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.
The Shadow of Your Smile
Nancy Sinatra Lyrics
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(Paul Francis Webster/Johnny Alfred Mandel)
The shadow of your smile
When you are gone
That lights the dawn
Look into my eyes oh my love and you will see
All the lovely things that you are to me
Our wistful little star
Was far too high
A teardrop kissed your lips
And so did I
Now when I remember spring
And all the joys that love can bring
That's when I will be remembering
The shadow of your smile
A wistful little star
Was far too high
A teardrop kissed your lips girl
And so did I
Now when I remember spring
All the joys that your love can bring
I would be remembering
The shadow of your smile
Now when I remember spring
And all the lovely joys your love can bring
I would be remembering
The shadow of your smile
The Shadow of Your Smile is a romantic ballad originally composed by Johnny Mandel, with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. The song was popularized by Nancy Sinatra in 1966 for the film The Sandpiper starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. The song speaks about the power of reminiscing on a lost love and how the memory of that person's smile can still affect your life. The title of the song refers to the idea that the memory or "shadow" of the person's smile still lingers even after they have gone.
The opening verse "The shadow of your smile, when you are gone, will color all my dreams and light the dawn" sets the melancholic tone of the song. It highlights how the loss of the person causes a void in the singer's life, and how the memory or shadow of the person's smile serves as a bittersweet reminder of their love. The chorus "look into my eyes, oh my love, and you will see all the lovely things that you are to me" showcases the depth of the singer's feelings for their love, and how they still see them in every aspect of their life.
The song's lyrics continue with "our wistful little star is far too high, a teardrop kissed your lips, and so did I," which speaks to the fleeting nature of love and how it can be easily lost. However, the memory of that love is still worth holding onto, as seen in the line "that's when I will be remembering the shadow of your smile."
Overall, The Shadow of Your Smile is a poignant and heartfelt ballad that speaks to the power of memory and the lasting impact that love can have on a person's life.
Line by Line Meaning
The shadow of your smile
The memory of your smile will continue to have an impact on me even when you’re not around
When you are gone
In times of separation from you
Will color all my dreams
The memory of you will have a profound effect on my thoughts and dreams
That lights the dawn
Like the sunrise at the beginning of a new day, your smile has the power to light up my world
Look into my eyes oh my love and you will see
If you take a deep look into my eyes, my love for you will be crystal clear
All the lovely things that you are to me
You are everything beautiful to me
Our wistful little star
Our relationship, which brings a feeling of longing or melancholy
Was far too high
Our expectations were too high to be met in reality
A teardrop kissed your lips
You cried when you were leaving
And so did I
I also cried because it was difficult to let you go
Now when I remember spring
When I think back to the time of our relationship's beginning and renewal
And all the joys that love can bring
All the happiness and positive emotions associated with being in love
That's when I will be remembering
That’s when I’ll recall
The shadow of your smile
The lingering memory of your smile
A wistful little star
A nostalgic memory of our relationship
A teardrop kissed your lips girl
I vividly remember the moment of your departure and the tears that it brought
And so did I
I too cried because I missed you already
Now when I remember spring
Even now, when I think back to the beginning of our relationship
All the joys that your love can bring
All the happiness that comes with being loved by you
I would be remembering
I'll always remember
The shadow of your smile
Your smile, which has stayed with me and continues to have an impact
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