Born Lucille Marie Raymonde Savoie in St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada, she was a natural musician who could play guitar, bass, as well as the mandolin. Although born in Manitoba, she was raised in Port Coquitlam and Coquitlam's Francophone community of Maillardville, British Columbia starting her musical career with the local group Les Hirondelles. Using the stage name, Lucille Starr, she eventually teamed up with band member Bob Regan both as his wife and to form their own country singing duo called "Bob & Lucille." Between 1958 and 1963 they released several 45 rpm records that were mainly covers of an eclectic mix of fashionable country, pop, rockabilly and folk songs of everyone from Perry Como to Connie Francis. Their records met with modest success on the North American West Coast and in 1963 they were signed by A&M Records with whom they began recording as "The Canadian Sweethearts."
At A&M Records in Los Angeles, California, Lucille Starr recorded a 45 rpm called "The French Song" that was produced by Herb Alpert. A hauntingly beautiful ballad of lost love sung in both French and English, the song struck a chord with both country and pop music fans alike. In 1964, at a time when The Beatles dominated the music charts, "The French Song" was a huge international success that made Lucille Starr the first Canadian female artist to ever have a record sell a million copies. The song took her from near obscurity to the world stage, touring the United States and appearing on the Louisiana Hayride radio show and on Chicago radio station WLS (AM) popular National Barn Dance. As well, Starr sang on American television musical variety shows such as Shindig! and Hullabaloo followed by tours of Pacific Rim countries, Australia, South Africa, and across Europe where she became a particular favorite in the Netherlands. The song is reported to have sold in excess of six million copies, earning one platinum and five gold records.
In 1967, Lucille Starr and her Canadian Sweethearts duo signed a recording contract with Epic Records in Nashville, Tennessee. Divorced from her husband, their musical collaboration ended in 1977. Although she never again had a hit of the magnitude of "The French Song," Lucille Starr enjoyed a long and prosperous career recording primarily in English but also in French and Spanish. For the most part she sang country music, becoming the first female inducted into the Canadian Country Music Association’s "Hall of Honor" in 1987. A capable yodeler, she was hired to do the yodeling for the "Cousin Pearl" character on several segments of the hit TV series, The Beverly Hillbillies.
In her honour, a street in the city of Coquitlam, British Columbia was named "Lucille Starr Drive".
Crazy Arms
Lucille Starr Lyrics
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And a storm's brewing in this heart of mine
This ain't no crazy dream, I know that it's real
You're someone else's love now, you're not mine
Crazy arms that reach to hold somebody new
For my yearning heart keeps sayin' you're not mine
My troubled mind knows soon to another you'll be wed
So please take the treasured dreams I had for you and me
And take all the love, I thought was mine
Someday my crazy arms may hold somebody new
But now I'm so lonely all the time
Crazy arms that reach to hold somebody new
For my yearning heart keeps sayin' you're not mine
My troubled mind knows soon to another you'll be wed
And that's why I'm lonely all the time
Lucille Starr's song "Crazy Arms" speaks of the pain and heartache of unrequited love. The song starts with the phrase "Now blue ain't the word for the way that I feel," conveying the depth of the singer's sadness. She goes on to sing about how her mind and heart are troubled by the knowledge that the one she loves is now with someone else. The singer's heart yearns for the person she loves, and it is reflected in the lyrics, "Crazy arms that reach to hold somebody new, for my yearning heart keeps sayin' you're not mine."
The lyrics also convey a sense of resignation and hopelessness. The singer knows that the person she loves will soon be wed to someone else, and it is the reason she feels lonely all the time. The lines "So please take the treasured dreams I had for you and me, and take all the love I thought was mine," show that the singer has given up on trying to win the love of the one she desires. She knows that it is futile and that her love will not be reciprocated.
Overall, Lucille Starr's "Crazy Arms" is a poignant and emotive song that captures the pain and heartbreak of unrequited love.
Line by Line Meaning
Now blue ain't the word for the way that I feel
I'm feeling more than just a little bit down.
And a storm's brewing in this heart of mine
I'm feeling intense emotions.
This ain't no crazy dream, I know that it's real
This isn't just a delusion.
You're someone else's love now, you're not mine
You're with someone else.
Crazy arms that reach to hold somebody new
I desperately want to be with someone else.
For my yearning heart keeps sayin' you're not mine
My heart is telling me that you're not mine.
My troubled mind knows soon to another you'll be wed
You're going to marry someone else soon.
And that's why I'm lonely all the time
I'm always alone and sad.
So please take the treasured dreams I had for you and me
Please take all the hopes and dreams I had for us.
And take all the love, I thought was mine
Take all the love I had for you.
Someday my crazy arms may hold somebody new
Maybe someday I'll find someone new.
But now I'm so lonely all the time
Right now I'm still feeling so alone.
Contributed by Scarlett D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@migliorinibernard4232
Bonsoir" Voilà Je découvre avec ravissement; MADAME LUCILLE STAR" Et Je Suis sous le Charme" Et Je FERME LES YEUX" Et Me Laisse dériver Avec cette voix Soprano Country "Merci pour Le PARTAGE" BERNARD MIGLIORINI
@allanliversidge9827
Great song, great singer, beautifully arranged.
@straycatz1000
By far my favorite version of this song.
@_s827
This is incredible!
@dchern
magnifique
@trevorstevenson1864
Very beautiful.Thanks.
@richardsuijkerbuijk1561
C'est une grande chanson Lucille; beautiful
@ThePorchpicker
I like it
@heleeniddul2389
awesome looking for address and email address, can't find music of Lucille Starr in SA. please help somebody.!!!!!! helen B
@truthbetold3550
Try EBAY and AMAZON. Just type in the search bar "LUCILLE STAR CD". You can find her music there. I just bought 3 cd's on Ebay. Good luck.