Clark has sold more than 68 million records. She has also enjoyed success in the musical film Finian's Rainbow and in the stage musicals The Sound of Music, Blood Brothers, Sunset Boulevard, and Mary Poppins.
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Discography
Petula Clark Sings (1956)
A Date with Pet (1956)
You Are My Lucky Star (1957)
À Musicorama (1958)
Petula Clark in Hollywood / Pet Clark (1959)
Prends mon coeur (1959)
Tête à tête avec Petula Clark (1961)
Rendez-vous avec Petula Clark (1962)
In Other Words (1962)
Petula (1962)
Le soleil dans les yeux (1963)
Ceux qui ont un coeur (1964)
Hello Paris (1964)
Petula au Canada (1964)
Downtown (1965)
I Know a Place (1965)
The World's Greatest International Hits (1965)
Petula '65 (1965)
My Love (1966)
I Couldn't Live Without Your Love (1966)
Petula Clark '66 (1966)
Colour My World (1967)
These Are My Songs (1967)
C'est ma chanson (1967)
Petula Italiana (1967)
The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener (1968)
Petula (1968)
Portrait of Petula (1969)
Just Pet (1969)
Memphis (1970)
Warm and Tender / The Song of My Life (1971)
Comme une prière (1972)
La chanson de Marie-Madeleine (1972)
Now (1972)
Come On Home (1974)
I'm The Woman You Need (1975)
Je reviens (1977)
Destiny (1978)
Where The Heart Is (1998)
Here For You (1998)
Solitude & Sunshine: The Songs of Rod McKuen (2007)
Lost in You (2013)
From Now On (2016)
Living For Today (2017)
Vu d'ici (2018)
No Love No Nothin'
Petula Clark Lyrics
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Iâ??m just about as solitary
As anyone could be
Of course my life is not so merry
But thatâ??s alright with me
No love, no nothinâ??,
No sir! No nothin',
As long as baby must roam,
I promised him I'd wait for him
Till even Hades froze,
I'm lonesome, Heaven knows,
But what I said still goes,
No love, no nothin',
And that's a promise I'll keep,
No fun with no one,
I'm getting plenty of sleep
My heart's on strike
And though it's like an empty honeycomb,
No love, no sir! No nothin',
Till my baby comes home
My heart's on strike
And though it's like an empty honeycomb,
No love, no sir! No nothin',
Till my baby comes home
No Sir, Iâ??m waiting
Till my baby comes home.
The lyrics in Petula Clark's "No Love No Nothin'" are about the singer's commitment to wait for her beloved to return, despite the loneliness and lack of love in her life. The song is a declaration of her devotion to her partner and her willingness to endure the emptiness until he comes back to her. The singer explains that while her life may not be merry, she is content with her loveless state, so long as her partner is out in the world somewhere.
The singer repeats the phrase "No love, no nothin'" several times throughout the song, emphasizing the absence of the love she longs for. She promises that she will keep waiting for her partner until "even Hades froze." The repetition of this phrase emphasizes the singer's steadfastness and commitment to her partner, despite the hardships she endures.
The final lines of the song, "No sir, I'm waiting till my baby comes home," reiterates the singer's decision to wait for her beloved. Her heart may be on strike, and her life may feel empty, but she remains committed to her partner, and determined to stay true to her promise of waiting for him.
Line by Line Meaning
No love, no nothin'.
The singer is feeling lonely and is lacking the joy that comes with love
I'm just about as solitary
The singer is very alone
As anyone could be
She feels that she is the loneliest one can possibly be
Of course my life is not so merry
Her life isn't very happy
But that's alright with me
Despite the loneliness, she is accepting of her situation
No love, no nothin',
Reiterating the lack of love in the singer's life
Until my baby comes home,
She is waiting for her loved one to return
No sir! No nothin',
She is firm in her commitment to wait for her lover and not look for other distractions
As long as baby must roam,
She understands that her lover needs to be away for a while
I promised him I'd wait for him
She made a promise to her lover that she will wait for him
Till even Hades froze,
She is committed to waiting for him for as long as it takes, even if it means forever
I'm lonesome, Heaven knows,
She is very lonely and sad
But what I said still goes,
Despite the loneliness, she will keep her promise
And that's a promise I'll keep,
Reiterating her firm commitment to wait for her lover
No fun with no one,
She is not having fun without her lover
I'm getting plenty of sleep
She is using the time to catch up on sleep while waiting for her lover
My heart's on strike
Her heart is refusing to feel anything while her lover is away
And though it's like an empty honeycomb,
Her heart feels empty and has no sweetness without her lover
Till my baby comes home
Reiterating that she will wait for her lover
No Sir, I'm waiting
She is waiting for her lover and will not be distracted
Till my baby comes home.
Reiterating that she will wait for her lover
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: HARRY WARREN, LEO ROBIN
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