In the Still of the Night
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.

In the Still of the Night
101 Strings Orchestra Lyrics


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In the still of the night
As I gaze out of my window
At the moon in it's flight
My thoughts all stray, stray to you

In the still of the night
While the world lies in slumber
Oh the times without number
When I say to you

Do you love me
Just like I love you
Are you my life to be
That dream come true
Or will this dream of mine
Will it fade way out of sight

Just like that moon growing dim




Way out on the rim of the hill
In the still of the night

Overall Meaning

The song "In the Still of the Night" by the 101 Strings Orchestra is a beautiful ode to the quiet moments of the night when the world lies in slumber. The opening lines paint a vivid picture of the singer gazing out of their window at the moon as it makes its flight across the sky. The quiet of the night is the perfect time for the singer's thoughts to wander, and they can't help but think of a special someone.


As the song continues, we learn that the singer's thoughts always seem to stray to this person in the still of the night. They wonder if this person feels the same way about them, if they love them just as much. The singer's hope is that this person is the one meant to be in their life and make their dreams come true. However, there is also a sense of insecurity, as the singer fears that this dream may fade away, just as the moon grows dim in the night sky.


The melody of the song is lulling and evocative, and the lyrics capture the delicate balance of hope and fear that comes with falling in love. The sense of yearning conveyed by the lyrics is palpable, as is the vulnerability of the singer.


Line by Line Meaning

In the still of the night
During the quiet hours of the night


As I gaze out of my window
While looking through my window


At the moon in it's flight
Observing the movement of the moon


My thoughts all stray, stray to you
My mind wanders to thoughts of you


While the world lies in slumber
While the rest of the world is asleep


Oh the times without number
So many times in the past


When I say to you
Whenever I speak to you


Do you love me
Do you have strong feelings for me


Just like I love you
As deeply as I feel for you


Are you my life to be
Will you be the center of my life


That dream come true
The one dream that could be fulfilled


Or will this dream of mine
Or will this hope of mine


Will it fade way out of sight
Gradually disappear into oblivion


Just like that moon growing dim
Just like that moon losing its brightness


Way out on the rim of the hill
Far in the distance, at the edge of the horizon


In the still of the night
During the quiet hours of the night




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Hoagy Carmichael, Jo Trent

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Comments from YouTube:

midasbrain

Listening to this I close my eyes and I am in a total different world.

Katarina Vegetarian

101 strings orchestra make this lovlely song to the songs bulit like their own another luckymaking Taj mahal. The built up the play of this song is perfect in our taste.

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