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Nat King Cole and The Princess And The Frog

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Today I have some older music for you, music that will take you back to a time of romance and starry skies and large ballrooms. This song was in my head all day, and I could not get enough of Nat King Cole's voice. This song is one of my favorite by him, with only one person able to top his performance of this song. And that one person happens to be his daughter, so that seems a little fitting. But this song is so incredible romantic and sweet and all I want is to slow dance with a man to this song. It has that older kind of intimacy to it. The kind that makes you feel like you are the only two people in the world, swirling around and around on the wooden dance floor. Nat King Cole has a voice like honey, smooth and rich. But what I also love about his voice is that it has a much softer and tender feeling to it. You hear some of the other greats of the 1950's, and they all have these powerhouse vocals even in these slower songs. But Nat King Cole is able to make us feel that sw