After appearing in Vaudeville theater with her sisters, Judy was signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as a teenager. There she made more than two dozen films, including nine with Mickey Rooney, and the film with which she would be most identified, "The Wizard of Oz" (1939). After 15 years, Judy was released from the studio but gained renewed success through record-breaking concert appearances, including a critically acclaimed Carnegie Hall concert, a well-regarded but short-lived television series, and a return to film acting beginning with "A Star Is Born" (1954).
Despite her professional triumphs, Judy battled personal problems throughout her life. Insecure about her appearance, her feelings were compounded by film executives who told her she was unattractive and overweight. Plied with drugs to control her weight and increase her productivity, Garland endured a decades-long struggle with addiction. Garland was plagued by financial instability, often owing hundreds of thousands of dollars in back taxes, and her first four of five marriages ended in divorce. She attempted suicide on a number of occasions. Garland died of an accidental drug overdose at the age of 47, leaving children Liza Minnelli, Lorna Luft, and Joey Luft.
Legacy
Judy Garland's legacy as a performer and a personality has endured long after her death. The American Film Institute named Garland eighth among the "Greatest Female Stars of All Time". She has been the subject of over two dozen biographies since her death, including the well-received "Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir" by her daughter, Lorna Luft. Luft's memoir was later adapted into the multiple award-winning television mini-series, "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows", which won Emmy Awards for two actresses portraying Garland (Tammy Blanchard and Judy Davis).
Garland was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997. Several of her recordings have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. These include "Over the Rainbow," which was ranked as the number one movie song of all time in the American Film Institute's "100 Years...100 Songs" list. Four more Garland songs are featured on the list: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (#76), "Get Happy" (#61), "The Trolley Song" (#26), and "The Man That Got Away" (#11).
Judy Garland has twice been honored on U.S. postage stamps, in 1989 (as Dorothy) and again in 2006 (as Vicki Lester from A Star Is Born).
Come Home Father
Judy Garland Lyrics
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With a doll of a dove,
He is out all night coo-cooin'!
When an owls on the prowl
For a feminine fowl,
He goes out all night woo-wooin!
Every bird and bee
Has his lunacy
But when I feel high,
Here's the way that I
Like to let my kind of steam off!
Owls woo-woo,
Others sigh,
Doves coo-coo,
Ah, but I;
I could go on singing till the cows come home,
Then the rooster starts to crow, crow, crow!
When I see your eyes, I go all out;
I must vocalise till you shout,
"Enough already!".
I could go on singing till the moon turns pink,
Anything from "Faust" to "Inka dinka dink"!
Love does funny things when it hits you this way,
I must keep on singing like a lark going strong
With my heart on the wings of a sigh-singing day.
I could go on singing till the cows come home,
Then the rooster starts to crow, crow, crow!
When I see your eyes, I go all out;
I must vocalise till you shout,
"Enough already!".
I could go on singing till the moon turns pink,
Anything from "Faust" to "Inka dinka dink"!
Love does funny things when it hits you this way,
I must keep on singing like a lark going strong
With my heart on the wings of a sigh-singing day.
The lyrics of Judy Garland's song "Come Home Father" are about a lover who cannot contain the passion and excitement he feels for his partner. The opening lines describe how birds express their love through distinct sounds and actions. The dove coos all night, and the owl woos by searching for his mate. The singer then expresses how, when he feels this way, he likes to let off steam by singing. He is so enraptured by his partner's eyes that he must continue to vocalize until she tells him to stop.
The chorus repeats the idea that the singer could go on singing forever because his love is so intense. He compares himself to a lark that keeps on singing, with his heart soaring like the bird's wings. The love that he feels is powerful and funny in how it affects him, but he cannot help but continue to express it.
Overall, the lyrics portray a sense of unbridled passion and longing that cannot be contained. The singer's love is expressed through song, and he cannot stop singing because his heart is so full.
Line by Line Meaning
When a dove is in love
With a doll of a dove,
He is out all night coo-cooin'!
When a male dove is attracted to a female dove, he spends all night wooing her with his cooing sounds.
When an owls on the prowl
For a feminine fowl,
He goes out all night woo-wooin!
When an owl is looking for a female bird to mate with, he spends all night wooing her with his hooting sounds.
Every bird and bee
Has his lunacy
In the way he works his dream off,
All animals have their own way of expressing their desires and working towards fulfilling their dreams.
But when I feel high,
Here's the way that I
Like to let my kind of steam off!
But for me, when I feel ecstatic and in love, I like to express myself through singing.
Owls woo-woo,
Others sigh,
Doves coo-coo,
Ah, but I;
While other animals have their own sounds to express their desires, I use my voice to express my love.
I could go on singing till the cows come home,
Then the rooster starts to crow, crow, crow!
I could sing all day and all night until the cows come home, and even then I wouldn't stop. But eventually, the rooster crows to indicate a new day has started.
When I see your eyes, I go all out;
I must vocalise till you shout,
"Enough already!".
When I see the eyes of my beloved, I feel so overwhelmed with love that I must sing and express my feelings until they tell me to stop.
I could go on singing till the moon turns pink,
Anything from "Faust" to "Inka dinka dink"!
I could sing for eternity, from serious operas like Faust to silly songs like Inka dinka dink, to express my love.
Love does funny things when it hits you this way,
I must keep on singing like a lark going strong
With my heart on the wings of a sigh-singing day.
When love hits you, it changes you and makes you do funny things. For me, it makes me keep singing like a lark with my heart soaring on the wings of my feelings.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: E. Y. HARBURG, HAROLD ARLEN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Linda Easley
Such a shame Judy was not around to witness Liza's crowning success , Cabaret .She would have been over the moon with pride ☺
melisa GALVALIZI
@SDoesNotKnow I hope she feels guilty because she abandoned her mother.
Mars Nicole
She saw it 😇
Bonnie CHAMPAGNE
She saw it from the other side yes just woman went through a terrible life and many aspects of it were not pretty but God I'm sure he was there watching over her but there was so many trying to control Judy Garland and do what they wanted to do with her Talent that it got out of hand how sad is that. Anyone that lives their life life in the Limelight is subject to these kind of situations so much pushing shelf so much stress. But she still is an icon and her daughter Liza I was equally as talented.
Let's remember the joy that both of these people give to us or gave to us. I always enjoyed musicals when people would dance and the music was music.
It was amazing, probably taught me when rhythm I was a youngster ...no I'm an oldster and I still love it.❤️🌹❤️
Hollie Devine
liza has won a tony, a world theatre award and had been cast in three films, she was there at the very start
Actimon
You mean over the rainbow
Audreyanne Brady
I never realised Judy died at just 47,she looked so much older. Seemed such a warm person, wounded though, one can see the pain in her eyes
Eazy-Cheez-E
Most of the silent generation and baby boomers looked older/mature then their actual age and it was due to their DNA but mostly it was all the frequent use of cigarettes, drinking, drug abuse back in those days that made people age quicker and also they worked at a young age and went through a lot of struggles back then compared to now and also the clothing made them look old aswell. It was only after generation x to the present generation that started to look younger and younger 😂
Realrealone Realrealone
She was battling a lifelong heroine addiction among alcohol, and other drugs.
40s_fit_and_fab
@GastonBulbous and even with the face lifts they still look their age look at Madonna