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.
You're My Everything
Buddy Clark Lyrics
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You've fallen for somebody new
It isn't too easy believing
You'd leave after all we've been through
It's breaking my heart to remember
The dreams we depended upon
Your leaving is slow dying ember
I wish you joy though tear drops burn
But if some day you should care to return
Please hurry back and we'll make a new start
Til then you're breaking my heart
I wish you joy though tear drops burn
But if some day you should care to return
Please hurry back and we'll make a new start dear
Til then you're breaking my heart
The song "You're My Everything" by Buddy Clark talks about the pain of heartbreak and the difficulty of believing that the person we love is leaving for someone else. The lyrics are filled with despair and sorrow, as the singer remembers the dreams they once had together and the bond they shared. The song is marked by the deep emotions of the singer, who is trying to come to terms with the loss of something that was once beautiful and meaningful.
The opening lines of the song paint a picture of a relationship that is coming to an end. The singer is hurt by the fact that the person they love has found someone else, and they are struggling to accept that this is really happening. The phrase "You're breaking my heart 'cause you're leaving" is a powerful emotional statement that conveys the pain of heartbreak. The following lines, "It isn't too easy believing/you'd leave after all we've been through", further emphasize the disbelief and hurt experienced by the singer.
Later in the song, the singer expresses the hope that the person they love will find joy and happiness, even if it hurts them. The lines "I wish you joy though tear drops burn/ But if some day you should care to return/ Please hurry back and we'll make a new start/ Til then you're breaking my heart" express the longing for reconciliation and forgiveness, even though the relationship may have ended.
Overall, "You're My Everything" is a heartfelt song that eloquently captures the emotions of heartbreak, loss, and hope. It remains a timeless classic that many listeners can relate to, even after all these years.
Line by Line Meaning
You're breaking my heart 'cause you're leaving
Your decision to leave me is causing me immense emotional pain
You've fallen for somebody new
You have developed feelings for another person, which has led to our separation
It isn't too easy believing
It is difficult for me to accept the fact that you are leaving me
You'd leave after all we've been through
After everything we have experienced together, I can't believe you would choose to leave
It's breaking my heart to remember
Recalling our past memories together is causing me a great deal of emotional distress
The dreams we depended upon
Our shared hopes and aspirations that we relied on to guide us through life
Your leaving is slow dying ember
Your departure feels like a slowly-burning flame that is gradually consuming me
I'll miss you my love when you're gone
I will deeply miss you and the love that we shared once you are no longer in my life
I wish you joy though tear drops burn
Even though your departure is causing me anguish, I still want you to find happiness
But if some day you should care to return
If you ever change your mind and decide to come back to me
Please hurry back and we'll make a new start
I will be ready and willing to start anew with you if you choose to return to me soon
Til then you're breaking my heart
However, until that day comes, your absence will continue to cause me heartache and sorrow
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: PAT GENARO, SUNNY SKYLAR
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Australia's 77th number one hit along with a version by Vic Damone.