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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Our love is a dream, but in my reverie
I can see that this love was meant for me
Only a poor fool never schooled in the whirlpool
Of romance could be so cruel as you are to me
My dreams are as worthless as tin to me
Without you life will never begin to be
So love me as I love you in my reverie
Make my dream a reality

Let's dispense with formality
Come to me in my reverie

Our love is a dream, but in my reverie
I can see that this love was meant for me
Only a poor fool never schooled in the whirlpool
Of romance could be so cruel as you are to me
My dreams are as worthless as tin to me
Without you life will never begin to be
So love me as I love you in my reverie
Make my dream a reality

Let's dispense with formality
Come to me in my reverie

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Reverie" by 101 Strings depict a love that exists solely in the realm of dreams and imagination. The singer acknowledges that their love is like a dream, but in their reverie, they believe that this love was meant for them. The song expresses a longing for the love to materialize and become a reality. The singer laments the cruelty of a love that only exists in their dreams, emphasizing that without their loved one, life is devoid of meaning. They plead for their loved one to reciprocate their feelings and make their dream come true.

The lyrics convey a sense of yearning and desperation, painting a picture of unrequited love and the longing for it to be reciprocated. The singer's dreams and reveries become their refuge, their escape from the harsh reality of a love that remains unattainable. The repeated plea for their loved one to come to them in their reverie reflects their desire for this love to transcend the boundaries of imagination and become a tangible, fulfilling reality.

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101 Strings Orchestra Lyrics