Strangers in the Night
Baumann Lyrics

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Strangers in the night
Exchanging glances
Wond'ring in the night
What were the chances
We'd be sharing love
Before the night was through
Something in your eyes
Was so inviting

Something in your smile
Was so exciting
Something in my heart
Told me I must have you
Strangers in the night
Two lonely people we were
Strangers in the night
Up to the moment when we
Said our first hello
Little did we know
Love was just a glance away
A warm embracing dance away
And ever since that night
We've been together
Lovers at first sight
In love forever

It turned out so right
For strangers in the night

Overall Meaning

The song "Strangers in the Night" by Bert Kaempfert and sung by Frank Sinatra and later Wayne Newton, is a sweet ballad about two strangers who meet for the first time at night and end up falling in love. The song speaks of exchanging glances and wondering about the chances of finding love. There is a magnetic attraction between the two, which leads them to share love before the night is through. The song emphasizes how a single glance, smile or invite can be the catalyst that sparks love at first sight. The song also expresses how two lonely strangers' lives can be changed forever by a chance meeting.

The song's lyrics are emotive, and the melody is calming and complement the lyrics very well. It creates an ambiance that allows the listener to travel into the same scenario and experience the feelings expressed by the singer. When one listens to the song, the melody, lyrics, and the singer's voice blend to create a soothing experience that recalls memories of love and chance encounters.

Line by Line Meaning

Strangers in the night
Two people who are complete strangers met during the night.

Exchanging glances
They looked at each other for a moment.

Wond'ring in the night
They were curious what could happen between them.

What were the chances
They didn't expect to meet and connect.

We'd be sharing love
They fell in love soon that night.

Before the night was through
They fell in love quickly.

Something in your eyes
Something in this person's eyes made them attractive.

Was so inviting
The person liked what they saw in the other's eyes.

Something in your smile
The other person had an attractive smile.

Was so exciting
The person was energized by the other person's smile.

Something in my heart
They felt a strong desire to be with the other person.

Told me I must have you
They knew they had to be with the other person.

Two lonely people we were
They were both alone before they met.

Up to the moment when we
Until they met.

Said our first hello
They finally introduced themselves to each other.

Little did we know
They didn't expect what would happen.

Love was just a glance away
They fell in love just by looking at each other.

A warm embracing dance away
They fell in love after holding each other.

And ever since that night
After that night.

We've been together
They've been a couple since then.

Lovers at first sight
They fell in love with each other when they first met.

In love forever
They will be together and in love forever.

It turned out so right
Their love story had a happy ending.

For strangers in the night
Two strangers fell in love that night.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder

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Comments from YouTube:

@capitanrupertsector8513

2y↑2

QUÉ BUENA!!!!! Hacía años que no la oía!!! 💜🎶🎵💙💜🎶🎵💙💜🎶🎵💙

@TheItalodancers

4y↑8

This is the real essence from the eighties!!

@romulusnr

6y↑13

This video is so perfect 80s new wave in so many ways, it's its own time capsule.

@ajs41

There's a better quality version of the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Umkoxvi0QC4&list=PL6oCQqv2KW6WTjSBpavnnkILla2nhwwrV&index=19

@Devo13

22w

The greatest of times...

@neoschenker

6y↑3

Here in Chicago there was a music video channel that had a half hour show in the afternoon after school. This would be “back in the day”. This was on steady rotation. Always loved the song. Still have a 12” remix that I found somewhere.

@williammcewan6698

33w

Excellent 😊😊😊

@eroloden5611

2y↑4

I never heard this song before. Very good one. Was he a member of Tangerine dream?

@jeanlot

2y↑1

Yes during the 70's he was member of Tangerine Drram with Froese and Franke....it was the "historical" lineup

@marcd2936

1y↑1

He programmed sequencers and wrote keyboard parts for TG, yes. A founding member.

@jeanlot

4y↑8

Peter Baumann left Tangerine Dream....for a solo career at the end of the 70's ...He became a new wave artist ...This second career had no success at all - anyway he was a pioneer of eletronic music..During the 80's he founded an important new age label , "Private music". During the 90's he left music business. Interesting life

@quasarsphere

4y↑3

He came back, though, with the "Machines Of Desire" album in 2016, and the "Neuland" album with Paul Haslinger. Both are awesome.

