Tina May (born Daphne C. May on 30 March 1961; died 26 March 2022) was an E… Read Full Bio ↴Tina May (born Daphne C. May on 30 March 1961; died 26 March 2022) was an English singer, specialising in jazz.

Born in Gloucester, May lived in Frampton-on-Severn when she was young, and attended Stroud High School. She read French at University College, Cardiff, and took vocal studies with Eilleen Price in the music department, almost immediately teaming up with other musicians to form small bands. She joined the Welsh Jazz Society run by Jed Williams, and began listening to a wide range of jazz at local clubs. In the year abroad that was part of her degree she studied in Paris and began her apprenticeship in jazz when she happened to met up with some aspiring young music students, who invited her to have a jam with them. These musicians were Pascal Gaubert and Patrick Villanueva, who recorded with May on her Live in Paris album nearly twenty years later.

She started her career as a trained actress, and a founder member of the Back Door Theatre Company. She later turned to a singing career, performing in a number of musical styles, from baroque to jazz, the latter being her main style. She has performed and recorded with Thad Kelly (bass), Dylan Fowler (guitar), Clark Tracey (drums, and her ex-husband), Tony Coe (saxophones), and Brian Dee and Nikki Iles (piano).

See also Ray Guntrip and Tina May.

The Look of Love
Tina May Lyrics

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The look of love
Is in your eyes
A look your smile can't
disguise

The look of love
Is saying so much more than
Just words could every say

And what my heart has heard
Well it takes my breath away

[Chorus]
I can hardly wait to hold you
Feel my arms around you
How long I have waited
Waited just to love you
Now that I have found you

You've got the look of love
It's on your face
A look that time can't erase
Baby be mine, tonight

Let this be just the start of
So many nights like this
Let's take a lovers vow
And seal it with a kiss

[Chorus]

Don't ever go
Don't ever go
I love you so
The look of love

Let this be just the start of
So many nights like this
Let's take a lover's vow
And baby we'll seal it with a kiss

[Chorus]

Overall Meaning

The song “The Look Of Love" by Tina May is a beautiful, romantic ballad expressing the feelings of being in love. The lyrics describe the deep and meaningful connection shared between two individuals in love through the look they share. The first two lines “The look of love, is in your eyes” portrays the intensity and intimacy of their emotions expressed through their eyes. Even when they try to hide it, the look of love remains evident in their smile which they cannot disguise.

The chorus reveals the eagerness of the singer to hold her partner in her arms and express her love, and that she has been waiting a long time just to love them. The look of love on the face of her partner is indelible and timeless that has captured her heart, and it takes her breath away. She longs to be with her partner and to cherish many more such nights with him. The final stanza is a call to her partner to stay with her and be hers forevermore. The lyrics suggest that they should take a lover's vow and seal their love with a kiss.

Overall, the song speaks about an all-encompassing love that is deep, profound and intense. The look of love in someone's eyes can communicate so much more than words and take our breath away.

Line by Line Meaning

The look of love
The expression one has when in love

Is in your eyes
It can be seen by looking into your eyes

A look your smile can't disguise
Even if you try to hide it with a smile, the look of love is too strong

Is saying so much more than
It communicates more than

Just words could every say
What the look of love expresses is beyond the ability of words

And what my heart has heard
What my heart has interpreted

Well it takes my breath away
It is so powerful and overwhelming

I can hardly wait to hold you
I am so excited to embrace you

Feel my arms around you
To have a sense of comfort, safety, and warmth in my arms around you

How long I have waited
How much I have longed for this moment

Waited just to love you
I have been waiting for this moment just to love you