Marie
Tommy Dorsey & Jack Leonard Lyrics
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Marie, you'll soon be waking (girl of my dreams, I want you)
To find our heart's are aching (have a little faith in me, la-la-la-la)
And tears will fall as you recall (tears will fall again)
The moon in all its splendor (on a night like this, we go bettin' in the park)
Your kiss, so very tender (all the way my kiss, darlin')
The words, "Will you surrender
To me, Marie?"
The song "Marie" by Tommy Dorsey Orchestra is a beautiful ballad about a man named Marie who is experiencing heartbreak and sadness after being left by his lover. The lyrics start with Marie acknowledging that the dawn is breaking and soon he will need to face the reality of his heartache. The repetition of Marie's name in the lyrics emphasizes the emotional pain he is feeling. He remembers the moon in all of its splendor, a reminder of a time when love was present in his life. The kiss he shared with his lover is described as very tender, hinting at a genuine connection between the two. However, all of these memories only amplify the pain Marie is feeling as he recalls his lover's departure.
As the song progresses, the lyrics become more melancholic as Marie's desperation grows. He remembers the words his lover spoke, "will you surrender to me, Marie?" Perhaps this was a plea to keep the relationship intact, and Marie now regrets not fighting for love. The repetition of the lyrics "Marie, Marie" is seen as a personal quirk, as if saying the name brings the person closer, giving a sense of false comfort.
Overall, the song speaks to a universal experience of heartbreak, and how even beautiful memories can amplify the pain when one is left alone. It is a bittersweet reminder that life goes on, and each day Marie must face the pain of losing love.
Line by Line Meaning
Marie, Marie, Marie
The singer is addressing Marie by repeating her name three times.
Marie, the dawn is breaking
The dawn is breaking, meaning it is early morning.
Marie, (ooh, Marie) you'll soon be waking
Marie will soon be waking up.
To find you heart is aching
Marie will find her heart aching.
And tears, (and tears) will fall, (will fall) as you recall
Marie will cry and be upset as she remembers.
The moon in all its splendor
The beautiful sight of the moon is what Marie will remember.
A kiss, (ooh, a kiss) so very tender
Marie will remember a tender kiss.
The words, "Will you surrender
The words "Will you surrender" will be remembered.
To me, (Marie), Marie, (Marie)?"
The singer wants Marie to surrender to him.
Marie, you'll soon be waking
Marie will soon wake up.
To find you heart is aching
Marie's heart will still be aching.
And tears, (and tears) will fall, (will fall) as you recall
Marie will continue to cry as she remembers.
The moon in all its splendor
The beautiful sight of the moon will still be on Marie's mind.
A kiss, (ooh, a kiss) so very tender
The memory of a tender kiss will still be with Marie.
The words, "Will you surrender
The words "Will you surrender" will still be remembered.
To me, (Marie), Marie, (Marie) Marie (Marie)?"
The singer is still asking Marie to surrender to him and is repeating her name.
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Irving Berlin
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@thomassmith5400
Marie, the dawn is breaking
Marie, you'll soon be waking
To find your heart is aching
And tears will fall as you recall
The moon in all it's splendor
A kiss so very tender
The words, will you
Surrender to me, Marie
Marie, Marie
Marie, you'll soon be waking
To find your heart is aching
And tears will fall as you recall
The moon in all it's splendor
A kiss so very tender
The words, will you
Surrender to me, Marie
Marie, Marie, Marie
@roybo1930
I LOVER These Tommy Dorsey Song`s Where Song Titles are Sung in the Background!
I can`t make out the first !Just Waiting For Me"
"Girl Of My Dreams"
"I Want You, I Need You" (From "I`m No Angel")
"Have A Little Faith In Me"
"Tra, La, la, la, la"
"Here I Go Crying Again"
"Take Me Darling, Take Me"
"On A Night Like This"
"Pettin` In The Park" (Gold Diggers of 1933)
"OH! That`s Way I Like It Darling"
"I`m Yours"
1:32 ???? Barely can make out the title!
