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.
How Deep Is the Ocean
Eddie Fisher Lyrics
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I'll tell you no lie
How deep is the ocean?
How high is the sky?
How many times in a day
Do I think of you?
How many roses are
Sprinkled with dew?
How far would I travel
Just to be where you are?
How far is the journey
From here to a star?
And if I ever lost you
How much would I cry?
How deep is the ocean?
How high is the sky?
The lyrics of Eddie Fisher's "How Deep Is the Ocean" convey the feelings of a person who is deeply in love and attempts to express the extent of their love for their significant other. The song's title is a metaphor for the depth of love the singer has for the person he's addressing. The song starts with the singer saying that he won't lie about his feelings, and then he compares the depth of his love to the ocean's depth and the height of the sky.
Later on, the singer asks how often they think about their loved one and how many roses are dewy in the morning. The chorus then follows with the singer asking how far he would go to be with his loved one, and how much he would cry if he ever lost them. The song concludes with the singer repeating the earlier lines about the ocean and the sky, suggesting that the depth of his love cannot be quantified.
Line by Line Meaning
How much do I love you?
I want to express the intensity of my love for you.
I'll tell you no lie
What I am about to say is the absolute truth.
How deep is the ocean?
My love for you is immeasurable, like the depth of the ocean.
How high is the sky?
There is no boundary to my love for you, it is infinite like the sky's height.
How many times in a day
Almost every waking moment I think of you.
Do I think of you?
You are always on my mind, and I cannot help but think of you.
How many roses are
The number of roses in the world cannot match the depth of my love for you.
sprinkled with dew?
Just as dewdrops decorate the petals of a rose, my thoughts of you are always present.
How far would I travel
I am willing to go to any lengths to be close to you.
Just to be where you are?
My desire to be with you is insurmountable.
How far is the journey
The distance between us seems immeasurable, but I would still travel it for you.
From here to a star?
Even if the journey was as far as to reach a distant star, I would still take the trip to be with you.
And if I ever lost you
The thought of losing you is unbearable for me.
How much would I cry?
If I lost you, I would cry an ocean of tears, although they would still not match the depths of my love for you.
How deep is the ocean?
My feelings for you run so deep that they cannot be fathomed or measured, much like the depth of the ocean.
How high is the sky?
My love for you has no limits or boundaries, extending to the highest point in the sky.
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: IRVING BERLIN
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@CarlDuke
Several versions of this are on youtube, but as usual Eddie's is far and away the best. And logically so, Eddie was one of Irving Berlin's favorite singers. Thanks again for another great post.
@northjean1
listening to how deep is the ocean by Eddie Fisher,brought back so many memories for me ,I use to sing this for my late husband when we were courting in the fifties lost the love of my life very young at 46years old and it is the songs from this time that has help me so much thank you for the great songs you allow us to hear on You-Tube, northjean
@clintjones9848
That's how you sing correctly.
@GuidoKaiserBariton1
Oh Mann, war der gut....!
@desiman2320
This is good but Etta does it better .. The best