She was a dancer at the Folies Bergere in Las Vegas. and met Andy Williams when he pulled over to aid her on a desert road. They married on Christmas Day 1961 and had three children, Noelle, Christian and Robert. In 1968, she appeared in "The Party" with Peter Sellers and sang "Nothing to Lose" by Henry Mancini. Longet recorded a series of five MOR albums for A&M Records between 1966 and 1970 and two albums for Williams's Barnaby label in 1971 and 1972. She also made frequent acting appearances in television series and appeared from time to time on Williams' variety series and specials. Williams called Longet a beautiful, sleek brunette with large doe eyes, "my favorite French singer". She and Williams separated in 1969 but did not divorce until 6 years later.
Longet has never performed again after the criminal trial, and the Sabich family initiated civil proceedings to sue Longet. The case was eventually settled out of court for a large monetary settlement, with the proviso that Longet never tell or write about her story. They also demanded that Claudine withdraw from public circulation her recording of "Bang Bang, My Baby Shot Me Down."
Love Is Blue
Claudine Longet Lyrics
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Blue is my world now I'm without you
Gray, gray, my life is gray
Cold is my heart since you went away
Red, red, my eyes are red
Crying for you alone in my bed
Green, green, my jealous heart I doubted you and now we're apart
When we met how the bright sun shone
Then love died, now the rainbow is gone
Black, black, the nights I've known
Longing for you so lost and alone
The lyrics of Claudine Longet's song "Love Is Blue" is all about heartbreak and lost love. The color blue seems to be the predominant color theme throughout the song, symbolizing the sadness and heartache of being without her lover. She describes her world and life as blue and gray respectively, conveying that everything in her life seems dull and colorless without her lover. Her eyes are red from crying and she spends lonely nights longing for the one who left her.
The song highlights how jealousy and doubt overshadowed their love, causing them to separate. The line "Green, green, my jealous heart" depicts how her doubts and insecurities tore them apart. But the irony of the song is that when they first met, "the bright sun shone", only for their love to eventually die and the rainbow of happiness to disappear. Overall, the song portrays a deep sense of heartache for what could have been and what has been lost.
Line by Line Meaning
Blue, blue, my world is blue
My world has become desolate and bleak since you left me, and the color blue represents my sadness
Blue is my world now I'm without you
Now that you have gone, everything in my world has become blue and dull
Gray, gray, my life is gray
My life has lost all its brightness and joy, and has become gray and monotonous
Cold is my heart since you went away
Ever since you left me, my heart has become cold and numb
Red, red, my eyes are red
My eyes have turned red from crying alone in my bed, mourning the loss of our love
Crying for you alone in my bed
I am shedding tears in my bed all by myself, longing for your presence
Green, green, my jealous heart
My heart, filled with jealousy and suspicion, has pushed us apart, resulting in our separation
I doubted you and now we're apart
My mistrust and doubts led to the end of our relationship, and now we are apart
When we met how the bright sun shone
When we first met, everything was perfect and bright, and the sun seemed to shine especially for us
Then love died, now the rainbow is gone
However, our love slowly faded away, and now the colorful rainbow we once had is gone
Black, black, the nights I've known
The nights I have spent alone have been dark and black, with no light or hope for me
Longing for you so lost and alone
I yearn for your love and your presence, feeling lost and alone without you
Writer(s): Bryan Blackburn, Pierre Cour, Andre Popp, Andre Charles Jean Popp, Bryan Andre Blackburn Copyright: Intersong Tutti Editions Music, Croma Music Co. Inc. % Mccg, The Music Goes Round B.V. Dba Radmus Publishing Inc., Radio Tele Music Gmbh
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