Like Cliff Richard and Engelbert Humperdinck, Eden Kane was born in India, … Read Full Bio ↴Like Cliff Richard and Engelbert Humperdinck, Eden Kane was born in India, but returned to Britain as a child. He first created some interest for his talent, with an advertising jingle for Cadbury's, called "Hot Chocolate Crazy". This was played almost as often as Horace Batchelor's football pools advertisement on Radio Luxembourg.

This was quickly followed in 1961, by his only number one hit in the UK singles chart - "Well I Ask You". The song was written by Les Vandyke, who had earlier penned two chart topping singles for Adam Faith. These were "What Do You Want", and "Poor Me". The further quirky connection is that both artist's stage names owed more than a little of their originality to Genesis, Chapter One.

Success was short-lived for Eden Kane. A couple of flops, financial problems, and a change in record labels did little to sustain his career. One comeback hit with "Boys Cry" in 1964, was just a hiccup on the general downward spiral. However, he was arguably the last British teen idol before the arrival of The Beatles, and his five chart singles all made the Top Ten. Certainly not, therefore, a one hit wonder.

The family was far from finished. His brother, Peter Sarstedt, got to number one himself in 1969, with "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)"; whilst the youngest brother Clive (who used his second name to call himself, Robin Sarstedt) reached the top three in 1976, with his rendition of the old classic, "My Resistance Is Low".

As a footnote, in the mid 1970s all three brothers sang together briefly, but it generated no more chart action for Kane. As of 2006, all three of the Sarstedt brothers are still active in the music business.

Kane was a contract actor on the Star Trek team, and made many appearances in the TV series under his real name of Richard Sarstedt.

[edit] Singles discography

* "Well I Ask You" - 1961 - Number 1
* "Get Lost - 1961 - Number 10
* "Forget Me Not" - 1962 - Number 3
* "I Don't Know Why" - 1962 - Number 7
* "Boys Cry" - 1964 - Number 8

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
Eden Kane Lyrics

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Hey, did you happen to see the most beautiful girl in the world?
And if you did, was she crying, crying?
Hey, if you happen to see the most beautiful girl that walked out on me
Tell her I'm sorry
Tell her I need my baby
Won't, won't you tell her that I love her

I woke up this morning, realized what I had done

I stood alone in the cold gray dawn
I knew I'd lost my morning sun
I lost my head and I said some things
Now come the heartaches that the morning brings
I know I'm wrong and I couldn't see
I let my world slip away from me

So, hey, did you happen to see the most beautiful girl in the world?
And if you did, was she crying, crying?
Hey, if you happen to see the most beautiful girl that walked out on me
Tell her I'm sorry
Tell her I need my baby
Oh, won't you tell her that I love her

If you happen to see the most beautiful girl that walked out on me

Tell her I'm sorry
Tell her I need my baby

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Eden Kane's "The Most Beautiful Girl" centers around a man who has lost his lover due to his own mistakes. He admits that he let his world slip away from him and that he said some things he couldn't take back. The lyrics suggest that he had been taking his lover for granted and had not realized her worth until she left him. He describes her as the most beautiful girl in the world and wonders if anyone has seen her and if she is crying. He asks whoever sees her next to tell her that he is sorry and that he needs her back in his life. The song is about regret, heartbreak, and the realization of the true value of a relationship only after it's gone.

Line by Line Meaning

Hey, did you happen to see the most beautiful girl in the world?
Asking someone if they saw the girl he loves who is the most beautiful in his eyes.

And if you did, was she crying, crying?
Wondering if she is upset, possibly because of him.

Hey, if you happen to see the most beautiful girl that walked out on me
Requesting the listener to inform him if they come across the girl that broke his heart.

Tell her I'm sorry
Asking the person to convey his apology to her for what he did.

Tell her I need my baby
Requesting the listener to tell his love that he needs her back in his life.

Won't, won't you tell her that I love her
Urging the listener to communicate the depth of his unconditional love for the girl he lost.

I woke up this morning, realized what I had done
Realizing his mistake and regretting it the next morning after losing her.

I stood alone in the cold gray dawn
Feeling isolated and alone, possibly regretting his actions at a lonely hour.

I knew I'd lost my morning sun
Acknowledging that he lost the source of his happiness when she left him, as if she was his sunshine.

I lost my head and I said some things
Admitting to losing his temper and uttering things he now regrets.

Now come the heartaches that the morning brings
Feeling the sadness and pain of losing her, which is becoming more intense with each passing morning.

I know I'm wrong and I couldn't see
Admitting to his mistake and not realizing the gravity of the situation earlier.

I let my world slip away from me
Acknowledging that his mistakes caused him to lose the girl, who was his whole world.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BOURKE, RORY MICHAEL/SHERRILL, BILLY/WILSON, NORRIS D

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