Lulu: To Sir, With Love

Remarks:

This was the #1 pop song in the US in 1967, but in her native UK it was a B-side, never released as a single in its own right. The music director, John Paul Jones, joined Led Zeppelin a year later.

This is the song I most associate with Sidney Poitier, who starred in the film of the same name. Poitier passed away last week at 94.

Requiescat in pace.

See also:

• songs: the 1960s
• Sidney Poitier
• Led Zeppelin
  • Dazed and Confused

Lyrics:

Those schoolgirl days of telling tales and biting nails are gone
But in my mind I know they will still live on and on
But how do you thank someone who has taken you from crayons to perfume?
It isn’t easy, but I’ll try

If you wanted the sky I would write across the sky in letters
That would soar a thousand feet high ‘To Sir, With Love’

The time has come for closing books and long last looks must end
And as I leave I know that I am leaving my best friend
A friend who taught me right from wrong and weak from strong
That’s a lot to learn, but what can I give you in return?

If you wanted the moon I would try to make a star
But I would rather you let me give my heart ‘To Sir, With Love’

Source: Songfacts.