Clark was born Samuel Goldberg to Jewish parents in Boston, Massachusetts. He made his Big Band singing debut in 1934 with Benny Goodman on the Let's Dance radio program. In 1936 he started to perform on the show, Your Hit Parade, and lasted until 1938. In the mid-1930s he signed with Vocalion Records, having a top-20 hit with "Spring Is Here". He did not have another hit until the late 1940s, but continued recording, appearing in movies, and dubbing other actors' voices.
In 1946 he signed with Columbia Records and scored his biggest hit with the song "Linda" recorded in November of that year, but hitting its peak in the following spring. Linda was written especially for the six-year-old daughter of a show business lawyer named Lee Eastman, whose client, song-writer Jack Lawrence, wrote the song at Lee’s request. Upon reaching adulthood and becoming famous as a photographer, Linda was, for a while, something of a musician, later became a prominent spokeswoman for vegetarianism and animal rights, and broke a generation of teenage girls' hearts when she married Beatle Paul McCartney.[citation needed]
1947 also saw hits for Clark with such titles as "How Are Things in Glocca Mora" (from the musical Finian's Rainbow), which made the Top Ten, "Peg O' My Heart", "An Apple Blossom Wedding", and "I'll Dance at Your Wedding". The following year he had another major hit with "Love Somebody" (a duet with Doris Day, selling a million and reaching #1 on the charts) and nine more chart hits, and extended his success into 1949 with a number of hits, both solo and duetting with Day and Dinah Shore. He was fatally injured in a private plane crash in Los Angeles, returning from a college football game, when the craft ran low on fuel and crash-landed on Beverly Boulevard. A month after his death, his recording of "A Dreamer's Holiday" hit the charts.
Buddy Clark and five other friends had rented a small plane to attend a Stanford vs. Michigan football game. After the game on the way back to Los Angeles, the plane developed engine problem, due to lack of gas, and lost altitude and crashed on Beverly Boulevard, in California. Clark didn't survive the crash. At that time, he was 37 years old reaching new heights of popularity, when tragedy struck.
A Dreamer's Holiday
Buddy Clark Lyrics
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Let your worries flutter by and do the things you please
In the land where dollar bills are falling off the trees
On a dreamer's holiday
Every day for breakfast there's a dish of scrambled stars
And for luncheon you'll be munchin' rainbow candy bars
You'll be livin' a la mode on Jupiter or Mars
Make it a long vacation
Time, there is plenty of
You need no reservation
Just bring along the one you love
Help yourself to happiness and sprinkle it with mirth
Close your eyes and concentrate, and dream for all you're worth
You will feel terrific when you get back down to earth
From a dreamer's holiday
Make it a long vacation
Time, there is plenty of
You need no reservation
Just bring along the one you love
Help yourself to happiness and sprinkle it with mirth
Close your eyes and concentrate, and dream for all you're worth
You will feel terrific when you get back down to earth
From a dreamer's holiday
(From a happy dreamer's holiday)
The song “A Dreamer’s Holiday” by Buddy Clark & The Girl Friends is an upbeat, whimsical tune that encourages listeners to let go of their worries and simply enjoy life through their dreams. The song describes a world where all of one's desires are easily attainable and the stress of everyday life disappears. The lyrics urge listeners to climb aboard a butterfly and take off into the breeze, where the worries will “flutter by” and dreams can come true. As the singer takes the listener on a journey to a land where dollar bills fall off trees, there are descriptions of an almost surreal existence, with dishes of scrambled stars for breakfast and rainbow candy bars for lunch.
The words suggest that there are no limitations to a person's dreams if they allow themselves to imagine and believe in them. The song highlights the importance of taking time to relax and indulge in happy thoughts, and the potential rewards for doing so. The lyrics of “A Dreamer’s Holiday” remind listeners of the power of positive thinking, even if it is just through dreaming. In summary, the song is a lighthearted anthem that invites listeners on a journey of fantasy, leaving their worries behind and embracing the joy of imagination.
Line by Line Meaning
Climb aboard a butterfly and take off in the breeze
Imagine yourself flying away from your troubles on a butterfly.
Let your worries flutter by and do the things you please
Leave behind your worries and do whatever you like.
In the land where dollar bills are falling off the trees
You are in a land of plenty, where money is not an issue.
On a dreamer's holiday
This is all happening in your dreams.
Every day for breakfast there's a dish of scrambled stars
You can have whatever food you like, even stars for breakfast.
And for luncheon you'll be munchin' rainbow candy bars
You'll have colorful and imaginative food for lunch.
You'll be livin' a la mode on Jupiter or Mars
You can live on any planet you like.
On a dreamer's holiday
Again, this is all happening in your dreams.
Make it a long vacation
Take your time, you have plenty of it.
Time, there is plenty of
You have all the time in the world.
You need no reservation
No need to book anything, it's all here for you.
Just bring along the one you love
Share this dream with someone you love.
Help yourself to happiness and sprinkle it with mirth
Take as much happiness as you need and add some laughter to it.
Close your eyes and concentrate, and dream for all you're worth
Focus on your dreams and make them as vivid as possible.
You will feel terrific when you get back down to earth
You'll feel amazing when you wake up to reality.
From a dreamer's holiday
All of this happened while you were dreaming.
Lyrics © RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Kim Gannon, Mabel Wayne
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Ken Herron
Never heard of this song until Better Call Saul
Any suggestions on online radio stations that play this style of music
Thanks !
Feral Cat Lady
Sirius XM 40s junction!
Big Daddy
Who's here because the mid season finale of Better Call Saul?
Big Daddy
@RaZn I feel silly! You're right! But I'm glad I was wrong because that meant we got one more episode! (EVEN IF IT WAS HEAVY!)
RaZn
that wasn't the mid season finale. the next episode is.
Mark Kotulich
Heard this 7 years ago on Siris XM 40's on 4 (before that went away). I like Buddy Clark's version better than the other singers who covered it.
NJ C
Mark Kotulich You know it’s not gone, correct? They moved the station to XM 73, now it’s called “40s Junction”. Still my favorite station, has been for the last 5 years even when it was XM 4.
Tony Curcio
Just getting recognized when the plane crash cost him his life.One of the best. RIP
Keypo
They always pick the right song, WÒWW glad to learned about this
Crazy4Ever
man i put this on loop for like 5 hours wich is over like 40 times i supose