Clooney's first recordings, in May 1946, were for Columbia Records. She sang with Tony Pastor's big band. Clooney continued working with the Pastor band until 1949, making her last recording with the band in May of that year and her first as a solo artist a month later, still for Columbia.
She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the novelty hit Come On-a My House written by William Saroyan and his cousin Ross Bagdasarian (better known as David Seville, the father figure of Alvin and the Chipmunks), which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me" (a cover version of the Italian song Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina by Alberto Rabagliati), "Mambo Italiano", "Tenderly", "Half as Much", "Hey There" and "This Ole House", although she had success as a jazz vocalist. Clooney's career languished in the 1960s, partly due to problems related to depression and drug addiction, but revived in 1977, when her White Christmas co-star Bing Crosby asked her to appear with him at a show marking his 50th anniversary in show business. She continued recording until her death in 2002. She was the aunt of Academy Award winning actor George Clooney; mother-in-law of singer Debby Boone; and sister to former television personality Nick Clooney. She was the ex-wife of Jose Ferrer; mother of actor Miguel Ferrer
Clooney was diagnosed with lung cancer at the end of 2001. Around this time, she gave her last concert, in Hawaii, backed by the Honolulu Symphony Pops; her last song was "God Bless America".
I Could Have Danced All Night
Rosemary Clooney Lyrics
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I could have danced all night
And still have begged for more
I could have spread my wings
And done a thousand things
I've never done before
I'll never know what made it so exiting
I only know when he
Began to dance with me
I could have danced, danced, danced
All night
I could have danced all night
I could have danced all night
And still have begged for more
I could have spread my wings
And done a thousand things
I've never done before
I'll never know what made it so exiting
Why all at once my heart took flight
I only know when he
Began to dance with me
I could have danced, danced, danced
All night
In Rosemary Clooney's song, "I Could Have Danced All Night," the singer expresses her excitement and joy while dancing with her partner. Through the lyrics, she conveys her feeling of desire to continue dancing and explore new possibilities. The singer is so exhilarated that she doesn't want to stop and feels like she could dance all night.
The lyrics "I could have spread my wings and done a thousand things I've never done before" suggest that the singer is exploring new aspects of herself and her relationship while dancing. The expression "spread my wings" paints a picture of freedom and liberation. Dancing has brought out a side of her that she has never experienced before. She feels that she could dance all night and still want more.
The chorus repeats the idea that the singer could dance all night and still have begged for more. The repetition of this idea emphasizes the singer's enthusiasm and eagerness to explore new dimensions of the dance experience. The song portrays dancing as a way of enjoying the moment and breaking free from everyday routines.
Line by Line Meaning
I could have danced all night
I had so much fun dancing, that I didn't feel like stopping
And still have begged for more
Even after dancing for so long, I still wanted to dance some more
I could have spread my wings
I felt so free and liberated while dancing
And done a thousand things
I could have done anything and everything that I wanted while dancing
I've never done before
I experienced new things and sensations while dancing
I'll never know what made it so exciting
I can't explain why I felt so happy and alive while dancing
Why all at once my heart took flight
It felt like my heart was soaring with joy and happiness
I only know when he began to dance with me
It was all because of my partner that I felt so happy and blissful while dancing
I could have danced, danced, danced all night
I was having so much fun dancing that I could have kept going all night long
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ALAN JAY LERNER, FREDERICK LOEWE
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