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.
Sunday Blues
Julie London Lyrics
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I ain' gonna walk that lonesome tear-stained floor
I never knew much about love
Till you walked into my heart
I wasn't happy without love
But at least I wasn't torn apart
On Saturday night you swear you're mine alone
Then Sunday arrives and you don't even phone
But I ain't gonna answer the door
I ain't gonna get those Sunday blues no more
The song "Sunday Blues" by Julie London talks about the loneliness and heartbreak that a person feels when they are left alone on a Sunday after a Saturday night spent with someone they love. The singer of the song declares confidently that they will not feel that sadness anymore. They declare that they are not going to be affected by the pain anymore and that they will not feel alone or brokenhearted.
The singer sings about the way that they used to feel before their love walked into their life. They admit that they never really knew much about love until that person came into their heart. This person made them happy, and they were not able to imagine living without that love. However, when Sunday came, the person who claimed to love them never called. The singer is left feeling abandoned and alone, waiting for the knock on the door that they know will come. However, the singer finds the strength to refuse to answer the door and to avoid feeling those Sunday blues ever again.
Overall, the song speaks to the experience of heartbreak and the way that people can become stronger after dealing with pain. It highlights the importance of self-love and refusing to accept someone who does not treat you with the love and care that you deserve.
Line by Line Meaning
I ain't gonna get those Sunday blues no more
I won't feel sad and lonely on Sundays anymore.
I ain' gonna walk that lonesome tear-stained floor
I won't stay up all night crying and feeling sorry for myself anymore.
I never knew much about love
I didn't have a clear understanding of what love truly was.
Till you walked into my heart
Until you entered my life and showed me what love is.
I wasn't happy without love
I was not content and fulfilled before I found love.
But at least I wasn't torn apart
Still, my heart was not broken into pieces like it is now.
On Saturday night you swear you're mine alone
You promise me that I am the only one for you on Saturday night.
Then Sunday arrives and you don't even phone
However, on Sunday, you don't even bother to call me or check on me.
I know you're gonna come knockin'
I am aware that you will eventually try to contact me.
But I ain't gonna answer the door
Nevertheless, I have decided not to welcome you back into my life.
I ain't gonna get those Sunday blues no more
Overall, I have made the choice to move on and not let Sunday, or any day, bring me down anymore.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JOE LUTCHER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
geezer lizard
Thanks! Sounds like a vinyl rip from a mint stereo copy?