Marie
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Jack Leonard Lyrics
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Marie, the dawn is breaking
Marie, (ooh, Marie) you'll soon be waking
To find you heart is aching
And tears, (and tears) will fall, (will fall) as you recall
The moon in all its splendor
A kiss, (ooh, a kiss) so very tender
To me, (Marie), Marie, (Marie)?"
Marie, you'll soon be waking
To find you heart is aching
And tears, (and tears) will fall, (will fall) as you recall
The moon in all its splendor
A kiss, (ooh, a kiss) so very tender
The words, "Will you surrender
To me, (Marie), Marie, (Marie) Marie (Marie)?"
The song "Marie" by Tommy Dorsey v/Jack Leonard is a tender and nostalgic piece, lamenting lost love and the pain that comes with it. The song begins with the singer calling out to Marie, telling her that dawn is breaking and she'll soon be waking up to find her heart aching and tears falling, as she recalls the moon in all its splendor and a kiss so tender that it felt like a surrender. The singer then asks Marie if she will surrender to him once again.
The lyrics reflect a moment of longing and regret, as the singer remembers the beauty of the past and wishes he could capture it again. The use of the name Marie helps to personify the lost love and make it more tangible to the listener, painting a picture of a woman who was once deeply loved and cherished.
Overall, the song "Marie" is a poignant representation of heartbreak and the powerful emotions that can come with lost love.
Line by Line Meaning
Marie, Marie, Marie
The song's title, Marie, is repeated three times at the beginning to address the person being sung to.
Marie, the dawn is breaking
This line indicates that the night has passed and morning has come.
Marie, (ooh, Marie) you'll soon be waking
This line informs Marie that she will be waking up soon, and the 'ooh, Marie' is a term of endearment.
To find your heart is aching
Upon waking up, Marie will realize that her heart is hurting for some reason.
And tears (and tears) will fall (will fall), as you recall
As she remembers the memories of the past, Marie will begin to cry, and this will happen repeatedly ('and tears...will fall...').
The moon in all its splendor
The beauty of the moon will be remembered by Marie.
A kiss, (ooh, a kiss) so very tender
Marie will remember a kiss she shared with someone, and the 'ooh, a kiss' indicates that it was a meaningful moment.
The words, "Will you surrender to me, (Marie), Marie?"
The person who kissed Marie will ask her to surrender herself (physically or emotionally) to him/her, and repeats her name to emphasize the importance of the question.
Marie, (Marie) you'll soon be waking
This line is a repetition of an earlier line and is a reminder that Marie will soon wake up.
To find your heart is aching
This line is also a repetition from an earlier line and emphasizes the fact that Marie's heart is hurting.
And tears (and tears) will fall (will fall), as you recall
Another repetition from earlier, this line again emphasizes that Marie will cry as she remembers the memories of the past.
The moon in all its splendor
Another repetition from earlier, this line serves as a reminder that the beautiful moon will be remembered by Marie.
A kiss, (ooh, a kiss) so very tender
Yet another repetition from earlier, this line emphasizes that Marie will remember a meaningful kiss.
The words, "Will you surrender to me, (Marie), Marie?"
Another repetition from earlier, possibly to emphasize the importance of the question or the kiss.
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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?