Sue Raney (born June 18, 1940) is an American jazz singer. Signed by Capito… Read Full Bio ↴Sue Raney (born June 18, 1940) is an American jazz singer. Signed by Capitol Records at the age of seventeen, her debut album, the Nelson Riddle-produced When Your Lover Has Gone, was released in 1958. Raney begin singing at only four years of age, and encouraged by her mother, began working as a professional before she was a a teenager. When she was nearly 14, she joined Jack Carson's Los Angeles-based radio show in 1954, and later worked on television as Ray Anthony's band's main vocalist. Sue worked briefly with Stan Kenton in 1962. After a hiatus in the 1970s, Raney has continued to record sporadically, with her most recent album being a 2006 tribute to Doris Day entitled Heart's Desire.

A Beautiful Friendship
Sue Raney Lyrics

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This is the end of a beautiful friendship,
It ended a moment ago.
This is the end of a beautiful friendship,
I know,
'Cause your eyes told me so.

We've always been
Like sister and brother,

Until tonight,
When we looked at each other.

That was the end of a beautiful friendship,
And just the beginning of love.

That was the end of a beautiful friendship,
And just the beginning of love!

Overall Meaning

In Sue Raney's song "A Beautiful Friendship," the lyrics depict the ending of an intimate relationship between two individuals who have been close friends for a long time. The songwriter illustrates the emotional turmoil that comes with the realization that the friendship has ended and love has taken its place. The phrase "This is the end of a beautiful friendship" is repeated throughout the song to emphasize that the friendship they have had in the past has vanished.

The lyrics express the feelings of the singer, who came to a sudden understanding that their relationship has changed while looking into their friend's eyes. The song describes the deep emotional bond that two persons can feel at the beginning of a love relationship. The line "And just the beginning of love" indicates that a new level of connection has started between the two, replacing the less intense friendship.

In summary, the song "A Beautiful Friendship" relates a story about the end of a bond between friends and its evolution into a new romantic relationship.

Line by Line Meaning

This is the end of a beautiful friendship,
Our friendship has reached its end,

It ended a moment ago.
It just ended abruptly,

I know,
I am certain of it,

'Cause your eyes told me so.
I saw it in your eyes,

We've always been
We've been close friends for a long time,

Like sister and brother,
Our friendship has been like that of siblings,

Until tonight,
But something changed tonight,

When we looked at each other.
When we made eye contact,

That was the end of a beautiful friendship,
That moment marked the end of our friendship,

And just the beginning of love.
But it was also the start of a romantic relationship.

That was the end of a beautiful friendship,
Our friendship came to an end,