Michael Bublé's Cover of Nat King Cole's "L.O.V.E." Is a Must for Date Night
The Voice Coach's jazzy vocals were made to perform this song.
Making a playlist for your next date night? Don't forget to add The Voice Coach Michael Bublé's cover of Nat King Cole's "L.O.V.E.," one of the great, swingin' love songs of all time.
Bublé covered the sweet and simple ditty for his 2007 album Call Me Irresponsible. Promoting the album, he reflected on what love — the concept, not the song — meant to him, saying in an interview, "When people say the word love, they quickly associate it with being sentimental, weak in the knees and tears of joy and all that. But what about those absolute moments of crushing heartache and bitter regrets? Falling in love is the most irresponsible thing we can do, to put ourselves in that vulnerable of a position. But when it's right..."
17 years later, Bublé still hadn't grown tired of the song, and performed it live on the America's Got Talent 2024 finale.
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About Nat King Cole's "L.O.V.E."
Also stylized "L-O-V-E," the song uses an acrostic structure, assigning each letter in the word "love" its own meaning. L is for looking, O for only, V for very and E for extraordinary. Of course, you have to listen to the whole song to really get how it all fits together.
The song was written by Bert Kaempfert and Milt Gabler, and Cole recorded it in 1964 for his 1965 album of the same name. It's since been covered in many languages and by many artists, including the singer's daughter, Natalie. Modern audiences may recognize the tune from the opening montage in 1998's The Parent Trap.
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Bublé says "stupidity" gave him the courage to sing jazz
Bublé has plenty of original hits like "Just Haven't Met You Yet" and "Home," but his bread and butter has always been the Great American Songbook (even though he's Canadian), and his best-selling album is full of Christmas standards. So, why pursue a career covering jazz classics at a time when that's not the most popular genre? "It was probably stupidity. I mean, thinking that I might have success was probably naiveté," Bublé admitted in a 2019 interview.
"Honestly, I think I was blinded by the love of the music," he continued, explaining, "I love all kinds of music. I love rock, R&B and rap. For me, if it’s good, it’s good. It doesn’t matter who did it or where it came from." Luckily, music seems to L-O-V-E him back.
