Origin of Jenkins Stage Name--------- Jenkins felt that his real name wasn't marketable, and he changed his show business name in 1957. (Harold Lloyd Jenkins would always remain his legal name, however). Looking at a road map, he spotted Conway, Arkansas and Twitty, Texas. Thus, he went with the professional name of "Conway Twitty".[citation needed]
Alternatively, Jenkins met a Richmond, VA, man named W. Conway Twitty Jr. through Jenkins' manager in a New York City restaurant. The manager served in the army with the real Conway Twitty. Later, the manager suggested to Jenkins that he take the name as his stage name because it had a ring to it. The Richmond Conway Twitty subsequently recorded the song, "What's in a Name But Trouble," in the mid-1960s, lamenting the loss of his name to Jenkins. The flip side of the 45 RPM record was "The Purple, Purple People Eater, Eater." (The more well known version of Purple People Eater, however, now having sold over 100,000,000 copies, was recorded by Sheb Wooley.)
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Conway Twitty Lyrics
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I said, "Sir, is she coming back soon?"
He smiled and he stated,
"Son, I'm over-rated,
I've had to much credit in those old love tunes.
I don't know a thing about love,
I just kind of hang here above.
I just watch from the sky,
I don't know a thing about love."
Then I asked him "Where is she tonight?
You must see all things with your light."
He said, "Son, I could tell you things that might kill you,
But I don't get involved in what's wrong or right.
I don't know a thing about love,
I just kind of hang here above.
I just watch from the sky,
Will love grow or will it die?
I don't know a thing about love."
He said, "I can move oceans when I take the notion.
Or make mountains tremble and rivers run dry.
But in all matters human, remember there's someone
In charge of those things way above you and I.
I don't know a thing about love,
I just kind of hang here above.
I just watch from the sky,
Will love grow or will it die?
I don't know a thing about love.
I don't know a thing about love."
The song "I Don't Know a Thing About Love" by Conway Twitty tells a story of a man who speaks to the man in the moon, seeking answers about the woman he loves. The moon, though often associated with love in literature and art, dismisses the idea that it knows anything about love even though it has been featured in many love songs. The moon symbolizes a higher power, one that controls the natural forces of the world but is not concerned with human emotions. Through the conversation, the man realizes that love is not something that can be understood or controlled, but must be left to its own fate.
The lyrics show the vulnerability of the human heart and the desire for something greater to help understand and control our emotions. The moon offers a sort of comfort to the man, acknowledging his pain but also reminding him that love is not something he has control over. The song offers a poignant message that even the most powerful forces in nature cannot provide answers to the complexities of the human heart.
Line by Line Meaning
I talk to the man in the moon.
I am so desperate to know if my lover will return that I am talking to an inanimate object in the hope that it may know something.
I said, 'Sir, is she coming back soon?'
I address the man in the moon with the respect I would a person of higher authority and plead for information about my estranged lover.
He smiled and he stated, 'Son, I'm over-rated, I've had to much credit in those old love tunes.
The man in the moon humbly admits that he is not as all-knowing as many may believe, especially when it comes to matters of love and heartbreak.
I don't know a thing about love, I just kind of hang here above. I just watch from the sky, Will love grow or will it die? I don't know a thing about love.
The man in the moon repeats his claim of ignorance regarding love and his role as an observer of the love lives of those below him.
Then I asked him 'Where is she tonight? You must see all things with your light.'
I continue to plead for information from the man in the moon and assume that he has access to all knowledge, even the whereabouts of my lover.
He said, 'Son, I could tell you things that might kill you, But I don't get involved in what's wrong or right.
The man in the moon warns me that there may be details about my lover's whereabouts or actions that could cause me harm, but he refuses to intervene in any moral or ethical matters.
He said, 'I can move oceans when I take the notion. Or make mountains tremble and rivers run dry.
The man in the moon claims great power over the natural world and implies that he has control over all aspects of life.
But in all matters human, remember there's someone In charge of those things way above you and I.
The man in the moon acknowledges that there is a higher power at work in human affairs and that even he, with all his power, cannot influence or control these matters.
I don't know a thing about love, I just kind of hang here above. I just watch from the sky, Will love grow or will it die? I don't know a thing about love.
The man in the moon reiterates his position as a passive observer of love and reiterates that he cannot provide any useful information or insight into matters of love or heartbreak.
I don't know a thing about love. I don't know a thing about love.
The man in the moon concludes his conversation by reminding me one last time that he is completely ignorant about love and its complexities.
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Written by: Harlan Howard
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