Williams has received a record 18 Brit Awards, winning Best British Male Artist four times, Outstanding Contribution to Music twice, an Icon Award for his lasting impact on British culture, eight German ECHO Awards, and three MTV European Music Awards. In 2004, he was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame after being voted the Greatest Artist of the 1990s. According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), he has been certified for 20.2 million albums and 8.66 million singles in the UK as a solo artist. Five of his albums have also topped the Australian albums chart, and has sold 75 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He also topped the 2000–2010 UK airplay chart. His three concerts at Knebworth in 2003 drew over 375,000 people, the UK's biggest music event to that point. In 2014, he was awarded the freedom of his hometown of Stoke-on-Trent and had a tourist trail created and streets named in his honour. Williams' thirteenth album, XXV was released on 9 September 2022.
After 15 years, Williams rejoined Take That in 2010 to co-write and perform lead vocals on their album Progress, which became the second-fastest-selling album in UK chart history and the fastest-selling record of the century at the time. The subsequent stadium tour, which featured seven songs from Williams' solo career, became the biggest-selling concert in UK history when it sold 1.34 million tickets in less than 24 hours. In 2011, Take That frontman Gary Barlow confirmed that Williams had left the band for a second time to focus on his solo career, although he stated that the departure was amicable and that Williams was welcome to rejoin Take That in the future. Williams has since performed with Take That on three separate television appearances, and collaborated with Barlow on a number of projects such as the West End musical The Band.
Please Please
Robbie Williams Lyrics
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The snow's coming down
(Christmas)
I'm watching it fall
(Christmas)
Lots of people around
(Christmas)
Baby please come home
(Christmas)
The church bells in town
(Christmas)
All ringing in song
(Christmas)
Full of a happy sound
(Christmas)
Oh baby please come home
They're singing "Deck The Halls"
But it's not like Christmas at all
'Cause I remember when you were here
And all the fun we had last year
(Christmas)
Pretty lights on the tree
(Christmas)
Yeah I'm watching them shine
(Christmas)
You should be here with me
(Christmas)
Baby please come home
(Christmas)
(Christmas)
(Christmas)
(Christmas)
They're singing "Deck The Halls"
But it's not like Christmas at all
'Cause I remember when you were here
And all the fun we had last year
(Christmas)
If there was a way
(Christmas)
I'd hold back this tear
(Christmas)
But it's Christmas day
Please, please, please, please
Please, please, please, please
Please, please, please, please
Please, baby, please come home
Please come home
Baby, please come home
Baby, please come home
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Please come home
Baby, please come home
Please come home
Yeah
"Please Please" by Robbie Williams is a heartfelt ballad that emphasizes the importance of spending Christmas with someone special. The song speaks about the singer's anguish over being alone on Christmas and desperately wanting his lover to return to him. The lyrics convey a sense of sadness and loneliness that is all too familiar to those who have experienced the holidays without their loved ones.
The song begins with the snow falling and the singer watching it fall, surrounded by lots of people, but feeling empty and incomplete without his lover. The church bells ringing in the background symbolize the joyous occasion of Christmas, but the singer clashes with a stark contrast to the happy sounds around him, longing for his partner's return. The song masterfully weaves the happiness of Christmas with the loneliness of being away from a loved one.
The song's chorus "Please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, Please come home," is a desperate plea from the singer to his lover, begging them to return and be with him. It's a Christmas song not of joy and happiness, but of longing and heartache.
Line by Line Meaning
(Christmas)
It is Christmas time
The snow's coming down
Snow is falling from the sky
I'm watching it fall
I am observing the snow falling
Lots of people around
Many individuals are present
Baby please come home
I want you to return to me
The church bells in town
Bells are ringing in the city
All ringing in song
The bells are creating melodious sounds
Full of a happy sound
The sound is cheerful
Oh baby please come home
I deeply desire your presence
They're singing "Deck The Halls"
People are singing a classic Christmas song
But it's not like Christmas at all
It doesn't feel like the holiday season without you
'Cause I remember when you were here
I reminisce about the past when you were with me
And all the fun we had last year
I recall the enjoyable moments we had in the previous year
Pretty lights on the tree
The Christmas tree is adorned with attractive lights
Yeah I'm watching them shine
I am observing the lights glow
You should be here with me
I want you to celebrate with me
If there was a way
If there existed a method
I'd hold back this tear
I would prevent myself from crying
But it's Christmas day
It's the day to celebrate Christmas
Please, please, please, please
I am earnestly pleading
Please, please, please, please
I am really begging
Please, please, please, please
I am desperately asking
Please, baby, please come home
I want you to come to me
Baby, please come home
My beloved, please return
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I am expressing excitement
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I am expressing enthusiasm
Please come home
I am longing for your presence
Baby, please come home
I am fervently requesting you to come back
Please come home
I want you to return to me
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Abkco Music Inc.
Written by: Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Philip Spector
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Philip Kassabian
on Win Some Lose Some
Yet another fantastic Robbie Williams song. Absolutely fantastic.
Philip Kassabian
on Millennium
What a fantastic song by Robbie Williams.
Edy Souza
on Advertising Space
:)
Edy Souza
on Angels
Love! Love!