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.
The Touch Of Your Lips
Ray Noble and His Orchestra Lyrics
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Your lips that are cool and sweet
Such tenderness lies in their soft caress
My heart forgets to beat
The touch of your hands upon my head
The love in your eyes a-shine
And now, at last, that moment divine
The Touch of Your Lips is a beautiful love ballad that describes the transformative power of love. The opening verse shows the effect of the touch of someone's cool and sweet lips upon the brow of the singer. The tenderness in that touch is so great that it makes his heart forget to beat. The sensation is so overwhelming that it transports him into a different realm of emotion entirely. The second verse describes the effect of the touch of the hands of the beloved upon his head, and the love that shines from their eyes. The moment when their lips touch is the climax of the song, a moment of divine bliss that puts an end to all previous troubles.
Line by Line Meaning
The touch of your lips upon my brow
Feeling the sensation of your lips touching my forehead
Your lips that are cool and sweet
The lips are pleasantly cool and sweet
Such tenderness lies in their soft caress
There is a gentle kindness conveyed through their soft touch
My heart forgets to beat
The feelings of love are so strong that it causes my heart to skip a beat.
The touch of your hands upon my head
The feeling of your gentle hands upon my head
The love in your eyes a-shine
The way your eyes express love and happiness
And now, at last, that moment divine
The moment of finally coming together is heavenly and special
The touch of your lips on mine
Feeling the connection of your lips with mine in a loving embrace
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Ray Noble
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@TheLeonhamm
One of my favourite renditions of this Totally Perfect piece of Pop.
What an era! ;o)
@Linhombre69
He was taken from us far too soon, during the early morning of Thursday 17 April 1941. He was resting, probably asleep, in his flat at Dukes Court, Jermyn Street, central London, and had succumbed to the blast of a landline.
@joesphbegley3088
Al Bowly was sadly killed during an air raid on London during W11.
@lolo-be7wr
Yea, a air mine went off slamming the bedroom door into his head killing him in his sleep, so very sad, he had such a wonderful voice
@Clidester
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