London-born Chris Howland became a popular disc jockey in Germany after hos… Read Full Bio ↴London-born Chris Howland became a popular disc jockey in Germany after hosting a Hamburg program for the British Forces Network. That led to a film, television, and recording career during which he became a schlager singer of some renown in Germany. Fraulein collects 28 Columbia recordings from the late '50s and early '60s, plus the 1957 London Records hit "Japanisches Abschiedslied," which Howland performs with Kay Cee Jones. All of the recordings are sung in German except for two in English, "The Rain Falls on Ev'rybody" and a cover of Robin Luke's "Susie Darlin'," neither of which, ironically, is as engaging as his German-language cuts. Howland is an affable if not technically accomplished vocalist, but most of his material is good-natured and not too demanding, consisting mostly of teen pop songs and German-language covers of American hits such as Bobby Helms' "Fraulein" and Frankie Avalon's "Venus." More unusual is a vocal version of Pérez Prado's instrumental hit "Patricia" (Ray Peterson cut the vocal version for the U.S. audience). Howland's early-'60s recordings move away from light rock and teen pop toward traditional pop with cabaret flourishes and humor. Include Howland on the list of artists like Johnny Duncan and Gus Backus who became much more popular outside their own country.

Venus
Chris Howland Lyrics

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Hey, Venus, oh, Venus
Venus, if you will
Please send a little girl for me to thrill
A girl who wants my kisses and my arms
A girl with all the charms of you

Venus, make her fair
A lovely girl with sunlight in her hair

And take the brightest stars up in the skies
And place them in her eyes for me

Venus, goddess of love that you are
Surely the things I ask
Can't be too great a task

Venus, if you do
I promise that I always will be true
I'll give her all the love I have to give
As long as we both shall live

Venus, goddess of love that you are
Surely the things I ask
Can't be too great a task

Venus, if you do
I promise that I always will be true
I'll give her all the love I have to give
As long as we both shall live

Hey, Venus, oh, Venus
Make my wish come true

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Venus by Chris Howland are about a man pleading to the goddess of love, Venus, to send him a girl who will charm and love him just like her. He asks Venus to send a girl who wants his kisses and arms, and who is fair with sunlight in her hair. He implores Venus to take the brightest stars in the sky and place them in her eyes so that he can always look into them. He promises to be true to her and give her all the love he has for as long as they both shall live.

The song personifies the intimacy and desire between a man and a woman, and how this intimacy can be compared to the beauty and power of a goddess of love like Venus. The lyrics express the man's longing for a beautiful woman to love and cherish just like the goddess of love herself. It also portrays the idea that the power of love can transcend human limitations and connect people in a way that seems almost divine.

Overall, the song's lyrics highlight themes of love, beauty, and the power of a deity. It expresses the man's desire to have a charming, magical relationship with a woman, and the power that a goddess like Venus holds in facilitating that relationship.

Line by Line Meaning

Hey, Venus, oh, Venus
Calling upon the goddess of love

Venus, if you will
Asking for a favor

Please send a little girl for me to thrill
Asking Venus to help him find a girl to love

A girl who wants my kisses and my arms
He desires a girl who wants to be close to him

A girl with all the charms of you
Asking for a girl who is as charming and beautiful as Venus

Venus, make her fair
Asking Venus to make the girl beautiful

A lovely girl with sunlight in her hair
Describing the girl he wants as beautiful and radiant

And take the brightest stars up in the skies
Wanting the girl's eyes to shine bright like stars

And place them in her eyes for me
Asking Venus to make the girl's eyes beautiful and bright

Venus, goddess of love that you are
Addressing Venus as the goddess of love

Surely the things I ask
Believing that what he is asking for is not too difficult for Venus

Can't be too great a task
Believing that Venus can make his wish come true easily

Venus, if you do
Requesting Venus to grant his wish

I promise that I always will be true
Promising to always be faithful to the girl

I'll give her all the love I have to give
Promising to give the girl all his love

As long as we both shall live
Promising to love the girl forever

Hey, Venus, oh, Venus
Repeating his plea to Venus

Make my wish come true
Asking Venus to grant his wish

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Edward Marshall

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