In 1986, he was among the first batch to get inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. "Ain't That A Shame" and "Blueberry Hill" were named part of The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock & Roll. In 2004, "Blueberry Hill" was named #81 and "Ain't That A Shame" was named #431 on Rolling Stone's Top 500 Songs Of All Time. In 2004, he was named #25 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time.
In the wake of Domino's rescue from his 9th ward home during 2005's Hurricane Katrina, the Tipitina's Foundation organized a tribute album to the elder artist featuring Robert Plant, Norah Jones, Paul McCartney and numerous other acts that owe a creative debt to this seminal rock n roll pianist.
Isle of Capri
Fats Domino Lyrics
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Twas on the Isle of Capri
That I found her
Beneath the shade
Of an old walnut tree
Oh, I can still see
The flowers blooming around her
Where we met
She was as sweet
As the rose of the dawning
But somehow Fate
Hadn't meant her for me
And though I sailed
With the tide in the dawning,
Still my heart's
On the Isle of Capri
Summertime was nearly over
Blue Italian skies above
I said, lady, I'm a rover
Can you spare
A sweet word of love?
She whispered softly
It's best not to linger
Then as I kissed
Her hand I could see
She wore a plain golden ring
On her finger
So goodbye
To the Isle of Capri
[Chorus]
The song "Isle of Capri" by Fats Domino is a nostalgic ballad about a lost love. The singer recalls their time on the island of Capri, where he met a woman who was "as sweet as the rose of the dawning." Despite feeling a strong connection to her, fate intervened and their love was not meant to be. The singer remembers the moment when he realized that she was already married, wearing a "plain golden ring" on her finger. Despite this revelation, the memory of the woman he met on the Isle of Capri lingers on in his heart and mind.
The song captures a sense of longing and regret, as the singer looks back on a moment in time that he can never recapture. He remembers the flowers blooming around her and the shade of the old walnut tree where they met. The bridge of the song adds to the romantic ambiance with lyrics like "Summertime was nearly over, blue Italian skies above." The song's bittersweet lyrics and piano-driven melody help to create a sense of melancholy.
Line by Line Meaning
Twas on the Isle of Capri
The singer met someone on the Isle of Capri
That I found her
The singer found someone on the Isle of Capri
Beneath the shade
The person the singer met was under the shade
Of an old walnut tree
The shade that the person the artist met was under was provided by an old walnut tree
Oh, I can still see
The artist still remembers the person that they met on the Isle of Capri
The flowers blooming around her
There were flowers blooming around the person that the singer met on the Isle of Capri
Where we met
The singer and the person they met on the Isle of Capri met in the location described
On the Isle of Capri
The artist and the person they met on the Isle of Capri met on the Island of Capri
She was as sweet
The person that the artist met was very kind
As the rose of the dawning
The person that the artist met was as sweet as a rose at the early part of the day
But somehow Fate
Unfortunately, fate seemed to have other plans
Hadn't meant her for me
The artist was not meant to be with the person they met on the Isle of Capri due to fate
And though I sailed
Despite this, the singer left on a boat
With the tide in the dawning,
The singer left in the early morning when the tide was high
Still my heart's
Despite leaving, the singer's heart is still with the person they met on the Isle of Capri
On the Isle of Capri
The artist's heart is with the person they met on the Isle of Capri
Summertime was nearly over
The time of year was nearing the end of summertime
Blue Italian skies above
Above them, the skies were blue and Italian
I said, lady, I'm a rover
The singer referred to themselves as a wanderer
Can you spare
The artist asked the person they met for
A sweet word of love?
The artist asked the person they met for a sweet word of love
She whispered softly
The person the artist met whispered softly
It's best not to linger
The person the singer met advised them that it would be better if they didn't stay for too long
Then as I kissed
As a farewell gesture
Her hand I could see
The singer noticed that the person they met was wearing a plain golden ring on their finger
She wore a plain golden ring
The person the singer met was wearing a plain golden ring
On her finger
The plain golden ring that the person the singer met was wearing was on their finger
So goodbye
As they must part ways
To the Isle of Capri
The artist says goodbye to the Isle of Capri
Chorus
The chorus refers to the singer and the person they met on the Isle of Capri.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JIMMY KENNEDY, WILL GROSZ
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@martinarndt734
Great,Fats...RIP...You made so many people happy
@mr.warmth1511
he passed yeterday