Slim Whitman (January 20, 1923 in Tampa, Florida - June 19, 2013, Orange Pa… Read Full Bio ↴Slim Whitman (January 20, 1923 in Tampa, Florida - June 19, 2013, Orange Park, Florida) was an American country music singer and songwriter.

Self-taught on the guitar, Otis Whitman worked at a shipyard in Tampa while developing a musical career, eventually performing with a band known as the "Variety Rhythm Boys". Whitman's first big break came when agent Colonel Tom Parker heard him singing on the radio and offered to represent him. Signed with RCA Records, he was billed as the cowboy singer, "Slim Whitman" and released his first 45rpm single in 1948. He toured and sang at a variety of venues including on the popular radio show, the Louisiana Hayride.

He only became a full time musician in the early 1950s after he recorded a version of the Bob Nolan hit Love Song of the Waterfall that made it into the country music Top 10 chart. His next single, Indian Love Call, was even more successful, going to the No.2 position (and actually saving the world in the 1996 movie Mars Attacks! where it proves fatal to the invading Martians). A yodeler, Whitman avoided the "down on yer luck-buried in booze" songs, preferring instead to sing laid-back romantic melodies about simple life and love.

In 1955, in the United Kingdom, he had a No.1 hit on the pop music charts with Rose Marie. With eleven weeks at the top of the charts, the song set a record that lasted for thirty-six years. Soon after recording this big hit Whitman was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry and in 1957, along with other musical stars, he appeared in the film musical, Jamboree. Despite this type of exposure, he never achieved the level of stardom in the United States that he did in Britain where he had a number of hits during the 1950s and 60s. Throughout the early 1970s, he continued to record and was a guest on Wolfman Jack's musical television show, The Midnight Special. At the time, Whitman's recording efforts were yielding only minor hits and in 1974 he stopped making new records.

Ages And Ages Ago
Slim Whitman Lyrics

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I remember when I made you cry
Ages and ages ago
I'll never blame you for our last goodbye
Ages and ages ago

Someone told me when you walked away
That time would make me miss you so
And though it happened only yesterday

It seems like ages and ages ago

Someone told me when you walked away
That time would make me miss you so
And though it happened only yesterday
It seems like ages and ages ago

Someone came along and took my place
How wrong I was to let you go

And though it happened only yesterday
It seems like ages and ages ago

Overall Meaning

The song "Ages and Ages Ago" by Slim Whitman is one that speaks of lost love and regret. In the song, Slim reflects on a past relationship where he made his lover cry and they eventually parted ways. He remembers the advice someone gave him that time would make him miss her, and indeed he does. Although it has only been a short time, it feels like ages and ages ago that they were together. Slim acknowledges his mistake in letting her go and realizes too late that she has moved on.

The lyrics of the song are powerful in their simple yet poignant delivery. The chorus is especially moving, as Slim repeats the same lines twice to emphasize the feeling of time passing slowly yet quickly. The regret is palpable, and Slim's voice conveys the emotion in every note. The song is a reminder of the pain that comes with lost love and the importance of cherishing what we have while we have it.

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Ages And Ages Ago
Slim Whitman Lyrics