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.
Missing you
George Benson Lyrics
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My nights are long and my days are cold
Cause I don't have you
How can I be so damn demanding?
I know you said that it's over now
But I can't let go
Every day I want to pick up the phone
You're everything I need and more
If only I could find you
Like a cold Summer afternoon
Like the snow coming down in June
Like a wedding without a groom
I'm missing you
I'm the desert without the sand
You're the woman without a man
I'm a ring without a hand
I'm missing you
Driving 'round thought I saw you pass me
My rearview mirror's playing tricks on me
Cause you fade away
Maybe I'm just hallucinating
Cause my loneliness got the best of me
And my heart's so weak
Every day I want to pick up the phone
And tell you that
You're everything I need and more
If only I could find you
Like a cold Summer afternoon
Like the snow coming down in June
Like a wedding without a groom
I'm missing you
I'm the desert without the sand
I'm the one without a band
I'm a ring without a hand
I'm missing you
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Said I'm, I'm missing you
Like a cold Summer afternoon
Like the snow coming down in June
Like a wedding without a groom
I'm missing you
I'm the desert without the sand
I'm the one without a band
I'm a ring without a hand
I'm missing you
Like a cold Summer afternoon
Like the snow coming down in June
Like a wedding without a groom
I'm missing you
I'm the desert without the sand
I'm the one without a band
I'm a ring without a hand
I'm missing you
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
The song "Missing You" by George Benson is a poignant expression of a man's heartache over the loss of his lover. The lyrics convey a deep sense of longing and desperation, as the singer describes his constant thoughts of his former partner, and his inability to move on. The opening lines of the song set the scene for the singer's current state - standing alone, looking out his window, with empty, cold days and nights. He acknowledges that he is being demanding, but he cannot help his desire for his lost love, even though she has moved on.
Throughout the song, the singer compares his life without her to various other situations that are incomplete, lacking, or unfulfilled - a cold summer afternoon, snow in June, a wedding without a groom, a desert without sand. These vivid images convey the depth of his emotional pain and his sense of incompleteness without her. He imagines seeing her in his rearview mirror but knows it's just an illusion fueled by his loneliness and weakness. Despite his desperation, he knows he can't force her to come back, even though he wishes he could.
Overall, the lyrics of "Missing You" paint a vivid portrait of a man struggling to come to terms with the end of a relationship. The song's imagery, combined with Benson's soulful vocals, make for a moving and compelling expression of human heartbreak.
Line by Line Meaning
Standing here looking out my window
I am staring aimlessly out my window with an emptiness in my heart
My nights are long and my days are cold
I feel lonely and lost regardless of the time of day
Cause I don't have you
You are the missing piece in my life that I desperately need
How can I be so damn demanding?
I wonder how I can ask for so much from a relationship and yet still feel unsatisfied without you
I know you said that it's over now
You have made it clear that our relationship is done
But I can't let go
I am having trouble moving on and accepting that you are no longer a part of my life
Every day I want to pick up the phone
And tell you that
You're everything I need and more
If only I could find you
I constantly have the urge to reach out to you and express how much I still need you, but I can't seem to locate you
Like a cold Summer afternoon
Like the snow coming down in June
Like a wedding without a groom
I'm missing you
The feeling of missing you is as unnatural and unexpected as cold weather in the midst of summer, snowfall in June, or a wedding ceremony without the groom - something just doesn't feel right without you
I'm the desert without the sand
You're the woman without a man
I'm a ring without a hand
I'm missing you
My life feels empty and incomplete without you, like a barren desert without sand, or a ring without a hand. You are the missing piece that makes everything else in my life whole
Driving 'round thought I saw you pass me
My rearview mirror's playing tricks on me
Cause you fade away
Maybe I'm just hallucinating
I thought I saw you while driving, but my mind may be playing tricks on me because I miss you so much that I see you whenever I can
Cause my loneliness got the best of me
And my heart's so weak
My loneliness and heartache have consumed me, leaving me feeling powerless to go on without you
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Said I'm, I'm missing you
These constant feelings of emptiness and longing for your presence have become a part of who I am
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
Written by: MARK WILLIAM BEDFORD, CHRISTOPHER JOHN FOREMAN, CATHAL JOSEPH SMYTH, DANIEL MARK WOODGATE, MICHAEL BARSON, LEE JAY THOMPSON, GRAHAM MCPHERSON
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