@raulhugonunezserrano324

3y↑1

Perfect lyrics!

@lisboa63

The lyrics are the same from the original song "Strangers In The Night", immortalized by the now mortal Frank Sinatra.
Only the music is different

@musicmadinoz

3y↑1

anyone know if this got any chart action? i'd never heard the song before but it fits right into the stuff on the charts at the time

@paulwelch1992

3y↑1

The only chart action this song received was for Sinatra. What Frank must have thought of this God only knows..

@musicmadinoz

@Paul Welch lol, yeah i meant this actual version though, Frank would be rolling in his grave at this!

@CikisHelyzet

2y↑1

This cover was something that ppl who went klubbing in new wave bars listened to. I started humming this today and wondered who did the upbeat speedy version I recall listening to on my Sony Walkman. Isn’t the internet uhmazing! 😝

@04opocin

3y↑3

Released as a single in the US in August 1983.

@alansturgess3475

Gary Numan eat your heart out - PB is one of the great creatives alongside Edgar F.

@uldiskrikis8054

9y↑3

Ideal :) thanks for this

@ajs41

4y↑7

The vocalist is Eli Holland, not Peter Baumann. https://www.bandmix.com/eli-holland/

@77ArunasM

7y↑1

super track...superinis..

@ioloavatar8430

10y↑16

The shapes remind me of the old Electric Arts logo when they made video games .

@i-a-g-r-e-e-----f-----jo--b

10y

Yeah you're right!

@swifty1969

10y

that's exactly what I was thinking.

@Shifter-1040ST

5y↑2

Now it's 2019 and all they make is slot machines disguised as video games.

@PenguinPartyz

B. B

@DP-tc5fz

4y↑3

This has the feel of Kraftwerk.........

@matkasim

6y↑2

new wave yeahhh.. so refreshing then

@marguskiis7711

5y↑1

Sounds like italo-disco.

@kevinkivlin7137

8y↑5

Still no cd release ! My vinyl copy has to suffice .

@kadeshaderow

4y↑1

Makes me wonder how SomaFM got it

@sergeymagel8715

11y↑1

ТОР ТОПЫЧ

@edwinvanderlaine7837

0:33 The surprising appearance of Jani VolanenXD

@tomhikon

Strange the pyramids upside down...didn't use to be. Still a great track.

@ajs41

5y↑2

There appear to be two slightly different version of this video. This is the other one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Umkoxvi0QC4&list=PL6oCQqv2KW6WTjSBpavnnkILla2nhwwrV&index=19

@marcd2936

5y↑3

The other one was edited to remove the "sharing love" line. Watch his lips when the lyric is supposed to hit. And the splice-in leads to an extra chorus. Awful editing and I have no idea why. My guess would be foreign country with stricter content laws. It's a butchering of the song.

@ajs41

5y↑2

@Marc D Thanks for all the info, it's very interesting. Unfortunately the link I posted is the only one with a crystal-clear picture. This one is a bit fuzzy. I've always been a big fan of early/mid 80s videos, but I didn't discover this one until a few months ago.

@marcd2936

5y↑2

@Andy JS You're right - the video quality is worse here. But I have to link to this one, because it's the way Baumann intended the song to sound. It's also criminal this hasn't been released on CD yet.

@Honeysmack

how did you find this!

@romulusnr

44w

2:11 I could swear that was the Boston V66 logo

@lathan.

Used to have the 12 inch of this and fotgot all about it till i heard Afrika Bambaataa world destruction the other day with its eins die trie friere sample off it

@keithtyler7181

2:11 It's the V66 logo!

@megavide0

10y

strange! ;)

@piewpiew9537

frank sinatra strangers in the night

@keithtyler7181

1:29 Gary Numan called, he said quit biting

@i-a-g-r-e-e-----f-----jo--b

10y↑6

Man I used to get so high in the 80's that I'd make out with bag ladies and think they were super models! Is this video making fun of ugly chicks? Hmmm.