He trained at Leeds College of Music. He was the conductor of the orchestra and choir hired to back Electric Light Orchestra's sound, introduced on their album Eldorado in 1974. He assisted Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy in writing string arrangements as well. He later played synthesizers for the band during their Time tour. In 1983 he returned to conduct the strings on the Secret Messages album. In 1986 he played Keyboards with ELO on their small number of live dates. Later he also joined the tour for ELO Part II in celebration of the band's 25th Anniversary.
In the early eighties he conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on a series of records under the title Hooked on Classics.
Love of My Life
Louis Clark Lyrics
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You've broken my heart and now you leave me
Love of my life can't you see
Bring it back, bring it back
Don't take it away from me, because you don't know
What it means to me
Love of my life don't leave me
Love of my life can't you see
(Please bring it back) bring it back, bring it back (back)
Don't take it away from me (take it away from me)
Because you don't know (ooh ooh ooh know means to me)
What it means to me
Who will remember
When this is blown over
And everything's all by the way - (ooh yeah)
When I grow older
I will be there at your side to remind you
How I still love you - (i still love you)
Ooh, back - hurry back
Please bring it back home to me
Because you don't know what it means to me
Love of my life
Love of my life
Ooh, ooh
Louis Clark's song Love Of My Life is a heart-wrenching ballad about a love that has ended. The song starts with the singer addressing the love of their life, accusing them of hurting and breaking their heart before leaving them. The singer then pleads for their love to be brought back, as they don't know the true meaning of what their love meant to them. The chorus repeats this plea over and over, emphasizing the desperation of the singer to have their love returned.
The second verse continues in a similar vein, with the singer expressing their pain and pleading for their love to return. They remind their love that they have taken all of their love and then deserted them, leaving them alone and broken-hearted. The chorus is repeated again, with the singer imploring their love not to take what they have away, as they don't understand the depth of what it means to them.
The final verse is a poignant reminder that even though the love may be gone and everything may be forgotten, the singer will always be there to remind their love that they still love them. The song ends with a final plea for their love to come back home to them.
Overall, Love Of My Life is a powerful representation of the pain and desperation that can come with lost love. The simplicity of the lyrics, combined with the emotional delivery, make this song a timeless classic.
Line by Line Meaning
Love of my life - you've hurt me
The person he loves has caused him pain.
You've broken my heart and now you leave me
The person he loves has left him feeling heartbroken and alone.
Love of my life can't you see
He is pleading with the person he loves to understand how much they mean to him.
Bring it back, bring it back
He wishes that things could go back to the way they were before they were hurt.
Don't take it away from me, because you don't know
What it means to me
He is telling the person he loves not to take away their love because they don't understand just how important it is to him.
Love of my life don't leave me
You've taken my love, (all of my love) and now desert me
He feels like he has been abandoned by the person he loves, and that they have taken all of his love with them.
Please bring it back) bring it back, bring it back (back)
Don't take it away from me (take it away from me)
Because you don't know (ooh ooh ooh know means to me)
What it means to me
He continues to beg the person he loves to come back, because they don't understand how much he needs them.
Who will remember
When this is blown over
And everything's all by the way - (ooh yeah)
He worries that if the person he loves doesn't come back to him, their relationship won't matter anymore.
When I grow older
I will be there at your side to remind you
How I still love you - (i still love you)
He promises that even as he gets older, he will always be there for the person he loves and remind them of how much he cares.
Ooh, back - hurry back
Please bring it back home to me
Because you don't know what it means to me
Love of my life
Love of my life
Ooh, ooh
He repeats his plea for the person he loves to come back to him, because they don't understand just how much they mean to him.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Freddie Mercury
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