The Platters formed in Los Angeles, CA, USA in 1953 and were initially managed by Ralph Bass. They had a contract with Federal Records but experienced little record success until they met music entrepreneur and songwriter Buck Ram. He added lead vocalist Tony Williams (who gave the Platters their distinctive sound) and female vocalist Zola Taylor. Under Ram's guidance, the Platters recorded seven singles for Federal in an R&B/gospel style, scoring minor regional hits on the West Coast. One song recorded at Federal, "Only You (And You Alone)", originally written by Ram for the Ink Spots was deemed unreleasable by the label.
Despite lack of chart success, the Platters were a profitable touring group--so successful that The Penguins, fresh from their No. 2 single Earth Angel, asked Ram to manage them too. With the Penguins as a bargaining chip, Ram persuaded Mercury Records into a 2-for-1 deal. In order to sign the Penguins, he insisted, the label also take the Platters. Ironically, the Penguins never had a hit for the label.
Convinced by Tony Williams that "Only You" had potential, Ram had the group re-record it during their first Mercury session. Released in the summer of 1955, it became the group's first Top Ten hit on the pop charts, and topped the R&B charts for seven weeks. It has since become one of the most played records in any genre and the song has been covered by innumerable artists. Ironically, the follow-up, The Great Pretender, with lyrics written by Ram in the washroom of the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, exceeded the chart success of their début and became the Platters' first national No.1 hit. The Great Pretender was also the act's biggest R&B hit, with an 11-week run at the top of that chart. In 1956. The Platters appeared in the first major rock n roll movie, Rock Around the Clock, and performed both "Only You" and "The Great Pretender"[2] and they sang "You'll Never Never Know" in The Girl Can't Help It, produced the same year.
The Platters' unique vocal style touched a nerve in the music-buying public, and a string of hit singles followed, including two more Top 100 No. 1 hits, one Hot 100 No. 1 hit, and more modest hits such as "I'm Sorry" (No. 11) and "He's Mine" (No. 23) in 1957, "Enchanted" (No.12) in 1959, and "The Magic Touch" (No.4) in 1956. The Platters hit on a successful formula of updating older standards, such as "My Prayer", "Twilight Time", "Harbor Lights", "To Each His Own", "If I Didn't Care" and Jerome Kern's "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes". This latter release caused a small controversy after Kern's widow expressed concern that her late husband's composition would be turned into a "rock n roll record". It topped both American and British charts in a tasteful Platters-style arrangement.
The group was inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 and into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in its inaugural year of 1998. The Platters were the first rock n roll group to have a Top Ten album in America. They were also the only act to have three songs included on the American Graffiti soundtrack that sparked an oldies revival in the early to mid-1970s: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", "The Great Pretender" and "Only You (and You Alone)".
Many groups have toured bearing the name The Platters but only one member of the original line-up, Herb Reed, was still touring and performing with Herb Reed's Platters in 2008.
Zola Taylor died on April 30th 2007 of pneumonia whilst recovering from surgery.
Do You Love Me
The Platters Lyrics
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I want you, yes I do,
I know you know it's true
From the way I look at you.
You love me, yes you do,
You need me, I need you;
That's why I'm never blue
I guess you knew it from the start,
From the day you took my heart,
You're the one boy I'll always admire.
Darling, you're my guiding star,
I must be where you are,
You set my soul on fire!
I miss you, yes I do,
Must hug and kiss you too,
I'm yours my whole life through!
I love you, yes I do.
I guess you knew it from the start,
From the day you took my heart,
You're the one boy I'll always admire.
Darling, you're my guiding star,
I must be where you are,
You set my soul on fire!
I miss you, yes I do,
Must hug and kiss you too,
I'm yours my whole life through!
I love you, yes I do.
The Platters's song I Love You Yes I Do is a classic love song expressing deep and unwavering feelings of affections for someone. The lyrics convey the singer's desire, admiration, and longing for their significant other. The opening lines "I love you, yes, I do, I want you, yes, I do, I know you know it's true from the way I look at you" shows the depth of the singer's passion for their love interest. They want the person to know that their love is pure, genuine, and visible in the way they look at them.
The following lines "You love me, yes, you do, you need me, I need you; that's why I'm never blue since I first laid eyes on you" show the reciprocity of the love between the two individuals. The singer feels safe and content knowing that their love is reciprocated, and they are not alone in their feelings. The lines "I guess you knew it from the start, from the day you took my heart, you're the one boy I'll always admire" show the eternal admiration the singer has for their lover. The person has had their heart from the beginning and will forever be the one they look up to.
The chorus "Darling, you're my guiding star, I must be where you are, you set my soul on fire" is the most significant part of the song. The singer considers their love to be their guiding star, leading them to a path of happiness and fulfillment. They must be where their love is and feel complete when they are around them. The song's final verses "I miss you, yes, I do, must hug and kiss you too, I'm yours my whole life through! I love you, yes, I do" express the singer's need to be near their love and the assurance that they will love them forever. The lyrics of the song resonate with anyone in love, and it still remains a popular love song decades after it was first released.
Line by Line Meaning
I love you, yes I do,
I have strong feelings of affection towards you, and it is true.
I want you, yes I do,
I desire to be with you, and it's genuine.
I know you know it's true
From the way I look at you.
You are aware of my true feelings because of the way I gaze at you.
You love me, yes you do,
You have deep feelings of affection for me, and it's authentic.
You need me, I need you;
You and I rely on one another to feel complete and secure.
That's why I'm never blue
Since I first laid eyes on you.
Being with you has brought me joy and happiness since the first time we met, and it continues to do so.
I guess you knew it from the start,
From the day you took my heart,
You may have had an idea of my feelings towards you from the beginning of our relationship when you won my heart over.
You're the one boy I'll always admire.
Darling, you're my guiding star,
You are the one person I look up to and will always have respect for. You are the center of my world, and you lead me through it.
I must be where you are,
You set my soul on fire!
I need to be near you, and you ignite a passion within me that makes my heart race.
I miss you, yes I do,
Must hug and kiss you too,
I feel a sense of longing for you and need to hold and kiss you.
I'm yours my whole life through!
I love you, yes I do.
I belong to you, and my love for you is lifelong.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Sol Marcus, Guy B. Wood, Edward Eddie Seiler, Sally Nix, Henry Glover
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Only you can make all this world seem right
Only you can make the darkness bright
Only you and you alone can thrill me like you do
And fill my heart with love for only you
Oh, only you can do make all this change in me
For it's true, you are my destiny
When you hold my hand I understand the magic that you do
You're my dream come true, my one and only you
Oh oh, only you can do make this change in me
For it's true, you are my destiny
When you hold my hand I understand the magic that you do
You're my dream come true, my one and only you
@nolanhewitt2563
After playing the game everytime this song plays I get a cold shiver down my spine
@sonicthesuperkid6
😱😱
@aidengaming2695
@Sonic The SuperKid you don’t even know the game do you?
@sonicthesuperkid6
@AidenGaming269 Far cry 5
I Walk away
@aidengaming2695
@Sonic The SuperKid should’ve did the secret ending
@aidengaming2695
@bullseye source?
@hiba2065
This song is just a memory in my head that sends cold shivers down my spine, its been years since beating the game.
@merchant9994
Same
@gledendarygaming9377
Before:
"Classic conditioning cant really work like that"
Now:
(Primal fear)
@liamdonaghy604
Personally, it reminds me to "set those sinners free".