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.
Senorita Bonita
Engelbert Lyrics
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And suddenly I feel alive
Little things you say and do
Give me reasons to survive
Feelings that I have are something new to me
I've never felt like this before
Need your loving every day
Señorita bonita
My special lady from Mexico
Señorita bonita
My love for you seems to grow and grow
And when I hold you
I can't let go
Oh señorita! I love you forever
Señorita bonita
You'll always be mine
Anywhere I go and anything I do
I wanna have you close to me
Sharing every single day
That's the way it's gonna be
Never realised I needed anyone
But then your love came shining through
Now I need you all the time
Gonna spend my life with you
Señorita bonita
My special lady from Mexico
Señorita bonita
My love for you seems to grow and grow
And when I hold you
I can't let go
Oh señorita! I love you forever
Señorita bonita
You'll always be mine
And when I hold you
I can't let go
Oh señorita! I love you forever
Señorita bonita
You'll always be mine
Oh señorita! I love you forever
Señorita bonita
You'll always be mine
Engelbert's song "Senorita Bonita" is a declaration of love to a Mexican lady who transformed his life in various ways. The lyrics express how he feels alive due to her little actions and words that give him reasons to keep on living. Engelbert reveals that he has never felt in such an unusual way before and that he needs her love every day since he wants to spend the rest of his life with her. He assures the lady that she is his special lady from Mexico, and he cannot help but fall deeper and deeper in love with her each day.
The chorus of the song, "Señorita bonita, my love for you seems to grow and grow" summarizes the entire message of the song. Engelbert cannot overemphasize the depth of his love for the lady, and he cannot let go. He declares that wherever he goes, he wants to have her close to him, sharing every single day since that is the way it should be. The bridge emphasizes how her love came shining through, and now he needs her all the time. He ends the song by repeating how much he loves the lady and that she will always be his.
Line by Line Meaning
You have changed my life in many different ways
You have had a profound impact on my life in numerous ways
And suddenly I feel alive
You make me feel more alive
Little things you say and do
The small words and actions you give me
Give me reasons to survive
Provide me with motivation to keep going
Feelings that I have are something new to me
The emotions I feel are novel to me
I've never felt like this before
I have not experienced such emotions before
Need your loving every day
Yearn for your affection daily
Need your loving more and more
Long for your affection increasingly
Señorita bonita
Beautiful lady from Mexico
My special lady from Mexico
My cherished lady from Mexico
My love for you seems to grow and grow
My affection for you appears to be continuously increasing
And when I hold you
And when I embrace you
I can't let go
I am not inclined to release you
Oh señorita! I love you forever
Oh beautiful lady! I love you indefinitely
You'll always be mine
You will forever be with me
Anywhere I go and anything I do
Regardless of where I go and what I do
I wanna have you close to me
I want you to be near me
Sharing every single day
Sharing each day together
That's the way it's gonna be
That's how it will be
Never realized I needed anyone
I never recognized that I required someone
But then your love came shining through
However, your love became evident to me
Now I need you all the time
Now I require you consistently
Gonna spend my life with you
I am going to spend my life with you
Writer(s): Jack White, Charles Vincent Blackwell
Contributed by Jayden I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Wolfhoundersful
You have changed my life in many different ways
And suddenly I feel alive
Little things you say and do
Give me reasons to survive
Feelings that I have are something new to me
I've never felt like this before
Need your loving every day
Need your loving more and more
Señorita Bonita, my special lady from Mexico
Señorita Bonita, my love for you seems to grow and grow
And when I hold you I can't let go
Oh Señorita I love you forever
Señorita Bonita you'll always be mine
Anywhere I go and anything I do
I wanna have you close to me
Sharing every single day
That's the way it's gonna be
I never realised I needed anyone
But then your love came shining through
Now I need you all the time
Gonna spend my life with you
Señorita Bonita, my special lady from Mexico
Señorita Bonita, my love for you seems to grow and grow
And when I hold you I can't let go
Oh Señorita I love you forever
Señorita Bonita you'll always be mine
And when I hold you I can't let go
Oh Señorita I love you forever
Señorita Bonita you'll always be mine
Oh Señorita I love you forever
Señorita Bonita you'll always be mine
@piolosheddy6447
17 years old ako pero diko itatanggi na mas gusto ko mga kanta ni engelbert kisa sa mga na uuso ngaun mas solid yung Old song 💙
@linettemascarella9266
It looks like nobody watched this video for a long time. This man is gorgeous in these videos. What a shame that nobody has watched these younger videos of Engelbert..Almost perfect looks when he was younger but also a fabulous singer..Love him..
@FrostSoul-qs6kq
She's far away and yet I never stopped loving her
@lakynamost7565
Super,vzdy muj ideal:-)
@FrostSoul-qs6kq
@@lakynamost7565 ????
@JayBhattacharjee
India's gift to the western world and to the world of music. Shanti.
@gloriahull3184
Me encantan todas sus canciones por que Las canta con mucho Romantisismo yparese que cada palabra le sale del del corazo'n el es un Romantico eternamente enamorado aparte de ser tan pero tan guapo yo estoy enamorada se todas sus canciones Dios lo vendiga senior Hermoso.
@pepitacortiellasabate6053
Que bien canta y que elegante es ..?...guapisimo
@partey2000
Nice song. ❤
@user-ds6ot7ez7j
Изумительный певец. Не стареющий. Слушаю его с 20 лет. Песни до сих рор живы. Не стали архаизмом. Потому что талантливая музыка и совершенное исполнение.