The group was composed of three brothers who first performed together professionally in the 1950s on the children's television show All Your Own. Initially performing as The King Three, they appeared on the BBC Television early in their career on Six-Five Special, and by 1957 had been named "top vocal group" in the reader's poll of NME. Their first hit on the UK Singles Chart was their cover of "A White Sport Coat", which hit #6 in 1957. In October 1960, they were again voted "top vocal group" in the NME reader's poll. They had a string of successful singles through 1961, after which time they continued recording but found their popularity waning.
Group leader Denis King later worked in composition for television, film, and musicals; among other things, he wrote the theme music for The Adventures of Black Beauty and Lovejoy.
Denis King (born July 25, 1939, Hornchurch, Essex)
Michael King (b. April 25, 1935, Barking, Essex)
Anthony King (b. January 31, 1937, Barking, Essex)
Singles
Parlophone Records
1957 "Marianne" / "Little By Little"
1957 "A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation)" / "Minne Minnehaha!" (UK #6)[4]
1957 "In The Middle Of An Island" / "Rockin' Shoes" (UK #19)[4]
1957 "Wake Up Little Susie" / "Winter Wonderland" (UK #22)[4]
1958 "Put A Light In The Window" / "Miss Otis Regrets" (UK #25)[4]
1958 "Hand Me Down My Walking Cane" / "Six-5 Jive"
1958 "Moonlight and Roses" / "Torero"
1958 "Sitting In A Tree House" / "Father Time"
1959 "Leaning on a Lamp Post" / "Thank Heaven for Little Girls"
1959 "Hop, Skip And Jump" / "Civilization"
1959 "Makin' Love" / "Caribbean"
1960 "Standing on the Corner" / "The Waiter And The Porter And The Upstairs Maid" (UK #4)[4]
1960 "Mais Oui" / "Gotta Feeling" (UK #16)[4]
1960 "Doll House" / "Si Si Si" (UK #21)[4]
1960 "Seventy-Six Trombones" / "I Like Everybody" (UK #19)[4]
1961 "Goodbye Little Darling" / "Tuxedo Junction"
1961 "The Next Train Out Of Town" / "Sabre Dance"
1961 "The Language of Love" / "Go Tell Her For Me"
1962 "King Size Twist" / "Oh! What A Fool I've Been"
1962 "Everybody Back To Our Place/ "Don't Fly Away Flamingo"
1962 "Nicola" / "Way Down The Mountain"
Pye Records
1963 "One Boy Too Late" / "I've Got That Feeling Once Again"
1963 "Anyone Else" / "The Rainbow's End"
Oriole Records
1964 "Real Live Girl" / "Every Time It Rains"
CBS Records
1965 "Mister Sandman" / "I Want To Know"
1966 "Jo Jo" / "Peculiar"
1966 "Remember When" / "Everytime I See You"
Page One Records
1966 "Symphony For Susan" / "My Time"
1967 "My Mammy" / "Some Of These Days"
1967 "My Mother's Eyes" / "I'm Old Fashioned"
Tupperware (EMI)[5]
1967 "There's No Business Like Our Business" EP: There's No Business Like Show Business / "High Society" / "The Tupperware Brigade" / "Good News"
Put a Light in the Window
The King Brothers Lyrics
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Dum ba dum dum dum dum
Dum dum ba dum dum dum dum dum dum dum dum
There's a house on the corner
On the corner of the street
In the house you're the pretty
You're the pretty little gal
Tonight, tonight put a light in the window
To prove that you love me let it shine
Tonight, tonight put a light in the window
Tonight's the night I'm gonna make you mine
Gonna go (gonna go)
Tell your mother (tell your mother)
Baby brother (baby brother)
Father too (father too)
Let them know (let them know)
There's no other (there's no other)
No there's not another one who'll love you like I do
Tonight, tonight put a light in the window
To prove that you love me let it shine
Tonight, tonight put a light in the window
Tonight's the night I'm gonna make you mine
Ba dum dum dum dum dum dum dum
Dum ba dum dum dum dum
You pretty little gal you're more than I deserve
Ba dum dum dum dum dum dum dum
Dum ba dum dum dum dum
Gonna climb the stairs, gonna ring that bell
Before I lose my nerve
I got a ring (got a ring)
For your finger (for your finger)
Third finger (third finger)
Of your hand (of your hand)
Put a light (put a light)
In the window (in the window)
'Cause tonight you're gonna get a golden wedding band
Tonight, tonight put a light in the window
To prove that you love me let it shine
Tonight, tonight put a light in the window
