Darren's role in the gritty 1961 World War II film The Guns of Navarone was an attempt to break out of his teen image. He then achieved success co-starring as impulsive scientist and adventurer Tony Newman in the science fiction television series, The Time Tunnel (1966-67).
In the 1970s, Darren appeared as a celebrity panelist on Match Game.
Later, Darren had a regular role as Officer James Corrigan on the television police drama T.J. Hooker from 1983-1986. Subsequently he worked as a director on many action-based television series, including Hunter, The A-Team, and Nowhere Man, as well as dramas such as Beverly Hills, 90210 and Melrose Place.
In 1998 he achieved renewed popularity as a singer through his appearances on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in the role of holographic crooner and advice-giver Vic Fontaine; many of his performances on the show were recorded for the album This One's From the Heart (1999). The album showed Darren, a close friend of the late Frank Sinatra, comfortably singing in the Sinatra style; the 2001 follow-up Because of You showed similar inspiration from Tony Bennett.
Some animation fans may know him as the singing voice of Yogi Bear in the 1964 animated film, Hey There, it's Yogi Bear, on the song "Ven-e, Ven-o, Ven-a". Prior to that, he was the singing and speaking voice of "Jimmy Darrock" on an episode of The Flintstones.
Darren has been married twice. His first wife was Gloria Terlitsky with whom he has one son, Jim Moret, who formerly worked as a CNN reporter. His second wife is Evy Norlund, with whom he has two sons.
Blame It On My Youth
James Darren Lyrics
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Blame it on my youth.
If only for you I did exist,
Blame it on my youth.
I believed in everything,
Like a child of three;
You meant more than anything,
If you were on my mind all night and day,
Blame it on my youth.
If I forgot to eat and sleep and pray,
Blame it on my youth.
If I cried a little bit
When first I learned the truth,
Don't blame it on my heart,
Blame it on my youth.
If I cried a little bit
When first I learned the truth,
Don't blame it on my heart,
Blame it on my youth.
The song "Blame It On My Youth" by James Darren is a nostalgic look back at a past love that the singer is attributing all the mistakes and naivety to his youth. He explains that if he had high expectations when they first kissed, it was because he was young and inexperienced in love. He also admits that he believed in everything when he was with her, like a three-year-old child who sees the world with wonder and innocence. For him, his lover was everything in the world, which is a very optimistic and sentimental view of love.
The singer also talks about the times he couldn't stop thinking about her, even when he should have been focused on other things like eating, sleeping, or praying. We get a sense that he may have been infatuated with her, and his youthful emotions made it hard to control his feelings. The final lines of the song talk about how he cried when he learned the truth about their relationship, but he doesn't want anyone to blame his heart for being so broken. Instead, he asks them to blame it on his youth, as if the experience was something that he needed to go through to mature and grow.
Line by Line Meaning
If I expected love when first we kissed, Blame it on my youth.
I was naive and inexperienced, so I thought that the first kiss would lead to love.
If only for you I did exist, Blame it on my youth.
In my youth, you were the only thing that mattered to me, so I lived for you.
I believed in everything, Like a child of three; You meant more than anything, All the world to me!
I was as trusting as a child of three, and my world revolved around you. You were my everything.
If you were on my mind all night and day, Blame it on my youth.
I was young and in love, so I couldn't stop thinking about you, day or night.
If I forgot to eat and sleep and pray, Blame it on my youth.
In my youthful passion, I neglected basic needs like eating, sleeping, and praying, because all I could think about was you.
If I cried a little bit When first I learned the truth, Don't blame it on my heart, Blame it on my youth.
When I was young and naive, I was hurt to learn the truth about our relationship. Don't blame my heart for feeling this way, as it was just a product of my youthful ignorance.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: EDWARD HEYMAN, OSCAR LEVANT
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MIGUEL ORELLANO
Conocí y empecé a tocar en el piano esta canción, desde una versión de Gary Burton Quartet de 1981. No conocía versiones cantadas. Grata sorpresa en la voz de Jimmy Darren.
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MrManorAvenue
Good Heavens, thank you for this treat; I believe this is the best version of the song I've ever heard. I have to imagine that Paul Petersen, who was also recording for Colpix at that time, would have done the song equal justice. Fortunately someone on EBay had a copy of this 45 record. I see both copies for sale were on the promo label, so perhaps it didn't go over well, and I can't imagine why. Just superb; I think if I listen another time or two I'll be crying along with Lucy and Ethel... sentimental sap that I am!
Patriciapats
beautiful!
David Chernofsky
Blame It On My YouthHeyman, Levant