Remarks:
This went to #2 in the US on the R&B chart in 1972. Like “Always” (1987) by Atlantic Starr, it seems schmaltzy, but I like it anyway.
I thought this song would date badly: an over-the-top love song sung in falsetto in a 1970s style. I thought it would become as unlistenable by the 2000s as, say, Frank Sinatra was to me in the 1970s. What I did not know was that when you really like a song, it never seems dated. It always seems as brand new as the day you first heard it.
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Lyrics:
There’s a spark of magic in your eyes
Candyland appears each time you smile
Never thought that fairy tales came true
But they come true when I’m near you
You’re a genie in disguise
Full of wonder and surprise
And betcha by golly, wow
You’re the one that I’ve been waiting for forever
And ever will my love for you keep growin’ strong
Keep growin’ strong
If I could I’d catch a falling star
To shine on you so I’ll know where you are
Order rainbows in your favorite shade
To show I love you, thinking of you
Write your name across the sky
Anything you ask I’ll try, `cause
Betcha by golly, wow
You’re the one that I’ve been waiting for forever
And ever will my love for you keep growin’ strong
Keep growin’ strong
Betcha by golly, wow
You’re the one that I’ve been waiting for forever
And ever will my love for you keep growin’ strong
Keep growin’ strong
Betcha by golly, wow
You’re the one that I’ve been waiting for forever
And ever will my love for you
Source: AZ Lyrics.
“Order rainbows in your favorite shade to show I love you”
That’s really thoughtful, since rainbows are known to come in only one shade at a time. Multicolored rainbows would just be too complicated, similar to how singers wearing suit jackets AND shirts at the same time would not be very groovy. Can you dig it?
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I never tire of listening to my mom’s songs…this is one of them. The music is so tight and the singing so harmonious – the schmaltz melts away.
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I love female singers the most, and lately I noticed the male artists in my Uber playlist are using falsetto or a talkbox.
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