While touring in Ireland, the discovered the audience would cheer back "Who the Fuck is Alice?". As it turns out , this was a ritual at a Café in Nijmegen (the Netherlands) called "Gompie". The group decided to "cover" this version with comedian Roy Chubby Brown having the honor of yelling "Alice, Who the Fuck is Alice?" during the chorus. Thus, Smokie holds the record as the first group to have a top ten song with the word "fuck" in it.
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I'll Meet You At Midnight
Smokie Lyrics
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A secret rendezvous they planned for days.
A sea of faces in a crowded cafe,
A sound of laughter as the music plays.
Jean-Claude was a student at the University,
Louise-Marie is just a world away.
He recall the night they met was warm with laughter,
I'll meet you at midnight,
Under the moonlight,
I'll meet you at midnight...
But Jean-Claude, Louise-Marie will never be...
Each cigarette would light a thousand faces,
Each hour that pass seem like a thousand years.
Midnight was turning into empty spaces
The sound of laughter disappeared.
I'll meet you at midnight,
Under the moonlight,
I'll meet you at midnight...
Oh, but Jean-Claude, Louise-Marie will never be...
A summer morning on Les Champs Elyses,
The empty table in the street cafe.
The sunlight melting through an open doorway,
Jean-Claude has left to face another day.
I'll meet you at midnight,
Under the moonlight,
I'll meet you at midnight...
I'll meet you at midnight,
Under the moonlight,
I'll meet you at midnight...
Oh, but Jean-Claude, Louise-Marie will never be ...
The lyrics to Smokie's song, "I'll Meet You At Midnight," tell the story of two young lovers, Jean-Claude and Louise-Marie, who plan a secret rendezvous on Les Champs Elyses. Although the night begins with laughter and music in a crowded café, it ends in disappointment when Louise-Marie fails to show up at midnight. Jean-Claude anxiously awaits her arrival, but she never comes. The song speaks to the pain of unrequited love and the fleeting nature of our most cherished moments.
The lyrics paint a vivid picture of the couple's romantic evening, which was meticulously planned for days. Despite the sea of faces around them, they were lost in their own world of conversation and laughter. But as midnight approaches, the mood shifts from one of anticipation to one of melancholy. Each cigarette represents a thousand faces, each hour a thousand years, and the sound of laughter disappears into an empty void.
The final verse finds Jean-Claude alone on Les Champs Elyses, where just hours before, he had waited excitedly for Louise-Marie. The empty table in the street café serves as a metaphor for the space she once occupied in his life. Despite his love and dedication, she will never be his. The song is a beautiful tribute to the bittersweet nature of love and the poignant way that our memories shape our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
A summer evening on Les Champs Elyses
The setting of the story is a warm summer night at Les Champs Elyses.
A secret rendezvous they planned for days.
Jean-Claude and Louise-Marie had planned this meeting in secret for days in advance.
A sea of faces in a crowded cafe,
As they met, they sat in a crowded cafe full of people.
A sound of laughter as the music plays.
There was music playing in the cafe and people were laughing.
Jean-Claude was a student at the University,
The artist, Jean-Claude, is a student at the university.
Louise-Marie is just a world away.
Louise-Marie is from a completely different world than Jean-Claude.
He recall the night they met was warm with laughter,
Jean-Claude remembers that the night they met was filled with warmth and laughter.
The words were music as she turned away.
The words exchanged between Jean-Claude and Louise-Marie felt musical; however, Louise-Marie left as the meeting came to an end.
I'll meet you at midnight,
Jean-Claude promises Louise-Marie to meet her again at midnight.
Under the moonlight,
The meeting would take place outside under the moonlight.
Each cigarette would light a thousand faces,
As time passes by, Jean-Claude smokes cigarettes while looking at the faces of strangers around him.
Each hour that pass seem like a thousand years.
Jean-Claude feels like every hour that passes by feels like a thousand years as he waits for the midnight rendezvous.
Midnight was turning into empty spaces
As time went by, the midnight meeting started to feel emptier and emptier.
The sound of laughter disappeared.
The cafe that was once filled with laughter was now empty and quiet.
A summer morning on Les Champs Elyses,
The story now shifts to a summer morning on Les Champs Elyses, the same location as their first meeting.
The empty table in the street cafe.
Jean-Claude returns to the same cafe, but this time, the table is empty.
The sunlight melting through an open doorway,
The sun was shining through the doorway of the cafe where Jean-Claude was sitting.
Jean-Claude has left to face another day.
Jean-Claude leaves the cafe to face another day without Louise-Marie.
Oh, but Jean-Claude, Louise-Marie will never be ...
Jean-Claude is left to realize that he will never be with Louise-Marie.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MICHAEL DONALD CHAPMAN, NICHOLAS BARRY CHINN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@jorgflierl2885
Top....einfach geniale Musik die man heute leider nicht mehr findet!
@user-bb2uz4tj8k
Молодой Крис Норман. Вот, песни, которые были, есть и будут!!! Браво!!!
@DimitrisS-nm6gd
Αυτές οι φωνές της (σχολής) Rod Stewart πάντα θα συγκινούν τα αυτιά μας . Άξιος τραγουδιστής της νεότητάς μας ο Chris Norman!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
@galiakonfortova6076
Young Chris Norman was the most handsome man. His smile lights up the scene and you smile with him. Incredible talent! I can listen to them over and over❤
@ZuleyhaAllamyradowa
Это наша любовь и молодости и сейчас. Это Супер Крис ✌️
@annes618
DIESE Musik vereint uns Völker alle
@nataliechesheva2802
Невозможно не любить этих простых и талантливых ребят! И эта любовь НАВСЕГДА!!!
@user-vj3xj4rt8x
Так давайте, братья и сестры 60хгодов, опять и опять проживать нашу молодость под эти прекрасные песни Смоки!
@user-lt5rv9jf9y
Как же молоды мы были!
@AngelinaPisnaja
Крис! .... Талантище! Такого больше никогда не будет. Спасибо за песню!