nature boy nature boy song recorded american jazz singer released march single later appeared album king cole story song written partly autobiographical tribute mentor originally introduced practised cole performing wanted present song ignored left copy cole singer came know nature boy receiving appreciation performance song cole wanted record recording took place august featured orchestra conducted house arranger strings flute instrumentation song capture vibe track lyrics self portrait life final line greatest thing learn love loved return considered poignant moment song multiple interpretations nature boy released amidst ban commercially successful reaching billboard music charts selling million copies receiving critical acclaim nature boy helped introduce cole wider audience especially white music market generated royalties song awarded grammy hall fame award nature boy subject lawsuits composer claiming song heart wrote play end settled court following cole success song rival record companies released cover versions nature boy artists like successful ultimately pop jazz standard artists interpreting song including lady_gaga recorded jazz collaborative album numerous films like boy talented musical singer david_bowie recorded techno version background development year old arrived los_angeles began playing piano small health food store raw food restaurant laurel canyon boulevard café owned john followed philosophy influenced movement germany followers known nature boys wore long hair ate raw fruits vegetables adopted philosophy chose writing spelling lower case letters living cave near wrote nature boy partly autobiographical song tribute mentor originally introduced prompting approached manager backstage los_angeles handed copy nature boy asked cole pleas ignored disappointed left sheet music nature boy cole cole came know song loved cole began playing nature boy live audiences received acclaim present performances initially offered buy track cole cole decided record needed permission releasing single able find songwriter disappeared providing contact details discovered living cole got permission recorded song recording composition cole recording took place august featured orchestra conducted house arranger strings flute instrumentation song capture vibe track measures song melody parallel melody second movement composer piano written pop ballad nature boy follows format primary notes descending minor note ascending line diminished chord returns initial minor structure makes frequent use standard progression key minor second bar section featured descending line based lowering descending line continues finally ending step chord lyrics song relate 1940s los_angeles based group called nature boys member noted lyrics musical self portrait lines like boy strange enchanted boy far far land sea believed song line poignant greatest thing learn love loved return interpretations line given academics eponymous nature boy child advising love relationship adult talking journey inner love according author song presented romantic theme eponymous nature boy visiting cole magic day explaining greatest thing learn love loved return author described track charged song lyrics evoked intense sense loss final line delivering universal truth described salvaged journey life according engineer drummer los_angeles bequeathed master tapes photos final works wanted correction lyrics saying loved return deal deal love instead read greatest thing learn love loved love loved stated lyrics fit original ending melody wrote release reception second ban music recording enforced response act desperate release sustaining profit ultimately released nature boy single march catalog number owned publishing right cole songs sold rights nature boy acted distributor selling agent record debuted billboard charts april stayed weeks ultimately peaking number reached peak number charts nature boy went sell million copies billboard listed greatest record year song accumulating total points 1940s american music market divided race black artist cross mainstream pop music difficult author noted book margins jazz cole wear white makeup filming performance song come prominence leader jazz trio named king cole trio nature boy received widespread recognition rendition appealed white audience cole later use success song cancel trio pursue solo recording career later described nature boy favorites recordings success song allowed accumulate dollars royalty billboard reported kept royalty distributed rest people helped bringing song shared helping lyrics rest bringing song cole notice nature boy received wide acclaim critics contemporary reviewers author noted book jazz standards guide repertoire musicians created golden age american popular song demands pride place eccentric added promoting culture nature boy cole able introduce new era black artists white popular music book song singer art author complimented cole version saying fresh combination singer vocals string section nature boy hit allmusic said song transformed cole famous beloved pop singing stars postwar years billboard noted popularity song audiences stay theaters cole perform nature boy leave finished poll magazine listed greatest round record favorite pop recording previous years song awarded grammy hall fame special grammy award established honor recordings years old historical significance los_angeles magazine gave detailed positive review song nature boy melody lyric number interpretations decades able