San Francisco
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra feat. Edythe Wright Lyrics
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This great big world to make a place you love
My home up on the hill
I find I love you still
I've been away but now I'm back to tell you
San Francisco
Open your golden gate
San Francisco
Here is your wandering one
Saying I'll wander no more
Other places only make me love you best
Tell me you're the heart of all the golden west
San Francisco
Welcome me home again
I'm coming home
To go roaming no more
These lyrics to Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra feat. Edythe Wright's San Francisco showcase the beauty and warmth of the city. The first few lines of the song suggest that one does not have to see the whole world to find love and an ideal place to call home. It only takes a tiny corner of the world to make a big difference. The songwriter goes on to say that even after stepping away from this place for a while, returning has only reminded the person of the love they have for this place.
The song title, "San Francisco," is an invitation for the city to open its doors to those who come from afar. The songwriter talks about the warmth of the city, the hospitality of its people and how everyone is welcomed with open arms. It's a place where strangers are not left to wait outside the door, and wanderers have found a home to settle in. Other places may have their charms, but they do not compare to the beauty and warmth of San Francisco, which the song feels is the heart of the golden west. For the singer, San Francisco is truly home, and it's where they plan to stay.
Line by Line Meaning
It only takes a tiny corner of
A small part of this large world is enough to create a place you adore
This great big world to make a place you love
Even in a huge world, there can be a single spot that you hold dear
My home up on the hill
The place where I belong is a hilltop abode
I find I love you still
Despite being absent, my love for you remains intact
I've been away but now I'm back to tell you
After being gone for some time, I have returned to express my feelings
San Francisco
Addressing the city of San Francisco
Open your golden gate
Kindly open your arms to welcome me
You let no stranger wait outside your door
San Francisco is hospitable and does not let strangers wait outside her doors
San Francisco
Continuing to address the city of San Francisco
Here is your wandering one
Referring to himself as a wandering soul and addressing the city of San Francisco
Saying I'll wander no more
Expressing that he will no longer wander from this place
Other places only make me love you best
Having visited other locales, he finds that San Francisco is the one he loves the most
Tell me you're the heart of all the golden west
Asking to be reassured that San Francisco is the center of the western region of America
San Francisco
Addressing the city once again
Welcome me home again
Asking to be welcomed back home to San Francisco
I'm coming home
Stating that he is returning to San Francisco
To go roaming no more
Expressing that he will no longer wander and will remain in San Francisco
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Walter Jurmann, Gus Kahn, Bronislaw Kaper
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@ricardouribe740
beautiful golden music for a golden city beautiful San Francisco I love you and your golden state of California
@Trombonology
The uptempo Dorsey sides of this period are such fun! Paul Weston's arrangement sets a mood of excitement worthy of the material and Edythe Wright, sounding like a baritone in comparison with Jeanette MacDonald, puts over the lyrics with her usual somewhat irreverent flair. Great spots for Bud Freeman, Max Kaminsky and Joe Dixon and the leader, and strong rhythmic support from Davy Tough, Carmen Mastren (on his first studio date with the band) and Gene Traxler.
@Trombonology
@@beiderbecke1927 Having learned that you're a painter, I'm not surprised by your rhapsodic mention of Jeanette's eyebrows: My mother had the artist's eye and an exquisite sense of proportion, which some training further developed, and she was given to similar observations. When I was growing up, watching movies with her, especially those of our favored "Golden Age" period, meant hearing a certain number of comments, mostly highly positive, usually on facial features but sometimes on limbs. It made me see these things as not merely equipment. ... Jeanette was certainly one of the screen's great beauties. We don't see her like -- or Gable's -- anymore, in terms of physical attractiveness or charisma.
@Trombonology
@@beiderbecke1927 Reading your description, I could just see that familiar -- and, yes, glorious -- moment in Anna Karenina ! I think, too, of the iconic final, but lingering, shot in Queen Christina , of Garbo's windblown face, at once so exposed and entirely inscrutable. Before such a divine enigma, we must rely on our own experience to gain understanding. No screen artist has ever invited us, whether consciously or not, to see in his/her performances our own dreams, fears and imaginings as the great Garbo did. In this subjective spirit, we might want to see her as very generous in offering herself for this role throughout her career -- and yet odd, detached stories about her suggest a pragmatist. We'll never know for sure, but we can at least thank her for things like joy in a globe ... or grapes, as in Queen Christina , or laughter and champagne, as in Ninotchka .
@Trombonology
@@beiderbecke1927 Thinking about it, I agree on Queen Christina . I was not always a fan of period dramas, and actually became more receptive via Garbo's frequent appearances in this realm; in the case of this film, the setting actually works in favor of our appreciating it wholly, I feel. She brought beauty, well beyond the superficial, to all her roles, but today we find other characterizations and plot elements within these films -- perhaps especially the contemporary ones -- that make us cringe here and there. ... I've always found her very dashing in Anna Christie , with the simple hair style and turtleneck; also, Marie Dressler is of course wonderful. Garbo's one film with Gable, Susan Lenox , with its intriguing parenthetical "Her Fall and Rise," is fascinating, especially the carnival interlude. ... And -- yes! -- so glad we have no "Garbo Cooks!" photos!
@christophercanzoneri2962
After more than forty years, I still can't get tired of this one.
@christophercanzoneri2962
Am I the only one who wishes that Joe Dixon had left us more vocals?
@spencersmith2798
Open up that Golden Gate!
@scotnick59
Dee Dee sings a bit off-key in the beginning but it was obviously on purpose
@garymazzeo3490
Worst version I've ever heard and Edythe Wright just stinks!