Her musical talent may have been inherited; her father Richard Whiting, was a famous composer of popular songs. She also had an aunt, Margaret Young, who was also a singer and popular recording artist in the 1920s. In her childhood her singing ability was already noticed, and at the age of only seven she sang for singer-lyricist Johnny Mercer, with whom her father had worked on some popular songs. In 1942, Mercer started Capitol Records with two partners, and signed her as one of their earliest recording artists.
Until the mid-1950s, she continued to record for Capitol, but as she ceased to record songs that charted as hits, switched to Dot Records in 1958 and to Verve Records in 1960. She came back to Capitol in the mid-1960s, then went to London Records in 1966. On London, Whiting landed one last major hit single in 1966, "The Wheel Of Hurt," which hit #1 on the Easy Listening singles chart.
She continued to sing into the 1990s.
During the 1950s, she was married to record executive Lou Busch, who also recorded semi-anonymously as the ragtime pianist Joe "Fingers" Carr. They had one daughter. Her late-life marriage to younger gay porn star Jack Wrangler raised many eyebrows. When they first began dating, he protested, "But I'm gay!" to which she replied, "Only around the edges, dear."
She died on January 10, 2011 at the age of eighty-six.
Remind Me
Margaret Whiting Lyrics
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Not to find you so attractive
Remind me
That the world is full of men
When I start to miss you
To touch your hand
To kiss you
To count to ten
I had a feeling when I met you
You'd drive me crazy if I let you
But all my efforts to forget you
Remind me I'm in love again
I get my heart, well in hand, and I'm certain
That I can take you, or leave you alone
Then you begin that beguine again
And boom, I give in , again
I have a will made of steel, my friend
But when it seems about to bend
Remind me
Not to mention that I love you
Remind me
To be sorry that we met
Although I adore you
Remind me to ignore you
You're one thing I will regret
So when your charm begins to blind me
I'll simply tie my hands behind me
Don't let me kiss you please, remind me
Unless, my darling, you forget
The song Remind Me by Margaret Whiting is about trying to resist the temptation to be with someone because the relationship is not a healthy one. The first verse talks about how the singer needs to remind herself that there are plenty of other men in the world and not to find the person so attractive. The chorus talks about counting to ten instead of missing the person or giving in to temptation. The second verse describes the singer's feeling when she first met the person, that she knew he would drive her crazy, but she keeps forgetting and falling in love with him again. The third verse talks about how the singer has a strong will, but the person's charm ends up blinding her and she needs to be reminded not to get too involved.
The song's lyrics and melody were written by Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields in 1940. It was originally written for the Broadway musical One Touch of Venus, but was not included in the final production. It was later recorded by Margaret Whiting in 1943 and became a hit.
Line by Line Meaning
Remind me
Asking for help to be reminded in the future
Not to find you so attractive
To not be blinded by physical attraction
That the world is full of men
To remember there are plenty of other options
When I start to miss you
Noticing feelings of longing for the person
To touch your hand
Craving physical touch with the person
To kiss you
Wishing to express love and affection physically
Remind me
Asking for help to be reminded in the future
To count to ten
To take a moment to clear the mind and emotions before acting on impulses
I had a feeling when I met you
There was an initial sense or intuition about the person
You'd drive me crazy if I let you
That the person has the potential to cause a lot of trouble or heartache
But all my efforts to forget you
Attempting to move on from the person
Remind me I'm in love again
Realizing that the feelings are still there and love still exists
I get my heart, well in hand, and I'm certain
Feeling confident and in control of one's emotions
That I can take you, or leave you alone
Believing that the person is optional or not essential to happiness
Then you begin that beguine again
The person starts to charm or seduce once more
And boom, I give in, again
Suddenly and impulsively falling back into old habits
I have a will made of steel, my friend
Having a strong will or determination
But when it seems about to bend
When willpower is about to break or falter
Remind me
Asking for help to be reminded in the future
Not to mention that I love you
To avoid admitting or expressing feelings of love
Remind me
Asking for help to be reminded in the future
To be sorry that we met
To regret ever having met the person
Although I adore you
Despite having strong feelings of love and admiration
Remind me to ignore you
To consciously avoid the person
You're one thing I will regret
The person will inevitably cause regret or sorrow
So when your charm begins to blind me
When the person's charm becomes overwhelming or distracting
I'll simply tie my hands behind me
Taking deliberate action to avoid acting on impulses
Don't let me kiss you please, remind me
Asking for help to avoid physical intimacy with the person
Unless, my darling, you forget
Unless the person is willing to forget or let go of the attraction
Lyrics © RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC
Written by: DOROTHY FIELDS, JEROME KERN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Rose
I love her version!