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 Love Paris
101 Strings Orchestra Lyrics

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I'm in the mood for love
Simply because you're near me.
Funny, but when you're near me
I'm in the mood for love.

Heaven is in your eyes
Bright as the stars we're under
Oh! Is it any wonder

I'm in the mood for love?

Why stop to think of whether
This little dream might fade?
We've put our hearts together
Now we are one, I'm not afraid!

If there's a cloud above
If it should rain we'll let it

But for tonight, forget it!
I'm in the mood for love

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "I Love Paris" by 101 Strings Orchestra capture the romantic essence of Paris, a city that is loved by millions of people. The first line, "Every time I look down on, this timeless town," highlights the beauty of the city and how it seems as though it has been preserved through time. The following lines, "Whether blue or gray be her skies, Whether loud be her cheers or whether soft be her tears," convey the idea that Paris is a city that is capable of evoking different emotions, but even with those emotions, the love for the city deepens. The singer in the song realizes that they love the city more and more, regardless of the seasons.

The chorus of the song, "I love Paris in the springtime, I love Paris in the fall, I love Paris in the summer when it sizzles, I love Paris in the winter when it drizzles," expresses the enduring adoration of the city that the singer has. They enumerate the different seasons and how each of them is lovable in their own way. The final verse, "I love Paris every moment, Every moment of the year. I love Paris. Why, oh, why do I love Paris? Because my love is here," reveals that the singer's love for Paris is not only for the city itself, but for a person who resides there.

Line by Line Meaning

Every time I look down on, this timeless town
Whenever I gaze upon this ageless city

Whether blue or gray be her skies
Regardless of whether her heavens are blue or overcast

Whether loud be her cheers or whether soft be her tears
Be it boisterous jubilation or gentle sorrow

More and more do I realize that
Increasingly evident becomes the fact that

I love Paris in the spring time
Springtime is when I love Paris the most

I love Paris in the fall
Autumn brings out my love for Paris

I love Paris in the summer when it sizzles
Summer's heat intensifies my love for Paris

I love Paris in the winter when it drizzles
Even when winter's rain falls, I love Paris

I love Paris every moment
All the time, I cherish Paris

Every moment of the year
All year long, without pause

I love Paris
I am enamored with Paris

Why, oh, why do I love Paris?
The reason for my adoration of Paris is beyond explanation

Because my love is here
I simply know that my heart belongs in Paris

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Dorothy Fields, Jimmy Mchugh

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Kim Phuong

PARIS is one of my favourite Cities I have visited I just love Paris, the 101 Orchestra captures this magical song I love PARIS beautifully, and BRILLIANTLY, immediately you feel as though you have stepped into one of the most romantic cities of the World, I love the tolling of the bell at the beginning just beautiful a sense of peace, it is delightful then, the strings and harmonies blending together making Paris come alive just magical, love this version so much.