Tonight's the night I'm gonna make you mine
Tonight, tonight put a light in the window
To prove that you love me let it shine
Tonight, tonight put a light in the window
Tonight's the night I'm gonna make you mine
Dum dum dum dum dum dum dum dum
Tonight's the night I'm gonna make you mine
Dum dum dum dum dum dum dum dum
Tonight's the night I'm gonna make you mine
The King Brothers' song "Put a Light in the Window" is a love song about a man who wants to marry the pretty little gal who lives in the house on the corner of the street. He urges her to put a light in the window as a sign that she loves him and is ready to spend the rest of her life with him. He is nervous about proposing but is determined to do it before he loses his nerve. The lyrics are filled with promises of love and devotion, as he tells her there's no one else who'll love her like he does and that he has a golden wedding band for her.
On a deeper level, the song can be interpreted as a declaration of commitment and the importance of gestures of love and affection. The man in the song is taking a bold step in proposing to the girl and he wants her to know that he is serious about his feelings for her. By asking her to put a light in the window, he is asking for a tangible sign of her love, something that will make him feel more secure in his intentions.
Line by Line Meaning
There's a house on the corner
There is a specific house located on a street corner
On the corner of the street
The mentioned house is situated at the intersection of two roads
In the house you're the pretty
In that particular house, there is a beautiful woman
You're the pretty little gal
The woman in the house is small in stature, but attractive
Who'll make my life complete
The artist believes that being with this particular woman will bring him genuine happiness
Tonight, tonight put a light in the window
The singer requests the woman to light up a lamp in her window tonight
To prove that you love me let it shine
The light from the lamp will indicate to the singer that the woman loves him
Gonna go (gonna go)
The artist is about to leave his current location and travel to the woman's house
Tell your mother (tell your mother)
The artist requests for the woman to inform her mother of his arrival
Baby brother (baby brother)
The artist also invites the woman's younger sibling to be told of his presence
Father too (father too)
The woman's father should also be notified of the singer's arrival
Let them know (let them know)
The artist wishes for the woman's family members to be informed of his visit
There's no other (there's no other)
The singer believes there is no one else in the world who could love the woman as he does
No there's not another one who'll love you like I do
The singer claims that his love for the woman is unique and unparalleled
You pretty little gal you're more than I deserve
The singer thinks the woman is too good for him
Gonna climb the stairs, gonna ring that bell
The artist is planning to go to the woman's house and ring her doorbell
Before I lose my nerve
The artist is nervous about his upcoming interaction with the woman and wants to act quickly
I got a ring (got a ring)
The singer has an engagement ring
For your finger (for your finger)
The ring is meant to be worn on the woman's finger
Third finger (third finger)
The ring is meant for the third finger, left hand
Of your hand (of your hand)
The artist intends for the woman to wear the ring on her left hand
Put a light (put a light)
The artist again requests for the woman to light a lamp in her window
In the window (in the window)
The lamp should be placed in the window so that the singer can see it from the street
'Cause tonight you're gonna get a golden wedding band
The artist plans to propose to the woman, and if she accepts, they will get married
Dum dum dum dum dum dum dum dum
This is the instrumental section of the song
Tonight's the night I'm gonna make you mine
The singer is determined to claim the woman as his romantic partner tonight
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Kenneth Jacobson, Rhoda Roberts
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Bonito recuerdo de niñez.
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