Jo Lawry was raised on an almond farm in South Australia. She studied jazz at Adelaide University and the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. In 2004, she reached the semi-finals in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, and the following year got second in the National Jazz Awards of Australia. In New York City, she met jazz pianist Fred Hersch and became a member of his Pocket Orchestra. She was also a member of James Shipp's Nos Novo, a jazz quartet for which she sang and played fiddle, mandolin, and melodica.
In 2009, Lawry began working with Sting after winning an audition to tour with him. She appeared on his DVD A Winter's Night... Live from Durham Cathedral and toured with him through 2015. She sang on the Live in Berlin album and DVD and on The Last Ship album and DVD. On her first album, I Want to Be Happy (2008), she sang a cover version of his song "Until". They performed a duet on "Impossiblé" from her second album, Taking Pictures. Their collaboration on the song "Practical Arrangement" appeared on Sting's Duets album in 2021.
Lawry is featured in the documentary film 20 Feet from Stardom.
She is married to Will Vinson, a saxophonist from London.
I Only Have Eyes For You
Jo Lawry Lyrics
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I can't see anyone but you
Sha bop sha bop
Are the stars out tonight
I don't know if it's cloudy or bright
I only have eyes for you dear
But I can't see a thing in the sky
I only have eyes for you
I don't know if we're in a garden
Or on a crowded avenue
You are here and so am I
Maybe millions of people go by
But they all disappear from view
And I only have eyes for you
In Jo Lawry's song "I Only Have Eyes For You," the singer expresses their exclusive, all-encompassing love for their beloved. The singer suggests that their love may be blind, making them unable to see anyone else but their lover. The repeated refrain, "I only have eyes for you," is a direct testament to the depth and exclusivity of the singer's affection.
The singer goes on to describe how, despite external factors such as weather or scenery, they are focused only on their beloved. They can't see the stars or the moon or the surrounding environment because they are so entranced by their lover. The singer's love is so strong that, even in a crowded avenue, they are only aware of their beloved's presence.
The lyrics of this song evoke a sense of consuming love that blurs everything else out of focus. The singer's sentiments are romantic, bordering on obsessive, and speak to the intensity of their emotions.
Line by Line Meaning
My love must be a kind of blind love
My affection for you is so strong that no other person or thing can distract me from loving you.
I can't see anyone but you
I am so consumed by my love for you that I am blind to anyone else's presence.
Sha bop sha bop
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Are the stars out tonight
I am unaware of anything else going on around me other than my love for you.
I don't know if it's cloudy or bright
My focus is solely on you, and I am not paying attention to the weather or other outside factors.
I only have eyes for you dear
I cannot look at or think about anything else other than you, my beloved.
The moon may be high
Even if the sky is beautiful, my attention remains solely on you.
But I can't see a thing in the sky
I am so fixated on you that I am unable to appreciate the beauty of the moon or stars.
I only have eyes for you
All of my attention and focus is directed at you, and it will always remain that way.
I don't know if we're in a garden
I am completely unaware of our surroundings because all of my attention is on you, and nothing else.
Or on a crowded avenue
It does not matter where we are because my only concern is you, and nothing else around me is important.
You are here and so am I
We are together, and nothing else matters because I am consumed by my love for you.
Maybe millions of people go by
Even if there are crowds of people around us, I do not see or notice them. My focus is solely on you.
But they all disappear from view
Everyone else fades away from my attention because my love for you is all-consuming.
And I only have eyes for you
My attention and love are solely directed towards you, and nothing else in the world matters.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Al Dubin, Harry Warren
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