Though it was her first single, and she later had higher-charting hits, “Don’t Know Why” remains Norah Jones’ signature song. It wasn’t actually written by Jones, but rather by her guitarist Jessie Harris, who had actually recorded it three years earlier. However, it’s Jones’ version that the world knows. Even though it didn’t chart that high, it felt fairly ubiquitous when it came out (and, of course, there was Starbucks, where Jones’s debut Come Away with Me was on sale seemingly forever). It conjures up a certain aesthetic, for sure. Continue reading »
