There is more than one artist with this name:

1) Nancy Sue Wilson - … Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name:

1) Nancy Sue Wilson - jazz diva best known for her 60s standards recordings.

2) Nancy Lamoureaux Wilson - singer, songwriter, and guitarist, and member of the group Heart.

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1) Nancy Sue Wilson (born February 20, 1937, in Chillicothe, OH, United States – December 13, 2018, in Pioneertown, CA, United States) was a jazz diva famous for recording American standards in the 60s.

She was among contemporary music's most stylish and sultry vocalists; while often crossing over into the pop and R&B markets -- and even hosting her own television variety program -- she remained best known as a jazz performer, renowned for her work alongside figures including Cannonball Adderley and George Shearing. Wilson first attracted notice performing the club circuit in nearby Columbus; she quickly earned a growing reputation among jazz players and fans, and she was recording regularly by the late '50s, eventually signing to Capitol and issuing LPs including 1959's Like in Love and Nancy Wilson with Billy May's Orchestra. Her dates with Shearing, including 1960's The Swingin's Mutual, solidified her standing as a talent on the rise, and her subsequent work with Adderley -- arguably her finest recordings -- further cemented her growing fame and reputation.

In the years to follow, however, Wilson often moved away from jazz, much to the chagrin of purists; she made numerous albums, many of them properly categorized as pop and R&B outings, and toured extensively, appearing with everyone from Nat King Cole and Sarah Vaughan to Ruth Brown and LaVern Baker. She even hosted her own Emmy-winning variety series for NBC, The Nancy Wilson Show, and was a frequent guest performer on other programs; hits of the period included "Tell Me the Truth," "How Glad I Am," "Peace of Mind," and "Now, I'm a Woman." Regardless of how far afield she traveled, Wilson always maintained her connections to the jazz world, and in the 1980s, she returned to the music with a vengeance, working closely with performers including Hank Jones, Art Farmer, Ramsey Lewis, and Benny Golson. By the 1990s, she was a favorite among the "new adult contemporary" market, her style ideally suited to the format's penchant for lush, romantic ballads; she also hosted the Jazz Profiles series on National Public Radio.

In the early 2000s, Wilson recorded two albums with Ramsey Lewis for Narada (2002's Meant to Be and 2003's Simple Pleasures). Her 2004 album R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal) was a blend of straight-ahead jazz and ballads, similar to her next record, 2006's Turned to Blue, which, like R.S.V.P., used a different instrumentalist for each track. In 2005, Capitol released a three-part series to pay tribute to Wilson's contributions to music in the '50s and '60s: Guess Who I Saw Today: Nancy Wilson Sings Songs of Lost Love, Save Your Love for Me: Nancy Wilson Sings the Great Blues Ballads, and The Great American Songbook.

Wilson died from a long-illness on December 13, 2018 at her home in Pioneertown, California at the age of 81.

2) Nancy Lamoureux Wilson (born March 16, 1954, San Francisco, CA, United States), more popularly known as Nancy Wilson, is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter. Along with her older sister Ann Wilson, she is part of the Seattle/Vancouver rock band Heart. She is married to film director and screenwriter Cameron Crowe and has composed and performed music for most of Crowe's movies, including Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous, Vanilla Sky, and Elizabethtown.

While Ann is the lead singer on most of the Heart recordings, Nancy is the lead vocalist on Treat Me Well, These Dreams, Stranded, There's the Girl and Will You Be There (In The Morning), and frequently performs background vocals. She is also the band's rhythm and lead guitarist. In 1999, she released a live solo album, Live at McCabe's Guitar Shop.

Solo albums
1999 - Live At McCabes Guitar Shop
2005 - Elizabethtown
2009 - Baby Guitars
2016 - Undercover Guitar (with Julie Bergman)
2021 - You and Me

I Can't Stop Loving You
Nancy Wilson Lyrics

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(I can't stop loving you)
I've made up my mind
To live in memory of the lonesome times
(I can't stop wanting you)
It's useless to say
So I'll just live my life in dreams of yesterday
(Dreams of yesterday)

Those happy hours that we once knew
Though long ago, they still make me blue
They say that time heals a broken heart
But time has stood still since we've been apart

(I can't stop loving you)
I've made up my mind
To live in memories of the lonesome times
(I can't stop wanting you)
It's useless to say
So I'll just live my life in dreams of yesterday

(Those happy hours) (2x)
(That we once knew) (2x)
(Though long ago) (2x)
(Still make me blue)
Still make me blue
(They say that time) (2x)
(Heals a broken heart) (2x)
(But time has stood still)
Time has stood still
(Since we've been apart) (2x)

(I can't stop loving you)
I said I made up my mind
To live in memory of the lonesome times
Sing a song, children
(I can't stop wanting you)
It's useless to say

So I'll just live my life of dreams of yesterday
(Of yesterday)

Overall Meaning

The song "I Can't Stop Loving You" by Nancy Wilson is a ballad that expresses the enduring pain of lost love. The singer has made up her mind to live with the memory of the lonesome times that she shared with her beloved partner. The line "I can't stop wanting you" reflects that she still holds the desire to be with her partner but understands that it's of no use since they are no longer together. Therefore, the singer has resigned herself to live her life in dreams of yesterday. The happy hours that the couple shared in the past still haunt her and keep her feeling blue, even though they are long gone. The song conveys a sense of heartbreak and despair that arises from losing the person you once loved.

The lyrics of this song have universal appeal and connect with anyone who has lost their loved one, and the powerful voice of Nancy Wilson adds to the emotional impact of the song. The melody and the lyrics complement each other perfectly, making it a classic and much-loved ballad. The song expresses the complexity of emotions that arise when one goes through a breakup, trying to come to terms with the memories that still linger on, and finding solace in dreams.

Line by Line Meaning

(I can't stop loving you)
I cannot stop loving you no matter what I do.

I've made up my mind
I have decided that I will always love you.

To live in memory of the lonesome times
I will remember the sad times and keep them with me always.

(I can't stop wanting you)
My desire for you is too strong to ignore.

It's useless to say
There is no point in trying to deny my feelings for you.

So I'll just live my life in dreams of yesterday
I will continue to hold onto memories of happier times.

(Those happy hours) (2x)
I remember the times when we were happy together.

(That we once knew) (2x)
We had something special that is now gone.

(Though long ago) (2x)
It has been a long time since those happy days.

(Still make me blue)
The memories continue to make me sad.

(They say that time) (2x)
Some people say that time can heal all wounds.