He began his working life as a sailor in the Merchant Navy and, while on leave in New York, entered a talent contest at the famous Radio City Music Hall. He won and after he left the navy tried his hand as a singer in the dance halls of his native Liverpool.
His break came when he joined the Eric Winstone Orchestra and obtained a solo recording contract with Columbia.
He had a string of hits, often covers of American originals, but his career petered out in the early 60s.
He died, possibly of a drugs overdose, in October 1963.
His Grave is located at Anfield Cemetary Liverpool
The Story of My Life
Michael Holliday Lyrics
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The story of my life
I'll tell about the night we met
And how my heart can't forget
The way you smiled at me
I like'd the world to know
The story of my life
And that first exciting time
I held you close to me
The sorrow in our love was breakin' up
The mem'ry of a broken heart
An' later on, the joy of makin' up
Never, never more to part
There's one thing left to do
Before my story's through
I've got to take you for my wife
So the story of my life
Can start and end with you
The sorrow in our love was breakin' up
The mem'ry of a broken heart
An' later on, the joy of makin' up
Never, never more to part
There's one thing left to do
Before my story's through
I've got to take you for my wife
So the story of my life
Can start and end
Can start and end
Can start and end with you
Michael Holliday's song, The Story of My Life, is a romantic ballad that expresses the idea of someone writing their own life story in the future, but how that story will be incomplete without the person they love. The lyrics speak of the writer's desire to tell the story of their life, which would include how they met and how they felt about their love. They describe the way the person they love smiled at them, and how the writer would like the world to know how that first kiss felt.
The song talks about the sadness and heartbreak that they have experienced in their love, but it also speaks to how they overcame those challenges and the joy of making up. The writer's ultimate goal is to take the person they love as their wife, so that the story of their life can start and end with them. It is a declaration of the writer's love and the importance of their loved one in their life story.
The lyrics capture the idea of how important love and relationships are in our lives, and how they shape the story of our lives. The sorrow and the joy of love are intertwined and have a profound impact on the way we remember and tell our stories. The song's message is that true happiness comes from sharing our lives with someone we love, and that love should be at the center of the story of our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
Someday I'm goin' to write
At some point in the future, I am going to create a written work
The story of my life
This written work will concern my own life experiences
I'll tell about the night we met
The written work will include a story of when we first encountered each other
And how my heart can't forget
I will describe how that moment made a lasting emotional impact on me
The way you smiled at me
One specific detail of that encounter was the expression on your face
I like'd the world to know
It is my desire that other people learn about my life story
The moment when your lips met mine
I recall the first time we kissed as particularly significant
And that first exciting time
It was particularly thrilling because it was the first instance of something new
I held you close to me
I remember physically embracing you during that event
The sorrow in our love was breakin' up
There was a period of sadness in our romantic relationship
The mem'ry of a broken heart
I recall experiencing a sense of heartbreak
An' later on, the joy of makin' up
Despite that difficult time, we were able to reconcile and experience happiness
Never, never more to part
We have remained together after that point and will not separate again
There's one thing left to do
There is one task that still needs to be accomplished
Before my story's through
This task must be addressed before my life story can be considered complete
I've got to take you for my wife
The task involves entering into a marriage with you
So the story of my life
By marrying you, my life story will be more complete
Can start and end with you
You are the starting point and endpoint of my life story
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BURT BACHARACH, HAL DAVID
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
TheJonaco
Liverpool's Michael Holliday was the English Bing Crosby and had many fine hits before his untimely death in '63.
Bryan Rendleman
I had no idea Burt and Hal wrote this tune.
What another pleasant surprise.
When playing my instruments I always read the writers and as a huge Marty fan it amuses me that I've missed this Burt connection.