Scott was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and raised in Detroit, an Italian hillbilly who worshipped Hank Williams, and became a rock and roll star. His first album, entitled Jack Scott. One of the first album recorded in stereo, it contained a mixture of rockabilly and ballads of which 10 were Scott's own compositions.
Recording for Carlton he came up with a rocking song about a friend in prison titled Leroy. The other side of the record was a sad ballad called My True Love.
Both songs were a smash in the Summer of 1958, the first going to #11 and the other as far as number 3 in Billboard's and made the Top Ten in Britain.
He followed it with Geraldine backed by With Your Love, the latter of which was a minor hit, With Your Love made Number 28 in the US later that year, Goodbye Baby peaked at Number 8 early in 1959 and was followed by The Way I Walk, a Top Forty hit that Robert Gordon revived in 1978.
Scott transferred to the new Top Rank label in 1959 and scored another huge success in the New Year with "What In The World's Come Over You." The song gave Scott his second gold disc, reaching Number 5 in the USA and Number 6 in the UK. Further successes followed Burning Bridge" (Number 3), Cool Water"/"It Only Happened Yesterday" but Scott was by then being steered towards a mainstream country style.
Listen and compare his "Blues stay away from me" with Bob Dylan’s, "Rainy Day Woman Numbers 12 and 35".
What Am I Living For
Jack Scott Lyrics
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What Am I Living For If Not For You,
What Am I Living For If Not For You,
Oh Nobody Else, Nobody Else Will Do
What Am I Longing For Each Lonely Night,
To Feel Your Lips To Mine, To Hold You Tight
You'll Be The Only Girl My Whole Life Through,
Oh Nobody Else, Nobody Else Will Do
I Want You All The Time Because Darling I Love You So
What Am I Living For If Not For You,
What Am I Living For If Not For You,
What Am I Living For If Not For You,
Baby Nobody Else, Nobody Else Will Do
What Am I Living For If Not For You,
Darling Nobody Else, Nobody Else Will Do
Nobody Else, Nobody Else Will Do
The lyrics to Jack Scott's song "What Am I Living For" speaks to a deep level of love and devotion for someone. The singer is asking the question, "What am I living for if not for you?" They express a desire to be close to their loved one, to feel their lips and hold them tight. The singer also emphasizes that this person is the only one they want and that nobody else will do. The song conveys a sense of longing and highlights the importance of this person in the singer's life.
Overall, this song is a classic love song that captures the essence of deep and true love. The lyrics express a sentiment that many people can relate to, the feeling of being incomplete without someone they love. The chorus repeats the question "what am I living for?" driving home the central theme of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
What Am I Living For If Not For You,
My life's purpose is solely tied to the presence of your love.
What Am I Living For If Not For You,
Without you, my life loses its main motive and reason to exist.
What Am I Living For If Not For You,
There is nothing else in this world that gives my existence meaning apart from your love.
Oh Nobody Else, Nobody Else Will Do
You are the only person that can fill the void in my heart and soul.
What Am I Longing For Each Lonely Night,
Every night, I yearn for the warmth of your embrace and the tenderness of your lips on mine.
To Feel Your Lips To Mine, To Hold You Tight
The touch of your lips on mine and the feel of your embrace are what I crave the most.
You'll Be The Only Girl My Whole Life Through,
I am committed to loving only you for the rest of my life.
Oh Nobody Else, Nobody Else Will Do
No one else can compare to the love and companionship that you offer me.
I Want You Close To Me That's All I Know,
All I know is that I desire to have you close to me at all times.
I Want You All The Time Because Darling I Love You So
I love you so much that I desire your presence and love every single moment of the day.
What Am I Living For If Not For You,
Once again, my life's purpose is tied to your existence and love.
What Am I Living For If Not For You,
Without you, my life loses its meaning and the reason to keep going.
What Am I Living For If Not For You,
I find no purpose in living without the love and companionship that you bring to my life.
Baby Nobody Else, Nobody Else Will Do
You are the only one that can truly make me happy, and I cannot imagine my life without you.
Darling Nobody Else, Nobody Else Will Do
You hold a special place in my heart that nobody else can ever replace.
Nobody Else, Nobody Else Will Do
You are the only person that I want to spend my life with, and nobody else can fit that role in my heart and soul.
Writer(s): Fred Jay, Art Harris
Contributed by Miles V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Michael Williams
Before my time,but I happen to have an original 45 of this.It belonged to my parents.Pretty cool to see and hear it here.
610statestreet
one of my new favorites
MsBeaver2011
BEAUTIFUL
Pierre Cantin
Conway Twitty had a nice version.
lovestheclassics69
+Pierre Cantin I actually thought Conway's was better, but Jack's version is more raw.
Fantupo Marsupialis
when raw "impacts" more than polished