Wishing For Your Love
The Voxpoppers Lyrics
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Oh I am wishing
Longing
And yearning for your kiss
Wishing
Praying
Yes I am hoping
Yes hoping
That someday I'll be blessed
When you
Say I'm
Your only happiness
Wishing, wishing, wishing is all I do
Waiting, waiting, waiting in vain for you
If you'll say that you'll be mine and make all my dreams come true
I'll be completely forever yours
I pray that someday
You'll say
What I long to hear
My dear so I'll keep waiting
And wishing for your love
Wishing Wishing Wishing Wishing
Wishing for your love
The Voxpoppers's song "Wishing for Your Love" is a poignant ode to unrequited love. The lyrics express the singer's deep longing and yearning for the object of their affection. The first two stanzas highlight the singer's overwhelming desire to be close to their beloved, to experience the "heavenly bliss" of their kisses. The repetition of the words "wishing" and "longing" underscores the intensity of the singer's emotions. They are desperately hoping that someday their love will be reciprocated, that their beloved will acknowledge them as their "only happiness."
The third stanza further emphasizes the singer's vulnerability and their eagerness for validation from their beloved. The lines "if you'll say that you'll be mine and make all my dreams come true / I'll be completely forever yours" suggest that the singer is willing to do whatever it takes to win their beloved's affections. The final stanza reiterates the singer's determination to wait and hope for their beloved's love, despite the potential for disappointment.
Overall, the lyrics of "Wishing for Your Love" evoke a sense of wistful longing that is sure to resonate with anyone who has experienced unrequited love. The repetition of key phrases and the use of strong emotional language help to create a powerful and evocative image of the singer's inner turmoil.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh I am wishing
Expressing a strong desire to attain something; in this case, love
Longing
Utterly desiring something
And yearning for your kiss
Wanting something (in this case, physical affection) with great intensity
Wishing
Desiring something strongly
Praying
Asking for something (in this case, love) from a higher power
And longing for that heavenly bliss
Desiring something with a blissful feeling
Yes I am hoping
Having a positive expectation that something desirable will happen
Yes hoping
Continuing to have a positive expectation for something desirable
That someday I'll be blessed
Expressing a strong desire to be blessed with love
When you
When the person being addressed
Say I'm
Express that the singer is
Your only happiness
The only source of happiness for the person being addressed
Wishing, wishing, wishing is all I do
Continuing to strongly desire something
Waiting, waiting, waiting in vain for you
Continuing to wait for something with little hope of receiving it
If you'll say that you'll be mine and make all my dreams come true
Conditional statement, stating the singer's desire for the person being addressed to commit to a romantic relationship
I'll be completely forever yours
Offering the person being addressed complete love and devotion in return for their love
I pray that someday
Expressing a strong desire or hope for something
You'll say
The person being addressed will express a romantic interest in the singer
What I long to hear
An expression of love or affection from the person being addressed
My dear so I'll keep waiting
Addressing the person being spoken to with affection and indicating a continued wait for love
And wishing for your love
Continuing to strongly desire the love of the person being addressed
Wishing Wishing Wishing Wishing
Repeatedly and strongly desiring something
Contributed by Isaac H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
countrypaul
Beautiful song, then and now. Big hit in the New York area. I found the following bio, written by one George O'Leary, on Amazon. I hope he doesn't mind me copying it; it's the onmly biographical information I've ever found on this group! (I'm including the last paragraph about Ace Records UK because I'm a big fan of the label - quality work always!) And now, here's George:
Starting out as The Bellhops, the Doo-Wop group The Voxpoppers from the Canarsie district of New York City (brothers Sal, Freddie and Harry Tamburo along with Richard Bernardi and Gene Shaeffer (there apparently may have been a sixth member but no details are known) cut two sides in 1958 for AMP-3 Records, a local outlet owned and operated by Bill Lasley. A definite R&B piece, The Last Drag was written by Gene Schaffer to be the A-side, but it was the flip, the Doo-Wop ballad Wishing For Your Love, written by Sampson Horton, that caught local attention early in 1958 as AMP 3-1004 with Freddie handling the lead. That attracted the attention of Mercury Records which had a distribution arrangement with Lasley, and when they released it as Mercury 71282, by May it was peaking at # 10 R&B and # 18 Pop Top 100. what you see here is a Collectables 45-rpm re-issue of that record.
That earned them a Mercury E.P. which combined those two tracks with Stroll Roll and Guitar Stroll later that year as Mercury E.P.-1-3391, as well as the single Ping Pong Baby b/w Pony Tail (Mercury 71315). The E.P. did moderately well on a local basis, as did the single, but made no dent nationally. After Mercury dropped them they turned up late in 1958 with Stan Seifers Poplar Records which specialized in the Doo-Wop sound, and here they released Come Back Little Girl b/w A Love To Last A Lifetime (Poplar P-107) and, early in 1959, Why Do You Treat Me This Way? b/w Come Back Little Girl - re-release (Poplar 112). Also in 1959, they had Can't Understand It b/w Blessing After All come out on Versailles 200, a label about which nothing is known.
