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Answer Me
Frankie Laine Lyrics

ANSWER ME OH MY LOVE
JUST WHAT SIN HAVE I BEEN GUILTY OF
TELL ME HOW I CAME TO LOSE YOUR LOVE
PLEASE ANSWER ME MY LOVE

YOU WERE MINE YESTERDAY
I BELIEVED THAT LOVE WAS HERE TO STAY
WON'T YOU TELL ME WHERE I'VE GONE ASTRAY
PLEASE ANSWER ME MY LOVE

IF YOU'RE HAPPIER WITHOUT ME
I'LL TRY NOT TO CARE
BUT IF YOU STILL THINK ABOUT ME
PLEASE LISTEN TO MY PRAYER

YOU MUST KNOW I'VE BEEN TRUE
WON'T YOU SAY THAT WE CAN START ANEW
IN MY SORROW NOW I TURN TO YOU
PLEASE ANSWER ME MY LOVE

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JONATHAN RICHARD MORE, MATT DAVID BLACK

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Frankie Laine, born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio (30 March 1913 – 6 February 2007), was an American singer and one of the more successful hit-makers of the late 1940s and early 1950s. Laine has had worldwide sales of over 250 million disks, and has earned 21 gold records. Originally a rhythm and blues influenced jazz singer, his energetic, passionate style has led some to consider him the first of the blue-eyed soul singers. Eventually he expanded to such varied genres as popular standards Read Full BioFrankie Laine, born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio (30 March 1913 – 6 February 2007), was an American singer and one of the more successful hit-makers of the late 1940s and early 1950s. Laine has had worldwide sales of over 250 million disks, and has earned 21 gold records. Originally a rhythm and blues influenced jazz singer, his energetic, passionate style has led some to consider him the first of the blue-eyed soul singers. Eventually he expanded to such varied genres as popular standards, gospel, folk, country, rock 'n' roll, and a hard-driving (and slightly campy) form of western/Americana.
... Throughout the 1950s, Laine enjoyed a second career singing the title songs of Hollywood films and television shows, including: Gunfight At OK Corral, 3:10 To Yuma, Bullwhip, and Rawhide. His rendition of the title song for Mel Brooks' 1974 movie Blazing Saddles won an Oscar nomination for Best Song, and his recording of "Rawhide" for the television series of the same name has become a classic of the genre.

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05Blowing Wild (The Ballad of Black Gold)2:32

06Cool Water3:03

07Jezebel3:15

08Granada2:57

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Comments from YouTube:

Jean North

7y↑11

Was my late husbands favourite singer and mine of course we loved him

Anne Page

10y↑4

those were such wonderful safe beautiful days with the most beautiful music and singers.

Suzanne Andrews

5w↑1

Miss you Dad, you loved Frankie, your voice sounded so much the same...what I would give to hear you sing again, the old days...I never knew until now how very special they were. Now Dad, you have left this world, but never my heart, I hear you always in this song...and once again I am home....🥺😞❤

Lynn Farrington

9y↑9

My father loved this song, and I have always loved it, since I was around 6 or 7.

John Crowther

He was my dad's favourite singer thinking of him & missing him now whilst listening beautiful song

terry white

7y↑23

Oh Mark I thought nolstagia was a thing of the past! Thank you for taking me back to those days. I had not long been de-mobbed from RAF bomber command after seven years in 1949. The times for us brits was pretty severe, we still had food rationing untill 1953,. but the music from USA made up for all that, the big bands and then all the solo singers. then the 60s with all the rock & roll, then came the Brits. I have lived through some wonderful times. May your God go with you.

Vicente Ponce

terry white b

Jessica Boyles

6y↑1

Nat King Cole @Jessica Boyles too of course xx

Jessica Boyles

6y↑1

I Loved that song by Johnnie Ray and Frankie Laine. Lots of good memories

corinthian

I was a teenager during the 1950s , and there was no one bigger than Frankie , I bought all his records . His voice and style were unique , and I'm pleased he had a long and successful life !

Arthur Bluestone

5y↑6

This was my first record I saw him at the London Palladium what a voice

Zabrak

9y↑6

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay

mike fox

Zabrak i bet this is where paul mcartney got his inspiration for "yesterday" good ear zabrak!

