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.

Just The Way You Look Tonight
101 Strings Orchestra Lyrics

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Some day, when I'm awfully low,
When the world is cold,
I will feel a glow just thinking of you
And the way you look tonight.

Yes you're lovely, with your smile so warm
And your cheeks so soft,
There is nothing for me but to love you,

And the way you look tonight.

With each word your tenderness grows,
Tearing my fear apart
And that laugh that wrinkles your nose,
It touches my foolish heart.

Lovely, never, ever change.
Keep that breathless charm.
Won't you please arrange it?
Cause I love you
Just the way you look tonight.

Mm, mm, mm, mm,
Just the way you look tonight

Overall Meaning

These lyrics in 101 Strings Orchestra's song "Just The Way You Look Tonight" talk about the power of love and how it can uplift someone's spirits even in the toughest and darkest moments. The lyrics state that when the world is cold and the singer is feeling low, just thinking of the person they love can bring a warm glow to their heart. They describe the person they love as lovely, with a warm smile and soft cheeks, and they cannot help but love them. The tenderness in their words and the laughter that wrinkles their nose touch the singer's heart.

Towards the end of the lyrics, the singer wants their loved one to never change and to keep their breathless charm. They ask them to arrange it since they love them just the way they look tonight. Overall, these lyrics display the power of love to bring light to dark times and the appreciation for the person they love just the way they are.

Line by Line Meaning

Some day, when I'm awfully low,
On a day when I am feeling down and hopeless,

When the world is cold,
When the world feels like a lonely and cold place,

I will feel a glow just thinking of you
I will experience a warmth and happiness within me just by thinking of you,

And the way you look tonight.
And how beautiful you look tonight will be a source of joy for me in those dark times.

Yes you're lovely, with your smile so warm
You are truly lovely, with a smile so warm that it brings light to my life,

And your cheeks so soft,
Your cheeks are so soft to the touch, it makes me want to hold you close,

There is nothing for me but to love you,
There is nothing else for me to do but to love you so deeply and passionately,

And the way you look tonight.
And how beautiful you look right now, in this moment, will only deepen my love for you.

With each word your tenderness grows,
Every time you speak, your tenderness and affection towards me grows stronger,

Tearing my fear apart
It tears away all of my fears and doubts about your love for me, leaving me feeling calm and secure,

And that laugh that wrinkles your nose,
The charming giggle that causes your nose to wrinkle is one of the things I adore about you,

It touches my foolish heart.
Your laugh has a way of touching my heart deeply, making me feel both happy and foolish at the same time.

Lovely, never, ever change.
My love for you is so pure that I never want you to change, as I love you the way you are,

Keep that breathless charm.
Please never stop having that charm that takes my breath away when I see you,

Won't you please arrange it?
Could you please continue being that way forever, it would mean so much to me,

Cause I love you
Because I am deeply in love with you,

Just the way you look tonight.
Just the way you look tonight, in this moment, is a reminder of how deeply I am in love with you.

Mm, mm, mm, mm,
Mm, mm, mm, mm,

Just the way you look tonight
Just the way you look right now, tonight. You are perfect in my eyes.

Lyrics © SHAPIRO BERNSTEIN & CO. INC., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: TADD DAMERON

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