JUST ONCE
I did my best
But I guess my best wasn't good enough '
'Cause here we are, back where we were before
Seems nothing ever changes
We're back to being strangers
Wond'ring if we ought to stay
Or head on out the door
Just once
Can't we figure out what we keep doing wrong?
Why we never last for very long?
What are we doin' wrong?
Just once
Can't we find a way to fin'ly make it right?
To make the magic last for more than just one night?
If we could just get to it
I know we could break through it I gave my all
But I think my all may have been too much
'Cause Lord knows we're not getting anywhere
It seems we're always blowin'
Whatever we've got goin'
And it seems at times, with all we've got
We haven't got a prayer
Just once
Can't we figure out what we keep doing wrong?
Why the good times never last for long?
Where are we going wrong?
Just once
Can't we find a way to fin'ly make it right?
To make the magic last for more than just one night?
I know we could break through it
If we could just get to it
Just once,
I want to understand
Why it always comes back to goodbye
Why can't we get ourselves in hand
And admit to one another
We're no good without each other
Take the best and make it better
Find a way to stay together?
Just once
Can't we find a way to fin'ly make it right?
Oh, to make the magic last for more than just one night?
I know we could break through it
If we could just get to it
Just once
Whoa, we can get to it
Just once...
QUINCY JONES
was born on March 14, 1933, in Chicago and raised in Seattle.
His interest in music began as a child and by the age of 12 he was singing in a gospel quartet.
As a junior in high school he began playing the trumpet and continued his musical education at the prestigious Berkelee College of Music in Boston.
By the mid 1950's Quincy had moved to New York where he began arranging and recording for such diverse artists as Sarah Vaughan, Ray Charles, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Dinah Washington and Cannonball Adderly.
In 1961 Quincy became the vice-president of Mercury Records.
was born on March 14, 1933, in Chicago and raised in Seattle.
His interest in music began as a child and by the age of 12 he was singing in a gospel quartet.
As a junior in high school he began playing the trumpet and continued his musical education at the prestigious Berkelee College of Music in Boston.
By the mid 1950's Quincy had moved to New York where he began arranging and recording for such diverse artists as Sarah Vaughan, Ray Charles, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Dinah Washington and Cannonball Adderly.
In 1961 Quincy became the vice-president of Mercury Records.
Two years later he won his first Grammy Award for his arrangement of "I Can't Stop Loving You."
In his three year association as arranger and conductor for Frank Sinatra, Quincy, once again teamed with Count Basie, made history with his unforgettable arrangement of "Fly Me To The Moon".
In his three year association as arranger and conductor for Frank Sinatra, Quincy, once again teamed with Count Basie, made history with his unforgettable arrangement of "Fly Me To The Moon".
Expanding his career Quincy began scoring music for films, such as "The Pawnbroker", "In the Heat of the Night", "In Cold Blood" and "The Wiz", just to name a few of the 33 major motion picture scores to his credit.
His equally numerous television scores include "The Bill Cosby Show", "Ironside", "Sanford and Son", and "Roots", for which he won an Emmy Award.
Together with Steven Spielberg he co-produced the adaptation "The Color Purple", winning eleven Oscar nominations and introducing Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg to the movie audience.
He launched produced Will Smith's career as an actor in the hit series, "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air".
Together with Steven Spielberg he co-produced the adaptation "The Color Purple", winning eleven Oscar nominations and introducing Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg to the movie audience.
He launched produced Will Smith's career as an actor in the hit series, "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air".
In 1985, he also produced "We Are The World", whose proceeds went to the famine in Africa.
He has won an Emmy, seven Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and The Grammy Living Legend Award.
Reflecting on the changes in pop music over the years, Quincy says, "I go for the music that gives me goose bumps, music that touches my heart and my soul."
Reflecting on the changes in pop music over the years, Quincy says, "I go for the music that gives me goose bumps, music that touches my heart and my soul."
