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.
I'm Movin' On
Timi Yuro Lyrics
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Means your true lovin' daddy ain't coming back
I'm movin' on I'll soon be gone
You were flying too high for my little old sky so I'm movin' on
That big loud whistle as it blew and blew
Said hello to the Southland we're coming to you
We're movin' on oh hear my song
[ banjo ]
Mister fireman won't you please listen to me
I've got a pretty woman in Tennessee
Keep movin' me on keep rollin' on
So shovel the coal let the black smoke roll keep rollin' me on
[ fiddle ]
I warned you baby from time to time
But you just wouldn't listen or pay me no mind
I'm movin' on I'm rollin' on
You broken your vow and it's all over now so I'm movin' on
But some day baby when you've had your play
You're gonna want your daddy but your daddy will say
Keep movin' on stayed away too long
I'm through with you too bad you're blue so keep movin' on
Timi Yuro's "I'm Movin' On" is a heart-wrenching story about a woman who chooses to move on after a betrayal by her lover. The song's lyrics convey the journey of a woman who's left behind by her lover as the train whistle indicates his departure. The opening verse describes the heartache felt by the woman when the big eight-wheeler train leaves the station, signaling that her lover is gone for good. The woman decides to move on and escape the pain of her lover's abandonment.
In the chorus, Yuro sings about how her lover laughed at her, and she's now ready to set him free and move on. Yuro adds a touch of humor to the song by introducing the fireman, asking him to move her from Tennessee to another place. The fiddle and banjo complement the lyrics and provide a country feel to the song. Yuro ends the song on a strong note, warning her lover that someday he will want her back, but by then, it will be too late.
Line by Line Meaning
That big eight wheeler rolling down the track
The sight of a train moving on without stopping shows that your father, who truly loves you, has left and is not coming back.
I'm movin' on I'll soon be gone
I am moving on from this relationship and I will be leaving soon.
You were flying too high for my little old sky so I'm movin' on
You had ambitions and dreams that were too high for me to reach or support, so I am moving on.
That big loud whistle as it blew and blew
The loud whistle of the train signaled to the Southland that we were on our way.
We're movin' on oh hear my song
I am moving on from this relationship and this is my song to let everyone know.
You had the laugh on me so I've set you free and I'm movin' on
You made fun of me and took advantage of me, so I am setting you free and moving on.
Mister fireman won't you please listen to me
Hey, Mr. Fireman, please pay attention to what I am about to say.
I've got a pretty woman in Tennessee
I have a beautiful woman waiting for me in Tennessee.
Keep movin' me on keep rollin' on
Continue moving the train and rolling on towards my destination.
So shovel the coal let the black smoke roll keep rollin' me on
Use the coal to keep the train moving and create black smoke as we keep rolling towards our destination.
I warned you baby from time to time
I tried warning you several times, baby.
But you just wouldn't listen or pay me no mind
But you chose to ignore my warnings and not pay attention to me.
I'm movin' on I'm rollin' on
I am moving on and continuing to progress forward with my life.
You broken your vow and it's all over now so I'm movin' on
You broke your promise and our relationship is over, so I am moving on.
But some day baby when you've had your play
Someday, baby, when you are done playing around.
You're gonna want your daddy but your daddy will say
You will want me back, but I will refuse to come back to you.
Keep movin' on stayed away too long
Keep moving on, you stayed away too long and it's too late now.
I'm through with you too bad you're blue so keep movin' on
I am done with you, it's too bad you are feeling sad, so keep moving on.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: HANK SNOW
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