Post by Jasonette on Aug 21, 2005 16:50:24 GMT -5
This song was recorded for a tribute cd to French poet/songwriter George Brassens. I personally never knew about the existence of this great poet until I heard this song. This album was recorded in 1998, it features modern versions of George Brassen songs sung by various artists, and as we know so well, it features the track "I have the honor", sung by Jason Scheff.
When I heard this song for the first time, I remember liking it instantly, just by hearing the verses.The music on this song is aweome, I loved the melody. :)I specially loved the way Jason sang here, the passionate feeling in his voice. And I honestly think he delivered an awesome perforrmance, very intense, very soulful and slightly dramatic. I usually don't like when singers change their style a big lot, and Jason's voice had a very soulful touch to it. And his singing style from usual is not typically the one of a black, R&B singer. But in this case, I liked very much the way he sang. I am aware Jason is a big fan of some R&B musicians, like Earth Wind and Fire 's Maurice White. And his dad Jerry Scheff was Elvis Presley bass player and uses to play some jazz related music. So, knowing that Jason has some little jazz/R&B roots on his blood, maybe it's easier for me to understand his tendency to sing "soulful" sometimes.
I liked very much also the way he soars on the chorus..and the feeling he puts:"I have the honor, not to ask for your hand, we don't need to sign a paper, understand". "His Oh yeah's and "no no no's" give an interesting, sultry touch to his performance. Being generally a tender, sweeter singer, I really was amazed with Jason singing this way, and having this attitude. :oBut I accepted it, and I felt very happy for Jason singing this song. It really proves that Jason can sing in almost any style he wishes to sing.
And, definitely, one of the things that really impressed me of the song is the lyrics, the subject the song is about. A man tells his girlfriend that they don't need to get married to love each other, or to live with each other, and signing the paper only would take the passion and time away from the relationship. "Let's keep the fire, yeah!" I don't know if this topic is innovative on songs, but I really think it's a hot, interesting topic to discuss on a melody. Specially when the song was probably written from 1965 on. I think that, back in the time, "I have the Honor", in its original french version, was a tremendous topic to hear in a song.
The arrangement of the song really fits very well the lyrics, and it's such a good music style for the song. I loved the R&B flavored arrangement. I specially loved the soulful guitar riffs after the "no, no, no" or second chorus. :)It's an amazing guitar solo,very strong, very melodic. I'm almost sure Tom Keane, Jason's friend, did it. And the improvising riffs over the end of the songs are a joy to listen, too.
I am very glad Jason recorded this song. It represents how talented is he as a performer, it gives to his voice another dimension, another color, and one of the most important things this song brought to me is the chance of learn about George Brassens. How bad this songwriter is no more with us, that he left this world in 1981. Judging from only this song, I would dare to say he was an excellent songwriter, and now I want to hear more songs writen by him.
When I heard this song for the first time, I remember liking it instantly, just by hearing the verses.The music on this song is aweome, I loved the melody. :)I specially loved the way Jason sang here, the passionate feeling in his voice. And I honestly think he delivered an awesome perforrmance, very intense, very soulful and slightly dramatic. I usually don't like when singers change their style a big lot, and Jason's voice had a very soulful touch to it. And his singing style from usual is not typically the one of a black, R&B singer. But in this case, I liked very much the way he sang. I am aware Jason is a big fan of some R&B musicians, like Earth Wind and Fire 's Maurice White. And his dad Jerry Scheff was Elvis Presley bass player and uses to play some jazz related music. So, knowing that Jason has some little jazz/R&B roots on his blood, maybe it's easier for me to understand his tendency to sing "soulful" sometimes.
I liked very much also the way he soars on the chorus..and the feeling he puts:"I have the honor, not to ask for your hand, we don't need to sign a paper, understand". "His Oh yeah's and "no no no's" give an interesting, sultry touch to his performance. Being generally a tender, sweeter singer, I really was amazed with Jason singing this way, and having this attitude. :oBut I accepted it, and I felt very happy for Jason singing this song. It really proves that Jason can sing in almost any style he wishes to sing.
And, definitely, one of the things that really impressed me of the song is the lyrics, the subject the song is about. A man tells his girlfriend that they don't need to get married to love each other, or to live with each other, and signing the paper only would take the passion and time away from the relationship. "Let's keep the fire, yeah!" I don't know if this topic is innovative on songs, but I really think it's a hot, interesting topic to discuss on a melody
. Specially when the song was probably written from 1965 on. I think that, back in the time, "I have the Honor", in its original french version, was a tremendous topic to hear in a song. The arrangement of the song really fits very well the lyrics, and it's such a good music style for the song. I loved the R&B flavored arrangement. I specially loved the soulful guitar riffs after the "no, no, no" or second chorus. :)It's an amazing guitar solo,very strong, very melodic. I'm almost sure Tom Keane, Jason's friend, did it. And the improvising riffs over the end of the songs are a joy to listen, too.
I am very glad Jason recorded this song. It represents how talented is he as a performer, it gives to his voice another dimension, another color, and one of the most important things this song brought to me is the chance of learn about George Brassens. How bad this songwriter is no more with us, that he left this world in 1981. Judging from only this song, I would dare to say he was an excellent songwriter, and now I want to hear more songs writen by him.
