In 1957 while still in high school, Tillotson was making records and performing on stage; as a student at the University of Florida, he had his own musical variety show on regional television. Following graduation in 1959 with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and Communications, he signed with Cadence Records and moved to New York City to pursue his music career. In 1960, he recorded his first hit, a composition entitled "Poetry in Motion" (written by Anthony/Kaufman), that went to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. and #1 on the UK Singles Chart.
A "crossover" artist, several of Tillotson's songs were successful on both the country music charts and pop charts. He earned a Grammy Award nomination for another of his own compositions, "It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin," and also for the song "Heartaches by the Number," nominated for Best Vocal Performance of 1965. He also appeared in the 1963 film "Just for Fun" and sang the theme song for the 1965 Sally Field television comedy "Gidget".
In a career spanning more than 40 years, Tillotson has recorded 26 singles that made it onto Billboard's charts, and performed at venues across the United States and other places around the globe.
He was featured in the 1966 camp comedy The Fat Spy starring Jayne Mansfield, Jack E. Leonard, Phyllis Diller, Brian Donlevy and Jordan Christopher & the Wild Ones. This film was featured in the 2004 documentary The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made (#46).
I Got a Feeling
Johnny Tillotson Lyrics
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Oh yeah, oh yeah.
I've got a feeling, a feeling I can't hide
Oh no, oh no, oh no.
Yeah, I've got a feeling.
Oh please believe me, I'd hate to miss the train
Oh yeah, oh yeah.
Oh no, oh no, oh no.
Yeah, I've got a feeling, yeah.
All these years I've been wandering around,
Wondering how come nobody told me
All that I was looking for was somebody
Who looked like you.
Ev'rybody had a hard year
Ev'rybody had a good time
Ev'rybody had a wet dream,
Ev'rybody saw the sunshine
Oh yeah, oh yeah.
Ev'rybody had a good year,
Ev'rybody let their hair down,
Ev'rybody pulled their socks up,
Ev'rybody put their foot down.
Oh yeah, oh yeah.
The song "I Got A Feelin'" by Johnny Tillotson is a love song that expresses the singer's feelings of love and attachment towards someone special. The lyrics, "I've got a feeling, a feeling deep inside...I've got a feeling, a feeling I can't hide," reflect the intense emotions of the singer who cannot contain their feelings and has to express them outright. The repetition of "oh yeah, oh yeah...oh no, oh no, oh no" in the lyrics helps to convey the singer's sense of urgency and anxiety as they plead with their lover not to leave them. The lyrics "Oh please believe me, I'd hate to miss the train...And if you leave me, I won't be late again" indicate that the singer may have missed out on love before and doesn't want to make the same mistake twice.
The song continues with the verse "All these years I've been wandering around, wondering how come nobody told me All that I was looking for was somebody Who looked like you." Here, the singer expresses that they have been searching for someone like their lover for a long time and finally found what they were looking for. The bridge adds more emotion to the song by using contrast in the lyrics to reflect the wide range of experiences that everyone has gone through. The lyrics, "Ev'rybody had a hard year, everybody had a good time...Ev'rybody saw the sunshine" reflect that life has its ups and downs, but everyone has their individual experiences that make them unique.
Line by Line Meaning
I've got a feeling, a feeling deep inside
I have a strong and intense intuition about something.
I've got a feeling, a feeling I can't hide
My intuition is so strong that I cannot conceal it.
Yeah, I've got a feeling.
I am confident in my intuition.
Oh please believe me, I'd hate to miss the train
I want you to trust me because I do not want to miss out on an opportunity.
And if you leave me I won't be late again
If you stay with me, I will not be delayed like I was in the past.
Yeah, I've got a feeling, yeah.
My intuition is still strong and I am still confident in it.
All these years I've been wandering around, Wondering how come nobody told me, All that I was looking for was somebody, Who looked like you.
I have been searching for someone who resembles you and have been wondering why nobody told me that you were who I was looking for all along.
Ev'rybody had a hard year, Ev'rybody had a good time, Ev'rybody had a wet dream, Ev'rybody saw the sunshine
Everyone has had a mix of good and bad experiences in the past year, including sexual fantasies and moments of joy.
Ev'rybody had a good year, Ev'rybody let their hair down, Ev'rybody pulled their socks up, Ev'rybody put their foot down.
Most people had a good year and were comfortable enough to relax, but also took a stand on important issues.
Oh yeah, oh yeah.
This is affirmed and agreed upon.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
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@boyz-n-da-woodz7484
love this song
@miltonmoore5294
I recall this from one of his LP albums. Nice soft rock
"teeny-bopper" song.
@ginastrella9666
I LOVE ALL YOUR SONGS SINCE I WAS 7 YEARS OLD ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@olgajensen4232
Me too
@miltonmoore2527
COUNTRY SINGER WILLIE PHELPS RECORDED A SONG WITH THIS SAME TITLE, EXCEPT THE WORD "FEELING" WAS CONTRACTED TO "FEELIN' ".
PHELPS RECORDING HAS THE SAME BEAT, TEMPO, AND THE TUNE IS VERY SIMILAR. RICK NELSON SANG THE ORIGINAL VERSION THAT TILLOTSON COVERED HERE. ALL THREE VERSIONS ARE OK BY ME.
@marieholt690
Totally and completely in Love with You
Forever and Always
@cityzen2717
Rick's better and the original.