![]() Oh stop reading and just take this in.□□. One thing is for sure, her ability to engage in cool stage banter while standing before President Barack Obama is impressive. You can tell she's a "sunny sider" by her smirk, that witty twinkle in her eye and, somehow, the depth and versatility of her voice. Spalding, who started giging at 15, was inspired to play at the prodigious age of 5 by non other than cellist Yo-Yo Ma on an episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. This version of Sunny Side is performed with grace, funk and funny by Grammy Award winning bassist and obvious "sunny sider" Esperanza Spalding. Sunny SiderĪ complex and sensitive person who chooses the warmth of "the sunny side" (read happiness or an actual spot of sun) when they can, knowing and understanding its value based on the amount of time they've spent in the darkness. 23435 Come Away with Me, 156 Coming of Age, Esperanza Spalding, 150. Because, along with being a melancholic, I'm also a "sunny sider". But, when I see the sun, I run towards it, wrap myself in its warmth and marinate as long as possible. After all, I am a recognized melancholic and wouldn't have it any other way. I've definitely spent (and spend) time there. Now, I'm the last to deny the allure and value of shady side. On the Sunny Side of the Streetis more than just a jazz standard.
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