Don't mind telling you, in my humble fash
That you thrill me through, with a tender pash,
When you said you care, 'magine my emoshe
I swore then and there, permanent devoshe,

You made all other men seem blah
Just you alone filled me with ahhhhhhhh......
's wonderful, 's marvellous
You should care for me!

's awful nice, 's paradise,
's what I love to see.
You've made my life so glamorous,
You can't blame me for feeling amorous!

Oh 's wonderful, 's marvellous,
That you should care for me!
's magnificque, 's what I seek
You should care for me.

's elegant, 's what I want,
's what I love to see.
My dear, it's four leaved clover time,
From now on my heart's working overtime,

's exceptional, 's no bagatelle,
That you should care for...
That you should care for...
That you should care for me...

Overall Meaning

These lyrics are from the song 'S Wonderful by Ray Conniff, and they express the singer's love for their partner. The song starts with the singer saying that they are not afraid to admit how much their partner means to them, and that their partner makes them feel exhilarated and passionate. The singer then talks about how much their partner stands out from other people they have been with before, and how their partner has made their life so much better. The chorus of the song repeatedly emphasizes how wonderful and marvelous it is that the singer's partner cares for them, and how much they appreciate their love.

In the second verse, the singer continues to describe their admiration for their partner, saying that they have brought elegance and glamour into their life. The singer uses the metaphor of a four-leaf clover to express how lucky they feel to have found their partner, and how much their heart is overflowing with love. The final line of the song emphasizes once again how exceptional and important the singer's partner is to them.

Overall, the lyrics of 'S Wonderful are a celebration of love and the wonderful feeling it brings to one's life. The song is a declaration of affection to a special person, and the singer is expressing their appreciation for everything their partner brings to their life.

Line by Line Meaning

Don't mind telling you, in my humble fash
I don't mind letting you know in my simple way

That you thrill me through, with a tender pash
You excite me with your affectionate kiss

When you said you care, 'magine my emoshe
When you told me you care, imagine my emotions

I swore then and there, permanent devoshe
I made a commitment then and there to love you permanently

You made all other men seem blah
You made all other men seem uninteresting

Just you alone filled me with ahhhhhhhh......
Only you made me feel fulfilled and satisfied.

's wonderful, 's marvellous
It's wonderful, it's marvelous

You should care for me!
You should love and care for me

's awful nice, 's paradise,
It's really nice, it's like paradise

's what I love to see.
It's what I enjoy and desire

You've made my life so glamorous,
You've made my life so luxurious and exciting

You can't blame me for feeling amorous!
You can't blame me for being romantic and passionate

Oh 's wonderful, 's marvellous,
Oh it's wonderful, it's marvelous

That you should care for me!
That you should love and care for me

's magnificque, 's what I seek
It's magnificent, it's what I desire

You should care for me.
You should love and care for me

's elegant, 's what I want,
It's elegant, it's what I desire

's what I love to see.
It's what I enjoy and desire

My dear, it's four leaved clover time,
My dear, it's a lucky time for us

From now on my heart's working overtime,
My heart is working extra hard for our love

's exceptional, 's no bagatelle,
It's exceptional, it's no trivial matter

That you should care for...
That you should love and care for...

That you should care for me...
That you should love and care for me...

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: GEORGE GERSHWIN, IRA GERSHWIN

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Comments from YouTube:

@53Rhona

12y↑24

I was a little girl when my older brothers used to have parties every weekend at home back in the early 60's. These songs are part of my happy childhood. Ray Conniff was a big hit here in Brazil at that time.

@fernanven

12y↑3

First hit of Ray Conniff, composed by George Gershwin, Im 44 years old but learning about this fabulous years, thanks

@bulldogbarks55

11y↑5

Thanks, I'll listen Sunday 1/13/13. Ray Conniff was sort of the "house band" at Columbia in the 1950s-1960s accompanying Johnny Mathis, Johnnie Ray, singer Don "Band of Gold" Cherry, Marty Robbins, Guy Mitchell and Rosemary Clooney. He worked under Rochester, NY native Mitch Miller who was the A&R guy at Columbia Records in those days. Conniff's rich, lavish blend of orchestra and chorus into a perfect sound is unforgettable. Ray and Mitch produced real music, not today's crap.

@jerveesiopongco5228

7y↑1

I love his collections, everytime I wake up in the morning and baking pancakes for my breakfast, I always hear these songs. I miss Lebanon :((
that's 14 years ago

@jmrodas9

6y↑7

One of those early Ray Conniff records I used to hear on the radio when I was a kid. It brings to me remembrances of my time in the last years of elementary school. And how my late kid sister and I used to play around the house.

@jmrodas9

10y↑8

I was a kid in fourth grade elementary when this record was released. Liked to hear it on the radio after finishing my homework. It had a quality most of today's music does not have. I remember my Mother taught me to dance with this tune. Great!!!

