The Nylons are an a cappella group founded in 1978 in Toronto, Ontario, Can… Read Full Bio ↴The Nylons are an a cappella group founded in 1978 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, best known for their covers of The Turtles' "Happy Together", Steam's "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye", and The Tokens' version of the traditional "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".

The origins of the Nylons date back to 1978 when four experienced Toronto stage actors, Connors, Cooper, Morrison, and Simpson, used to get together in the back of a delicatessen to sing doo-wop together. They took their ensemble to parties and friend's houses and constant comments from people convinced them to take their unique a cappella act into the clubs. An acquaintence met at a party was about to open a new cabaret and invited them to debut there. They played there for six weeks, garnering rave critical and audience reviews. In 1979 Simpson retired from the group and Cole was brought on board. They very quickly established themselves as one of the area's classiest and most original ensembles and caught the attention of Attic Records. Their first album eventually went platinum in Canada (100,000 copies), and there followed four more releases on Attic that all sold at least gold in Canada (50,000 copies). They received the equivalent of a Dutch Grammy award and a gold disc for the One Size Fits All album and the Best Singer Award at 1986's Tokyo Music Festival. In 1987 Disney used their song That Kind Of Man in their feature The Tin Man, and their version of Up The Ladder To The Roof was used in the movie Made In Heaven. They also scored a second appearance on the Taft Broadcasting television show Throb after writing the theme song and a previous appearance on the program. In February 1991 founding member Connors left the group and in March of that year died of viral pneumonia. A new deal in 1991 with Scotti Brothers in the US and BMG in Canada saw the release of three more albums, and constant touring on either side of the border. Over the years various member changes have led to today's lineup of Morrison, Robinson, Mosbaugh, and Cassius. In 1997 they signed with Shoreline Records in the US, a label primarily devoted to vocal groups, and released the Fabric Of Life. Today they continue to tour the world to audience and critical acclaim.

Singles
1982 The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Attic) 1983 Silhouettes (Attic) 1983 That Kind Of Man (Attic) 1984 Take Me To Your Heart (Attic) 1984 Perpetual Emotion (Attic) 1984 Stepping Stone (Attic) 1984 Combat Zone (Attic) 1987 Kiss Him Goodbye (Attic) 1987 Happy Together (Attic) 1987 Chain Gang (Attic) 1989 Wild Fire (Attic) 1989 Drift Away (Attic) 1991 Call My Name (Attic) 1991 One Fine Day (Attic) 1992 Don't Look Any Further (Scotti Brothers)

Albums
1982 The Nylons (Attic) 1982 One Size Fits All (Attic) 1984 Seamless (Attic) 1987 Happy Together (Attic) 1989 Rockapella (Attic) 1991 Four On The Floor (Attic) 1992 Live To Love (BMG) 1993 Illustrious: A Collection Of Classic Hits (Attic) 1994 Harmony - The Christmas Songs (BMG) 1994 Because... (BMG) 1996 Run For Cover (BMG) 1997 Fabric Of Life (Shoreline) 1997 Perfect Fit (Windham Hill) [re-release of 1993's Illustrious]

Marc Connors (baritone; RIP 1991) Paul Cooper (tenor) Claude Morrison (tenor) Dennis Simpson (bass) Ralph Cole (bass; replaced Simpson 1979) Arnold Robinson (bass; replaced Cole 1981) Micah Barnes (tenor; replaced Cooper 1991) Billy Newton-Davis (baritone; replaced Connors 1992) Garth Mosbaugh (tenor; replaced Barnes 1994) Gavin Hope (baritone; replaced Newton-Davis 1994) Mark Cassius (baritone; replaced Hope 1997)

Another Night Like This
The Nylons Lyrics

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Time has a way of going by
Tomorrow becomes today
If the beat goes on
When the song is gone
Harmony finds her way

Another lover may walk you home
Another goodnight kiss

But there will never be
Oh there'll never be
Another night like this

Some other arms may hold you tight
A love you can't resist
But there will never be
Oh never be another night like this
Oh there'll never be
Oh there'll never be another night like this

Because one day we may look back
On where we've been
One lonely night we might
Wish we could be there once again

Another star might guide you home
Moonlight through the mist
We'll never recreate this simple twist of fate
No other night like this
No there will never be another night like this

Time has a way of going by
Tomorrow becomes today
If the beat goes on
When the song is gone

Harmony finds her way

Another lover may walk you home
Another goodnight kiss
But there will never be
Oh there'll never be another night like this
Oh no no there'll never be
Oh there'll never be another night like this
Oh there'll never be another night like this

Overall Meaning

The Nylons’s Another Night Like This is a song about precious moments that can never be recreated. Time is a valuable commodity, and once it’s gone, it’s gone forever. The song talks about how time has a way of slipping away from us, and tomorrow quickly becomes today. However, even when time passes, harmony has a way of finding its way back to us, and we can relive some of the moments we cherish.

The chorus of the song talks about how people may come and go in our lives, and we may experience goodnight kisses and love from other people, but there will never be another night like this. The song speaks to the idea that there are some experiences that we will always remember, and they cannot be replaced.

The lyrics are a reminder to live in the moment, to cherish every minute that we have, and to take nothing for granted. We never know when we will look back on something and wish we could experience it all over again. Another Night Like This is a beautiful song that encourages us to appreciate the present and the people in our lives.

Line by Line Meaning

Time has a way of going by
Time moves quickly and without care

Tomorrow becomes today
The present quickly becomes the past

If the beat goes on
If life continues to move forward

When the song is gone
When the moment is over

Harmony finds her way
Peace and stability will eventually be restored

Another lover may walk you home
Another person may accompany you

Another goodnight kiss
Another intimate moment before parting ways

But there will never be
There will never exist

Oh there'll never be
It is impossible for there to be

Another night like this
An identical moment of connection and joy

Some other arms may hold you tight
Someone else may embrace you lovingly