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.

I Cover The Waterfront
101 Strings Orchestra Lyrics

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I cover the waterfront,
I'm watching the sea,
Will the one I love,
Be coming back to me?

I cover the waterfront,
In search of my love,
And I'm covered by,

A starless sky above.

Here am I,
Patiently waiting,
Hoping and longing,
Oh! How I yearn!
Where are you?
Are you forgetting?
Do you remember?
Will you return?

I cover the waterfront,
I'm watching the sea,

For the one I love,
Must come back to me.

Overall Meaning

The song "I Cover The Waterfront" by 101 Strings Orchestra speaks of a forlorn lover's longing for their lost love. The singer is watching the sea, hoping that their loved one will return to them. The repetition of "I cover the waterfront" highlights the singer's commitment and persistence in their search for their love. The use of the phrase "covered by a starless sky" creates a poignant and desolate image that echoes the singer's solitude and desperation.

The lyrics go on to express the singer's patience and longing, their yearning for their loved one to remember and return to them. The song evokes a sense of melancholy as the singer watches the sea, symbolizing the ups and downs of love.

Line by Line Meaning

I cover the waterfront,
I search every corner and every edge of the beach, hoping to find my lost love.

I'm watching the sea,
I stare intently at the vast ocean, hoping that it might reveal even the slightest hint of my love's whereabouts.

Will the one I love,
I am desperate to know, will my dearest love ever come back to me?

Be coming back to me?
Is there any chance that my beloved will return to my waiting arms?

In search of my love,
I have become an unstoppable seeker of my heart's desire, scouring every place I can think of just to find even a trace of my love's whereabouts.

And I'm covered by,
Unfortunately, I am surrounded by a dark and endless night sky, empty of any guiding stars.

A starless sky above.
I am consumed by a feeling of hopelessness and desperation as I am enveloped by the unyielding darkness of the sky.

Here am I,
I find myself lost in the midst of the ocean and my own thoughts, spending my days trapped in a cycle of longing and yearning for my lost love.

Patiently waiting,
Every day that passes, I patiently and agonizingly wait for any signs that my love might return.

Hoping and longing,
I am constantly consumed by a desperate hope that I will someday be reunited with the one I love, while feeling an intense longing for the comfort and familiarity they bring.

Oh! How I yearn!
My heart aches with a deep, all-consuming passion for my lost love.

Where are you?
I find myself constantly asking, in a voice filled with equal parts desperation and grief. Where have you gone, my love?

Are you forgetting?
Do you even remember me, and the love that has brought us together?

Do you remember?
Is there even a chance that you recall the memories we shared and the love that once bound us together?

Will you return?
The ultimate question that haunts me every day: will you, my love, ever return to me?

Must come back to me.
I am painfully aware, that the only thing that can cure this aching heart, is if my beloved returns to me.

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Edward Heyman, John W. Green

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LoveTheOConnor

Lovely song, Jim! Wonderful photos and clips of Ms. Colbert--I haven't seen this movie. Thanks for sharing. Take care and have a wonderful weekend :))