ordinary sounds like minute written existed time place thousand arabian nights compressed half minutes cracked slugging theatre composer claimed biography memoirs stage melody nature boy song heart wrote play met lawsuit proclaimed innocence explain heard melody angels singing california mountains offered withdraw suit said money important wanted admit song stolen heard angels bought copy song eventually lawyers offered court settlement offering dollars accepted remarked struck ironic song message love peace come symbolize pop music business versions success nature boy soon led release number cover versions track ban record companies release versions strings tracks following cole version nature boy dick recording released catalog number record appeared billboard charts june peaked number recorded version recording ban version nature boy replaced string sounds original recording choir conducted according song sound like chant recording released columbia_records catalog number debuted billboard charts peaked number seven later performed song radio hit parade accompanied choir orchestral arrangement rca_records planned release versions singers subsequently cancelled ban released cappella version april commercial success selling copies day peaking number billboard chart parody named recorded unnatural seven natural seven include recording ban featured vocals los_angeles released capitol catalog number reached billboard charts october stayed total weeks peaking number recorded song bassist recording song filled tension ongoing conflict resulting charged version song assisted drums version recorded singer released psychedelic rock version recorded 1960s san_francisco rock band lead vocals singer released post breakup album year recorded released version cole tribute album tribute great king cole version nature boy recorded released compilation album don right recorded version song album chicago_tribune impressed cover saying mood awe lincoln expresses nature boy album haunting appeal performed song new day concert song appeared studio album new day come live album new day live las_vegas stephen_thomas_erlewine allmusic said decision include nature boy new day come inspired song appearance musical expressed feelings recording track kick studio hear pedal piano touch keys singing following real thing pleasure initially strings instrumentation added post production later removed maintain simplicity cole version interpretation track released jazz standard album titled nature boy jazz album year december released holiday themed rendition nature boy holiday album harry holidays tenth season american idol contestant presented jazz version song received standing ovation audience faced criticism media strange musical arrangements lady_gaga version recording jazz standard lady american singer lady_gaga began working collaborative jazz album titled recording took place year new_york_city featured jazz musicians associated artists bennett quartet present including pianist evans jazz long time friend colleague gaga played album new_york_city based jazz tenor enlisted musicians songs bennett gaga selected tracks great american including nature boy features instrumentation drums orchestral arrangement according grow rolling_stone gaga sings inspired voice range followed bennett complimenting story meeting titular character nature boy released streaming gaga vevo channel september preceding release gaga tweeted background song death horn saying composer sub culture nomadic gypsy lives performance mtv_news gave positive review saying song sounds like imagine jazz club 1940s new_york feel like grow praised sublime describing track version gaga bennett collaboration hitfix believed magic song happened bennett vocals heard following gaga singing orchestration lewis said exactly want body gaga bennett generate different kind heat guardian said song treated greatest praised flute sounds contrast gaga vulnerable vocals bennett assured slant_magazine gave negative review saying nature boy appeared inconsistent shifting soft pleasant comical short bars nature boy debuted number hours rose number debuted number chart usage films song primary theme film score boy original version producers film reportedly paid song author story paid recording featured film crossing tune lyrics feature prominently film cole version closing credits piano version served opener film song played intermediate scenes featuring principal cast recording nature boy film talented book music movies meanings markets author described song performance plot development sexual tension scene featuring law play chess naked later scene song performed jazz club film angel eyes version recorded trumpet flute featured soundtrack writing nature boy theme canadian film title directed played writing song cole played falling love woman named portrayed song central theme nature boy initially arranged techno song singer david_bowie vocals sent group remix film closing credits described rendition mysterious adding robert group piece work totally pleased end result version remix appeared soundtrack version sung introductory scenes character christian film premise based lyrics particular opening lines closing lyric greatest thing learn love loved return film reviewing noted nature boy wonderful idea flawed wonderful movie song performed film radio interview asks sing song wife son cole version played start man undisputed truth directed aired 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