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.
You Do
Margaret Whiting Lyrics
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Why should there be two happy as we?
Can you see the why or wherefor
I should be the one you care for?
You're a lucky boy, I am lucky too
All our dreams of joy seem to come true
Maybe that, because you love me
Why do I love you? Why do you love me?
Why should there be two happy as we?
Can you see the why or wherefor
I should be the one you care for?
You're a lucky boy, I am lucky too
All our dreams of joy seem to come true
Maybe that, because you love me
Maybe that's why I love you
Maybe that's why I love you
Margaret Whiting’s song, “You Do,” is a love song that contemplates the reasons behind the singer’s feelings for their lover. The first verse begins with the question, “Why do I love you? Why do you love me?” The singer is questioning the foundation of their love, and wondering what it is that has brought them together. In the second verse, the singer considers the idea that they may be lucky to have found each other, and cites their shared dreams of happiness to support this idea. The chorus repeats the initial questions from the first verse, and suggests that perhaps the reason the two are in love is because of this shared luck.
The lyrics may be interpreted as an exploration of the nature of love and the reasons why two people might come together. The questions, “Why do I love you? Why do you love me?” suggest that love is not always something that can be easily explained, and that the reasons for it may be complex and multifaceted. The song seems to suggest that perhaps love is a combination of luck, shared experiences, and mutual feelings of care and support.
Line by Line Meaning
Why do I love you? Why do you love me?
I am questioning the reason for our mutual love and trying to understand it.
Why should there be two happy as we?
I am expressing wonderment as to why two people like us should experience such unbroken joy and happiness.
Can you see the why or wherefor I should be the one you care for?
I am curious about your preference for me over others and wish to know the reason why you care for me.
You're a lucky boy, I am lucky too
We are both fortunate and have been blessed with good luck.
All our dreams of joy seem to come true
We have been blessed with happiness and the fulfillment of our dreams.
Maybe that, because you love me
Perhaps our good fortune and happiness is due to the fact that you love me.
Maybe that's why I love you?
Possibly, the reason why I love you is because of the love you have shown me.
Contributed by Kayla E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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La Noire brought me here
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Me too!!!!
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