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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Why do they think up stories that link my name with yours?
Why do the neighbors chatter all day, behind their doors?
I know a way to prove what they say is quite untrue.
Here is the gist, a practical list of "donts" for you.

Don't throw bouquets at me
Don't please my folks too much
Don't laugh at my jokes too much

People will say we're in love!

Don't sigh and gaze at me
Your sighs are so like mine
Your eyes mustn't glow like mine
People will say we're in love!

Don't start collecting things
Give me my rose and my glove.
Sweetheart they're suspecting things
People will say we're in love.

Don't praise my charm too much
Don't look so vain with me
Don't stand in the rain with me
People will say we're in love!

Don't take my arm too much
Don't keep your hand in mine
Your hand feels so grand in mine
People will say we're in love!

Don't dance all night with me
Till the stars fade from above.

They'll see it's alright with me
People will say we're in love.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to 101 Strings Orchestra's song People Will Say We're In Love talks about two people who are in love and how the people around them are trying to create stories linking their names. The singer asks why the neighbors would chatter about them all day behind their doors. However, the singer already knows that their love is real and true, and they are willing to prove it. The singer provides a practical list of "donts," which are things that they should avoid doing so that people won't think they're in love.

The "donts" include not throwing bouquets or pleasing the singer's family too much, not laughing at the singer's jokes too much, and not sighing and gazing at the singer. They also include not praising the singer's charm too much, not standing in the rain with the singer, and not keeping their hand in the singer's. These are all things that could make people think that they are in love.

The song is about the challenges of being in love while dealing with the opinions and judgments of others. The singer is aware that people will talk regardless of their actions, but they still feel the need to take precautions and avoid raising suspicion. In the end, they realize that their love is real, and it doesn't matter what others think.

Line by Line Meaning

Why do they think up stories that link my name with yours?
Why do people create rumors and gossip about us being in love and connected in some way?

Why do the neighbors chatter all day, behind their doors?
Why are our neighbors always gossiping about us and spreading rumors?

I know a way to prove what they say is quite untrue.
I have a plan to show that the rumors they spread are false.

Here is the gist, a practical list of 'donts' for you.
Here is a list of things to avoid doing to prevent people from thinking we are in love.

Don't throw bouquets at me
Don't give me flowers as it might be misinterpreted as a romantic gesture.

Don't please my folks too much
Don't make my parents like you too much as that might be misunderstood as romantic interest.

Don't laugh at my jokes too much
Don't laugh too much at my jokes as it might be seen as flirting or an indication of mutual attraction.

People will say we're in love!
If we do any of the things mentioned above, people will assume that we are in love.

Don't sigh and gaze at me
Don't sigh while looking at me as that might be interpreted as being romantically interested in me.

Your sighs are so like mine
Our sighs are similar, but we can't let people think we are in love just because of that.

Your eyes mustn't glow like mine
Our eyes should not show any indication of romantic feelings for each other as people may perceive it as a sign of being in love.

Don't start collecting things
Don't keep any mementos or souvenirs from our interactions as people might assume they signify a romantic connection.

Give me my rose and my glove.
Just return the rose and glove I gave you earlier, as we do not want to provoke any further speculation.

Sweetheart they're suspecting things
My dear, people are already talking and speculating about us, so we need to be extra careful with our actions.

Don't praise my charm too much
Don't compliment me excessively as it might be seen as romantic interest.

Don't look so vain with me
Don't gaze at me too long or too admiringly as it might suggest romantic attraction.

Don't stand in the rain with me
Let's avoid standing out in the rain together, as it might give people the wrong impression about our relationship.

Don't take my arm too much
Don't link arms with me too often or walk too close to me as it might lead people to believe we are in love.

Don't keep your hand in mine
Don't hold hands with me as it might suggest an intimate connection.

Your hand feels so grand in mine
I love holding your hand, but we must refrain from doing so in public as people might think we are in love.

Don't dance all night with me
Let's not dance together for too long as people might suspect that we are romantically involved.

Till the stars fade from above.
Let's not dance together till the end of the night, as we do not want to give people the wrong idea about our relationship.

They'll see it's alright with me
If we follow these guidelines, people will see that we are just friends and nothing more.

People will say we're in love!
If we do not follow these guidelines, people will assume that we are in love.

Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: Oscar Hammerstein Ii, Richard Rodgers

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