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.

Solitude
101 Strings Orchestra Lyrics

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In my solitude
You haunt me
With dreadful ease
Of days gone by

In my solitude
You taunt me
With memories

That never die

I sit in my chair
And filled with despair
There's no one could be so sad
With gloom everywhere
I sit and I stare
I know that I'll soon go mad

In my solitude
I'm afraid
Dear Lord above
Send back my love
I sit in my chair

Filled with despair
There's no one, no one
No onecould be so sad
With gloom everywhere
I sit and I stare
I know that I'll soon go mad

In my solitude
I'm afraid

Dear Lord above
Send back my love

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of 101 Strings Orchestra's song, Solitude, is a heartfelt representation of someone who is lost in their own thoughts and memories. The lonely person in the song is haunted by the memories and ghosts of the past, and these taunts appear to be never-ending. The opening lines read, "In my solitude, you haunt me with dreadful ease of days gone by", which shows that the individual is alone and cannot escape the thoughts of their past experiences. The line "you taunt me with memories that never die" signals that the memories are vivid, powerful and continue to play over and over again in their mind.

The second verse paints an even clearer picture of the pain and sadness the individual is enduring. They sit in a chair, filled with despair, and explain that "there's no one could be so sad with gloom everywhere". The song does not offer a solution, and the final plea of "Dear Lord above, send back my love" highlights the pain and yearning the individual feels.

Overall, Solitude by 101 Strings Orchestra is a harrowing reminder of the power of memories and the loneliness that can come with them.

Line by Line Meaning

In my solitude
Alone and without company

You haunt me
Your presence is felt throughout my mind

With dreadful ease
It's effortless for me to recall unpleasant memories

Of days gone by
Recalling distant past events

You taunt me
Your memories persistently tease and provoke my mind

With memories
Recollections of times gone by

That never die
Persistent and ever-present memories

I sit in my chair
My body is stationary, while my thoughts roam free

And filled with despair
Feeling hopeless and helpless

There's no one could be so sad
No one can feel as miserable as I do

With gloom everywhere
A pervasive sense of unhappiness surrounds me

I sit and I stare
Motionless, lost in thought

I know that I'll soon go mad
I fear that I'm losing my sanity

In my solitude
Alone and without company

I'm afraid
I feel fearful and worried

Dear Lord above
An appeal to a higher power

Send back my love
I plead for the return of a past lover

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DUKE ELLINGTON, EDDIE LANGE DE, IRVING MILLS

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