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Petula Clark (born 15 November 1932) is a British singer, actress, and song… Read Full Bio ↴Petula Clark (born 15 November 1932) is a British singer, actress, and songwriter. She started her professional career as a child performer and has had one of the longest careers of any British entertainer, spanning more than eight decades. Clark's professional career began during the Second World War as a child entertainer on BBC Radio. In 1954 she charted with "The Little Shoemaker", the first of her big UK hits, and within two years she began recording in French. Her international successes have included "Prends mon cœur", "Sailor" (a UK number one), "Romeo", and "Chariot". Hits in German, Italian, and Spanish followed. In late 1964 Clark's success extended to the United States with a four-year run of career-defining, often upbeat singles, many written or co-written by Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent. These include her signature song "Downtown" (US number one), "I Know a Place", "My Love" (US number one), "A Sign of the Times", "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love", "Who Am I", "Colour My World", "This Is My Song" (by Charlie Chaplin) (a UK number one), "Don't Sleep in the Subway", "The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener" and "Kiss Me Goodbye". Between January 1965 and April 1968 Clark charted with nine US Top 20 hits in the US, where she was sometimes called "the First Lady of the British Invasion".

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.

Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petula_Clark

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)

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Petula Clark Lyrics


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Every time we meet, everything is sweet
Oh, you're so tender, I must surrender
My love is your love, now and forever

You're the one that I long to kiss
Baby, you're the one that I really miss
You're the one that I'm dreamin' of
Baby, you're the one that I love

Keep me in your heart, never let us part
Ooh, never leave me, please don't deceive me
I want you only, you must believe me

You're the one that I long to kiss
Baby, you're the one that I really miss
You're the one that I'm dreamin' of
Baby, you're the one that I love

I adore you and no one before you
Could make me feel this way, yay
Since I met you I just can't forget you
I love you more each day, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah yeah

There may be some tears through the comin' years
Ooh, all the while I know you'll be smilin'
Your love will guide me through ev'ry mile 'cause

You're the one that I long to kiss
Baby, you're the one that I really miss
You're the one that I'm dreamin' of
Baby, you're the one that I love

You're the one that I long to kiss
Baby, you're the one that I really miss




You're the one that I'm dreamin' of
Baby, you're the one that I love, yeah yeah yeah, oh ho

Overall Meaning

The song "Close to You" by Petula Clark is a love ballad about the attraction between two people. The first two lines of the song ask a rhetorical question: "Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near? Just like me, they long to be close to you." This line suggests that the singer is noticing how the person they are attracted to has a special aura that attracts others, just like they are attracted to that person. The second verse of the song asks why stars fall out of the sky every time that person walks by. This is a poetic way of expressing how the person's presence is so powerful that it can make even the stars fall out of the sky.


The chorus of the song explains that the angels decided to create a dream come true when that person was born. They sprinkled moon-dust in their hair of gold and starlight in their eyes of blue, implying that this person is truly special and unique. The final lines of the song state that all the girls in town follow that person around, just like the singer does. This line suggests that the singer is not alone in their feelings of attraction toward that person.


Overall, the song "Close to You" is a sweet and romantic ballad that explores the idea of being drawn to someone's unique energy and presence.


Line by Line Meaning

Why do birds suddenly appear
Why do birds show up out of nowhere


Every time you are near?
Every time you're close by


Just like me, they long to be
They want to be


Close to you
Near you


Why do stars fall down from the sky
Why do stars come crashing down


Every time you walk by?
Every time you pass by


On the day that you were born
The day you were born


The angels got together
Angels gathered


And decided to create a dream come true
And they decided to make a dream come true


So they sprinkled moon-dust
So they scattered moon dust


In your hair of gold
On your golden hair


And starlight in your eyes of blue
And starlight in your blue eyes


That is why all the girls in town
That's why all the girls around


Follow you all around
Follow you everywhere


Just like me, they long to be
Just like me, they want to be


Close to you
Near you


Just like me, they long to be
Just like me, they want to be


Close to you
Near you


(Ah, aahh, aahh) Close to you
Close to you (vocalization)


(Ah, aahh, aahh) Close to you
Close to you (vocalization)


(Ah, aahh, aahh) Close to you
Close to you (vocalization)


(Ah, aahh, aahh) Close to you
Close to you (vocalization)




Lyrics © CARTER STUDIOS, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Georges Aber, Petula Sally Clark, Tony Hatch

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Comments from YouTube:

manofmanyinterests

Absolute perfection. Pet's voice soars!! I have a feeling that I will often sing this to my soon to be wife.

Darren Plumpton

Petula Clark is THE GREATEST FEMALE VOCALIST OF ALL TIME.

Paper Darts

So beautiful. The voice from heaven. Pet's soaring notes are like dazzling sunlight on the snow.

Darren Plumpton

Very, very, VERY beautifully put Paper Darts.
I am in total agreement all the way with you.
A voice from Heaven as you say is what Petula Clark undoubtedly as.
Petula Clark is THE GREATEST FEMALE VOCALIST OF ALL TIME.

BrachioInGen

pity this gorgeous version of the song was lost... gotta love what John Williams did with it. The other versions are good, but this is sooo nice!

Will C Wilson

Whaddya mean lost? It's right here! 😉

olwen312

Thank you for this, always leaves me in floods of tears, beautiful song, beautifully sung.

Darren Plumpton

Petula Clark is THE GREATEST FEMALE VOCALIST OF ALL TIME.

inkyguy

Me too.

4260laurel

SUCH AN UNDER-RATED GLORIOUS FILM

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