That's My Desire
Earl Perkins Lyrics
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And reminisce with you that's my desire.
To meet where gypsies play, down in that dim cafe,
And dance 'till break of day that's my desire.
We'll sip a little glass of wine, I'll gaze into your eyes divine.
I'll feel the touch of your lips pressing on mine.
To hear you whisper low just when it's time to go,
In Earl Perkins's song "That’s My Desire," the singer expresses his longing to spend a night with a former lover in their old rendezvous. The singer wants to reminisce with this person and meet where gypsies play in a dim cafe, dancing until the break of day. As they sip wine, the singer wants to gaze into their eyes and feel their lips on his. The singer hopes to hear his former lover tell him that she loves him before they part ways.
The lyrics of this song are poignant and emotionally charged. The singer's desire for his former lover is evident, and the lyrics paint a picture of a romantic evening filled with wine, music, and dancing. The use of the word "Cherie" adds a touch of French flair to the song and emphasizes a certain level of sophistication and refinement.
Overall, the song is a beautiful representation of the yearning for past love and speaks to the sentimental desires of the human heart.
Line by Line Meaning
To spend one night with you in our old rendezvous,
I long to be with you for a night in the place where we used to meet.
And reminisce with you that's my desire.
I want to think and talk about our past memories with you.
To meet where gypsies play, down in that dim cafe,
I wish to meet and dance with you in a cafe where gypsies play music.
And dance 'till break of day that's my desire.
I want to dance with you until morning comes.
We'll sip a little glass of wine, I'll gaze into your eyes divine.
I want to share a drink with you, looking into your beautiful eyes.
I'll feel the touch of your lips pressing on mine.
I desire to feel the touch of your lips on mine.
To hear you whisper low just when it's time to go,
I want to hear you whisper softly to me when it's time to leave.
Cherie, I love you so, that's my desire.
My biggest desire is to say and hear that I love you, my dear.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: HELMY KRESA, CARROLL LOVEDAY
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Bonnie Crawford
I’ve never heard this song sung like this before, so seductively! It’s a pity that a full version is not available. JLL is genius.
João Cláudio Fontes
There's a more extended version here , with the beginning of the song https://youtu.be/VTA6C9mH6hI
Marlene Young
This minute of piano and voice by Jerry Lee Lewis is so awesome- one of the best of The Million Dollar Quartet- I am wondering- please- Did Jerry Lee Ever Record this whole song or sing this at any other time????
Paul L Gaston
+Marlene Young I believe he did it live one night many years ago..seems like it was in Arizona or somewhere out in the southwest. I will verify it if I can and let you know as soon as my source replies.. Thank you for listening...
anthony matarazzo
I like it and I never heard it before thanks for sharing
Marlene Young
Thank you for finding out if any recordings by Jerry Lee of this song exist. I Found that the 4 songS by Jerry Lee on Million Dollar Quartet are so amazing because they are piano instrumentals, and I wish he had done even one album with no band
of just his piano instrumentals and voicekind of like what some singers today do with just guitar which they call "Acoustic Covers" of songs. Imagine if we had a whole album of Jerry Lee Lewis like he is singing and playing here!!!! I wonder if anyone has the idea to use technology to take some of his vocal tracks off of previous recordings and bring Jerry Lee into Sun Studios or any studio to play Piano to his voice tracks, kind of a remix album. I believe that even though his voice has weakened, he can still belt out the piano. I hope they do this while he can still play.Paul L Gaston
+Marlene Young https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlzsaFNdrUo&feature=youtu.be Here it is, Marlene. He did it in Nevada in 1989.. thank you again..
Marlene Young
BTW, Paul, I wonder if you have any thoughts on the Million Dollar Quartet. I have made some deductions about it from listening carefully and listening to Jerry Lee Lewis interviews. The "complete" hour and 18 minutes is clearly not in order and at some points you can hear that there are omissions of chunks of footage. Also, the stated notion that Elvis was at piano till the end and that Elvis got up and Lewis slid in for the last 4 songs is clearly wrong. It is absolutely Jerry Lee jamming with Perkins and the drummer at the beginning with Jerry Lee playing " Blue Suede" and "White Christmas" piano- I have no idea why people have not corrected this. Near the end of "white Christmas" you can hear faintly Elvis start singing a completely difft song on guitar, so he could not have been playing the piano there. And it's clearly played by Lewis as it is his style. Also, Jerry Lee has said that that day he was jamming for 4-5 hours at Sun studios, and Johnny Cash said that Elvis sang 2 other songs that day that aren't on our "Complete" recording. When they were discussing Chuck Berry the audio is definitely cut - maybe they used a derogatory word not acceptable in today's lingo, but a chunk is missing. Where are the Missing TWO PLUS HOURS?? Also, the Photo shows Elvis on piano but I think that was posed at some point, because clearly you can hear Elvis on Guitar at times.