Mark Gallagher

12y↑1

Frankie was a jazz singer, that's what he started out as. All his very early hits were in the jazz vain. It wasn't till Mitch Miller came along at Mercury and talked him into singing "Lucky Old Sun" then "Mule Train" in 1949. Frankie didn't want to do them at first, he was afraid he would lose all his old jazz fans. It seems that in the Jazz World if you become to big and popular then your not Jazz anymore.

Elaine Diamond

6y↑3

Soulful voice. Love Frankie.

Stan Pinnegar

4y↑4

What great songs and artists we had through my teenage years. Thank you.

757Jasper

7y↑3

Nat King Cole did a great rendition of this song too.
He had that wonderful smokey voice
and he nailed this song.
Miss these great vocalists.

Bob Powers

12y

Thing that gets me about Frankie Laine is that he was full-blooded Sicilian! He had such a reputation for doing western cowboy stuff. I want to say that he owned a car dealership in So Cal in the 1960's.

Mark Gallagher

12y

Your big brother has good taste.

haydn moore

6y↑9

frankie had to re-record this song because the original recording started `answer me, lord above` and this upset fhe BBC. I laughed then, and I`m still laughing. It went on to say `answer me, o lord` at the end. That`s why there`s two titles. HAYDN MOORE

Milton Moore

What's to laugh
about?

Mark Gallagher

11y↑1

@TOMBANCROFT Many radio stations here and in England didn't want to play Frankie's record as they thought it was to religious but it was a hit anyway. But Nat's changing the wording was even a bigger hit. This version by Frankie only came out on an album.

Mark Gallagher

11y↑1

Yes Frankie had two TV shows in the mid fifties. They were both summer replacments for Auther Godfrey. That's what they did back then instead of re-runs.

Milton Moore

3y↑2

One of the monumental fixtures in the history of pop
music, whose likes shall never
be seen again!

TOMBANCROFT

11y

Both Nat & Frank had big hits with this. Listen to Nat's and there are subtle changes to the lyrics. Frank is addressing his prayer to the Lord (answre me oh my Lord)- Nat addresses his prayer directly to his girl (answer me oh my love). The story at the time was that Nat's religious views made him uncomfortable with a song which asked the Lord for a romantic favour.

Darren

31w

Great photographs, what nostalgia.

Raewyn Mathisen

6y↑3

I definitely liked the original hit from 1953 best then and still think it is best!! Still love Frankie Lanes records. We in Norway listened to Radio Luxemburg every night when we tuned in at about 19.00!! We were devastated when the station was closed down!!

Ian Thomas

I have got to thank my mother for frankie laine her favourite and mine also xxx

leopoldo troconis

3y↑2

I live in Caracas, Venezuela. Beautiful music, thank you.

Mark Gallagher

10y↑1

@xBaitMyScenex It's already on YT. Look it is listed as "Answer Me" UK Hit #1. That is why I didn't add this recording. I try not to put songs on that someone else has added as long as they have done them well.

Peter Smith

1y↑2

fascinating song discovering this in 2020 doing the history on it, i heard the lordie version first, - thanks mark gallagher for the information

Glenda Clarke

10y

Thx Mark, they were so in love ..Frankie and his wife.Love this version better than the great Nat K. Cole's. Glenda-Marie xx

Nemesis7293

10y

Gorgeous! Even more Beautiful than the Nat King Cole version.

jmiles91847

12y↑1

This is wonderful. Thank you.

quadibloc2

7y↑1

That's an interesting sidelight on this song. Originally, in German, it was a song about how wonderful one's mother is, something completely different from both versions in English.

Bob Powers

12y

Right! It was a Rambler dealership. I should have remembered that - we drove nothing but Ramblers from 1958 - 1971. I have read about him a bit since last night - look like he also did a lot of jazz and even some folk, some rather progressive stuff.

John Benn

WOW WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
From a mad keen 75yo Aussie fan.

