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.
It's A Big Wide Wonderful World
Buddy Clark Lyrics
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When you′re in love you're a master
Of all your survey you're a gay Santa Claus
There′s a brave new star-spangled sky above you
When you′re in love you're a hero
A Nero, a Poirot, a Wizard of Oz
You′ve a kingdom power and glory
The old, old, oldest of stories
Life is mystic a mid-summer's night you live in
A Turkish delight you′re in heaven
It's swell when you're really in love
You′ve a kingdom power and glory
The old, old, oldest of stories
Here′s new true you'll build your Rome in just one day
Life is mystic a mid-summer′s night you live in
But Turkish delight you're in heaven
It′s swell when you're really in love
The song "It's a Big Wide Wonderful World" by Buddy Clark is a joyful and optimistic tribute to the feeling of being in love, and the way it can make everything in the world seem brighter and more magical. The first line sets the tone for the entire song, describing the world as "big" and "wonderful." The lyrics go on to describe the person in love as a "master" and a "hero," with the power to conquer anything they survey. They are compared to Santa Claus, as well as fictional characters like Nero, Poirot, and the Wizard of Oz, emphasizing the feeling of unlimited potential and the ability to make dreams into reality.
The song's central message is about the transformative power of love, and the idea that when you are truly in love, everything in the world seems to align perfectly. The lyrics speak of a "kingdom power and glory" that the person in love possesses, and suggest that even the oldest, most enduring stories about love and romance still hold true today. The chorus repeats the idea that when you are in love, you can "build your Rome in just one day."
Despite its somewhat dated language and references, the song has endured as a beloved classic of the American songbook, and is still frequently performed by contemporary artists today.
Line by Line Meaning
It's a big wide wonderful world, you're living
The world seems beautiful and full of opportunities when you are in love.
When you're in love you're a master
Love gives you a sense of control over your life and your emotions.
Of all your survey you're a gay Santa Claus
You feel happy and generous, enjoying the good you see around you.
There's a brave new star-spangled sky above you
Your outlook on life is optimistic and hopeful, like a starry sky filled with possibilities.
When you're in love you're a hero
A Nero, a Poirot, a Wizard of Oz
Love makes you feel powerful and capable, like a hero or a fictional character with endless possibilities.
You've a kingdom power and glory
The old, old, oldest of stories
Here's new true you'll build your Rome in just one day
Love makes you feel like you have unlimited potential and can achieve anything you set your mind to.
Life is mystic a mid-summer's night you live in
But Turkish delight you're in heaven
Life feels magical and enchanting, like a summer night or a delicious treat that takes you to a happy place.
It's swell when you're really in love
Being in love feels great and can bring a lot of joy and happiness to your life.
Writer(s): J. Rox
Contributed by Sarah G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@jeffreycraven8154
A bipolar patient of mine 35 years ago loved to sing this right in my face and I still treasure that experience because it brought her joy and I couldn't keep from smiling. G. would be around 100 now if she's still around.
@sz-aero4150
My god ….. he’s the voice of an angel
@Hannah-lq2ps
Half In The Bag 😂
@rubewaddell1704
Australia's 69th number one hit along with a version by Larry Green.
@bobgarner1630
SWONDERFULL ! ! !
@goldpet66
Written by the first husband of Alice Pearce (the first Gladys Kravitz on 'Bewitched.') Such a great song
@bpomeroy3
Used in the movie Avalon.
@jackiejns983
And Sweet Bird of Youth
@henridelagardere264
0:25 "You're a gay Santa Claus." John Rox was ahead of his time, in the meantime Santa is black, and married to a white man. A big wide wonderful world indeed!
@bobgarner1630
Santa is Into his
🦌 Reindeer
Who All Happen to be White except for the
Fawn "Danedeer"
"ZEUS"