"Nobody Knows"
"I`m Contented"
"Livin` In A Great Big Way"
@gyeongjeong9682
Marie, the dawn is breaking
Marie, you'll soon be waking
To find your heart is aching
And tears will fall as you recall
The moon in all it's splendor
A kiss so very tender
The words, will you
Surrender to me, Marie
Marie, Marie
Marie, you'll soon be waking
To find your heart is aching
And tears will fall as you recall
The moon in all it's splendor
A kiss so very tender
The words, will you
Surrender to me, Marie
Marie, Marie, Marie
@ddkoda
One of Mr. Tommy's milestones. The melody, Jack Leonard's vocal and the great Bunny Berigan's solo all helped to propel this on into the stratosphere.
@MikeJones-do1xv
Bunny was a drunk… but was one of those types that absolutely shined if he had a few in him. They couldn’t locate him and held up the recording session a few hours in Jan 1937… but eventually found him at a corner bar and nailed it on first take.
@diananutt1517
🎵🎶 A male singer (Jack Leonard?) sang "Ruby, It's you" on an episode of "The Honeymooners." His voice was unreal, it was so smooth and wonderful. Tommy & Jimmy performed with their orchestra.
Can someone say for sure that was Jack Leonard or tell us who he was?
Thank you.🎶🎵
@norbertwowy8004
Another state-of-the-art arrangement by one of my big favorites from this great music era of the 30/40ies.
@bolivaraguayo681
Este es un hermoso tema , me gustan todos los temas de Tommy dorsey, pero este Marie y Marcheta son mis favoritos de siempre y para siempre, me encantan los coros y la voz única de Jack Leonard , sin dejar a un lado la del joven Sinatra
@Trombonology
The arrangement that resulted in this historic record was a collective effort based on input from Tommy himself; band arrangers Paul Weston and Axel Stordahl, and saxophonist-occasional arranger Fred Stulce, but its basic framework was lifted from a chart by Doc Wheeler and his Sunset Royal Serenaders, a black band with whom the TD orch. shared the bill on a show. The Dorseyites were knocked out by the SRS' original and different treatment of the old Berlin waltz, "Marie," acquired the chart from the band and then adapted it for the TD crew. The chief feature of this adaptation was the full chorus given to Bunny Berigan, and it must be assumed that it was the idea of Tommy, who had often worked with Bunny both as a fellow sideman and on Dorsey Brothers recordings earlier in the decade, to make "Marie" a feature for his friend, whose playing he greatly admired. Interestingly, Bunny was not actually a member of the Dorsey band at the time but merely providing solos (no section work) for it as one means of acquiring the dough needed to get his own band, then in the developmental stages, off the ground. Of course, the exposure he got as the star of TD's "Marie" and "Song of India" provided him with a nice boost with which to commence leading his own outfit. It's too bad that his good fortune was not to remain.
@CPorter
Also through this the "Marie Sequence" was born, with the full chorus itself, as you'll hear across some other records here and there throughout the 30s & 40s. That's what I've heard it called over the years, but perhaps theres a more fitting name for it.
@Trombonology
@@CPorter I don't know what you're specifically referring to with "Marie Sequence." Do you mean the band chant? If so, yes, this was the arrangement that sparked that cycle for the Dorsey band.
@CPorter
@@Trombonology yes I mean the band chanting the lyrics in incidentals like that yeah. Plenty of folks aside from Dorsey ended up doing it at one point or another, after this.
Unrelated to this though, what did you think of the Isham Jones article?
@Trombonology
@@CPorter Yes, plenty did -- but no band did it as well as TD's. After "Marie," it was Paul Weston who was assigned with writing the charts that featured chanting, and he was really clever about it; all the song titles that the band chanted had relevance to what Jack Leonard was singing in the actual song. When he left, Sy Oliver wrote the chart and chant for "East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)", which The Sentimentalists, the TD band-within-a-band, recorded.
Didn't you get my text in response to the Isham article? I loved it! Isham had a pretty good idea, as both bandleader and composer, of what the public would like in pop music! ... Maybe I somehow got blocked?