Known as the artist who "bridged the gap," Warwick's soulful blend of pop, gospel and R&B music transcended racial, cultural, national, and musical boundaries.
Throughout the 1980's and 1990's, Warwick collaborated with many of her musical peers, including Johnny Mathis, Smokey Robinson, Luther Vandross, Jeffrey Osbourne, Kashif and Stevie Wonder. Warwick was also host of the hit television music show, "Solid Gold." In addition, she recorded several theme songs, including "Champagne Wishes & Caviar Dreams," for the popular television series "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous," and "The Love Boat," for the hit series from Aaron Spelling. More recently, Warwick recorded her first Christmas album entitled "My Favorite Time of the Year" featured jazzy interpretations of many holiday classics. In 2007, Rhino Records re-released the CD with new cover art, a critically acclaimed Gospel album, "Why We Sing," for Rhino/Warner Records, and a new jazz album, "Only Trust Your Heart," a collection of standards, celebrating the music of legendary composer Sammy Cahn for Sony Red/MPCA Records.
Dionne Warwick has won 5 Grammy Awards during her music career:
• 1969: "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" for the single, "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?"
• 1971: "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" for the single, "I'll Never Fall in Love Again"
• 1979: "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" for the single, "Déjà Vu"
• 1979: "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" for the single, "I'll Never Love This Way Again"
• 1986: "Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal" for the single, "That's What Friends Are For"
Dionne Warwick was born in a musical family of which numerous superstars arose.
Warwick's sister Dee Dee Warwick had a successful singing career, Warwick's aunt is gospel singer Cissy Houston, and one of Warwick's cousins is Whitney Houston.
Lookin' With My Eyes
Dionne Warwick Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Looking with my eyes
Seeing with my heart
Just like I used to do
You said hello again
Suddenly the lies
Sound just like the truth
The tears of yesterday have gone away
Here in your arms I will stay
This time my happiness won't disappear
Loneliness is over
Well, here I go again
Looking with my eyes
Things look bad for me
Seeing with my heart
I just close my eyes
And I can see we're so in love
Oh, darling, darling, darling
Don't you ever go away from me
This time you've got to promise
You're gonna stay with me
This time my happiness won't disappear
Loneliness is over
Well, here I go again
Looking with my eyes
Things look bad for me
Seeing with my heart
I just close my eyes
And I can see we're so in love
Oh, darling, darling, darling, promise
You're gonna stay with me
No, no, no, don't ever
Don't ever go away from me
Oh, my darling, my darling
Don't ever go far away from me
In “Looking with my Eyes,” Dionne Warwick sings about falling in love again and trusting someone new despite past heartache. She starts by stating that “here I go again,” suggesting that she has been in this place before, and she is approaching the new love cautiously. However, as she looks at the person with her eyes and sees with her heart, she starts to believe in him. She acknowledges that the tears of yesterday have gone away and she has found new happiness that she wants to hold onto. She pleads with him not to leave her and promises to love him unconditionally. Overall, the song conveys a sense of hope and optimism in finding love after heartbreak.
The song was released in 1971 and was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, who were responsible for composing many of Warwick’s biggest hits. The song was a top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Line by Line Meaning
Well, here I go again
Starting a journey of finding love again
Looking with my eyes
Examining potential love interests visually
Seeing with my heart
Feeling emotions and intuition to make judgements about love
Just like I used to do
Going back to old habits of searching for love
You said hello again
Encountering someone from the past
Suddenly the lies
Realizing that past words of affection were not sincere
Sound just like the truth
Believing the false words again
And I believe in you
Falling for the same person's insincere words again
The tears of yesterday have gone away
Moving on from past heartbreaks
Here in your arms I will stay
Finding comfort and safety in their partner's embrace
This time my happiness won't disappear
Having hope that this new love will last
Loneliness is over
Finding someone to fill the void of being alone
Things look bad for me
Experiencing difficulties in finding love
I just close my eyes
Ignoring the negative visual cues and relying on emotions
And I can see we're so in love
Believing that the new partner is sincere in their love
Oh, darling, darling, darling
Expressing affection to partner
Don't you ever go away from me
Fear of being abandoned again
This time you've got to promise
Requesting assurance of commitment from partner
You're gonna stay with me
Asking for long-term commitment from partner
No, no, no, don't ever
Strongly pleading with partner to not leave
Oh, my darling, my darling
Expressing deep affection for partner
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: BURT BACHARACH, HAL DAVID
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@pythonjava6228
Well, here I go again
Looking with my eyes
Seeing with my heart
Just like I used to do
You said hello again
Suddenly the lies
Sound just like the truth
And I believe in you
The tears of yesterday have gone away
Here in your arms I will stay
This time my happiness won't disappear
Loneliness is over
Well, here I go again
Looking with my eyes
Things look bad for me
Seeing with my heart
I just close my eyes
And I can see we're so in love
Oh, darling, darling, darling
Don't you ever go away from me
This time you've got to promise
You're gonna stay with me
This time my happiness won't disappear
Loneliness is over
Well, here I go again
Looking with my eyes
Things look bad for me
Seeing with my heart
I just close my eyes
And I can see we're so in love
Oh, darling, darling, darling, promise
You're gonna stay with me
No, no, no, don't ever
Don't ever go away from me
Oh, my darling, my darling
Don't ever go far away from me
Source: LyricFind
@markjoseph6528
When she sings "Things look bad for me" and the harmony of voices over it, I just break down every time...
@Marcel20658
So Bacharach, magical and haunting and those time signatures…...and those great lyrics from the late Hal David! Such a great gem....best songwriting duo ever!
@dolemite72
Brilliance! This song has a range of emotions being articulated by one of our national treasures.
@naughtycyrille3194
How modern it is !
Much more modern than today's songs.
@iluvrachellef
EXCELLENT!!!! I love how her sound was different from most of the others of the era.
@ShadowOps15
Navy Blue - Twenty
@Earcandy73
This song and a whiskey sour-pure heaven.
@terrellstaley4001
Beautiful song, and those lyrics hit home for me! I love you Dionne!
@Earcandy73
5 years after my last comment- still excellent.
@lawandabates3507
Pure sounds of excellence~