According to her record label, Liberty Records, Yuro moved with her family to Los Angeles, United States. There, she sang in her parents' Italian restaurant and in local clubs before catching the eye and ear of record executives. Signed to Liberty, she had a U.S. Billboard No. 4 single in 1961 with "Hurt", an R&B ballad that had been an early success for Roy Hamilton. On "Hurt" and on her Billboard No. 12 follow-up in 1962, "What's a Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You?)", Yuro showed an emotional but elegant vocal style that owed a debt to Dinah Washington and other black jazz singers. Many listeners in the early 1960s thought Yuro was black. She opened for Frank Sinatra on his 1962 tour of Australia.
In 1963, Liberty released Make the World Go Away, an album of country and blues standards. The singer at her vocal peak, this recording includes a powerful title track of the same name, a beautifully understated version of Willie Nelson's "Permanently Lonely", and two different blues takes of "I'm Movin' On". Yuro was also known for soulful reworkings of popular American standards, such as "Let Me Call You Sweetheart", "Smile", and "I Apologize".
By the late 1960s, Yuro had performed in venues from London to Las Vegas. However, her career soon lost its early momentum, and she quit the music business altogether after her marriage in 1972. When Yuro began to sing again in the 1980s, her doctors detected throat cancer. Her larynx was eventually removed and in 2004 she succumbed to cancer. Her last recording was the 1984 CD Timi Yuro Sings Willie Nelson, produced by her old friend Nelson.
Yuro's work is admired in the United States as well as in Great Britain and the Netherlands. According to the obituary in the Las Vegas Sun, her hometown paper, Yuro's most famous fan was probably Elvis Presley, who commanded his own table at the casino where Yuro sang in the late 1960s. (Presley had a Top 10 country hit with his 1976 version of "Hurt".) In April 2004, Morrissey announced Yuro's death on his official website, describing her as his "favorite singer". (Morrissey also recorded a version of Yuro's "Interlude" with Siouxsie Sioux in 1995.) P.J.Proby knew Timi Yuro from their time in Hollywood, and often mentions it during his performances of "Hurt".
Yuro found success on the dance floors of northern Britain in the 1970s and 1980s when Northern Soul DJs championed her up-tempo tracks of "It'll Never Be Over for Me" and "What's a Matter Baby". The latter was rereleased on Kent Records in the 1980s.
Cry
Timi Yuro Lyrics
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I'm gonnasit right down and cry
If your sweetheart sends a letter of goodbye
It's no secret you'll feel so much better if you just cry
When your waking from a bad dream don't you sometimes
sometimes think it's real?
But it's only false emotions that you feel
If your heartaches seem to hang around a little to long
And your blues, they keep getting bluer with each song
You must remember sunshine can be found behind
Behind every cloudy sky
And I think I'm gonna sit right down now and cry
If your heartaches seem to hang around a little to long
And and your blues, they keep getting bluer with each song
You must always blue sky's can be found behind a cloudy sky
And I think I have to sit right down now and cry
The song "Cry" by Timi Yuro is a poignant ballad about heartbreak and sorrow. The opening lines of the song suggest that the singer is so overwhelmed with emotion that they cannot do anything else but cry. The following lines provide some context for this emotion, as the singer describes the feeling of receiving a letter of goodbye from a sweetheart. The suggestion here is that the singer has been dumped, and the pain of this has become too much to bear.
The chorus of the song offers some advice for dealing with heartache: crying. The lyrics suggest that while crying may not solve the problem, it can at least help to relieve some of the emotional pain. The second verse offers further context for this advice, as the singer describes the feeling of waking up from a bad dream and the false emotions that can come with it. The suggestion here is that crying is a way to differentiate between real and false emotions, and to help process and move on from both.
The third verse offers a glimmer of hope, suggesting that even in the darkest of times, there is the potential for sunshine to be found. The suggestion here is that while heartache and sadness may feel all-consuming, there are still good things in the world that can bring some measure of comfort. The final line of the song, once again suggesting that the singer is going to sit down and cry, feels almost like a release. It suggests that by fully experiencing and processing the emotions that come with heartbreak, the singer may be able to eventually move on.
Overall, "Cry" is a powerful and emotional song about heartbreak and the importance of fully experiencing and processing one's emotions. It suggests that while crying may not solve everything, it can at least provide some temporary relief and help one to move forward.
Line by Line Meaning
Well I think I'm gonna sit right down and cry
I feel so sad that it's making me want to sit down and cry.
If your sweetheart sends a letter of goodbye
If the person you love sends you a letter saying goodbye,
It's no secret you'll feel so much better if you just cry
Crying can make you feel better, and this is not a secret.
When you're waking from a bad dream don't you sometimes, sometimes think it's real?
Sometimes when you wake up from a bad dream you might think it's real, even if it's not.
But it's only false emotions that you feel
Those emotions are not real, they only seem real in the moment.
If your heartaches seem to hang around a little too long
If you feel hurt and sad for a longer period of time than you expected,
And your blues, they keep getting bluer with each song
And listening to sad music only makes you feel sadder,
You must remember sunshine can be found behind, behind every cloudy sky
You should remember that even when things seem dark and gloomy, there is always hope and happiness to be found.
And I think I'm gonna sit right down now and cry
And I feel so sad that I need to sit down and cry.
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@barbarakroos648
Beautiful voice and vocals.
@Telboy555
Beautiful π
@thegreencat9947
I am old now but I danced and dreamed listening to Timi sing ..still I feel the song.
@victorhernanparedeslopez3636
Sweet and sentimental : wonderfull!!