Giuseppe (Joe) Venuti (September 16, 1903 – August 14, 1978) was a U.S. jaz… Read Full Bio ↴Giuseppe (Joe) Venuti (September 16, 1903 – August 14, 1978) was a U.S. jazz musician and violinist. Venuti claimed to have been born aboard a ship as his parents emigrated from Italy, though many believe he was simply born in Philadelphia. Considered the father of jazz violin, he pioneered the use of string instruments in jazz along with the guitarist Eddie Lang, a childhood friend of his. Through the 1920s and early 1930s, Venuti produced many recordings. He worked with Benny Goodman, the Dorsey Brothers, Bing Crosby, the Boswell Sisters and most of the other important white jazz and semi-jazz figures of the late 1920s and early 1930s. However, following Lang's early death in 1933, he began to slip off the radar. After a period of relative obscurity in the 1940s and 1950s, he was 'rediscovered' in the late 1960s and established a musical relationship with tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims, that was almost as fruitful as his previous collaboration with Lang. Venuti and Sims produced a number of very exciting recordings in 1974/75: an appropriate coda to the great violinist's career.

In the mid-1970s, Venuti performed and recorded, again in the limelight: good examples of his latter-day recordings are the Chiaroscuro CD's Joe Venuti and Zoot Sims (CR(D) 142) and Joe & Zoot & More (CR(D)126). He died in Seattle, Washington.

Venuti was also a legendary practical joker.

Lover Come Back to Me
Joe Venuti Lyrics

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You went away
I let you
We broke the ties that bind
I wanted to forget you
And leave the past behind
Still, the magic of the night I met you
Seems to stay forever in my mind

The sky was blue
And high above
The moon was new
And so was love
This eager heart of mine was singing
Lover where can you be

You came at last
Love had its day
That day is past
You've gone away
This aching heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to me
When I remember every little thing

You used to do
I'm so lonely
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am lonely

The sky is blue
The night is cold
The moon is new
But love is old
And while I'm waiting here
This heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to me
When I remember every little thing

You used to do
I grow lonely
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am lonely

The sky is blue
The night is cold
The moon is new
But love is old
And while I'm waiting here

This heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to me

Overall Meaning

The song "Lover Come Back to Me" by Joe Venuti is about a love that has been lost and the longing to have it return. The singer explains that they let their lover go and broke the ties that bound them, but still can't forget the magic of the night they met. They describe the excitement and eagerness they felt when first falling in love, but now they are left with an aching heart and loneliness. They remember every little thing their lover used to do and can't help but feel lonely on every road they walk along without them. Regardless of the passing of time and the changes in the world around them, their heart still sings for their lover to come back.

The lyrics are infused with a sense of yearning and nostalgia, as the singer longs for something that they know they can't have again. They are haunted by the memories of what could have been, and are trapped in a cycle of remembering what once was and hoping for its return. The imagery of the blue sky, new moon, and cold night paint a picture of a world that has moved on, but the heart remains unchanged. It is a melancholic portrayal of lost love that speaks to anyone who has experienced a similar loss.

Line by Line Meaning

You went away
You left me

I let you
I didn't stop you from leaving

We broke the ties that bind
We ended our relationship

I wanted to forget you
I wished to erase you from my memory

And leave the past behind
And move on from our relationship

Still, the magic of the night I met you
However, the enchantment of the night we first met

Seems to stay forever in my mind
Is permanently etched in my memory

The sky was blue
The sky had a blue color

And high above
And was at a great height above me

The moon was new
The moon was in the early stage of its phase

And so was love
And so was our love for each other

This eager heart of mine was singing
My heart was overflowing with joy

Lover where can you be
Asking where my lover had gone

You came at last
Finally, you returned

Love had its day
Our love had a time to flourish and be happy

That day is past
But that happy time is over

You've gone away
You left again

This aching heart of mine is singing
My heart is filled with pain

Lover come back to me
Asking my lover to come back to me

When I remember every little thing
When I think back to every small memory

You used to do
Of the things that you used to do

I'm so lonely
I feel extremely alone

Every road I walk along
Every path I take

I walk along with you
I imagine you walking with me

No wonder I am lonely
It's no surprise that I feel so lonely

The night is cold
The temperature of the night is low

But love is old
But our love has been around for a while

And while I'm waiting here
And as I wait here

This heart of mine is singing
My heart is filled with emotion

Lover come back to me
I'm asking my lover to come back to me again

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN, II, OSCAR II HAMMERSTEIN, SIGMUND ROMBERG

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