Johnny Hartman (vocals), John Coltrane (tenor sax), McCoy Tyner (piano), Jimmy Garrison (bass) and Elvin Jones (drums). From the album John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman (1963).
You are too beautiful. When you walk down the street, men turn to see you better. Your seductive curves ignite manly stimuli. At parties, men huddle around waiting for your attention. Only the most daring approach you to talk to you. Of course, you can choose, and with your captivating gestures there is no man who can say no. Too many are those who would like to be with you, but only a few succeed. You are too beautiful to go through the world unnoticed.
Coltrane intones a soft melody. Hartman begins by telling a girl that is too beautiful to exist and that he is in love with beauty. He thinks that because he had found her, she is going to be for him. But she is too beautiful and leaves with other men who also notice her while he dies of jealousy. Tyner begins his intervention by taking charge of the situation and making his own extensive comments about it. Hartman returns saying that he cannot bear to see her with others and that he remains faithful to her because of his love for beauty.
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