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.
Powder Your Face With Sunshine
Buddy Clark Lyrics
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BUDDY: (Spoken) It always is shiny, Doris
DORIS: Put on a great big smile
BUDDY: (Spoken) You mean like this?
DORIS: Yeah, make up your eyes with laughter
Folks will be laughing with you in a little while
DORIS:
Gloom never was in style
The future's brighter
When hearts are lighter
Smile, smile, smile
BUDDY:
Powder your face with sunshine
Put on a great big smile
Make up your eyes with laughter
Folks will be laughing with you in a little while
Just whistle a tune of gladness
Gloom never was in style
The future's brighter
When hearts are lighter
Smile, smile, smile
BOTH:
Whistle a tune of gladness
Gloom never was in style
DORIS: The future's brighter
BUDDY: When hearts are lighter
BOTH: Smile, smile, smile
The lyrics to Buddy Clark's song "Powder Your Face With Sunshine" are all about maintaining a positive attitude and putting on a happy face. The duet between Buddy and Doris encourages listeners to keep smiling and laughing, even in the face of difficult times. The lines "whistle a tune of gladness" and "make up your eyes with laughter" suggest that happiness is a choice that we can actively make, rather than something that we passively experience.
The singers in the song seem to be addressing someone who is feeling down or discouraged, and they are trying to lift their spirits. The encouraging words "folks will be laughing with you in a little while" imply that a positive attitude is contagious and that by being happy ourselves, we can spread joy to others. The repeated line "smile, smile, smile" is a catchy and memorable reminder to focus on the good things and not get bogged down by negativity.
Line by Line Meaning
Powder your face with sunshine
Brighten your face with happiness and positivity
Put on a great big smile
Wear a big smile to show your joy
Make up your eyes with laughter
Fill your eyes with laughter to share your happiness
Folks will be laughing with you in a little while
Others will join in the laughter with you soon after
Whistle a tune of gladness
Sing a happy song to feel good
Gloom never was in style
Being sad or gloomy is never trendy or fashionable
The future's brighter
The days ahead look better
When hearts are lighter
With a lighter heart, things seem better
Smile, smile, smile
Keep smiling to stay happy and positive
Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: CARMEN LOMBARDO, STANLEY ROCHINSKI
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@cherrialbum
Thanks Toni this is a happy tune!! Have a great weekend!! 5*****
@shavshav123
It is jazzy, great duets, swinging, relaxed, positive and virtuosi solos....what else can we want from a piece
@afantastic
Toni you spoil us! Thanks for the Friday treat.
@GJStokes-Music
I never knew she had so many songs either..Lovin it and this has gotta be Youtubes OFFICIAL Doris Channel.Thanx Toni..>Smith
@Sonyas13
Such a wonderful pick-me-up song. Thank you for posting, it made my day.
@francisalanwormald6328
HELLO??!! HOO KNEW? NOT ME...WHAT A GEM BY TWO JEWELS!!! TOOK ME 82 YRS TO FIND....
@daianeyahoo
It's shame that I can't find many songs of Buddy here, I love his voice and the way to interpret the songs. Amazing duet with two of my favourites singers. Thanks for sharing Day. Warm regards from Brazil, dear.
@Dayniac4324
I'm really happy you enjoyed ! It's a fun song... hope it brought you a happy memory ! Thanks
@wiknap54
Such a great voice arn’t we lucky for records
@Dayniac4324
Thanks Marcy !!