Biggs worked as an recording engineer and cameraman with the Jamaican Broadcasting Company, and also spent time as a member of the band the Astronauts, before becoming the lead singer for Byron Lee's Dragonaires.[1][3]
It was at Lee's Dynamic Sounds studio (where he also worked as a producer and engineer) that Biggs recorded his first Jamaican hit, a cover of The Osmonds' One Bad Apple.[1][3] He broke through to international success in 1976 with Work All Day, which had been recorded seven years earlier.[1][3] Biggs had six hit singles on the UK Singles Chart between 1976 and 1981, the most successful of these, Sideshow, reaching #3 in January 1977.[4] He recorded two songs with Bunny Lee; Sincerely and You're welcome which did well in reggae charts.[3] He topped the reggae chart in the UK with Wide Awake in a Dream and A Promise is a Comfort to a Fool.[3]
Many of Biggs' recordings were reggae cover versions of popular soul hits, including songs such as Stevie Wonder's - My Cherie Amour ,Sideshow and Three Ring Cicus by Blue Magic and others originally by The Chi-Lites, The Moonglows (Sincerely), and The Temptations (Just My Imagination).[5] Unlike many of his contemporaries, he avoided the political and Rasta themes then popular in Jamaica.[1]
Biggs continued to perform occasionally in the 2000s, notably at a service of thanksgiving for his former bandleader, Byron Lee, in 2008.[6]
Just My Imagination
Barry Biggs Lyrics
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I say to myself you're such a lucky guy,
To have a girl like her is truly a dream come true
out of all the fellows in the world she belongs to me.
But it was Just my imagination,
once again runnin' away with me.
It was just my imagination runnin' away with me. Oo
A cozy little home out in the country with two children maybe three.
I tell you I can visualize it all
this couldn't be a dream for too real it all seems;
But it was Just my imagination once again runnin' way with me.
Tell you it was just my imagination runnin' away with me.
Ev'ry night on my knees I pray Dear Lord, Hear my plea;
Don't ever let another take her love from me or I would surely die.
Her love is heavenly, when her arms enfold me,
I hear a tender rhapsody; but in reality she doesn't even know me.
Just my imagination once again runnin' way with me.
Tell you it was just my imagination runnin' away with me.
no, no, no, no, no, no, no, can't forget her
Just my imagination once again runnin' way with me.
Tell you it was just my imagination runnin' away with me.
The lyrics of Barry Biggs's song Just My Imagination convey the feelings of a man who is infatuated with a woman he sees passing by his window every day. He considers himself lucky to have her and dreams of a life with her where they are married, living in the countryside with their children. He believes that their love is heavenly and that he feels a tender rhapsody in her arms. However, he acknowledges that all his dreams are just his imagination once again running away with him. He prays to God to keep her love from him as he cannot bear to lose it, but in reality, she doesn't even know him.
The song explores the theme of unrequited love and the power of imagination. The singer creates a fantasy world where he is with the woman he loves, but it is just a figment of his imagination. He is aware of this fact, yet he cannot help but indulge in his fantasies. The lyrics are simple yet evocative and capture the emotions of a man who is hopelessly in love.
Line by Line Meaning
Each day through my window I watch her as she passes by
Every day, I watch her walk by my window.
I say to myself you're such a lucky guy,
I tell myself how fortunate I am.
To have a girl like her is truly a dream come true
Having a girl like her is a dream come true.
out of all the fellows in the world she belongs to me.
Out of all the men in the world, she belongs to me.
But it was Just my imagination, once again runnin' away with me.
But it's just my imagination, once again getting the best of me.
Soon we'll be married and raise a family (Oh yeah)
Soon we will be married and start a family.
A cozy little home out in the country with two children maybe three.
We will have a comfortable home in the country with two or three children.
I tell you I can visualize it all
I can picture it all in my mind.
this couldn't be a dream for too real it all seems;
It doesn't seem like a dream because it feels so real.
But it was Just my imagination once again runnin' way with me.
But it's just my imagination, once again getting the best of me.
Tell you it was just my imagination runnin' away with me.
I'm telling you that it's just my imagination getting carried away.
Ev'ry night on my knees I pray Dear Lord, Hear my plea;
Every night, I pray to God, pleading with Him.
Don't ever let another take her love from me or I would surely die.
Please do not let anyone else take her love away from me, or I would be devastated.
Her love is heavenly, when her arms enfold me,
Her love feels heavenly and warm when she embraces me.
I hear a tender rhapsody; but in reality she doesn't even know me.
I hear a sweet melody in my head, but in reality, she doesn't even know who I am.
no, no, no, no, no, no, no, can't forget her
I cannot forget about her.
Just my imagination once again runnin' way with me.
It's just my imagination getting the best of me once again.
Tell you it was just my imagination runnin' away with me.
I'm telling you that it's just my imagination getting carried away.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong
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