Suzanne Andrews

3y↑2

Your favourite singer, 78's played on many a day back in my childhood, now you are so sick Daddy, I listen to this songs and think of yesteryear and my heart breaks...when these songs meant so much to you and Mum and many a Sunday when these tunes were the soundtrack to our lives as Mum cooked a wonderful Sunday roast...wish I could pause those days and stay there, you always said they don't make music like this anymore, I could not agree more...Love you my hero...xxx

Wira Yehet

2y↑6

I was born on 1998 but i love this song so much❤️

Wira Yehet

44w

@nadave vlogs omg i just read it now. And yeah i will and have a good day.

lordav

45w

1997 and i must say its true. Y don't the teens nowadays appreciate actual beautiful music?

nadave vlogs

Beautiful songs and music never die. Most of these songs were the year I was born 1954 and even as a young lad I loved them . In fact I intend having MY FRIEND played at my funeral when the time comes. Good luck youngster lol enjoy for many years

Mark Gallagher

12y↑3

He had this big he-man voice that just went great with westerns though this was just a small amount of what he did. Yes he had a Rambler dealership in the sixties. I bought a car from him in 1965.

Tom Tee

18w

He ALWAYS reminds me of Kirk Douglas. I hear the voice and I see the face of Kirk. And its the 'Western' connection which does it I'm certain.

Raul Donoso Chiappa

¡SIMPLEMENTE FABULOSO!

Glenda Clarke

10y

@markalson1938 Thx Mark how great to have a love so strong in the business. G-M. xx

juan carlos buckmeier

Frankie Laine.gran cantante Estadounidense del cual tengo gratos recuerdos este video es todo un honor hacia el hombre de Talento que siempre recordare .agradezco Mark Gallagher .y a Youtube por haberlo echo posible.

Mark Gallagher

12y↑1

Maybe that's because the Beatles all lisened to and were fans of Frankie while growing up. I read that in two books on the Beatles.

michael hodges

1 of the best my past

michel sucur

I like all Frankie Laine's songs ! Always ! Nat King Cole was also special ! I like them both !

C Albert

Very fond memories!!

Invictus 888

20w

Wonderful. Thanks!

addiemarie54

10y

@xBaitMyScenex Yes, I have it on a 78 rpm

Emily Gonzon

14w

VERY NICE PIECE OF SONG.

Elizabeth Paton

love this song

Brian Koller

Hello Friend The mountain flowers: Edelweiss. Happy to make their acquaintance. Fine people who lived fine lives just for the answer, My Love. Brian A Koller

Annieoakley1941

Please answer me sweetheart! Wonderful. Annie

roland anthonis

un beau souvenir pour moi

terry white

5y↑4

By the way, the first British charts were based on sheet music sales up to Nov 1952, when "Here in my heart" by Al Matino became the first on record sales gathered from the top ten record oulets in GB, with the involvement of Radio Luxemburghs Top Twenty. That went out on a Sunday night at 2300 hrs, my god the memories trying to keep that RADIO STATION on track it drifted in and out on 208 metres medium wave but it was all we had other than auntie BBC who dictated everthing we heard.

Samuel Greaves

Patricia Sadler

Samuel Greaves

Patricia Sadle

Patricia Sadler

al martino here in my heart

DREAM284

4y↑1

It was much clearer on a crystal set, if you could find the station, with earphones on, and under the bedclothes so that our parents didn't know!

terry white

7y↑1

"Answer me my love" was a cover version used by David Whitfield to allow the song to be played on the British Broadcasting Company the only station in britain at that time. Laine & Whitfield shared number one spot at the time. The BBC were and still are owned by the state, although many independant stations now are allowed to broadcast. At that time 1940s to 1960s the only commercial station was Radio Luxembourgh, in English from 6pm till midnight. But the ban did not apply to record sales, and I think that "OH What a Night" by Jonny Ray was the last to suffer the ban.

Steve Miller

5y↑3

Message to all Americans, who often get this wrong: the BBC is not, and never has been, owned by the State. It is, and always has been, paid for by a licence fee, ie. 'owned' by all British taxpayers, and completely independent of the Britsh Government.

Mark Gallagher

My Love, was the way Nay King Cole recorded his version in 1954 for the same reason, many radio stations in the states (not owned by the Government) wouldn't play it either. Nat's version was #6 while Frankie's "Ol Lord" version was only #25. "Oh What A Night" was not Johnnie Ray's, Your thinking of "Such A Night".

