Serenade in Blue
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.

Serenade in Blue
101 Strings Orchestra Lyrics


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When I hear that Serenade in blue
I'm somewhere in another world, alone with you
Sharing all the joys we used to know
Many moons ago

Once again your face comes back to me
Just like the theme of some forgotten melody
In the album of my memory
Serenade in blue

It seems like only yesterday
The small cafe, a crowded floor
And as we danced the night away
I hear you say forever more
And then the song became a sigh
Forever more became goodbye
'Cause you remained in my heart, but

Tell me darling in there still a spark?
Or only lonely ashes of the flame we knew




Should I go on whistling in the dark
Serenade in blue

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to 101 Strings' song "Rhapsody in Blue" describes the nostalgic feeling of hearing the familiar tune of the Serenade in Blue, which takes the singer back to an old memory of being with a past love. The song evokes the sentimentality of the past as the singer recalls the joys they shared with their partner in a small café, dancing the night away. The lyrics attempt to reach out to the lost love as he asks if there is still a spark left between them or has the flame died out, leaving only lonely ashes. The nostalgic Serenade in Blue echoes the sentiment of reliving the past and wanting to rekindle lost love.


Line by Line Meaning

When I hear that Serenade in blue
Whenever I listen to the Serenade in Blue, I feel like I'm transported to another place altogether, where it's just me and you.


I'm somewhere in another world, alone with you
I get lost in my own world, where it's just me and you, and no one else exists.


Sharing all the joys we used to know
We relive all the wonderful moments from our past, reminiscing about the happiness we shared.


Many moons ago
It has been a very long time since we have been together and experienced that joy.


Once again your face comes back to me
I see your face once again, as though it were just yesterday.


Just like the theme of some forgotten melody
Your face is etched in my memory, like a forgotten melody that has now surfaced again.


In the album of my memory
Your image is permanently etched in the album of my memory - I can never forget you.


Serenade in blue
The Serenade in Blue accompanies these memories and brings them back to life.


It seems like only yesterday
Although it has in fact been a long time, it feels like just yesterday to me.


The small cafe, a crowded floor
I recall that small cafe with its crowded dance floor that we loved to visit.


And as we danced the night away
We danced for hours and hours, reveling in the joy of each other's company.


I hear you say forever more
I still remember the words you said to me - that our love would last forever.


And then the song became a sigh
But then, as suddenly as it started, the song became a lament.


Forever more became goodbye
Our love, which was supposed to be forever, had to end in goodbye.


'Cause you remained in my heart, but
Although we no longer shared our lives, you remained deep within my heart.


Tell me darling in there still a spark?
I'm asking if there is still any hope for us, if there is still a flicker of love left between us.


Or only lonely ashes of the flame we knew
Or has our love faded to ashes, leaving behind only lonely memories of the flame we once shared?


Should I go on whistling in the dark
Should I continue to play that Serenade in Blue and hope for the return of our love, even in the midst of darkness and uncertainty?




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Harry Warren, Mack Gordon

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Comments from YouTube:

Gorlox

My mom had some 101 Strings albums back in the early 60's - I was about 10 and would lay down in front of the record console and listen to them. It was real special - those early days in Texas.

LoveTheOConnor

LOVE it, Jim!! I love this song...first heard it by Glenn Miller and fell instantly in love with it. This version is fabulous, too, and all your pictures are great--especially the photo of lovely Ms. Sheridan in the place of honor! Thanks so much for sharing! :))

nipstertunes

I'm so glad you liked it, Heather! Yes, I have always loved the original by Mr. Miller's Orchestra, with Ray Eberle singing the lyrics. A classic, for sure! There will be a place of honor for Ms. Sheridan in my video's whenever I can. Thank you so much for watching and have a Wonderful week, my Friend! Jim

Munisalvas México

Beautiful!

GENE

101 strings my all time favorite band have most of there albums This song from there Golden age of the bands great album

nipstertunes

You are very welcome, Larry! Thank you so much for watching and commenting! Jim

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