Ray Noble (December 17, 1903 – April 3, 1978) was a British bandleader, com… Read Full Bio ↴Ray Noble (December 17, 1903 – April 3, 1978) was a British bandleader, composer, arranger and actor. Noble studied music at the Royal Academy of Music and became leader of the HMV Records studio band in 1929. The band, known as the New Mayfair Dance Orchestra, featured members of many of the top hotel orchestras of the day. The most popular vocalist with Noble's studio band was Al Bowlly.

Noble played the piano but seldom did so with his orchestra. In a movie short from the 1940s featuring Ray Noble and Buddy Clark (one of his most popular band singers), Ray Noble is asked by the announcer to play one of his most popular hits. He sits down at the piano and plays "Goodnight Sweetheart" ("Goodnight sweetheart, 'til we meet tomorrow. Goodnight sweetheart, parting is such sorrow"). This is the song that once seemed to be played at the end of every high school and college prom, the end of every party featuring live music, and the last song played by a dance band to signal the end of the evening.

Although Noble was no singer, he did appear twice as an upper crust Englishmen on two of his more popular New York records, 1935's Top Hat and 1937's Slumming on Park Avenue.

Noble and Bowlly's 1934 recording of "Midnight, the Stars and You" was prominently featured on the soundtrack of Stanley Kubrick's film The Shining in 1980.

I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
Ray Noble and His Orchestra Lyrics

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The snow is snowing
The wind is blowing
But I can weather the storm
Why do I care how much it may storm
I've got my love to keep me warm

I can't remember
A worse December

Just watch those icicles from
Why do I care if icicles form
I've got my love to keep me warm

Off with my overcoat
Off with gloves
I need no overcoat
I'm burning with love

My heart's on fire
The flame grows higher
So I will weather the storm

Why do I care how much it may storm
I've got my love to keep me warm

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Ray Noble and His Orchestra's song "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm" speak to the comfort of love during difficult times. The first two lines set the stage for a snowstorm with the snow actively falling and the wind blowing. However, the singer is not afraid of the storm because they have someone they love. The refrain repeats this sentiment: "Why do I care how much it may storm, I've got my love to keep me warm."

Line by Line Meaning

The snow is snowing
It is snowing outside.

The wind is blowing
The wind is blowing outside.

But I can weather the storm
Even though the weather is bad, I can handle it.

Why do I care how much it may storm
I don't care how bad the storm is.

I've got my love to keep me warm
My love is enough to keep me warm and happy.

I can't remember
I cannot recall

A worse December
A December worse than this one.

Just watch those icicles form
I am not bothered by icicles forming.

Off with my overcoat
Taking off my overcoat.

Off with gloves
Taking off gloves.

I need no overcoat
I do not need an overcoat because I am in love.