Originally coming to fame in the mid-1960s singing orchestral pop ballads as the frontman of The Walker Brothers, Walker went on to a solo career balancing a light entertainment/MOR ballad approach with increasing artistic innovations in arrangement and writing. Despite a series of acclaimed albums, a disastrous drop in sales forced him back into straight Middle of the road recordings with little of his own artistic input. This in turn eventually led to a Walker Brothers reunion in the mid-1970s (although the latter eventually moved, by mutual consent, into more avant-garde areas).
From the mid-1980s, Walker revived his solo career while drastically reinventing his artistic and compositional methods, via a series of acclaimed and vividly avant-garde albums. These combined his iconic voice with an unsettling avant-garde approach which owed more to modernist and post-modernist classical composition than to his pop singer past. This change in approach has been compared to "Andy Williams reinventing himself as Stockhausen".
Walker has been a continuing influence on other artists, in particular The Last Shadow Puppets, Marc Almond, Goldfrapp, Douglas Pearce of the band Death in June, Billy MacKenzie of The Associates, David Sylvian, Julian Cope, Antony Hegarty, Thom Yorke, Steven Wilson, David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Trey Spruance, Perry Blake, Radiohead, Noah Lennox, Mikael Åkerfeldt, and the Divine Comedy/Neil Hannon.
Walker continued to release solo material until his death, and was signed to 4AD Records. As a record producer or guest performer he worked with a number of artists including Pulp, Ute Lemper, Bat For Lashes and Sunn O))).
Do I Love You
Scott Walker Lyrics
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With the dawn, I still go on and dream of you
You're every thought, you're every thing,
You're every song I ever sing
Summer, Winter, Autumn and Spring
And were there more than twenty four hours a day
They'd be spent in sweet content dreaming away
When skies are grey, when skies are blue
All I do the whole day thru, is dream of you
All I do is dream of you the whole night thru
With the dawn, I still go on and dream of you
You're every thought, you're every thing,
You're every song I ever sing
Summer, Winter, Autumn and Spring
And were there more than twenty four hours a day
They'd be spent in sweet content dreaming away
When skies are grey, when skies are blue
Morning, noon and night time to
The lyrics to Scott Walker's song "Do I Love You" express a deep and constant longing for someone. The singer of the song admits that all they do is dream of this person throughout the entire night. Even when the dawn comes, they continue to dream of them. The person they desire occupies their every thought and is the subject of every song they sing. This person is so significant that they encompass all seasons of the year - summer, winter, autumn, and spring.
The lyrics suggest that if there were more than twenty-four hours in a day, the singer would spend all of that time contently dreaming of this person. It doesn't matter if the skies are grey or blue, morning, noon, or night - their thoughts are consumed by this individual. It becomes clear that all the singer does throughout the day is think and fantasize about this person.
Overall, the lyrics present a scenario of immense infatuation and yearning. The singer cannot escape their thoughts and dreams of this person, and their entire existence seems to revolve around this unrequited love.
Line by Line Meaning
All I do is dream of you the whole night thru
My thoughts are consumed by thoughts of you throughout the entire night
With the dawn, I still go on and dream of you
Even as morning arrives, I continue to daydream about you
You're every thought, you're every thing,
You occupy every thought, you are everything to me
You're every song I ever sing
You are the inspiration behind every song I sing
Summer, Winter, Autumn and Spring
Regardless of the season, my thoughts of you remain constant
And were there more than twenty four hours a day
Even if the day had more than twenty four hours
They'd be spent in sweet content dreaming away
I would spend every moment in blissful contentment, daydreaming about you
When skies are grey, when skies are blue
Whether the skies are gloomy or bright
Morning, noon and night time too
From morning till night, all day long
All I do the whole day thru, is dream of you
My entire day is filled with thoughts and dreams of you
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ARTHUR FREED, NACIO BROWN, NACIO HERB BROWN
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Alan Au Yong
What a voice! The song flows like a mighty river and Scott is the creative genius that gives the world so much love. Scott does not need to experiment something new for there is so much beauty in what he has already shared with us all and this is priceless!
Sadakichi Hartmann
It's just PERFECT delivery, I can't even....I know Scott didn't think too much of his early 70s records but listen how relaxed, natural his voice is on those. It's absolutely flawless, a beauty only found in nature.
Mr B
Scott is a life changer and opens your ears and mind. Still in 2019 and always.
Jason Brown
Fantastic breath control.
Mike Luke
If an angel could sing, this is what it would sound like, the most beautiful voice I have ever heard, almost indescribable. RIP beautiful man.
Pepper Williams
Man, I love this dude!! His voice is so smooth and soothing. Whoever did his arrangements on his albums is (or was), such a great musician.
Bobbi Wolfgang
Is it possible to fall in love with a man by just the sound of his voice? If so, then I am. Truly, madly, deeply! He is beautiful. ❤
Helena Stokes
Oh yes.❤❤❤
Janet Smith
Scott's voice is perfect and I can't stop listening to him. So sad he's gone. Janet Lancashire
Jason Brown
Great song, great singer. It almost feels like this sort of song would not be able to be written today. It comes from a more carefree and wholesome era.