@gabrielcamargo3350

Im at my grandmas house, she said to me she likes Ray Coniff so I put it to play and we are happy now! Nice moment! ;D

@PY2ERH

9y↑14

Never again will we have this quality sound.
The analog was wonderful.

@CanadaguyRudey1

12y↑7

Best Conniff song ever- remember as a kid my parents playing this in the early 70's

@heterosectional

6y↑5

S'WONDERFUL was Ray Conniff's "come back" album. He was an arranger and musician for Columbia Records. Columbia laid off guys like Conniff when rock came in. He was an old MOR arranger and musician. So he got a job as a laborer for a construction company when someone at Columbia found him. All the while, he had in his head arranging old standard songs with voices along with his well-known thumpity thump beat. So Columbia gave it a try. And he was back in business. This is a true story. I was in the biz.

@bulldogbarks55

11y↑3

I remember the last part of this song (from the cymbal crash on) being used by the late Jack Slattery as his theme song for his 4-6 pm radio program on WHAM-1180 in Rochester, NY in the mid-1960s. We oldtimers miss Jack and George and all fun, news and entertainment they brought us in those years.

@macairre

Signaturen till Radio Nords Top Twenty.

@theernest942

5y↑4

Hermosos recuerdos desde la primera época del fabuloso Ray Conniff y su nuevo sonido musical: Excelente + Extraordinario !!!

@markbukowski3074

Just heard this for the first time... in Columbus Ohio ..FM 95.1 & AM 920.. The Martini Lounge 5-6 Sunday nights 5-12-19.. It sure was better times then

@musicamexicanadelsigloxx4173

7y↑1

Esta canción la bailo mucho mi abuelita cuando era joven en los 50s

@Elainerulesutube

5y↑2

Love his music!

@edpyle5429

8y↑1

Way back before he became Bob Collins, and ultimately an institution on Chicago radio, Buddy Lee used this as a theme song for his show on WPLA, Plant City, Florida. You had to know back in 1960-'61 that Buddy was bound for big-time gigs.

@hcrun

11y↑2

Thank you for your feedback - most appreciated, believe me. I do a twice-weekly radio program here in Canberra that is 1960s-centric. Up to now I've been using the theme from The Avengers as my opening; from Monday I will use this track. Not that we knew Jack Slattery down here, but your comment has inspired me. Thanks again.

@rosarosinha2009

8y↑3

A primeira musica, foi tema de um programa de TV quando eu tinha uns 15 anos, musica maravilhosa, adoro, me leva aos melhores anos da minha vida... infancia e adolescencia ... saudades imensas

@bulldogbarks55

11y

Thanks. It will be a great tribute to Jack. He and George Haefner worked together at WHAM for more than 20+ years until George's sudden passing in the early '80s. George did the farm show from 5-7 am & Jack did 7-9 am. Then Jack did his pm show. They entertained you. It wasn't 24/7/365 news and talk. It was music, practical information, a little comedy. Just a couple of friendly guys you considered as part of your family. They were that special to the Rochester radio market. I knew them both.

@Paradisealleycat

Does any one else remember when KFRC , SAN FRANCISCO 610 AM was a middle of the road and slightly 'Hip'station that played pop and light jazz?The late night guy was Jimmy Lyons who founded the MONTERY JAZZ FESTIVAL...The evening guy was Jim Lange (The Mating Game)...The morning guy was George Crowell who had a great play list (when was the last time you heard Bobby Hackett, Benny Goodman, Sylvia Sims, Sue Raney , Dakota Staton, Jeri Southern, or Ernestine Anderson in the morning on AM radio?This side was a much played and muched liked part of that time -Played a lot by Jim Lange...Great to grow up with...

@53Rhona

12y↑1

Impossible not to dance!

@maria-angelicamoralessebas6779

7y↑1

🌈❤️🌹🎼🎶🎩🎵 Fantástico Ray Conniff Único ❤️

@JuniorJr...

10y↑4

Thank you very much for the upload.
Greetings from Brazil.

@Musicradio77Network

9y↑3

This song was used as the opening and closing theme to Harv Moore's show on WPGC back in the 60's.

@juanmercado4752

10y

thank you very much for uploading this wonderful music, that reminds me of my mom when she went to dances in the 50s' of durango mexico

@ryan9570

11y↑3

I was in college in Rochester l964-66 and remember those guys well along with the all-night guy, I think his name was Bill Ardis, who played jazz and middle of the road music. the show was called "Ardis Against the Night". at that time, the afternoon dj was Johnny Canton who was more uptempo and I believe he became a successful top 40 jock in Minneapolis.

@edwardmallon8679

Yes!!!! I remember listening to bill Ardis on a.m. radio from Rochester. I was living in St. Paul back. Then and he had a great late night jazz show. I was working second shift at control data Corp and would come home and tune in and listen and sometimes give him a call and talk about jazz. And yes this was about 1965. Those were the great days of th jazz immortals. I wonder what happened to bill. Anyone out there remember him too? Thanks so much for your letter, many memories.

