Bobby Vinton (born April 16, 1935) is an American pop music singer. At 16, … Read Full Bio ↴Bobby Vinton (born April 16, 1935) is an American pop music singer. At 16, Vinton formed his first band, which played clubs around the Pittsburgh area. With the money he earned, Vinton helped finance his college education at Duquesne University, where he studied music and graduated with a degree in musical composition. While at Duquesne, he became proficient on all of the instruments in the band: piano, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, drums and oboe.

After a brief spell in the US Army, Vinton was signed to Epic Records in 1960 as a bandleader: "A Young Man With a Big Band." Two albums and several singles were not successful however, and with Epic ready to pull the plug, Vinton found his first hit single literally sitting in a reject pile. The song was titled "Roses Are Red (My Love)." It spent four weeks at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Arguably, his most famous song is 1963's "Blue Velvet" that also went to No.1. 23 years later, David Lynch named his movie Blue Velvet after the song. In 1964, Vinton had two #1 hits, "There! I've Said It Again" and "Mr. Lonely", the latter now being the basis for Akon's hit "Lonely."

In the 1970s, the "Polish Prince" continued to hit the Top 40, notably with "Ev'ry Day of My Life" and "Sealed With a Kiss" in 1972. That same year, Epic Records decided to end its relationship with Vinton and ended his recording contract. Undeterred, Vinton spent $50,000 of his own money on a self-written song sung partially in Polish: "My Melody of Love." After Vinton was turned down by 7 major labels, ABC Records bought Vinton's idea, and the result was a multi-million selling single that hit #1 on the AC charts in 1974. A gold album, Melodies of Love, followed as well as a successful half-hour variety show "The Bobby Vinton Show" (which aired from 1975 to 1978). He also starred in two John Wayne movies: Big Jake and The Train Robbers.

In the course of his career, Vinton has sold over 75 million records (singles, albums, compilation inclusions, etc) and is still performing on tour and at the Bobby Vinton Blue Velvet Theatre in Branson, Missouri.

Somebody's Breakin' My Heart
Bobby Vinton Lyrics

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I've been tryin' all night
With all of my might
To reason away
What I saw yesterday
But there's no use denyin'
Just as sure as I'm cryin'
It's true

[Chorus]
Somebody's breakin' my heart in two
Somebody's paintin' my sunshine blue
Somebody's makin' a fool
Out of someone who loves her true
Somebody's breakin' my heart in two

Through a blur of a tear,
I could see very clear
The fool I had been
As I watched you with him
For the love in your eyes
Was as plain as the rain
On my face

[Chorus]

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Bobby Vinton's Somebody's Breakin' My Heart are about heartbreak and betrayal. The song talks about how the persona is struggling to come to terms with the fact that the person they love is with someone else, and they are being made a fool of. The lyrics highlight the pain and sorrow that come with the realization that the person you love is seeing someone else, and this has left you with a broken heart.

The persona has spent the entire night trying to reason away what they saw the previous day but, unfortunately, they cannot deny the fact that someone is breaking their heart. The chorus describes how somebody is breaking the persona's heart in two and painting their sunshine blue; someone is taking advantage of the love the persona has for them. As the verse progresses, the persona goes on to describe how they could see the love in the eyes of the person they love when they were with someone else, and this realization only makes the situation worse for them.

In summary, the song's lyrics are a painful reminder of how love can lead to heartbreak when one is too vulnerable. It highlights how difficult it can be to cope with the pain that comes with realizing that the one you love is with someone else and is making a fool of you.

Line by Line Meaning

I've been tryin' all night
I've been attempting to understand and cope with what I saw all night

With all of my might
With all my strength and effort

To reason away
To try and justify or find a logical explanation

What I saw yesterday
What I witnessed the day before

But there's no use denyin'
However, there's no point in denying the truth

Just as sure as I'm cryin'
As certain as my tears are falling

It's true
The reality is confirmed

Somebody's breakin' my heart in two
Someone is causing me immense emotional pain

Somebody's paintin' my sunshine blue
This person is affecting my happiness and joy

Somebody's makin' a fool
They are embarrassing and humiliating me

Out of someone who loves her true
They are doing this to someone who genuinely loves them