She moved to New York and became a recording vocalist with Harry James big band in 1937.
Her swing recordings with Harry James included "Jubilee", "I Can Dream Can't I", "That's The Dreamer In Me" and "Song Of The Wanderer".
Helen Humes became one of the vocalists with Count Basie's band in the late 1930s.
Her vocals with Basie's band included "Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea".
During the 1940s and 1950s Helen Humes became a solo performer and worked with different bands and other vocalists including Nat King Cole.
In 1950 Humes recorded Benny Carter's "Rock Me to Sleep". She managed to bridge the gap between big band jazz swing and rhythm and blues.
She moved to Hawaii and later to Australia.
Helen Humes died in Santa Monica, California.
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This Love Of Mine
Helen Humes Lyrics
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Though life is empty since you have gone.
You're always on my mind, though out of sight,
It's lonesome through the day,
But oh! the night.
I cry my heart out, it's bound to break,
Since nothing matters, let it break.
I ask the sun and the moon,
What's to become of it,
This love of mine.
The lyrics of Helen Humes's song "This Love of Mine" speaks of a love that persists despite the absence of the beloved. The singer conveys the idea that her love for someone goes on and on, even though the person is no longer with her. She cannot help but think of the person constantly, and although the days are lonely without them, the nights are worse. She feels so much pain, to the point where she cries her heart out, believing that it is bound to break, and since nothing seems to matter anymore, there is no reason to hold back. She seeks answers from the sun, the moon, and the stars to know what the future holds for her love.
Overall, the lyrics depict the singer's intense longing for her lost love, her misery without them, and her fears regarding what could possibly happen with her love. This love appears to be a powerful force that is difficult to overcome, even in the absence of the beloved.
Line by Line Meaning
This love of mine goes on and on,
My love persists forever, without end.
Though life is empty since you have gone.
Since you departed from my life, it has become hollow.
You're always on my mind, though out of sight,
I cannot see you, yet thoughts of you never leave my mind.
It's lonesome through the day,
The sense of loneliness I experience is profound during the day.
But oh! the night.
Yet the night brings no solace.
I cry my heart out, it's bound to break,
My heartache is so overwhelming it will inevitably shatter.
Since nothing matters, let it break.
Given the insignificance of everything else, there is nothing to lose from a broken heart.
I ask the sun and the moon,
I entreat the heavens, both day and night,
The stars that shine,
The stars that glitter above,
What's to become of it,
What is the fate of,
This love of mine.
My unrequited love.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: SOL PARKER, HENRY W. SANICOLA, FRANK SINATRA
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