Her career peaked in the late 1960s with a string of pop music hits. Her best-known hit, These Boots Are Made for Walkin' - which popularized and made her synonymous with Go-Go boots - was written by Lee Hazlewood. These Boots... has been covered by many artists such as Geri Halliwell, Megadeth, Jessica Simpson, Lil' Kim, Little Birdy, Billy Ray Cyrus, Crispin Hellion Glover and KMFDM.
Nancy also co-starred in a number of films, including Roger Corman's The Wild Angels with Peter Fonda and Bruce Dern, and Speedway with Elvis Presley, made guest appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, and starred in a number of television specials, most notable among them the 1967 Emmy Award-winning special "Movin' with Nancy", in which she appeared with her father and his Rat Pack pals Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.. In the 1970s, she slowed down her musical activity and ceased acting in order to concentrate on being a wife and mother. She returned to the studio in 1981 to record a country album with Mel Tillis called, Mel & Nancy.
At the age of 54, she posed for Playboy in their May 1995 issue, released a new CD, One More Time, and made guest appearances on TV shows to promote the new material.
Most Recently, the song Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (originally recorded by Cher) was used on the soundtrack of Quentin Tarantino's hit Kill Bill.
On July 28, 2006, for the film Another Gay Movie (2006), she released the song "Another Gay Sunshine Day" from the Another Gay Movie Soundtrack.
Let It Be Me
Nancy Sinatra Lyrics
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Someone must taste the sadness
I'll bare the sorrow
Let it be me
No matter what the price is
I'll make the sacrifices
Through each tomorrow
Let it be me
I find complete love
Without your sweet love
What would life be
So never leave me lonely
Tell me you love me only
And that you'll always
Let it be me
I bless the day I found you
I want to stay around you
And so I beg you
Let it be me
Don't take this heaven from one
If you must cling to someone
Now and forever
Let it be me
Si tu me condamne
Je t'aime, mon amour
Au court des flambers
Je n'ai peur rien
Je t'appartien
Let it be me
The song "Let It Be Me" by Nancy Sinatra talks about sacrifice and unconditional love. In the first verse, the singer expresses her willingness to bear the sadness for her loved ones, saying that she will be there for them no matter what the cost. She then talks about the completeness she feels in the presence of her loved one, and how life would be incomplete without them. She pleads with her loved one to never leave her lonely and to always love only her. The final line of the song is in French, "Je t'appartiens," which means "I belong to you," reinforcing the idea of complete devotion and commitment.
Line by Line Meaning
If for each bit of gladness
Someone must taste the sadness
I'll bare the sorrow
Let it be me
I am willing to bear the pain and sadness, so that you can experience happiness and joy. Let me be the one who takes on the burden and shares the pain.
No matter what the price is
I'll make the sacrifices
Through each tomorrow
Let it be me
I am willing to make any sacrifice and bear any cost, just so that you can be happy. Let me be the one who puts your needs first and takes care of you.
Each time we meet love
I find complete love
Without your sweet love
What would life be
Every time we are together, I feel complete and whole. Without your love, my life would be empty and meaningless.
So never leave me lonely
Tell me you love me only
And that you'll always
Let it be me
Please promise me that you'll never leave me alone, and that you love me and me only. Let me be the one you turn to, always and forever.
I bless the day I found you
I want to stay around you
And so I beg you
Let it be me
I am grateful for the day I met you, and I want to be by your side always. Please let me be the one who stays with you and loves you.
Don't take this heaven from one
If you must cling to someone
Now and forever
Let it be me
If you have to hold on to someone, please let it be me. Don't take away the happiness and love that we share. Let me be the one who loves and cares for you.
Si tu me condamne
Je t'aime, mon amour
Au court des flambers
Je n'ai peur rien
Je t'appartien
Let it be me
If you condemn me, my love, I still love you. In the face of adversity, I am not afraid. I belong to you. Let me be the one who loves and stands by you.
Lyrics ยฉ Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Gilbert Becaud, Manny Kurtz, Pierre Delanoe
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Jason W
This arrangement suites Nancy's voice very well !
Amelia
Beautiful Lady and voice ๐
ABALLAM3
Nice performance. Ed Sullivan sure loved Nancy Sinatra and Petula Clark. Just when you think everything has been uploaded from these two artists, up comes more.
Still looking for performances from the Fifth Dimension and Rolling Stones, as well as more performances from Abbe Lane, Johnny Mathis, and Rosemary Clooney.
shyman99
There was quite a dilemma when deciding what Nancy would perform on the May 22nd program. They needed one uptempo song & one slow song from her latest album, "How Does That Grab You Darlin". The slow song was easy to select as you see here, her cover of "Let It Be Me" was beautiful. For the uptempo song, they had to choose from either the A side of her latest single (title song of the album) or the B of the single. The obvious choice would be the A side, right? No, they chose the B side as it was the opening/title song for the 1966 film, "The Last Of The Secret Agents", where BOTH Nancy Sinatra & Ed Sullivan appeared in the film. Hopefully we will see that performance soon on this channel.
That 70's Girl
Beautiful... thank you for sharing! ๐
M McCartney
Great voice. I'm on the wrong side of 76, and never dated a girl (woman) who wore false eyelashes. They were always such a BIG turn off for me. And I married the girl of my dreams who didn't wear them, and had such natural beauty, she wore very little, if any make-up. She looked like Sophia Loren in her youth. Cancer took her from us about 7 years ago. I miss her every hour of every day. Thank you for posting this...it was my wife's favorite song. Cheers.
Nanker Phelge
Hello M. I hope you are having a good day today. Reading your post, I am reminded how lucky I am to be looking across the room at my wife of 30 years. I think I will put take off the headphones and tell her how much I love her. Thank you and I hope you find some peace in your wonderful memories.
M McCartney
@Nanker Phelge Thank you. Memories help sustain me.
Teyan THUNY
This woman has the voice of an Angel. Itโs so pure and beautiful
Kevin FitzMaurice
I adore her. Such a sweet, gracious person.