Vaughn began his professional music career in 1952, forming the vocal quartet the Hilltoppers with Don McGuire, Jimmy Sacca, and Seymour Speigelman. From 1952 to 1957, the Hilltoppers had numerous hit singles, beginning with Vaughn's song "Trying." He left the group in 1955 to join Dot Records as a musical director.
Vaughn was responsible for most of Dot's biggest hits of the '50s as he rearranged popular rock & roll and R&B songs for white, mainstream groups. His first success was with the Fontane Sisters, who sang with his orchestra on all their singles, including their 1954 breakthrough hit "Hearts of Stone." However, Dot's biggest success was Pat Boone, who had a series of hits with Vaughn's cleaned-up arrangements of rock & roll songs.
Mexicali Rose
Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra Lyrics
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I'll come back to you some sunny day
Every night you'll know that I'll be pining
Every hour a year while I'm away
Dry those big brown eyes and smile dear
Banish all those tears and please don't sigh
Kiss me once again and hold me
Mexicali Rose, goodbye
Dry those big brown eyes and smile dear
Banish all those tears and please don't sigh
Kiss me once again and hold me
Mexicali Rose, goodbye
The song Mexicali Rose is about a man who must leave his lover, the titular Mexicali Rose, behind and promises to come back to her. He acknowledges the pain of leaving and assures her that he will be thinking of her constantly. However, he urges her not to cry and to remember their love with a smile instead. He asks for one last kiss and embrace before he leaves, saying "goodbye" to his Mexicali Rose.
The lyrics paint a picture of a bittersweet goodbye and seem to reflect the feelings of many people who have had to leave a loved one behind. The reference to Mexicali in the song's title and chorus is a nod to the city of Mexicali, the capital of the Mexican state of Baja California. It is also a reference to the city's culture and its thriving music scene.
Line by Line Meaning
Mexicali Rose stop crying
Mexicali Rose, please stop crying
I'll come back to you some sunny day
I promise to return to you on a sunny day
Every night you'll know that I'll be pining
Every night, I'll be thinking of you and missing you
Every hour a year while I'm away
Time will pass very slowly while I'm away from you
Dry those big brown eyes and smile dear
Please dry your tears and smile at me, my dear
Banish all those tears and please don't sigh
Don't cry anymore and try to be happy
Kiss me once again and hold me
Please give me one last kiss and hold me tightly
Mexicali Rose, goodbye
Goodbye, my dear Mexicali Rose
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: HELEN STONE, JACK B. TENNEY
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
julio cesar rosa
Sempre gostei de saxofone desde criança, meu irmão mais velho escutava muito Billy Voughn e aprendi a gostar de boa música muito cedo.
Sol Cachanilla
Bella melodía para mi querida tierra donde nací, mi papá (qepd) siendo de otro estado de la república mexicana, siempre dijo que era cachanilla por adopción, por ser la tierra generosa donde vio nacer a sus hijos, nietos y bisnietas
enrique marin
Bellisima cancion y me imagino como seria el Mexicali de antes ademas que la Melodia es muy nostalgica.
rajan joshi
Music that straight way touches the soul.
Johannes Müller
Zufällig "entdeckte" ich die wunderschöne Instrumental-Aufnahme von "MEXICALI ROSE", gespielt vom großartigen Orchester von Billy Vaughn. Meine verstorbene Mutter besaß eine umfangreiche Schallplattensammlung , darunter befand sich die Schallplatte mit dieser Instrumental-Aufnahme. Ich kenne diese wunderschöne Melodie bereits seit meiner Kindheit in den 50er- Jahren und ich höre sie auch im Jahre 2019 noch sehr gerne- im Alter von 69 Jahren.
Gilberto Rodríguez M.
Hermosa melodía, arriba mi Mexicali hermoso! :D
Enrique Maytolop
Preciosidad de interpretación
armyoldsweat
I can hear my father playing this on his saxophone as though it was yesterday but 70 years back. Bless you.
JIM DOMINGO
My grandpa had a Selmer saxophone given by my dad who was a retired military who served after WWII and he too played this all through his late 80s
hunlandsMom
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