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I am no Norah expert, but she did a decent job on a TRUE standard, Hoagy Carmichael's "The Nearness of You." Like you said, back in the day, they took a good song and it became a standard. Now we listen to whiny self-styled "songwriters" singing "songs" that are forgotten before the CD cools off at the manufacturer. BUT if the cd SELLS, the artists gets the songwriter/publishing royalties, which are almost always greater than the artist's cut.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Her cover of that standard is the best thing on the album, imo. She's in her element there, no doubt.