Benson's next recording was It's Uptown with the George Benson Quartet with Lonnie Smith on organ and Ronnie Cuber on baritone sax. This album showcases Benson's talent in constructing swinging bebop lines at blistering tempos. Benson followed it up with "The George Benson Cookbook," also with Lonnie Smith and Ronnie Cuber.
One of his major hits is the song "This Masquerade", which is included in the top-selling album Breezin' . This album represents a shift to more commercially oriented music which brought Benson a wider audience but alienated some jazz fans. Other singles that have made the Billboard Hot 100 charts include "On Broadway" (1978), "Love Ballad" (1979), "Give Me The Night" (1980) and "Turn Your Love Around" (1982).
Benson continues to play outstanding jazz guitar, as evidenced on recordings such as Jimmy Smith's Off the Top, Benson's own live album Par Excellence, and Tenderly, on which Benson is accompanied by McCoy Tyner on piano.
For his contribution to the recording industry, George Benson has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7055 Hollywood Blvd.
Midnight Love Affair
George Benson Lyrics
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I stay with her each night but you're in my dreams
You tellin' him that you're goin' out just to meet some friends
I wonder if this treachery will ever ever end
We're just a midnight love affair
We get together and go nowhere
I'd really like to tell the world we care
You have a little boy, you really love
I have a little daughter that I place no one above
If by chance you see me walkin down the street
You know that eyes like ours should never ever meet
We're just a midnight love affair
We get together and go nowhere
I'd really like to tell the world we care
But we're just another late night love affair
Just a midnight love affair
We get together and go nowhere
I'd really like to tell the world we care
But we're just another late night love affair
Hang ups cause a slip of tongue
Let that make us come undone
Little white lies we tell our friends
Hold our love until the end
We never seem to quit the lies
We live inside a crimson sky
We love each other in our mind
An answer is what we must find
We're just a midnight love affair
We get together and go nowhere
I'd really like to tell the world we care
But we're just another late night love affair
The song "Midnight Love Affair" by George Benson talks about a relationship that is shrouded in secrecy and lies, something that only happens late at night. The first verse talks about how the singer's partner (the person he/she is having a late-night love affair with) has someone else in their life and the fact that they both have a child each whom they love very much. The second verse reveals the deceptiveness of their relationship, how they lie to their friends about where they are going and what they are doing when they are together. Furthermore, the song indicates that they both know the affair is not going anywhere, but they cannot seem to stop themselves from seeing each other.
The chorus of the song, "We're just a midnight love affair, we get together and go nowhere, I'd really like to tell the world we care, but we're just another late-night love affair," sums up the nature of their relationship. They love each other, but they know their affair cannot continue, and it's only going to end in heartbreak. The lyrics show the desperation of the two people involved, who are trying to hold on to something fleeting but know that it will never be more than what they have.
Line by Line Meaning
You stare at him at night and think of schemes
You try to plan ways to spend time with him even though you know it's not right
I stay with her each night but you're in my dreams
I sleep next to my partner each night, but you're the one I dream about
You tellin' him that you're goin' out just to meet some friends
You lie to him about where you're going and who you're seeing so you can be with me
I wonder if this treachery will ever ever end
I question if our deceitful acts will ever come to an end
We're just a midnight love affair
Our relationship is a secret, late-night rendezvous
We get together and go nowhere
Our relationship is stagnant, with no foreseeable future plans
I'd really like to tell the world we care
I wish we could be together openly without judgement
But we're just another late night love affair
But, for now, we'll remain a secret
You have a little boy, you really love
You have a child who you adore
I have a little daughter that I place no one above
I also have a child who holds a very special place in my heart
If by chance you see me walkin down the street
If we were to accidentally cross paths in public
You know that eyes like ours should never ever meet
We would know that our affections should never be revealed
Hang ups cause a slip of tongue
Our insecurities lead us to accidentally reveal the truth to others
Let that make us come undone
This could lead to the end of our relationship
Little white lies we tell our friends
We constantly have to lie to others about what's really going on between us
Hold our love until the end
We must keep our love for each other a secret until the very end
We never seem to quit the lies
We are always having to cover up our true feelings and actions
We live inside a crimson sky
Our relationship is filled with passion and intensity
We love each other in our mind
Our love for each other is confined to our mental thoughts
An answer is what we must find
We need to find a solution to our predicament
We're just a midnight love affair
Our relationship will remain a secret and only happen during the late night hours
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Written by: DAVID WOLINSKI, DAVID J WOLINSKI
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