Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Grace Jones
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Grace Jones
Composer
Bruce Woolley
Composer
Lyrics
I went to a concert
To see Nina Simone
The concert was over
There was still a band playing
The wrap up
The bongo man played his
Beat with his hands
I closed my eyes
And looked at him
Victor should have been a jazz musician
I said to myself
Victor should have been a jazz musician
I looked at his face
And I saw Victor
Looked at his smile
And I saw Victor
I looked at his hair
And thought Victor
Should have been a jazz musician
Victor should have been a jazz musician
There were people
Dancing on the floor
(Dancing on the floor)
They were so high
You should have seen Victor smile
(You should have seen)
(Victor smile as they danced all the while)
(All around on the floor)
And he laughed
Victor should have been a jazz musician
Oh, Victor should have been a jazz musician
He was playing so nice
The jazz musician
Ah, ah
He's living in a fast beat
In a city that's hot
Telling all the Latinos
And the Puerto Ricans
Victor seems happy
But he doesn't even know himself
He's gotta look inside
To know his first life
Victor was a jazz musician
(Gotta look inside to know)
He was a jazz musician
In his first life
He was a jazz musician
Victor was a jazz musician
Somewhere
Victor plays his music
He loves his music
Somewhere
Victor loves his music
He plays his music
Somewhere
Victor is a jazz musician
Jazz
Written by: Bruce Woolley, Grace Jones
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