Sedaka wrote his 1959 hit "Oh! Carol" about his then-girlfriend, Carol Klein, later to become Carole King. In 1963, King released a humorous answer entitled "Oh Neil".
The Laughter In the Rain Songfacts says Sedaka's hits dried up when The Beatles arrived, but then he teamed up with the lyricist Philip Cody and had a a number 1 hit with "Laughter In The Rain." It re-ignited Sedaka's career and he had 6 more Top-40 hits in America by 1977.
Sedaka's voice is in the tenor range.
Tu non lo sai
Neil Sedaka Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Coma coma down, doo be doo down down
Coma coma down, doo be doo down down
Breaking up is hard to do
Tu non lo sai
Che senza te
Anche il sole non riscalda più,
Non esiste nulla più...
Tu non lo sai
Che senza te
È difficile per me pensar
Alle cose d'ogni dì...
È tutto vuoto intorno a me...
Difficile è lasciarsi
Tu lo sai!
Non restiamo in miseria così
Soltanto abbracciati al dolor,
Ricominciamo tutto come fosse nuovo quest'amor!
Tu non lo sai
Che senza te
Ogni cosa non esiste più,
Anche il sole non scalda più...
È tutto vuoto intorno a me...
(Difficile è lasciarsi
Tu lo sai!)
Non restiamo in miseria così
(soltanto abbracciati al dolor,)
Ricominciamo tutto come fosse nuovo quest'amor!
Tu non lo sai
Che senza te
Ogni cosa non esiste più,
Anche il sole non scalda più...
È tutto vuoto intorno a me...
Too ru ru down, doo be doo down down
Coma coma down, doo be doo down down
Coma coma down, doo be doo down down
Coma coma down, doo be doo down down...
The lyrics of Neil Sedaka's song Tu non lo sai (which means "You don't know") convey the sentiment of heartbreak and how difficult it is to move on after a breakup. In the song, the singer expresses how without his lover, everything feels empty and meaningless, even the sun doesn't warm him anymore. The title of the song becomes repetitive and emphasizes the idea that the person he's speaking to doesn't understand the depth of his pain.
The chorus emphasizes how hard it is to leave someone and how the singer cannot forget or move on. He urges his lover not to remain in misery and instead to start again as if their love is new. The singer recognizes how difficult it is to let go of someone, but he wants his lover to see that they have to change the way they think about their breakup to move forward.
The song is overall a heart-wrenching ballad that describes the feeling of being lost without someone and how challenging it is to leave them.
Line by Line Meaning
Too ru ru down, doo be doo down down
Things are going downhill and I feel down and out
Coma coma down, doo be doo down down
I'm feeling numb and apathetic about everything
Coma coma down, doo be doo down down
My emotions are shutting down and I'm feeling low
Breaking up is hard to do
It's difficult to accept that our relationship is ending
Tu non lo sai
You don't know
Che senza te
That without you
Anche il sole non riscalda più,
Even the sun doesn't warm me up anymore
Non esiste nulla più...
There's nothing left
È tutto vuoto intorno a me...
Everything feels empty and meaningless without you
Difficile è lasciarsi
It's hard to let go
Tu lo sai!
You know it!
Non restiamo in miseria così
Let's not stay in this misery
(Soltanto abbracciati al dolor,)
(Just holding onto the pain)
Ricominciamo tutto come fosse nuovo quest'amor!
Let's start over as if our love is new!
Contributed by Anna D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@draque4662
Músicas maravilhosas! Interpretação impecável!
@mrob75
Neil Sedaka deserves a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!
@Berre1008
Love how all the old people are shaking their heads and looking disgusted. I can say that because I am old and I LOVE this version!
@ceriseconfortini9970
Neil Sedaca era maravilhoso
@andrzej2392
I never hear before this version to before yesterday. I bought Vinyl Record Neil Sedaka Italiano and side two first song is "tu non lo sai". Well done Neil !!! :)
@emanuelachiorri983
Ricordi di un momento pieno di grandi aspettative.
@codirenzileonardo1
concordo in pieno con polak .succedeva la stessa cosa anche a me.Per questo motivo, queste belle canzoni si appprezzano ancora di piu\!Ho una cassetta con tutti i suoi successi in italiano
@giuseppeerrigo1014
Neil Sedaka cantante eccezionale come gli anni 60
@Stickyfinger1969
Il grande Neil Sedaka
@vittoriotalmelli3667
ancora.non.credo.di.aver.vissuto.quei.favolosi.tempi..!!