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.
Pretend
Timi Yuro Lyrics
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It isn't very hard to do
And you'll find happiness without an end
Whenever you pretend
Remember anyone can dream
And nothing's bad as it may seem
The little things you haven't got
You'll find a love you can share
One you can call all your own
Just close your eyes, she'll be there
You'll never be alone
And if you sing this melody
You'll be pretending just like me
The world is mine, it can be yours, my friend
So why don't you pretend?
And if you sing this melody
You'll be pretending just like me
The world is mine, it can be yours, my friend
So why don't you pretend?
The song "Pretend" by Timi Yuro is a beautifully composed piece that carries within it a message of hope and positivity. The lyrics of the song encourage the listener to put on a brave face and pretend to be happy even when they are feeling low. The singer suggests that this is not a very difficult task and that pretending can bring about endless happiness. The notion presented in these lyrics is that by pretending, one can find a way to cope with their struggles and eventually overcome them.
The lyrics further add that anyone can dream and that nothing is as bad as it may seem. The singer reminds the listener that despite what they may think, the things that they don't have may not be as important as they seem. The song presents the idea that pretending can help a person appreciate the smaller things in life and even come to realize that they possess a lot more than they originally thought.
Towards the end of the song, the lyrics tell the listener that they will find love and that they will never be alone. The singer asks the listener to sing along with her melody and pretend along with her. She finishes the song by stating that the world is hers and can be the listener's too.
In conclusion, the song "Pretend" is a musical masterpiece that provides a message of hope and positivity to its listeners. The lyrics suggest that pretending can help one cope with their struggles and eventually overcome them. It is a reminder that things may not be as bad as they seem, and that one's happiness may be found in the little things that they may already have.
Line by Line Meaning
Pretend you're happy when you're blue
Act like you're happy even when you're sad or feeling down.
It isn't very hard to do
It's not difficult to pretend to be happy.
And you'll find happiness without an end
If you pretend to be happy, you'll feel happy all the time.
Whenever you pretend
As long as you keep pretending to be happy.
Remember anyone can dream
Everyone has the ability to dream.
And nothing's bad as it may seem
Things are not as bad as they appear sometimes.
The little things you haven't got
The small things that you don't have.
Could be a lot if you pretend
If you pretend like those small things that you're lacking actually don't matter, you'll feel better.
You'll find a love you can share
You'll find someone to love and share your life with.
One you can call all your own
You'll find someone who belongs to you and only you.
Just close your eyes, she'll be there
If you imagine it, you'll feel like that person is with you even if they're not actually there.
You'll never be alone
You'll never feel lonely.
And if you sing this melody
If you sing this song.
You'll be pretending just like me
You'll be pretending to be happy just like I do.
The world is mine, it can be yours, my friend
The world is mine, but it can belong to you too, my friend.
So why don't you pretend?
So why don't you pretend to be happy like me?
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: COURTNEY COLE, MASON DOUGLAS, TIFFANY VARTANYAN
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