The Swinging Blue Jeans are a four-piece 60s British merseybeat band, best … Read Full Bio ↴The Swinging Blue Jeans are a four-piece 60s British merseybeat band, best known for their proto-rave-up hit single "Hippy Hippy Shake" (also known as "The Hippy Hippy Shake"). Intriguingly, while the song sounds rather Beatles-clone like, the Beatles did in fact do a cover version of this song for the BBC. The Swinging Blue Jeans had a spell of moderate success, breaking into the U.S. with the aforementioned hit but also charting again and again in the U.K. such as with the top 5 cover track "You're No Good". Sadly, they seemed to fly along with the all-pervading merseybeat success story. Once the novelty started to pale, the hits dried up, and the band eventually retired to the oldies circuit.

Guitarist Terry Sylvester left the group in the late 60s, and he joined another seminal Britsh rock act, The Hollies, as a replacement for the departing Graham Nash. The Swinging Blue Jeans, with some original members, soldiered on through the decades. A version of the group, with singer-songwriter and guitarist Ray Ennis remaining, continues to tour to this day.

Promise You'll Tell Her
The Swinging Blue Jeans Lyrics

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Promise you'll tell her
Tell her I'll be there

Does she need me does she care
If she does then I'll be there
Promise you'll tell her
Tell her I'll be there

Does she need me does it show
If it does I wanna know
Promise you'll tell her
Tell her I wanna know

In a dream I had last night
She appeared I held her tight
If my daytime schemes go right
She'll be mine she'll be mine

Does she need me can't she see
She's the only one for me
Promise you'll tell her
Tell her I need her so
Promise you'll tell her
Tell her I'll be there

In a dream I had last night
She appeared I held her tight
If my daytime schemes go right
She'll be mine she'll be mine

Does she need me does she care
If she does then I'll be there
Promise you'll tell her
Tell her I'll be there

Promise you'll tell her
Tell her I'll be there

Overall Meaning

The Swinging Blue Jeans's song Promise You'll Tell Her is about unrequited love and longing for someone who may not even know your feelings. The singer asks that their friend pass on the message to the person they desire that they will be there for them if they need them. They also express their hope and desire that the person they long for will reciprocate their feelings and be with them. The song is hopeful but also a little sad as the singer is uncertain whether the person they desire feels the same way.

The lyrics suggest a level of uncertainty and insecurity that is common when someone has feelings for another person and isn't sure if they are reciprocated. The singer asks for someone else to do the talking for them, highlighting their nervousness and reluctance to express their feelings directly. At the same time, the lyrics express a deep desire for the other person to feel the same way and be with them. The dream sequence in the lyrics adds to the wistful nature of the song, as if the singer is living in a fantasy world where they can express their feelings more freely.

Overall, Promise You'll Tell Her is a classic example of a love song about yearning, uncertainty and hope.

Line by Line Meaning

Promise you'll tell her
Make a promise to convey my message

Tell her I'll be there
Inform her that I will be available for her

Does she need me does she care
Is she interested and has a desire for me

If she does then I'll be there
If she shows interest, I will be available for her

Promise you'll tell her
Reiterating the need for a promise to convey my message

Tell her I'll be there
Emphasizing that I will be available for her

Does she need me does it show
Is her interest in me evident?

If it does I wanna know
If it is evident, I am interested in knowing

Promise you'll tell her
Reaffirming the need for a promise to convey my message

Tell her I wanna know
Conveying my interest in knowing about her interest in me

In a dream I had last night
Referring to a dream that occurred recently

She appeared I held her tight
A vivid representation of spending time with her

If my daytime schemes go right
Assuming that my plan during the day goes accordingly

She'll be mine she'll be mine
Having the hope that she will be in a relationship with me

Does she need me can't she see
Expressing my strong desire for her

She's the only one for me
Making a claim that she is the perfect match for me

Promise you'll tell her
Reinforcing the need for a promise to convey my message

Tell her I need her so
Conveying that I have deeply fallen for her