Born Robert Allen Curtola, in Port Arthur, Ontario, Curtola had several son… Read Full Bio ↴Born Robert Allen Curtola, in Port Arthur, Ontario, Curtola had several songs on the Canadian music charts beginning with "Hand In Hand With You" in 1960 and his biggest chart-topper came in 1962 with the song, "Fortune Teller" which was also successful internationally. Between 1960 and 1968 he had continual single and album releases on the Tartan label in Canada. The managers and main songwriters were brothers Dyer and Basil Hurdon. The Del-Fi label released some of those singles in the US.

In 1966 he won a RPM Gold Leaf Award for becoming the first Canadian to have an album go gold. In the early 1970s, Curtola hosted a CTV musical series entitled, Shake, Rock and Roll and Curtola went on to a successful singing career at Las Vegas, Nevada casino venues and still performs at various clubs today. In the 1980s, in an attempt at updating his image, Curtola briefly adopted the billing Boby Curtola and released one album under this name before reverting to his original spelling.

In 1998, in recognition of his long service to the Canadian music industry as well as his humanitarian work around the world, he was made a member of the Order of Canada. His pioneering contribution to the genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.

Besides his musical work, Curtola is also a business entrepreneur, marketing a successful brand of Caesar cocktail. He is also chief executive officer of Home Farms Technologies, a Canadian-based company specializing in environmentally friendly waste management systems.

Bobby passed away on 5 June 2016.

Footsteps
Bobby Curtola Lyrics

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Footsteps footsteps footsteps footsteps
Why did you say goodbye to me
Now I′m as lonely as can be
And as I feel the teardrops fall
I hear your footsteps down the hall
Walking away from me
Why did you say goodbye
Why did you make me cry

Now every day I wonder why
Why why oh why oh footsteps
Footsteps footsteps footsteps
You're such a haunting memory
I pray that you′ll come back to me
But as i say my evening prayers
I hear your footsteps on the stairs
Walking away from me
Why did you say goodbye
Why did you make me cry
Now every day I wonder why
Why why oh why oh footsteps
Ohhh oh ohhh footsteps

Footsteps footsteps footsteps
Nooo nooo footsteps footsteps footsteps

Overall Meaning

The song "Footsteps" by Bobby Curtola is a lament about lost love. The singer is haunted by the memory of a lover who has left them. The repetition of the word "footsteps" in the chorus underscores the sense of loss and longing. The singer wonders why their lover left them and why they made them cry. The lyrics convey a sense of loneliness and regret, as the singer is left alone with only the sound of their own tears and the memory of their lover's footsteps echoing in the hallway.

The verses provide more detail about the singer's emotions. They describe themselves as "as lonely as can be" and feeling the teardrops fall. They pray for their lover to come back to them but instead, they hear their footsteps on the stairs, walking away from them. The repetition of the phrase "why, why, oh why" emphasizes the singer's confusion and despair.

Overall, the song "Footsteps" is a poignant expression of lost love. The repetition of the word "footsteps" creates a haunting image of the lover who has left, and the lyrics convey a sense of deep sadness and longing for what could have been.

Line by Line Meaning

Footsteps footsteps footsteps footsteps
Repeating the word footsteps to convey a sense of intensity and the constant echoing of footsteps in the singer's memory

Why did you say goodbye to me
Asking the question of why the person left and ended the relationship with the singer

Now I′m as lonely as can be
Expressing the singer's current state of loneliness following the end of the relationship

And as I feel the teardrops fall
Describing the physical manifestation of the artist's emotional pain

I hear your footsteps down the hall
Relating the sound of footsteps to the constant reminder of the person who left

Walking away from me
Stating the action of the person leaving and emphasizing the finality of their departure

Why did you make me cry
Questioning the reason behind the singer's emotional distress caused by the person who left

Now every day I wonder why
Expressing the artist's continued confusion and longing for answers to why the relationship ended

You're such a haunting memory
Describing the person who left as a constant source of pain and longing for the artist

I pray that you′ll come back to me
Expressing the artist's desire and hope for the person who left to return

But as i say my evening prayers
Relating the act of praying to the singer's desire for the person who left to return, indicating the depth of their feelings

I hear your footsteps on the stairs
Once again emphasizing the constant reminder of the person who left with the sound of their footsteps

Nooo nooo footsteps footsteps footsteps
Repeating the word footsteps to convey the continued haunting of the person who left

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