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.
Something To Remember You By
Buddy Clark Lyrics
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When you are far away from me
Just a little something, meaning love cannot die
No matter where you chance to be
So I'll pray for you, night and day for you
It will see me through like a charm 'til you return
So give me something I can remember you by
So I'll pray for you, every single day for you
It will see me through like a charm until you return
Give me something, something to remember you by
When you are far away from me
The lyrics of Buddy Clark's "Something To Remember You By" essentially express a desire to hold onto a little reminder of a loved one when physically separated. The singer expresses the idea that love can transcend distance and time, and desires to keep a piece of that love close through a tangible item or memory. The singer vows to pray for their loved one every day until they are reunited once more. The song can also be interpreted to reflect the pain of separation and the difficulty of being away from someone you care for deeply.
This song, while easy to listen to and understand, holds significant emotional weight. It evokes a sense of longing and attachment, and encourages the listener to hold onto their own cherished memories of loved ones. The vocals are gentle and sentimental, with the melody echoing the song's sweet message.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, give me something to remember you by
Requesting a keepsake as a reminder of a person's love
When you are far away from me
When distance separates the two lovers
Just a little something, meaning love cannot die
An item that represents a relationship that will withstand the test of time
No matter where you chance to be
Despite being in different places or situations
So I'll pray for you, night and day for you
Devotion and dedication to the person's well-being
It will see me through like a charm 'til you return
Believing that their rituals and love will bring them together again
So give me something I can remember you by
The lover needs a physical reminder to hold onto
So I'll pray for you, every single day for you
Repeating the desire to pray for their lover's happiness
Give me something, something to remember you by
Asking again for that special something as a symbol of their love
When you are far away from me
Reiterating the distance between the lovers
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., CARLIN AMERICA INC
Written by: ARTHUR SCHWARTZ, HOWARD DIETZ
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Bugleboy 452
Buddy is another one of my fav singers. what a voice!!! His life was cut way to short. Dick Haymes & Helen Forrest did a great version of this song.