None unfortunately could get them back on the charts nor could their next association with the larger Warwick Records, one of several owned and operated by Morty Craft and which would boast hits by such as Johnny & The Hurricanes, The String-A-Longs, The Tokens and The Fireballs before going into bankruptcy in 1962. Unfortunately for The Voxpoppers, neither of Lonely For You b/w Helen Isn't Tellin' (Warwick 589 and billed as Freddie & The Voxpoppers) in 1960, and In My Heart Of Hearts b/w Talk, Talk (Warwick 681) in 1962 could get them that elusive second hit, and so they would go into the books as a One-Hit Wonder.
If all you want is a good CD copy of their lone hit, I would recommend Volume 1 of Ace of London's Golden Age Of American Popular Music - Hard-To-Get Hot 100 Hits From 1956-1965. If you are a completist hits collector and want both sides there's the 2012 2-track release from Essential Media. If, on the other hand you simply collect classic Doo-Wop, there is the 26-track CD from Raucous Records of the U.K. which has ALL the sides mentioned above with the exception of Talk, Talk. The cover of that CD shows 6 members but, as indicated above, no details are known. All other vintage photos also show just 5, including that of the Mercury E.P.
Jerel Fritts
One of the best rarely played Doo Wop songs of the 1950's
Robert Bonter
It didn't do better because in 1958 the charts were loaded with extraordinary music, arrangements, and singing acts.
Caddyguy09
Great tune!!! The Shame of it is that music will never have this same quality ever again!!!
Greg Miller
What a wonderful ballad!!
bluenote824 jones
Great never get tired of it
ERNESTO MENDOZA CRUZ
Excelente baladita, es una de mis favortitas.
countrypaul
Beautiful song, then and now. Big hit in the New York area. I found the following bio, written by one George O'Leary, on Amazon. I hope he doesn't mind me copying it; it's the onmly biographical information I've ever found on this group! (I'm including the last paragraph about Ace Records UK because I'm a big fan of the label - quality work always!) And now, here's George:
Starting out as The Bellhops, the Doo-Wop group The Voxpoppers from the Canarsie district of New York City (brothers Sal, Freddie and Harry Tamburo along with Richard Bernardi and Gene Shaeffer (there apparently may have been a sixth member but no details are known) cut two sides in 1958 for AMP-3 Records, a local outlet owned and operated by Bill Lasley. A definite R&B piece, The Last Drag was written by Gene Schaffer to be the A-side, but it was the flip, the Doo-Wop ballad Wishing For Your Love, written by Sampson Horton, that caught local attention early in 1958 as AMP 3-1004 with Freddie handling the lead. That attracted the attention of Mercury Records which had a distribution arrangement with Lasley, and when they released it as Mercury 71282, by May it was peaking at # 10 R&B and # 18 Pop Top 100. what you see here is a Collectables 45-rpm re-issue of that record.
That earned them a Mercury E.P. which combined those two tracks with Stroll Roll and Guitar Stroll later that year as Mercury E.P.-1-3391, as well as the single Ping Pong Baby b/w Pony Tail (Mercury 71315). The E.P. did moderately well on a local basis, as did the single, but made no dent nationally. After Mercury dropped them they turned up late in 1958 with Stan Seifers Poplar Records which specialized in the Doo-Wop sound, and here they released Come Back Little Girl b/w A Love To Last A Lifetime (Poplar P-107) and, early in 1959, Why Do You Treat Me This Way? b/w Come Back Little Girl - re-release (Poplar 112). Also in 1959, they had Can't Understand It b/w Blessing After All come out on Versailles 200, a label about which nothing is known.
None unfortunately could get them back on the charts nor could their next association with the larger Warwick Records, one of several owned and operated by Morty Craft and which would boast hits by such as Johnny & The Hurricanes, The String-A-Longs, The Tokens and The Fireballs before going into bankruptcy in 1962. Unfortunately for The Voxpoppers, neither of Lonely For You b/w Helen Isn't Tellin' (Warwick 589 and billed as Freddie & The Voxpoppers) in 1960, and In My Heart Of Hearts b/w Talk, Talk (Warwick 681) in 1962 could get them that elusive second hit, and so they would go into the books as a One-Hit Wonder.
If all you want is a good CD copy of their lone hit, I would recommend Volume 1 of Ace of London's Golden Age Of American Popular Music - Hard-To-Get Hot 100 Hits From 1956-1965. If you are a completist hits collector and want both sides there's the 2012 2-track release from Essential Media. If, on the other hand you simply collect classic Doo-Wop, there is the 26-track CD from Raucous Records of the U.K. which has ALL the sides mentioned above with the exception of Talk, Talk. The cover of that CD shows 6 members but, as indicated above, no details are known. All other vintage photos also show just 5, including that of the Mercury E.P.
Bob M
CANARSIE !
frdjr252
I checked NYC radio charts for April 1958 and "Wishing" peaked at #28 on WMGM 4/21. It also shows on WMCA's "Wax To Watch" 3/21/58. No charts available for WINS. Was Alan Freed or Murray the K playing it? Looks like it had very limited airplay in NYC unless Alan Fredericks or Jocko Henderson was spinning it on WOV.
I was only 6 in 1958. I was introduced to "Wishing For Your Love" decades later on SiriusXM. Beautiful song that definitely deserved to do better.
countrypaul
@frdjr252 , I remember it on WMGM, being a Peter Tripp fan. I'm sure it got other airplay, as I remember it being a significant hit in NYC.