Tony Wells

Legend

terry white

7y↑1

You are correct of course mark as far as USA singles are concerned, I forgot to state I come from England, and the number 1 spot was occupied by David Whitfield with "answer me oh my love" from Nov 6th 1953 to 13th Nov 1953. Frankie laine took over the No 1 spot from 16th Nov 1953 to 31st of Jan 1954. Thus making Whitfields the first "Oh my love" not Nat KING Cole. You were correct of course on the title of Jonnie RAY it was Oh what a night. And of course making Laines the Christmas No1 1953, one of the few over the years without reference to Christmas

Griffith Harland

12y

My eldest brothers favorite singer. 1951.

terry white

Just to put the records straight, Frankie Laine was the biggest thing from US to hit Brittain he ruled the fifties, but unlike Cliff Richard, (the only singer to have had a UK No 1 in every decade) since the fifties, he did not move with the times, like so many before him they thought they could go on singing the same old stuff forever.

Mark Gallagher

10y↑2

@beastyclarke They were married for over 40 years till Nan's death on her 75th birthday. One reason that Frankie did not stay in the public eye as long has other's from his period is there was never any type of scandal attached to him. So he wasn't very interesting for reporters to write about.

terry white

Just to cap it off If Frankie Laines record had not dipped to No2 for 1 week it would still have been the longest run at No1 in the UK charts of all time, and one of only two records to hit No 1 on two seperate occaisions. The second being ELVIS of Course.

gertiegertiehamot

11y

This is for Tony, it was no 1 when he was born on Boxing Day 1953.

fernando conte cavieres

Tremendous singer Stunning lyrics Better interpretation Thk for posting

tracey marsh

lovely song x

Ray Bilverstone

10w↑1

Anyone listening to this great singer in 2021

Fred Ireson

10y↑1

there's an instrumental version by the (in)famous Anton Lavey which may be the best and most beautiful version of all........

starry2006

12y

My favourite version is by Mark Wynter.

Alan Fox

Barbara Dickson version is the equals to this song version.

Mark Gallagher

Your right, the orginal was better, I think Frankie this in the Nat Cole version because many radio wouldn't play his because they thought it was a prayer. It seems we had problems even back then about religion

A

10y↑3

does anyone have the version with Lord instead of love?

Jim Gill

It was issued in the UK with Lord in the title, I had it on 78rpm.

Koos van der Weck

11y

remenber the Frankie Laine show.. many yers ago ?

corinthian

Beautifully sung , as ever, by Frankie , but I prefer the original version !

Taharah Carvajal

11y

@brujipatty45 Seguro que si!!!

Scottie McFrugal

1y↑1

The BBC banned the recording using the words "Answer me Oh Lord," because of its religious connotations. Changed days!

terrypussypower

What's Liberace doing at 0:33?

terry white

My God where do you people get your information, Nat King Cole was the greatest but never had a UK No 1 HIT with Answer me. It was a new commer called David Whitfield that changed the lyrics and poached a hit, on Decca records simply because it was played by the BBC.

Griffith Harland

12y

I guess he did. He died 8yrs ago.

stebear58

@markalson1938 Frankie Laine was the Bigger Hit with this song as it was Number 1 in the UK for 8 week nat king cole did't even get in the UK charts David Whitfield hit the Number 1 1st for one week then Frankie Laine took over for 8 week with Whitfied sharing the number 1 again with Laine for one week in the Dec of 1953 BBC would not play Laine song so Cole my have the Radio hit and my been big for Cole in the USA but not here in the UK

Bob Moore

u were mine yesterday...........answer

Rick Wilmot

Great song, but I prefer the original.

Mr. X

26w

I hate any products advertising on youtube! Stop interrupting people’s good time!!!

meanwiddlekid

11y

Very interesting story. But anyone else's voice pales in comparison to Nat King Cole.

Griffith Harland

12y

How? He is not Black!

edmund184

12y

Compare this to 'Yesterday' by The Beatles. Similarities in lyrics and chords??

terry white

Alan p What abolute rubbish !! when the radio station is paid by a compulsery charge i.e. the licence fee, collected by the british post office that radio station is governed by the british government. Not having a license was a criminal offence, and there was no other radio station allowed to operate during those years. Until the Offshore rebel stations like radio caroline forced the british government to allow commercial radio.