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.
There She Goes
Engelbert Lyrics
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As they gently walk across a lonely floor,
And a voice is softly saying,
Darling, this will be good-bye for ever more.
[Chorus:]
There goes my reason for living,
There goes my only possession,
There goes my everything.
As my memory turns back the pages,
I can see the happy years we had before,
Now the love that kept this old heart beating,
Has been shattered by the closing of the door.
In the song "There Goes My Everything" by Engelbert Humperdinck, the singer describes the heartbreaking experience of a lover leaving. The song begins with the sound of footsteps slowly walking across a lonely floor, as the lover softly says goodbye. The singer then sings about losing the reason for living, the one they dreamt of, and their only possession, essentially their entire existence. The singer then reflects on the happy years they had before and how love kept their heart beating, but it was shattered by the closing of the door. The song conveys the sense of despair and hopelessness that often follow a tragic breakup.
The lyrics of the song accurately reflect the emotions that people experience when they lose someone they deeply love. The feeling of an empty life and existence without the person they love. The lyrics of the song may seem simple, but the emotions they describe are complex, and the song is a powerful portrayal of heartbreak. The song's emotion is further enhanced by Engelbert's powerful voice and the melancholic melody.
Line by Line Meaning
I hear footsteps slowly walking,
I perceive the sound of footsteps advancing slowly and gradually,
As they gently walk across a lonely floor,
those footsteps carefully cross a bare and isolated room,
And a voice is softly saying,
I detect a quiet and subdued voice that states,
Darling, this will be good-bye for ever more.
that this farewell is definitive and forever, my dear,
There goes my reason for living,
I lose the purpose and motivation that drove my existence,
There goes the one of my dreams,
the person I aspired to have and keep as my partner is gone,
There goes my only possession,
my beloved was the sole thing that possessed true value and importance to me,
There goes my everything.
with him or her, I lose all that had any relevance and significance in my life,
As my memory turns back the pages,
my mind goes back to the past and retrieves old recollections,
I can see the happy years we had before,
I recall the blissful moments we shared in previous times,
Now the love that kept this old heart beating,
however, the adoration that made my heart throb and pulse with life,
Has been shattered by the closing of the door.
has been destroyed by the definitive end of our relationship.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Dallas Frazier
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Elisabeth Leimer
Engelbert, every song you sing is wonderful and totally amazing !
Elisabeth Leimer
Greatest voice most gorgeous smile and so much talent, that's Engelbert ! Thanks for sharing !!! 💞💕💞
Marjo Jegerings
Whath a buetifull song! Marjo Engelbert Humperdinck fan. d.d. 11-4-2021.
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