S3 E8: Norah Jones on "Permanently Lonely"
This week, singer-songwriter Norah Jones\u2014a nine-time Grammy-winner and go-to Willie duet partner\u2014talks about \u201cPermanently Lonely.\u201d It\u2019s one of those songs Willie has recorded repeatedly, but she focuses on his early-sixties demo, sitting at her piano to illustrate the jazzy intricacies of the song\u2019s melody, and marveling at what she calls the beautifully harsh poetry in its lyrics. She\u2019ll also describe the way she leaned on Willie\u2019s music when she left Texas for New York City, the first time she ever sang with him, and the truly wonderful way she came to appear on our podcast. And a hint on that last thought: Like most great Willie stories, it\u2019s all about family.