His family emigrated to America in 1913 to Chicago, Illinois. He studied piano and composition at the Chicago College of Music, and began playing with the Chicago, Detroit, and St. Louis Symphonies at 12, but his small hands and a childhood injury precluded a career in playing. He began playing in bands, and as the pit piano player for stage shows and burlesque house at 13 (without his parents' knowledge). To impress a girl, at age 21 he wrote his first song, SUNDAY, which became a smash hit with 500,000 copies of sheet music sold.
IN 1932 he changed his name (to avoid confusion with Dr. Julius Stein, who headed the Music Corporation of America) to Jule Styne and formed his own dance band, "Jule Stein and His Society Orchestra. In the mid 30s he moved to New York City to play in bands and work as a vocal coach. He began writing music and collaborating with lyricists such as Sammy Cahn, Frank Loesser, the writing team of Adolph Green and Betty Comden, and Stephen Sondheim for shows such as Bells Are Ringing, The Pajama Game, and Gypsy.
He died September 20, 1994, in New York City.
It's Magic
Jule Styne Lyrics
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It's magic
The stars desert the skies and rush to nestle in your eyes
It's magic
Without a golden wand or mystic charms
Fantastic things begin when I am in your arms
It's magic
How else can I explain those rainbows when there isn't rain?
It's magic
Why do I tell me myself these things that happen are all really true
When in my heart I know the magic is my love for you?
It's magic
It's magic
Why do I tell me myself these things that happen are all really true
When in my heart I know the magic is my love for you?
The lyrics of Jule Styne's song "It's Magic" speak to the transformative nature of love. From the opening line, the song suggests that love has the power to create an almost cinematic experience - "You sigh, the song begins, you speak and I hear violins." The use of the word "magic" throughout the song reinforces this idea - the stars themselves can't help but be drawn to the object of the singer's affections. And yet, despite the seemingly supernatural quality of the love that the singer feels, there's a sense that it's also something that can be explained by more mundane means - "Without a golden wand or mystic charms/Fantastic things begin when I am in your arms."
The song also acknowledges the ways in which love can make everything seem that much more wondrous and amazing. When the singer and his beloved walk hand-in-hand, "the world becomes a wonderland." The reference to rainbows without rain is another example of this - love has the power to transform the ordinary into something extraordinary. And yet, despite all of these seeming miracles, the song continually returns to the idea that love is its own kind of magic - "the magic is my love for you."
Overall, "It's Magic" is a sweet and lyrical reflection on the power of love to transform our lives, our perceptions of the world around us, and even the stars in the sky.
Line by Line Meaning
You sigh, the song begins, you speak and I hear violins
Your mere presence fills me with such intense emotion that the world around me seems to shift into a beautiful melody.
The stars desert the skies and rush to nestle in your eyes
Your eyes are so captivating that they seem to attract the stars themselves, who long to be enveloped in their radiance.
Without a golden wand or mystic charms
I don't need any kind of supernatural power or magical aid to experience the incredible wonder that is being with you.
Fantastic things begin when I am in your arms
When I am lucky enough to be held by you, a whole world of extraordinary things seems to open up before me.
When we walk hand-in-hand, the world becomes a wonderland
Simply by being near each other, we turn the ordinary into something extraordinary and enchanting.
How else can I explain those rainbows when there isn't rain?
Your mere presence is so wondrous and transformative that even the most inexplicable and extraordinary things, like a rainbow in the absence of rain, seem possible when we're together.
Why do I tell me myself these things that happen are all really true
When in my heart I know the magic is my love for you?
Sometimes, I try to find rational explanations for the incredible things that happen when we're together, but deep down, I know that the true magic lies in the love that we share.
It's magic
Overall, being with you feels like a stroke of unexplainable, miraculous fortune, and I am grateful for every moment of it.
It's magic
Overall, being with you feels like a stroke of unexplainable, miraculous fortune, and I am grateful for every moment of it.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JULE STYNE, SAMMY CAHN
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@kenbuckley3294
Another wonderful pleasing and relaxing way to understand the magic of music.
@mdt2281
My precious mom and dad's Song. Rest in peace my loves....
@josephineline4442
Perry Como is one of the best singers and all times I hear all the time his music and bring back memories sweet memories and even was not in my time he is the past the present and the future in music is always always beautiful
@jean-lucbersou758
james BROWN's rendition ( album SOUL on TOP ) ......is the REAL THING . The ONE and ONLY .
@dixieleefogg4450
Really great song. Was it recorded?