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.
Them There Eyes
Kay Starr Lyrics
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Life was a beautiful song
Didn't have a care nor worry
Then you had to come along
I fell in love with you first time
I looked into them there eyes
You've got a certain lil' cute way of flirtin'
With them there eyes
No stallin'
I'm fallin'
Going in a big way for sweet little you
My heart is jumpin'
You sure started somethin'
With them there eyes
You'd better watch them if you're wise
They sparkle, they bubble
They're gonna get you in a whole lot of trouble
You're overworkin' 'em
There's danger lurkin' in
Them there eyes
Maybe you think I'm just flirtin'
Maybe you think I'm all lies
Just because I get romantic when I gaze in
Them there eyes
I fell in love with you first time
I looked into them there eyes
You've got a certain lil' cute way of flirtin'
With them there eyes
They make me feel happy, they make me blue
No stallin'
I'm fallin'
Going in a big way for sweet little you
My heart is jumpin'
You sure started somethin'
With them there eyes
You'd better watch them if you're wise
They sparkle
They bubble
They're gonna get you in a whole lot of trouble
You're overworkin' 'em
There's danger lurkin' in
Them there eyes
In "Them There Eyes," Kay Starr sings about the power of a person's eyes, particularly the ones belonging to the one she loves. The opening lines suggest that life was good for the singer until she fell in love with the person with the captivating pair of eyes. The lyric "I fell in love with you first time I looked into them their eyes" is a clear indication of how smitten she is by the object of her affection. And while the person's eyes make her feel happy, they also have the power to make her feel blue.
Kay Starr acknowledges that the "cute way of flirting" that her lover uses with their eyes is what won her over, but it seems like she's also aware of the danger that the eyes pose. She warns the listener that "you’d better watch them if you’re wise, they sparkle, they bubble, they’re going to get you in a whole lot of trouble, you’re overworking them, there’s danger lurking in them there eyes".
The song is a charming tribute to the power of a person's eyes and how they can be magnetic and dangerous all at once. It is a testament to the impact that one feature, like a pair of captivating eyes, can have on a person.
Line by Line Meaning
I was just minding my business
At the time when we met, I was just busy with my own life.
Life was a beautiful song
I was enjoying my life to the fullest before I met you.
Didn't have a care nor worry
I had no worries or tensions before I met you.
Then you had to come along
After meeting you, my life has changed completely.
I fell in love with you first time
I fell in love with you the moment I saw you.
I looked into them there eyes
I fell in love with you after looking into your eyes.
You've got a certain lil' cute way of flirtin'
You have your unique way of flirting with your eyes.
With them there eyes
Your eyes are so expressive that they give away your emotions without words.
They make me feel happy, they make me blue
Your eyes bring out different emotions in me, sometimes happiness and sometimes sadness.
No stallin'
I am not hesitating or delaying to express my love.
I'm fallin'
I am falling deeply in love with you.
Going in a big way for sweet little you
I am head over heels in love with you.
My heart is jumpin'
My heart is beating faster with each passing moment.
You sure started somethin'
You have ignited a passionate love in me.
You'd better watch them if you're wise
You need to be careful if you want to protect yourself from falling in love with me.
They sparkle, they bubble
Your eyes shine and bubbling with emotions.
They're gonna get you in a whole lot of trouble
Your eyes can get you into trouble by exposing your emotions.
You're overworkin' 'em
You are using your eyes too much to express your emotions.
There's danger lurkin' in
There is always a danger of getting hurt in love.
Maybe you think I'm just flirtin'
You may think that my love for you is just a passing flirtation.
Maybe you think I'm all lies
You may think that I am lying about my love for you.
Just because I get romantic when I gaze in
I become romantic when I look into your eyes.
Lyrics © DistroKid, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber, William Tracy
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Eduardo Lopez
I fell in love with you the first time I looked into them there eyes
And you have a certain lil cute way of flirtin' with them there eyes
They make me feel so happy, they make me feel so blue
I'm fallin', no stallin' in a great big way for you
My heart is jumpin' you started somethin' with them there eyes
You'd better look out little brown eyes if you're wise
They sparkle, they bubble, they're gonna get you
In a whole lot of trouble, oh baby, them there eyes
I fell in love with you the first time I looked into
You have a certain lil cute way of flirtin'
They make me feel so happy, they make me feel so blue
Fallin', no stallin' in a great big way for you
My heart is jumpin' you started somethin' with them there eyes
You'd better look out little brown eyes if you're wise
Sparkle, bubble, get you in a whole lot of trouble
I'm lookin' for the boy with the wistful eyes
I fell in love with them there eyes
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Them Their Eyes
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