(1): The Holidays are a… Read Full Bio ↴The Holidays is the name of more than one group.
(1): The Holidays are an Australian indie/soul band. Formed in Sydney in 2006, the band consists of Simon Jones, Will Magnus, Alex Kortt and Andrew Kerridge. In Australia, the band has released 2 EP's (The Holidays & When The Ship Goes Down) & their debut album "Post Paradise" in September 2010. Post Paradise has also been released in Japan. The Holidays have played shows in the USA & the UK as well as their home country of Australia.
(2): A power pop band based in Seattle active in the early 90s.
(3): The Holidays were a Detroit group who are remembered for a record, "I'll Love You Forever," (1966) that their members didn't even appear on. Edwin Starr sang lead and J.J. Barnes and Steve Mancha supplied backing vocals, and some say that Eddie Anderson made the session too. When the record hit, producer Don Davis revitalized the Holidays with new members to capitalize on the song's success. Starr, Barnes, and Mancha never performed as the Holidays.
(4): The Holidays is a one-person punk band from Philadelphia, PA, United States. http://theholidays.bandcamp.com/
(5): The Holidays is a Christian punk band from the late 1980s.
I Lost You
The Holidays Lyrics
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Don't let him take me
Don't let him handle me
And drive me mad
If you can keep me
I want to stay here
With you forever
I love you, Porgy
Don't let him take me
Don't let him handle me
With his hot hands
If you can keep me
I want to stay here
With you forever
I've got my man
Someday I know he's coming
Back to call me
He's gonna handle me
And hold me so
It's going to be like dying, Porgy
When he calls me
But when he comes, I know
I'll have to go
I love you, Porgy
Don't let him take me
Don't let him handle me
And drive me mad
If you can keep me
I want to stay here
With you forever
I've got my man
The Holidays's song "I Lost You" is a soulful rendition of the classic song from George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, "I Love You, Porgy." The lyrics of the song focus on the singer's longing for Porgy's love and his protection from the dangers of the world around her. From the very first line, the singer makes her plea to Porgy, asking him to save her from a man who is trying to take her away from him. As the song progresses, she expresses her love for Porgy and her desire to stay with him forever.
The line "I love you, Porgy" is repeated several times throughout the song, emphasizing the singer's deep love and emotional attachment to Porgy. She expresses her fear that the man who is trying to take her away will drive her mad with his hot hands, demonstrating the desperation of her situation. Despite her love for Porgy, the singer knows that someday her old love will come back to call her, and she will have to leave Porgy behind.
In the end, the singer begs Porgy not to let her be taken away and to let her stay with him forever. The song's melancholic tone and lyrics express the singer's bittersweet journey of love, loss, and hope.
Line by Line Meaning
I love you, Porgy
The singer is professing their love to Porgy.
Don't let him take me
The singer is pleading with Porgy to protect them from someone who wants to take them away.
Don't let him handle me
The singer is asking Porgy to prevent someone from hurting them.
And drive me mad
The artist fears that the other person's actions will negatively impact their mental stability.
If you can keep me
The artist is asking Porgy to keep them safe and protected.
I want to stay here
The singer expresses their desire to remain in a safe and secure environment with Porgy.
With you forever
The singer wants to spend the rest of their life with Porgy and not be taken by anyone else.
I've got my man
The artist believes they are in a committed relationship with someone else.
Someday I know he's coming
The artist knows that the person who wants to take them away will be returning in the future.
Back to call me
The artist thinks that the other person will try to contact them again.
He's gonna handle me
The singer believes that the person will try to harm them again.
And hold me so
The artist fears that the person will overpower them physically and emotionally.
It's going to be like dying, Porgy
The singer compares the experience of being taken away by the other person to death.
When he calls me
The singer knows that the other person will try to contact them again and this will be a difficult situation to face.
But when he comes, I know
The singer is aware that the other person will come back, but they do not know what will happen next.
I'll have to go
The artist acknowledges that they will have to leave Porgy because of the other person who wants to take them away.
Lyrics © RALEIGH MUSIC PUBLISHING
Written by: Du Bose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@stephenmullady3659
Truelly one of my all time dancers so beautiful makes me cry. KOKO KTF
@peterpniauskas4951
Nice....a soul gem
@portes1991
sweet!
@user-jb9yk7kq8v
Steve mancha
@johnpurvis6668
detroit at its very best incredibly uplifting
@johnpurvis6668
delightful Detroit
@qpr981
Finally got a copy of this gem. Worth every penny of the £700 paid for it imho
@mickbrown8249
Top notch 45'ktf
@17soulableKeepTheFaith
Good lord,! Was 11 years ago since I commented on this masterpiece! Ktf
@saturdaysounds3938
The Hollidays 🙂