1) Edward Thomas Fisher

A jazz guitarist born in Little Rock, Arkans… Read Full Bio ↴1) Edward Thomas Fisher

A jazz guitarist born in Little Rock, Arkansas. Died of cancer on July 12, 2007.

Eddie Fisher spent the first 17 years of his life in Little Rock, Arkansas. From the age of 10, he developed a love for music; influenced and supported by his father. After graduating from high school, Fisher left home and headed for Memphis, Tennessee, where he continued to improve his guitar technique and musical skills. He spent the next several years touring with such famous musicians as Salomon Burke and Albert King. Fisher then became a founding member of the Leo's Five Band and decided to settle down in St. Louis, Missouri.

Eddie Fisher worked as Albert King's bandleader before embarking on a solo career. He released two classic albums, "The Third Cup" and "The Next One Hundred Years", blending soul, funk, jazz and touches of psychedelia, in the late 1960's.

Eddie Fisher's third album "Hot Lunch" was released on the All Platinum label, and after that he launched his own indie operation Nentu. In 2004, he was voted into the Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame.

BMI credits Eddie Juni Fisher for song compositions.

2) Eddie Fisher was an actor and teen idol known for his pop ballads in the 1950s. A pre-Rock and Roll vocalist, Fisher's strong and melodious tenor made him a teen idol and one of the most popular singers of the 1950s. He had seventeen songs in the Top 10 on the music charts between 1950 and 1956 and thirty-five in the Top 40.

Fisher has performed in top concert halls all over the United States and headlined in major Las Vegas showrooms. He has headlined at the Palace Theater in New York City as well as London's Palladium.

Fisher has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for Recording, at 6241 Hollywood Boulevard, and one for TV, at 1724 Vine Street.

He was married to actress/singer Debbie Reynolds. They had a daughter, Carrie Fisher, who would later become an actress.

Born August 10, 1928 and died September 22, 2010 of complications from hip surgery.

Downhearted
Eddie Fisher Lyrics

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Ever since we parted, I've been downhearted
Whoever thought that I would miss you so
Oh please come back I beg, please baby please
What fools are we who cannot see the forest for the trees
Now I am the one that I outsmarted and I am downhearted
I lost the truest love I'll ever know
Oh how I yearn to hold you in my arms once again
And I will be downhearted till then.

Oh please come back I beg you, please baby please
What fools are we who cannot see the forest for the trees
Now I am the one that I outsmarted and I'm downhearted
I lost the truest love I'll ever know.

Oh how I yearn to hold you in my arms once again
And I will be downhearted till then

Overall Meaning

The song "Downhearted" by Eddie Fisher speaks of the singer's deep sense of sadness and regret after a breakup. The opening line, "Ever since we parted, I've been downhearted," sets the mournful tone of the song. The singer expresses his surprise at how much he misses his former partner, saying, "Whoever thought that I would miss you so." He desperately pleads for his ex-lover to return, begging "Please come back I beg, please baby please."

The chorus of the song, "What fools are we who cannot see the forest for the trees," suggests that the singer didn't fully appreciate his partner while they were together. The lyrics imply that the singer was too caught up in the small details of their relationship to see the bigger picture, and this realization leaves him feeling outsmarted and downhearted. He recognizes that he has lost the truest love he'll ever know, and longs to hold his partner in his arms once again.

Overall, the lyrics of "Downhearted" are filled with nostalgia, regret, and longing. The song captures the tender sadness that often accompanies the end of a relationship, as well as the realization that we sometimes take love for granted until it's too late.

Line by Line Meaning

Ever since we parted, I've been downhearted
My heart has been heavy and sad since we separated.

Whoever thought that I would miss you so
I never expected to miss you so much.

Oh please come back I beg, please baby please
I am begging you to come back to me, my dear.

What fools are we who cannot see the forest for the trees
We were foolish not to appreciate what we had while we had it.

Now I am the one that I outsmarted and I am downhearted
I am the one who made the mistake and now I am filled with sadness.

I lost the truest love I'll ever know
I lost the love that was the most genuine and authentic I will ever experience.

Oh how I yearn to hold you in my arms once again
I long to embrace you and feel your warmth again.

And I will be downhearted till then.
I will continue to feel sad and heartbroken until we are reunited.

Lyrics © CARLIN AMERICA INC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BOB HILLIARD, DAVE MANN

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Darryl C Preston

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Yes; between Sinatra and EP, there was Eddie as the teenage girls' delight; with his youthful charm and near operatic voice. That's often forgotten today, something that wouldn't have pleased him. His decline was sudden and has been blamed on Elvis, Mike Todd's wife, and rapidly changing adolescent tastes.
This song provides a clue to a fourth possibility: Eddie visited the same well 'many times', perhaps comfortable within a formula that supported his style, and original success.