Gleason could not read or write music in a conventional sense; he was said to have conceived melodies in his head and described them vocally to staff help. He did likewise with the well-remembered themes of both The Jackie Gleason Show ("Melancholy Serenade") and The Honeymooners ("You're My Greatest Love"). There has been some controversy over the years as to how much credit Gleason should have received for the finished products; it has been written that beyond the possible conceptualizing of many of the songs, Gleason had no direct involvement such as conducting in the making of these recordings. However, his main musical companion, cornetist and trumpeter Bobby Hackett once said: "Jackie knows a lot more about music than people give him credit for. I have seen him conduct a sixty-piece orchestra and detect one discordant note in the brass section. He would immediately stop the music and locate the wrong note. It always amazed the professional musicians how a guy who technically did not know one note from another could do that. And he was never wrong."
Born February 26, 1916 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. He died on June 24, 1987
Out Of Nowhere
Jackie Gleason Lyrics
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You took my heart and found it free
Wonderful dreams, wonderful schemes from nowhere
Made every hour sweet as a flower to me
And if you should go back to your nowhere
Leaving me with the memory
I'll always wait for your return out of nowhere
Hoping you'll bring your love to me.
When I least expected, kindly fate directed
You to make each dream of mine come true
And if it's clear or raining there is no explaining
Things just happened and so did you.
You came to me from out of nowhere
You took my heart and you found it free
Wonderful dreams, wonderful schemes from nowhere
Made every hour sweet as a flower to me
And if you should go back to your nowhere
Leaving me with, with the memory
I'll always wait for your return out of nowhere
Hoping you'll bring your love to me.
The song "Out of Nowhere" by Jackie Gleason is a love song that describes the sudden and unexpected arrival of a lover into the singer's life. The lyrics are filled with imagery and metaphors, and the singer describes how the arrival of the lover has made his life more beautiful and meaningful. The singer also expresses his fears that the lover may leave him and return to the "nowhere" from which she came, but he remains hopeful that she will return and bring her love back to him.
The opening lines "You came to me from out of nowhere / You took my heart and found it free" suggest that the arrival of the lover was unexpected but welcome. The next lines "Wonderful dreams, wonderful schemes from nowhere / Made every hour sweet as a flower to me" suggest that the love and affection of the lover has brought beauty and meaning to the singer's life. The singer is filled with gratitude for the arrival of the lover but is also aware of the possibility that the lover may leave him.
The chorus of the song expresses the uncertainty and hope that the singer has for the future. He sings "And if you should go back to your nowhere / Leaving me with the memory / I'll always wait for your return out of nowhere / Hoping you'll bring your love to me." The singer is willing to wait for the return of the lover, despite the possibility that she may never come back. The song is a beautiful expression of love, hope, and gratitude.
Line by Line Meaning
You came to me from out of nowhere
You entered my life without warning or expectation
You took my heart and found it free
You made me feel alive and liberated
Wonderful dreams, wonderful schemes from nowhere
Every dream and plan that we made seemed perfect and unimaginable
Made every hour sweet as a flower to me
Life with you was blissful and filled with happiness
And if you should go back to your nowhere
In case you return to the place where you came from
Leaving me with the memory
Leaving me with only memories of our love
I'll always wait for your return out of nowhere
I'll always hope and pray for your unexpected return
Hoping you'll bring your love to me.
Hoping that you'll return and bring your love back to me
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Written by: Edward Heyman, Johnny Green
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