Andy Bey es uno de esos grandes artistas que lamentablemente, pasaron de puntillas y sin meter ruido frente al a menudo esquivo éxito y reconocimiento social, pese a contar con una gran y poderosa voz de barítono bajo, y una sensibilidad y dulzura especial interpretando al piano. Con tan sólo 13 años grabó su primer álbum, y con 17 años formó un trío junto a sus hermanas Salome Bey y Geraldine Bey llamado Andy and the Bey Sisters. Tras disolverse el grupo en 1967, complementó sus cualidades musicales con otros músicos como Horace Silver y Gary Bartz. Ya en solitario, algunos de sus trabajos alcanzaron cierta notoriedad; "Ballads, Blues and Bey", "Shades Of Bay", "Ain't Necessarily So", o "American Song" por el que recibió una nominación a los Grammy como mejor álbum jazz vocal.
De su trabajo de 1998 Shades Of Bay, la canción "Like a Lover (O Cantador)" es toda una de esas obras de arte musicales. Sólo con su piano y voz, nos vaporiza de emociones gracias a su ronca voz y la delicadeza de las notas del piano. Una canción de amor intimista, nostálgica, sencilla y sin adornos supérfluos... pura magia que consigue hechizarnos, aunque sólo sea por unos minutos, haciéndonos sentir frágiles e insignificantes.
Like a lover the morning sun
Slowly rises and kisses you awake
Your smile is soft and drowsy
As you let it play upon your face
Oh, how I dream I might be like the morning sun to you
(I might be like the morning sun to you)
Like a lover the river wind, sighs and ripples
Its fingers through your hair
Upon your cheek it lingers
And I've never known a sweeter place
Oh, how I dream I might be like the river wind to you
(I might be like the river wind to you)
How I envy a cup that knows your lips
Let it be me, my love
And a table that feels your fingertips
Let it be me, let me be your love
Bring an end to the endless days and nights
Without you
Like a lover the velvet moon
Shares your pillow and watches while you sleep
It's light arrives on tiptoe
Gently taking you in its embrace
Oh, how I dream I might be like a velvet moon to you
(I might be like the velvet moon to you)
Oh, how I dream I might be like a river wind to you
(I might be like the river wind to you)
How I envy a cup that knows your lips
Let it be me, my love
And a table that feels your fingertips
Let it be me, let me be your love
Bring an end to the endless days and nights
Without you
Like a lover the velvet moon
Shares your pillow and watches while you sleep
Its light arrives on tiptoe
Gently taking you in its embrace
Oh, how I dream I might be like a velvet moon to you
(I might be like a velvet moon to you)
I might be like a velvet moon to you
(I might be like a velvet moon to you)
I might be like a velvet moon to you
(I might be like a velvet moon to you)
I might be like a velvet moon to you
(I might be like a velvet moon to you)
I might be like................. FADE
Slowly rises and kisses you awake
Your smile is soft and drowsy
As you let it play upon your face
Oh, how I dream I might be like the morning sun to you
(I might be like the morning sun to you)
Like a lover the river wind, sighs and ripples
Its fingers through your hair
Upon your cheek it lingers
And I've never known a sweeter place
Oh, how I dream I might be like the river wind to you
(I might be like the river wind to you)
How I envy a cup that knows your lips
Let it be me, my love
And a table that feels your fingertips
Let it be me, let me be your love
Bring an end to the endless days and nights
Without you
Like a lover the velvet moon
Shares your pillow and watches while you sleep
It's light arrives on tiptoe
Gently taking you in its embrace
Oh, how I dream I might be like a velvet moon to you
(I might be like the velvet moon to you)
Oh, how I dream I might be like a river wind to you
(I might be like the river wind to you)
How I envy a cup that knows your lips
Let it be me, my love
And a table that feels your fingertips
Let it be me, let me be your love
Bring an end to the endless days and nights
Without you
Like a lover the velvet moon
Shares your pillow and watches while you sleep
Its light arrives on tiptoe
Gently taking you in its embrace
Oh, how I dream I might be like a velvet moon to you
(I might be like a velvet moon to you)
I might be like a velvet moon to you
(I might be like a velvet moon to you)
I might be like a velvet moon to you
(I might be like a velvet moon to you)
I might be like a velvet moon to you
(I might be like a velvet moon to you)
I might be like................. FADE
