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.

Outside of Heaven
Eddie Fisher Lyrics

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I pass your house with misty eyes
There stands the gate to paradise
But you don't hear the heart that cries
Outside of heaven

You're happy there with someone new
Good luck to him, good luck to you
I count the dreams that won't come true

Outside of heaven

On your wedding day I stood in the crowd
I could hardly keep from crying out loud
There goes the kiss my lips have known
There goes the love I called my own
Why was I meant to walk alone
Outside of heaven

(Outside of heaven)

(Outside of heaven)

On your wedding day I stood in the crowd
I could hardly keep from crying out loud
There goes the kiss my lips have known
There goes the love I called my own

Why was I meant to walk alone
Outside of heaven

Overall Meaning

The song "Outside of Heaven" by Eddie Fisher is a poignant expression of heartbreak and unrequited love. The lyrics describe the singer's experience of passing by his former lover's house, where he sees the "gate to paradise" but can only stand outside, listening to his own heart cry. He knows that his former lover has moved on and found happiness with someone new; he wishes them well but can't help counting "the dreams that won't come true" for him. The second verse goes even deeper, describing the pain of witnessing his former lover's wedding and feeling the loss of their love as a personal tragedy. The final chorus reiterates the title phrase, "outside of heaven," as a metaphor for the singer's exclusion from the happiness and fulfillment that he associates with love.

Line by Line Meaning

I pass your house with misty eyes
I feel sad when I go past your house

There stands the gate to paradise
But I know that's where happiness is

But you don't hear the heart that cries
You don't know how much I hurt inside

Outside of heaven
Because I'm not with you

You're happy there with someone new
You found someone else and are content

Good luck to him, good luck to you
I hope you both are happy together

I count the dreams that won't come true
I realize that my hopes for us won't happen

Outside of heaven
Because we're not together to make them happen

On your wedding day I stood in the crowd
I was there when you got married

I could hardly keep from crying out loud
I wanted to cry out because I was so sad

There goes the kiss my lips have known
I see you kissing someone else