born: 02-05-1936
birth place: Madras, India
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born: 02-05-1936
birth place: Madras, India
Starting out life as Arnold George Dorsey, Engelbert spent the early years of his life in India, until his family returned to England in 1947. He first worked as an engineer and then developed his singing and performance skills on the club circuit.
In the early fifties, he took some time out from professional singing whilst he did his national service, and returned to performing in 1956. He continued to sing in clubs and recorded some unsuccessful material for Decca in 1958.
His big break as a singer came in 1965. It was at this point that Gordon Mills, the then manager of Tom Jones, gave Arnold the new name of Engelbert Humperdinck. The new name meant that he was given another chance at recording with Decca records.
Engelbert's recording of the country standard ‘Release Me’ reached number one in the UK chart and number four in the US. His version of this song is perhaps the most famous, and it is certainly the song that he is most remembered for.
Other chart hits on both sides of the channel followed in the shape of ‘There Goes My Everything’ and ‘The Last Waltz’.
He had sixteen hit albums in America between 1967 and 1979 and released his greatest Hits in 1974, which reached number one in the UK. However, his cabaret style of singing started to go out of fashion in the 1970s, and he found it hard to maintain a presence in the British charts.
He has, however, continued to sing live and has maintained success in this arena. Unlike his natural rival, Tom Jones, he has not chosen to adapt his style to breathe new life into his recording career.
I Can't Stop Loving You
Engelbert Lyrics
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But that won't stop my loving you.
I just can't let you walk away,
Forget the love I had for you.
Guess I could find somebody, too,
But I don't want no one but you.
How could you leave without regret?
Before you leave be sure you find
You want his love much more than mine.
'Cause I'll just say we've never met
If I'm that easy to forget.
Before you leave be sure you find
You want his love much more than mine.
'Cause I'll just say we've never met,
If I'm that easy to forget.
If I'm that easy to forget.
In Engelbert's "I Can't Stop Loving You", the singer is addressing an ex-lover who has supposedly moved on with someone new. However, despite this, Engelbert cannot stop loving her and cannot simply let her go. He questions her decision to leave him and wonders whether she will regret it in the future. Engelbert even admits that he could try to find someone new, but he doesn't want anyone else but her.
The lyrics are filled with a sense of desperation and longing, as Engelbert is willing to go to any lengths to keep his love alive. He pleads with her to reconsider and think about whether she truly wants to be with someone else. Ultimately, he acknowledges that if she does decide to leave and forget about him, he will have no choice but to do the same. The repetition of the phrase "If I'm that easy to forget" highlights Engelbert's vulnerability and insecurity in this situation.
Line by Line Meaning
They say you've found somebody new,
I've heard that you're with somebody else now, but that doesn't change how much I still love you.
But that won't stop my loving you.
Even though you're with someone new, my love for you won't go away.
I just can't let you walk away,
I can't bear the thought of you leaving me and walking out of my life.
Forget the love I had for you.
I can't forget the love I had for you, no matter how hard I try.
Guess I could find somebody, too,
I could try to find someone else, but I really don't want to. You're the only one for me.
But I don't want no one but you.
I only want you, and no one else can take your place in my heart.
How could you leave without regret?
I can't understand how you could leave me and not feel any regret or sadness.
Am I that easy to forget?
Do you really not care about me at all? Am I so easily forgotten?
Before you leave be sure you find
Before you go, make sure you're absolutely sure about leaving me.
You want his love much more than mine.
Make sure you really want to be with him more than you want to be with me.
'Cause I'll just say we've never met
If you leave me and forget about our love, I'll pretend like I never met you.
If I'm that easy to forget.
If you can forget about me so easily, then I guess I wasn't important enough to you.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Don Gibson
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Lily Baquiran
Still for me, Engelbert songs are the best of all, can't sleep without ur lovely voice, forget the age ur voice is still, don,'t change, keep on singing, God blessed !!!
Brau Juntilla
I really love this song of Engelbert, his version is best and I could feel it's message for my love who had gone for forever..
Lilly Jiron
Muy linda canción la escuchaba tanto en mi niñes tu la cantas muy romántica .hermosa
Cecylia Krl
Wanda Król piękne przesłanie tak wspaniałej piosenki Gratulacje Sir Engelbert dziękuję pięknie za piękno do uroczych zdjęć Legeda dziękuję pięknie pozdrawiam z Poland. ❤❤❤🕊🍀🕊🌹🌹🌹🌏🕊
Cristina Martinez Gonzalez
Un rock romántico bello .
Su voz es estupenda.
Elisabeth Leimer
Love your fantastic voice and your warm personality Engelbert !!!!!
Atena Njus
BARDZO ŁADNE WYKONANIE I NIESAMOWITY GŁOS POZDRAWIAM POLAND
M Jesus Alonso
ES ESTUPENDA LA INTERPRETACION, LA VOZ, LA MUSICA Y COMO NO EL CANTANTE FANTASTICO. GRACIAS ENGELBERT
ching genetiano
You're the best singer with an awesome voice , love to hear all your songs ..
Manuela Fernandez
Precioso vídeo que fotos tan bonitas , una voz fabulosa **ENGELBERT** en esta y en todas las canciones , eres incomparable , por eso llevó toda la vida escuchándote ese timbre de voz es **INCOMPARABLE e IRREPETIBLE ***por eso la ***ADORO***desde España **