In 1961 she participated in BBC TV's A Song for Europe Contest, the UK qualifying heat for the Eurovision Song Contest. Her entry, "I Will Light a Candle" was placed fourth. Lale Andersen, who recorded the original German version of "Lili Marleen" also entered the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest, although her song only made it to #13. Anne made another attempt at Eurovision in 1963 with "My Continental Love" - and came fourth again.
She also sang and acted in several motion pictures.
In 1990 she was awarded the OBE for her work with the "Not Forgotten Association", a charitable organization for disabled former service personnel from all wars. Anne Shelton died in Hurstmonceux, England in 1994 and was interred in the Brenchley Gardens cemetery in South East London.
I Don't Want To Walk Without You
Anne Shelton Lyrics
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They've asked me out a hundred times or more
But all I say is, "Leave me in the gloom"
And here I stay within my lonely room
'Cause
I don't want to walk without you, Baby
Walk without my arm about you, Baby
I'd take a stroll and get you right off my mind
But now I find that
I don't want to walk without the sunshine
Why'd you have to turn off all that sunshine?
Oh, Baby, please come back or you'll break my heart for me
'Cause I don't want to walk without you
No, sire
The lyrics to Anne Shelton's "I Don't Want To Walk Without You" explore the aftermath of a breakup and the effect it has on the singer. All the singer's friends are trying to cheer her up and encourage her to come out, but she refuses, choosing to stay cooped up in her room. The reason for her reluctance to leave her lonely room is simply because she doesn't want to walk around without her partner. The singer thinks that, once her partner has left her behind, she should be able to take a walk and forget her, but she realizes she can't get over her partner that easily. In essence, the singer is saying that they can't go on without their partner, and it's simply too painful to do everyday things without them.
The recurring phrase "I don't want to walk without you" symbolizes the interdependency between the singer and their partner, and how the pain of their absence seems insurmountable. The fact that the singer adds "Baby" after almost every line highlights the intimate relationship they share with their partner, as if she is pleading for them to return to her. The second half of the song concludes with a plea for her partner to come back and save her from the heartache that walking alone has caused her.
Line by Line Meaning
All our friends keep knocking at the door
Our mutual friends persistently invite me to go out with them
They've asked me out a hundred times or more
Our friends have made numerous attempts to take me out with them
But all I say is, 'Leave me in the gloom'
I refuse to go out with our friends and choose to stay in my gloomy room
And here I stay within my lonely room
I remain in my room all alone
'Cause
Because
I don't want to walk without you, Baby
I don't want to live my life without you by my side
Walk without my arm about you, Baby
I don't want to walk alone without holding your hand
I thought the day you left me behind
I believed that the day you left me, I would move on easily
I'd take a stroll and get you right off my mind
I thought I could distract myself and forget about you by taking a walk
But now I find that
But now I realize that
I don't want to walk without the sunshine
I don't want to live without your presence or love
Why'd you have to turn off all that sunshine?
Why did you have to leave and take away all the happiness in my life?
Oh, Baby, please come back or you'll break my heart for me
My heart will be shattered if you don't come back to me, Baby
'Cause I don't want to walk without you
I can't imagine living without you
No, sire
Definitely not
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: FRANK LOESSER, JULE STYNE
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