Dionne Warwick (born December 12, 1940 in East Orange, New Jersey, as Marie… Read Full Bio ↴Dionne Warwick (born December 12, 1940 in East Orange, New Jersey, as Marie Dionne Warrick) is a five-time Grammy Award winning American singer, actress and television presenter. Having been in a partnership with songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David for years, Warwick ranks among the 40 biggest hit makers of the entire rock era (1955–2012), based on the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles Charts. As of January 2013, Warwick ranks second behind only Aretha Franklin (who has a total of 88 charted Billboard singles) as the most-charted female vocalist of all time with 56 of Dionne's singles making the Billboard Hot 100 between 1962 and 1998.

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.

I Loves You Porgy
Dionne Warwick Lyrics

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I loves you, Porgy,
Don't let him take me
Don't let him handle me
And drive me mad
If you can keep me
I wanna stay here with you forever
And I'll be glad

Yes I loves you, Porgy,
Don't let him take me
Don't let him handle me
With his hot hands
If you can keep me
I wants to stay here with you forever
I've got my man

I loves you, Porgy,
Don't let him take me
Don't let him handle me
And drive me mad
If you can keep me
I wanna stay here with you forever
I've got my man

Someday I know he's coming to call me
He's going to handle me and hold me
So, it' going to be like dying, Porgy
When he calls me
But when he comes I know I'll have to go

I loves you, Porgy,
Don't let him take me
Honey, don't let him handle me
And drive me mad

If you can keep me
I wanna stay here with you forever
I've got my man

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Dionne Warwick’s “I Loves You Porgy” is a plea to Porgy to protect her from her former lover who is coming back to take her away. The singer appeals to Porgy, whom she loves, to shield her from the hands of her former lover and prevent him from taking her away. She wants to stay with Porgy forever, and she’s glad to be with him.

The second verse of the song reiterates the opening statement of the first verse. The singer loves Porgy and implores him not to allow her former lover to take her away with his hot hands. She wants to remain with Porgy because she has already found her man.

In the last verse, the singer is aware that her former lover will one day come for her, and she fears that when he takes her away, it would be like dying. She still loves Porgy, and she implores him one more time not to let her former lover take her away. Even if her former lover comes, she knows she has to go, and that’s very painful.

Line by Line Meaning

I loves you, Porgy,
I deeply love you, Porgy,

Don't let him take me
Please don't let anyone else take me away from you,

Don't let him handle me
Don't let anyone else touch or control me,

And drive me mad
Because it would cause me great distress and mental anguish,

If you can keep me
If you can ensure my safety and happiness with you,

I wanna stay here with you forever
I want to stay in your loving embrace for the rest of my life,

And I'll be glad
And I will be happy and content as long as I am with you.

With his hot hands
Referring to the other man's passionate, possessive behavior towards her,

I wants to stay here with you forever
I desire to remain here with you for eternity,

I've got my man
I have already made my choice, and it is you who I love and want to be with.

Someday I know he's coming to call me
I am aware that the other man will try to lure me away from you in the future,

He's going to handle me and hold me
He will try to take control of me and hold me closely,

So, it's going to be like dying, Porgy
It will be a painful experience for me to leave you and choose the other man,

When he calls me
When he tries to seduce me away from you with his words and touch,

But when he comes I know I'll have to go
Despite my love for you, I am afraid that I will be powerless against his advances and will leave you to be with him.

Honey, don't let him handle me
An affectionate plea to Porgy to protect her from being controlled or manipulated by the other man.

Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid
Written by: Du Bose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

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