101 Strings was an umbrella term for a highly successful easy listening sym… Read Full Bio ↴101 Strings was an umbrella term for a highly successful easy listening symphonic music organization, with a discography exceeding a hundred albums and a creative lifetime of roughly thirty years. Their LPs were individualized by the slogan "The Sound of Magnificence", a puffy cloud logo and sepia-toned photo of the orchestra. According to the photograph, the 101 Strings orchestra was composed of 124 string instruments (all male except for the harpist) and was conducted by Wilhelm Stephan. The orchestra's famous official photograph was taken in the Musikhalle Hamburg. In reality, of course, the recordings also featured a full brass, woodwind and percussion section, and not quite as many strings as are shown in the photograph. In later years (right up to the 80's), the recordings were made by a session orchestra in London, with a line-up including a modern "pop" rhythm section. In the late 1990's, the 101 Strings Orchestra was revived with "The New 101 Strings Orchestra" for a series of modern recordings.

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101 Strings Orchestra Lyrics

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You're just too good to be true
I can't take my eyes off you
You'd be like heaven to touch
I wanna hold you so much
At long last love has arrived
And I thank God I'm alive
You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off you

Pardon the way that I stare
There's nothing else to compare
The sight of you leaves me weak
There are no words left to speak
But if you feel like I feel
Please let me know that is real
You're just too good to be true
I can't take my eyes off you

I need you baby
And if it's quite all right
I need you baby
And if its quite alright
I need you baby
To warm the lonely nights
I love you baby
Trust in me when I say its okay

Oh pretty baby
Don't bring me down I pray
Oh pretty baby
Now that I've found you stay
And let me love you, baby
Let me love you

You're just too good to be true
I can't take my eyes off you
You'd be like heaven to touch
I wanna hold you so much
At long last love has arrived
And I thank God I'm alive
You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off You

I need you baby
And if it's quite all right
I need you baby
To warm the lonely nights
I love you baby
Now trust in me when I say its okay

Oh pretty baby
Don't bring me down I pray
Oh pretty baby
Now that I've found you stay

And let me love you, baby
Let me love you

Overall Meaning

The song "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" by 101 Strings Orchestra is a romantic ballad that expresses the feeling of falling in love with someone and being unable to take your eyes off them. The lyrics are deeply passionate and evoke strong emotions of desire, love, and adoration. The song speaks of a newfound love that the singer cannot believe is real, and thanks God for sending them someone so perfect.

The first verse sets the tone for the entire song, with the singer expressing how their love interest is "just too good to be true" and how they cannot take their eyes off them. The second verse speaks to the physical attraction that the singer feels, with the sight of their love interest leaving them weak and speechless. The chorus repeats the sentiment of the first verse, reinforcing the idea that this love is too good to be true.

The bridge of the song brings in a more vulnerable aspect of love, with the singer admitting that they need their love interest to warm the lonely nights. The lyrics "Trust in me when I say it's okay" show that the singer is willing to be vulnerable and open their heart to this person.

Line by Line Meaning

You're just too good to be true
Your goodness seems too good to be real

I can't take my eyes off you
I cannot stop staring at you because you are captivating

You'd be like heaven to touch
I imagine that touching you would feel like heaven

I wanna hold you so much
I desire to hold you tightly

At long last love has arrived
Finally, I have found love after waiting for so long

And I thank God I'm alive
I am grateful that I am alive to experience this love

Pardon the way that I stare
I apologize for staring so intently

There's nothing else to compare
You are incomparable to anyone else

The sight of you leaves me weak
You make me feel weak just by being in my presence

There are no words left to speak
I am at a loss for words because of how I feel about you

But if you feel like I feel
If you feel the same way that I do

Please let me know that is real
Tell me that this love is not just my imagination

I need you baby
I seriously need to have you

And if it's quite all right
If it is alright with you

To warm the lonely nights
To end my loneliness during nights

Trust in me when I say its okay
Believe in me when I say that everything is fine

Oh pretty baby
Oh lovely being

Don't bring me down I pray
Don't disappoint me, I request

Now that I've found you stay
Now that I have you, please stay with me

And let me love you, baby
Allow me to express my love for you

Let me love you
Let me show you how much I love you

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Broma 16
Written by: Bob Crewe, Robert Gaudio

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