In 1989, Fenger released her debut album Vinterdage. The record had sold 70,000 copies by the end of that year, and would eventually sell more than 150,000 copies. In February 1991, Fenger was awarded a Danish Grammy award for Female Rock Artist of the Year. In January 1992, she released the Billie Holiday cover album On Holiday. In April 1994, she released Et kys herfra which was recorded in Stockholm. The album's title track, written by Stig Kreutzfeldt with lyrics by Elisabeth(?), was a hit. In 1995, Fenger sang Elisabeth's title song on the soundtrack to Regner Grasten's thriller Sidste Time. In March of the following year, her fourth album Camouflage was released, which contained darker and more rock-influenced songs that centered around the breakdown of Fenger's marriage.
During January of 1997, she recorded two new songs in Los Angeles for her compilation album Gamle Flammer, which included the hit singles Kun et Kys herfra and Inderst Inde and also marked her commercial comeback. In 2000, she released her sixth studio album Søs from which the track Koldt Udenfor also became a hit. Following that two years later was the release of the English-language album Beverly Way. In 2004, Fenger released Nøglen til Paradis, her latest album to date, performing the songs of Bent Fabricius-Bjerre.
Official website: www.sosfenger.dk
The Man I Love
Søs Fenger Lyrics
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And he'll be big and strong, The man I love
And when he comes my way
I'll do my best to make him stay
He'll look at me and smile, I'll understand
Then in a little while, He'll take my hand
And though it seems absurd
Maybe I shall meet him Sunday,
Maybe Monday, maybe not
Still I'm sure to meet him one day
Maybe Tuesday will be my good news day
He'll build a little home, That's meant for two
From which I'll never roam, Who would, would you
And so all else above
I'm dreaming of the man I love
Søs Fenger's song, The Man I Love, is a melancholic ballad about longing for love, companionship, and a sense of belonging. The lyrics express hope and faith that someday, a man who is big and strong will come along, and she'll do her best to make him stay. The hymn is a representation of a person's hope for companionship and love's happy ending.
The opening lines "Someday he'll come along, The man I love, and he'll be big and strong, The man I love" illustrate the singer's expectation for someone who will be her significant other. She has an idealized view of the man of her dreams, who would sweep her off her feet, and her reaction to his arrival will be surrendering to her emotions. She believes that they will understand each other without the need for any exchange of words.
The chorus of the song repeats the same line, "Maybe I shall meet him Sunday, Maybe Monday, maybe not, Still, I'm sure to meet him one day, Maybe Tuesday will be my good news day." The lyrics emphasize an enduring trust that someday, she will find her true love, no matter how long it takes. The lyrics' tone is mellow, and the instrumentation is delicately melancholic, enhancing the song's expressiveness.
Line by Line Meaning
Someday he'll come along, The man I love
The singer hopes that a man she loves will one day enter her life.
And he'll be big and strong, The man I love
The singer desires a man who is physically strong.
And when he comes my way
I'll do my best to make him stay
If the man she loves comes into her life, the singer will do her best to keep him.
He'll look at me and smile, I'll understand
The artist believes that she will be able to understand the man's feelings through his smile.
Then in a little while, He'll take my hand
And though it seems absurd
I know we both won't say a word
The artist anticipates that the man she loves will take her hand, and despite the silence, they will understand each other.
Maybe I shall meet him Sunday,
Maybe Monday, maybe not
Still I'm sure to meet him one day
Maybe Tuesday will be my good news day
The singer is optimistic that she will meet the man she loves one day, even if she does not know when that day will be.
He'll build a little home, That's meant for two
From which I'll never roam, Who would, would you
And so all else above
I'm dreaming of the man I love
The singer dreams of a small home built for two, where she will never want to leave, and focuses all of her thoughts and desires on the man she loves.
Contributed by Reagan I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.