@heterosectional

6y↑2

whoop whoop whoop dah dah dah. dah dah dah. waw waw. DJs loved this. When the trombones hit ye olde JBL speakers in the control room. Used to turn this track WAAAAALY UP. It was so well engineered/processed that you had to look at the VU meter on the console to make sure it wasn't peaking waaaaay in the red. It wasn't. The loud parts came in at a minus 3! Did not overload the xmtr.

@RobSnowden

I have this on single. Played it to death when I was a kid. 'The Continental' is on the other side.

@53Rhona

12y

It makes me feel like dancing!

@hcrun

12y

Thank you very much for your comments. I'm pleased that it brought back some nice memories for you.

@martingorosito1092

10y↑2

Un grande maestro

@heterosectional

10y↑4

This track was played a great many times on MOR radio stations. It was upcut at the break at 1:28 for radio spot production because it lasts sixty seconds! Great timer for radio shows so they could hit network news on the hour.

@CastleMr40

9y↑1

Roger Regor Yes. I was a radio announcer between 1958 and 2002. Wish I had a dollar for everytime I used the last 60 sec. of this piece!

@heterosectional

9y↑1

"Now stay tuned for ABC Radio news on the hour."

@hcrun

9y↑2

I am a radio announcer now (on community radio) and use the last section, after the cymbal clash, as my introduction. :)
http://babyboomer-radio.blogspot.com.au/

@heterosectional

9y↑2

Great minds run along the same channels.

@MrBitsilly

9y↑6

I just stumbled across Ray Conniff's music two weeks ago. I'm hooked and loving it!

@roryarnaud

Recuerdos inolvidables gracias po r hacerlo posible Paty de Tijuana

@bulldogbarks55

11y

I'm right there with you brother! Just look at some of the greats who backed most of the hits from Nashville in the same era. Floyd Cramer, the Jordanaires,the Anita Kerr Singers, Boots Randolph, Buddy Harman, Bob Moore, Grady Martin, Al Hirt. They were known as the Nashville "A Team" for the work they did for legendary producer Owen Bradley for artists like Patsy Cline Brenda Lee and Loretta Lynn. Doesn't get much better.

@byebye2missamerican

The first record I won in my life - I was 11

@bulldogbarks55

11y

I'm right there with you brother! Just look at some of the greats who backed most of the hits from Nashville in the same era. Floyd Cramer, the Jordanaires,

@hcrun

12y↑1

It's a wonderful arrangement. (Pun intended :) )

@man975dog

4y↑1

Does Ray Conniff's music go back even earlier than 1956,when this music came out?

@hectorservadac5631

This one was kind of a debut. Saw it in Wikipedia.

@bulldogbarks55

11y

I am in the Eastern Standard Time Zone here in the USA. What time would that convert to in Australian time? Thanks.

@TqOnTheRun

Paul Ross show on talkRADIO nights

@hcrun

11y↑3

"....Ray and Mitch produced real music, not today's crap. ...." My sentiments exactly! The same could be said - to a certain extent - of 1960s pop compared to 2000s pop. At least back in that era the singers had to be able to sing, the band had to be able to play musical instruments and any post-production enhancements were minimal. Today anyone with a computer can call themselves a "musician"! (I'm showing my Grumpy Old Man side! :) )

@hcrun

12y

A pleasure. :)

@hcrun

12y

It has that effect, yes! :-)

@anthonycevallos9247

11y

Is that Jerry Colonna right behind the girl??

@blardis99

By George, Ross, right you are. I'm now doing something similar on ArdisRadio.net...still a work in progress. Ain't that always the way. Jack and George and Johnny Canton (rightio!) and Alan Browning, the midday guy. Nice folks, all around.

@WPM_in_ATL

Regarding the photo at 1:46: do you play your records "wet"?

@hcrun

I did for many of them, yes.......particularly for the older LPs.

@hcrun

11y

That would be 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM on Sunday nights and 10:00 PM - 1:00 AM Thursday nights/Friday mornings your time. I hope that you have the chance to tune in and reminisce. :) As well as the station's website I also have a program blog located at babyboomer-radio.blogspotDOTcomDOTau All the best to you.

@hcrun

11y

It will be my pleasure, sir. If you are able, we stream live on the internet. Just go to valleyfm.com and you can connect if it pleases you to do so. My programs are 9 - midday Mondays and 2 - 5 PM Fridays, Australian Eastern Daylight Saving time. Format is music from the 1950s, 60s, 70s and into the 80s - the Baby-boomer Era. Cheers and thank you.

@53Rhona

12y

I was a little girl when my older brothers used to have parties every weekend at home back in early 60's. These songs are part of my happy childhood. Ray Conniff was a big hit here in Brazil at that time.

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