Kay Starr was successful in every field of music she tried, jazz, country and pop. But her roots were in jazz, Billie Holiday, considered by many the greatest jazz singer of all time, called Starr "the only white woman who could sing the blues."
She is best remembered for introducing two songs that became #1 hits in the 1950s, "Wheel of Fortune" and "The Rock And Roll Waltz".
Kay Starr was born on a reservation in Dougherty, Oklahoma. Her father, Harry, was a full-blooded Iroquois Indian; her mother, Annie, was of mixed Irish and American Indian heritage. When her father got a job installing water sprinkler systems, the family moved to Dallas, Texas.
While her father worked for the Automatic Sprinkler Company, her mother raised chickens, and Kay used to sing to the chickens in the coop. As a result of the fact that her aunt, Nora, was impressed by her singing, she began to sing at the age of seven on a Dallas radio station, WRR, first in a talent competition where she finished third one week and won every week thereafter, then with her own weekly fifteen minute show. She sang pop and "hillbilly" songs with a piano accompaniment. By the age of ten, she was making $3 a night, a lot of money in the Depression days.
As a result of her father's changing jobs, her family moved to Memphis, Tennessee, and she continued performing on the radio, singing "Western swing music," still mostly a mix of country and pop. It was while she was on the Memphis radio station WMPS that, as a result of misspellings in her fan mail, she and her parents decided to give her the name "Kay Starr". At the age of fifteen, she was chosen to sing with the Joe Venuti orchestra. Venuti had a contract to play in the Peabody Hotel in Memphis which called for his band to feature a girl singer, which he did not have; Venuti's road manager heard her on the radio, and suggested her to Venuti. Because she was still in junior high school, her parents insisted that Venuti take her home no later than midnight.
Although she had brief stints in 1939 with Bob Crosby and Glenn Miller (who hired her in July of that year when his regular singer, Marion Hutton, was sick), she spent most of her next few years with Venuti, until he dissolved his band in 1942. It was, however, with Miller that she cut her first record: "Baby Me"/"Love with a Capital You." It was not a great success, in part because the band played in a key more appropriate for Marion Hutton, which was less suited for Kay's vocal range.
Foolin' Around
Kay Starr Lyrics
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So I'll give back your ring and I'll take back my heart
And when you're tire of foolin' around with two or three
Just come on home and fool around with me.
Then come on home and fool around with me.
Well I wasn't foolin' around the day I said I do
I know it's foolish taking all this misery
But when it's you a fool I'll always be
So honey fool around. You know right where I'm at
And don't worry if I'm lonesome cause I'm used to that
And when you're tire of foolin' around with two or three
Then come on home and fool around with me
I know that you've been foolin' around on me right from the start
So I'll give back your ring and I'll take back my heart
And when you're tire of foolin' round with two or three
Just come on home and fool around with me.
The Kay Starr song "Foolin' Around" is a classic country song that explores the theme of betrayal in a romantic relationship. The singer reveals that she knows her partner has been unfaithful to her from the beginning of their relationship, and as a result, she decides to end things by giving back his ring and taking back her heart. However, the song takes an unexpected turn when the singer admits that she's willing to forgive her partner's infidelity and take him back if he wants to "fool around" with her.
The lyrics of the song are both poignant and ironic. On the one hand, the singer is acknowledging the hurt and betrayal she has experienced at the hands of her partner, but on the other hand, she is also showing a willingness to forgive and move on. The line "I know it's foolish taking all this misery, but when it's you a fool I'll always be" captures the complex emotions that come with being in love and being betrayed.
Line by Line Meaning
I know that you've been foolin' around on me right from the start
I am aware that you have been cheating on me since the beginning of our relationship
So I'll give back your ring and I'll take back my heart
I will return the ring you gave me and take back the love I gave to you
And when you're tire of foolin' around with two or three
When you become fed up with cheating on me with multiple partners
Just come on home and fool around with me.
You can come back to me and we can fool around together
Well I wasn't foolin' around the day I said I do
I was serious when I made a commitment to be with you
But many a night I wished that I had been a-foolin' too
Although I was faithful, there were times when I regretted not cheating like you
I know it's foolish taking all this misery
I acknowledge that it's foolish to endure this pain and suffering because of you
But when it's you a fool I'll always be
However, I will always be a fool for you
So honey fool around. You know right where I'm at
So go ahead and cheat on me, you know where to find me
And don't worry if I'm lonesome cause I'm used to that
Do not worry about me being lonely because I am already accustomed to it
And when you're tire of foolin' around with two or three
When you become tired of cheating on me with other partners
Then come on home and fool around with me
You are welcome to come back to me and we can cheat together
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, LEGACY OF HARLAN PERRY HOWARD, LLC
Written by: FREDDIE MERCURY
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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