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".
It's Been A Long Long Time
Rosemary Clooney Lyrics
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It's been a long, long time
Haven't felt like this, my dear, since can't remember when
It's been a long, long time
You'll never know how many dreams I dreamed about you
Or just how empty they all seemed without you
So kiss me once and kiss me twice and kiss me once again
The song "It's Been A Long Long Time" performed by Rosemary Clooney is a romantic ballad that reflects the feeling of love and longing after being separated for a long time. The lyrics express a strong desire to be reunited with the loved one and to relive the moments of passion and intimacy. The repetition of the phrase "kiss me once and kiss me twice and kiss me once again" emphasizes the intensity of the emotions and underscores the longing for physical closeness.
The lyrics also reveal the depth of the singer's feelings and the pain of being away from the loved one. The line "Haven't felt like this, my dear, since I can't remember when" shows that the singer has been missing the feeling of being in love and that this emotion has been absent from her life for a long time. The following lines, "You'll never know how many dreams I dreamed about you, or just how empty they all seemed without you" further emphasize the emotional intensity of the singer's longing for her loved one.
Overall, "It's Been A Long Long Time" is a romantic ballad that captures the essence of longing and the joy of reunion after a long separation. The lyrics are intimately personal and expressive, and the song is a classic example of the power of music to convey the depth of human emotions.
Line by Line Meaning
Kiss me once and kiss me twice and kiss me once again
I want you to show your affection towards me by kissing me multiple times.
It's been a long, long time
It has been a significant amount of time since we last experienced this feeling.
Haven't felt like this, my dear, since can't remember when
I cannot recall the last time I felt this way, my love.
You'll never know how many dreams I dreamed about you
You will never understand the extent to which I have dreamed about you.
Or just how empty they all seemed without you
My dreams were meaningless without you in them.
So kiss me once and kiss me twice and kiss me once again
Please continue to show me your love and affection by kissing me repeatedly.
It's been a long, long time
It has been a significant amount of time since we last experienced this feeling.
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Written by: Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
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