London's 35-year acting career began in films in 1944 and included playing opposite Gary Cooper in Man of the West (1958) and Robert Mitchum in The Wonderful Country (1959). She achieved continuing success in the TV medical drama Emergency! (1972–1979), co-starring her real-life husband, Bobby Troup, and produced by her ex-husband, Jack Webb, in which London played the female lead role of nurse Dixie McCall. She and Randolph Mantooth, who played one-half of her medical students, a paramedic, in the series, were very close to her family, until her death in 2000.
Born in Santa Rosa, California, she was the daughter of Jack and Josephine Peck, who were a vaudeville song-and-dance team. When she was fourteen the family moved to Los Angeles. Shortly after that, she began appearing in movies. She graduated from the Hollywood Professional High School in 1945.
London began singing under the name Gayle Peck in public in her teens before appearing in a film. She was discovered by talent agent Sue Carol (wife of actor Alan Ladd), while working as an elevator operator. Her early film career, however, did not include any singing roles.
London recorded 32 albums in a career that began in 1955 with a live performance at the 881 Club in Los Angeles. Billboard named her the most popular female vocalist for 1955, 1956, and 1957. She was the subject of a 1957 Life cover article in which she was quoted as saying, "It's only a thimbleful of a voice, and I have to use it close to the microphone. But it is a kind of oversmoked voice, and it automatically sounds intimate."
London's debut recordings were for the Bethlehem Records label. While shopping for a record deal, she recorded four tracks that would later be included on the compilation album Bethlehem's Girlfriends in 1955. Bobby Troup backed London on the album, for which London recorded the standards "Don't Worry About Me", "Motherless Child", "A Foggy Day", and "You're Blasé".
London's most famous single, "Cry Me a River", was written by her high-school classmate Arthur Hamilton and produced by Troup. The recording became a million-seller after its release in December 1955 and also sold on reissue in April 1983 from the attention brought by a Mari Wilson cover. London performed the song in the film The Girl Can't Help It (1956), and her recording gained later attention in the films Passion of Mind (2000) and V for Vendetta (2006). The song "Yummy Yummy Yummy" was featured on the HBO television series Six Feet Under and appears on its soundtrack album. London's "Must Be Catchin'" was featured in the 2011 premiere episode of the ABC series Pan Am. Her last recording was "My Funny Valentine" for the soundtrack of the Burt Reynolds film Sharky's Machine (1981).
Other popular singles include "Hot Toddy", "Daddy", and "Desafinado". Recordings such as "Go Slow" epitomized her career style: her voice is slow, smoky, and playfully sensual.
She was married to Jack Webb, of Dragnet fame. Her obvious beauty and self-poise (she was a pinup girl prized by GIs during World War II) contrasted with his pedestrian appearance and stiff-as-a-board acting technique (much parodied by impersonators). This unlikely pairing arose from his and her love for jazz; their marriage lasted from July 1947 to November 1953. They had two daughters, one who was killed in a traffic accident in the 1990s and one who survived London. In 1954, having become somewhat reclusive after her divorce from Jack Webb, she met jazz composer and musician Bobby Troup at a club on La Brea Blvd. They married on December 31, 1959 and remained married until Troup's death in February 1999. Together, they had one daughter and twin sons.
London suffered a stroke in 1995, and was in poor health until her death in Encino, California, at the age of seventy-four, survived by four of her five children. She died on18th October 2000, and was buried in Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles.
I'm Coming Back To You
Julie London Lyrics
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And let you run to someone new
But I won't be a fool anymore
I'm coming back to you
Can't bear to think you're kissing her
It tortures me the whole night through
But I won't take that torture anymore
I'm coming back to you
She's got no right to hold you tight
Her days are over beginning tonight
Your lips belong to me alone
No one could love you like I do
And I can't live without you anymore
I'm coming back to you
I'm coming back to you
Your lips belong to me alone
No one could love you like I do
And I can't live without you anymore
I'm coming back to you
I'm coming back to you
I'm coming back to you
(Du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du ooh)
I'm coming back
In Julie London's song "I'm Coming Back to You," the lyrics reveal a story of regret, realization, and determination. The singer acknowledges their mistake of stepping aside and letting the person they love run to someone new. They admit to being a fool and express the pain they feel at the thought of their loved one being with someone else, tormenting them throughout the night.
However, the singer declares a change and asserts that they will not let themselves suffer any longer. They make the decision to come back, indicating their intention to return to the person they love. The lyrics convey a sense of possessiveness and deep affection, as the singer believes that no one else has the right to hold their loved one tight or kiss them. They emphasize that their lips belong solely to the singer and that no one else could love them as passionately.
The overall theme of the song revolves around the desire to reclaim love and the willingness to rectify past mistakes. It illustrates the internal struggle of someone who realizes the value of a relationship after losing it and is determined to make amends and rebuild what was lost.
Line by Line Meaning
I was a fool to step aside
I made a foolish mistake by stepping away from you
And let you run to someone new
And allowing you to find someone else
But I won't be a fool anymore
But I have learned my lesson and won't be foolish like before
I'm coming back to you
I am returning to you
Can't bear to think you're kissing her
I cannot stand the thought of you kissing her
It tortures me the whole night through
It agonizes me throughout the entire night
But I won't take that torture anymore
But I refuse to endure that pain any longer
I'm coming back to you
I am coming back to be with you
She's got no right to hold you tight
She doesn't have the privilege to hold you tightly
Her days are over beginning tonight
Her days of being with you are ending tonight
Your lips belong to me alone
Your kisses are meant for me only
No one could love you like I do
No one else can love you the way I do
And I can't live without you anymore
And I cannot continue my life without you any longer
I'm coming back to you
I am returning to be with you
I'm coming back to you
I am coming back to be with you
I'm coming back to you
I am returning to be with you
(Du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du ooh)
(Instrumental)
I'm coming back
I am returning
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jeff werner
This is a very good song...reminds me of when I was a junior in high school..going to work with my Dad who was an engineer at a radio station. I was inthe control room with the DJ and watching him spin the records...cueing them...the whole 9! It was fun! I wound up working in radio and tv my entire career...still going on today (in radio) pt only...still fun! TY for the upload