker | Oklahoma USA | 11/19/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I like his movies and that is how I got here. The movie, True Crime was ok as Eastwood movies go. I enjoyed it enough to buy a used copy of it. But what "made my day" was this song. As the credits rolled, a good movie became fantasmic! This subtle tune began to flow through my speakers and I found myself entranced! I searched the credit list for the song and there it was. Diana Krall. Who? I had never heard of her. I am not a real jazz fan or should I say I wasnt but that all changed when I bought a copy of the album with a bonus track... this song. As I listened and read hte liner notes, Written by Clint Eastwood... HUH? I was thrilled. It is a mainstay in my car cd collection. That is a place reserved for only the cds I play all the time. She sits with pride in the first cd sleeve. And she has a new fan. Thanks Clint for writing a fantastic song! 5 STARS!"

See the video at the beginning of True Crime

10/06/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I first heard Diana Krall at the beginning of the movie True Crime. Her voice was arresting. Her interpretation so masterfully controlled. Her vocal quality so finely textured, it is hard to describe. It isn't that she uses great vocal or dynamic range. She might have range, but she doesn't show off. The word subtle isn't subtle enough to describe that voice. She's clearly of the minimalist, less is more school. Maybe like Diana Ross in Good Morning Heartache, or Lauren Wood in Fallen, or Joni Mitchell in Edith and the Kingpin. If she were a wine she would be a dry sherry, neither a heavy port nor a light chablis. If she were a dessert she would be a tiramisu, not completely untextured like a pudding, nor crunchy like a cobbler. You could call her voice silky, in the sense that real silk pulls at your hand, doesn't just glide by like satin. Closer to home, if she were an operatic soprano she would be a lyric, not a dramatic. My vocal coach said that singing is all in the mind. Then, you can hear her thinking. She thinks about and extracts meaning from each phrase. It was a pleasant surprise to learn that Clint Eastwood did the music for Why Should I Care. It is a sultry bluesy tune, not demanding of range. But what Ms. Krall does to enhance its classic lines and to distinguish repeated phrases must be heard."

Fantabulous

Kelly A. Walker | 11/02/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I first heard Diana Krall when I watched "True Crimes". I have never heard a voice quite as stupendous as her's. I ran right out and bought two of her CD's and I listen to them all the time. I have always been a lover of jazz, but couldn't seem to find that artist that hit my soft spot. Diana does that for me. She has both snappy tunes and soft tunes for any mood you might be in. She is definetely a "Don't Miss" artist. I feel in love."