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))).
Wait Until Dark
Scott Walker Lyrics
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The day may be
Wait until dark
And we'll be warm
Our place of love
Is where we face our dreams
Together
When I can't feel your nearness
In the night
My disappointments disappear
A cheerless day may bring us
Little dreams
That seem to miss their mark
But oh my darling
Wait until dark
A cheerless day may bring us
Little dreams
That seem to miss their mark
But oh my darling
Wait until dark
The song Wait Until Dark by Scott Walker speaks about finding solace in the darkness of night despite the cold, dreary day. The lyrics express the idea of a romantic relationship wherein the couple's love is strengthened by the moments of intimacy they share in the dark. The day doesn't matter, but the night does, because it is when they are together and their dreams and fantasies come to life.
The line "When I can't feel your nearness in the night, my disappointments disappear" is particularly insightful in this song. It suggests that the challenges and disappointments of the world fade away when the couple is together, emphasizing that they find comfort and hope in each other's company.
Furthermore, the final lines of the song "a cheerless day may bring us little dreams that seem to miss their mark, but oh my darling wait until dark" convey that no matter how bad the day may be, their love always prevails. The lyrics of the song are poetic and represent Walker's belief in finding hope in darkness.
Line by Line Meaning
Who cares how cold and grey
The bleakness of the day is unimportant
The day may be
The weather outside right now
Wait until dark
Our hope lies in what the future holds
And we'll be warm
We'll find solace in each other's company regardless of how the day was
Our place of love
The safe haven that we share, where we can be vulnerable
Is where we face our dreams
We stand together to confront our dreams and desires
Together
We're in this together - a team
Where our fantasies take form
There's an enchanting quality to our relationship
When I can't feel your nearness
When we're apart
In the night
In the darkness and silence
My disappointments disappear
All my unhappiness recedes when I'm with you
A cheerless day may bring us
Days that feel without joy or zest
Little dreams
Smaller aspirations and ambitions
That seem to miss their mark
That maybe aren't coming true
But oh my darling
But despite all this
Wait until dark
Hold tight until the future when our fortunes might turn around
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: HENRY N. MANCINI, JAY LIVINGSTON, RAY EVANS
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@arleneculshaw8462
The worlds greatest singer!! Scott reaches every note on the scale, and also the best looking man on the planet. Love you Scott, Arlene xxxxxxxxx ❤
@arleneculshaw8462
Thank u Scott for singing t us all. I wish u were still with us t listen t u and watch your facial expressions in every song, u had such a loving face. I love u Arlene xxxxxxxxxxxx
@arleneculshaw8462
Hi G, been listening t Scott all over Xmas and it was lovely t b on my own with Scott over and over again xxxxxx Arlene
@helenastokes3694
I love this side to the lovely Scott
He was so good at these romantic songs
Miss you
💔💔
@mrb4886
I am 65 and almost all my close friends have died early in the last few years. We all go. I don't miss them . I carry them with me.
@arleneculshaw8462
Fabulous Scott I would love t feel your nearness in the night. Mayb one day! Love u forever Arlene xxxxxx ❤
@PepperWilliamsMusicBlend
Never heard this guy before. Wow!!! I love it!!!!! I've always loved Henry Mancini and to hear this beautiful melody sung this way. Well, it it certainly a treat. I'm playing it again for the 5th time:)
@bluerosestudios8703
How did you get into him ?
@PepperWilliamsMusicBlend
@Blue Rose Studios Just surfing the net for Mancini's songs and found him! Love it!!!
@MrRJMGREEN
I love him too, Wait Until Dark was an excellent movie!