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.)
Take Me
Conway Twitty Lyrics
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Close every window and bolt every door
The very moment I heard your voice
I'd be in darkness no more.
Take me to your most barren desert
A thousand miles from the nearest sea
The very moment I saw your smile
There's not any mountain too rocky to climb
No desert too barren to cross
Somewhere if you could just show a sign of love
I could bear any loss.
Take me to Siberia
And to coldest weather of the wintertime
It would be just like spring in California
As long as I knew you were mine.
There's not any mountain too rocky to climb
No desert too barren to cross
Somewhere if you could just show a sign of love
I could bear any loss...
The song Take Me by Conway Twitty is a plea from the singer to his beloved to take him anywhere as long as they are together. The song starts with the singer asking his beloved to take him to her darkest room, where they can be alone and cut off from the world. He wants to be hidden away from everything and everyone except for her. The idea of being in such a room with her fills him with a sense of relief and hope.
The singer then asks to be taken to the most barren desert, the furthest point from the sea. He does not care about the distance or the hardship of the journey because as soon as he sees her smile, all of this will disappear. The second verse is a continuation of his plea for love. The singer tells his beloved that he is willing to cross any harsh terrain or climb any impossible mountain as long as she shows him love. He begs for a sign from her, a glimmer of hope that he can hold onto so that he can bear any loss.
The final verse of the song is probably the most extreme, with the singer asking to be taken to Siberia, a place known for its harsh and frigid weather. However, despite the bitter conditions, the singer says that it would feel like spring in California as long as he knew his beloved was his. In conclusion, the song is about the power of love, and how it can help someone survive even in the harshest of circumstances.
Line by Line Meaning
Take me, take me to your darkest room
I want to be with you even in the worst of times
Close every window and bolt every door
Let's shut out the rest of the world and focus on each other
The very moment I heard your voice
Just the sound of you makes everything better
I'd be in darkness no more.
Being with you lights up my life
Take me to your most barren desert
I'm willing to go anywhere just to be with you
A thousand miles from the nearest sea
Distance doesn't matter when I'm with you
The very moment I saw your smile
Seeing you smile makes everything worth it
It would be like heaven to me.
Being with you is my idea of paradise
There's not any mountain too rocky to climb
I'll face any challenge as long as you're by my side
No desert too barren to cross
I'll go through anything for you
Somewhere if you could just show a sign of love
All I need from you is a little bit of affection
I could bear any loss.
Your love makes me strong enough to handle anything
Take me to Siberia
I want to be with you no matter where you are
And to coldest weather of the wintertime
Even the harshest conditions are bearable with you
It would be just like spring in California
Being with you makes every day feel like a beautiful day
As long as I knew you were mine.
Knowing that you love me is all I need to be happy
Contributed by Mila I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Teresa McClanahan
Lord how I’ve Always Loved to hear this man sing! 😍🥰🎶Thanks for sharing this I Love it & this is one I haven’t heard him sing before. 😊 Sure wish I could find this and add it to my collection! Thanks again so much. R.I.P. Conway Twitty “Harold Lloyd Jenkins!” You are Dearly Loved and Missed by one of your biggest fans 🙏🏻😘♥️🎶
Ginger Lavigne
Conway could sing anything! Everything he's ever touched in his lifetime turned to gold! He can and will never be replaced! That kind of talent and magic only comes once in a lifetime and he knew that to be true and blessed us all with his gift!
Teresa McClanahan
H W, I wish I find some of his music like that and for that price, that’s amazing & a great deal. You can’t beat Conway Twitty he is and was a true Country Music Legend! 🎶♥️🎶 I Love to hear him sing anything & I listen to him everyday. 😃
Teresa McClanahan
Katrin Velasquez, I’m sorry I never got a notification that you’d wrote to me. You are so right, he was something else! ♥️
H W
Teresa, that is absolutely the best Conway Twitty album on the planet. Every song is fabulous! I found the lp in a thrift store a few years ago and it was well worth the $1 I spent. It was recorded in the mid-60s so it was after his rockabilly days but before his major country hits. Along with his great version of Take Me, it has fabulous versions of the Wild Side of Life, Almost Persuaded, There Stands the Glass and lots of other great Tunes. By far my favorite Conway Twitty album
Katrin Velasquez
Teresa McClanahan yes rip angle Conway for ever
Mary Thompson
Love To Hear Coway Sing This Song He Had A Voice No One Can Replace Him
Ray dean Dover
The high priest of country music.