Tony Martin (born April 19, 1957) was the seventh and final vocalist for the legendary rock band Black Sabbath before the eventual reunion of their original lineup. He was in the band on and off for a ten-year span between 1987 and 1997, recording five albums: The Eternal Idol (1987), Headless Cross (1989), Tyr (1990), Cross Purposes (1994), Cross Purposes Live and Forbidden (1995). He was dismissed from the band in 1991, to accommodate the reunion of the Mob Rules lineup: Tony Iommi, Vinny Appice, Geezer Butler and Ronnie James Dio. He returned to the band in 1993, and left once again sometime in 1996 or 1997, while the band was on hiatus.
Martin has since been involved in many solo projects, yet his most memorable gig remains his time as front man of Black Sabbath.
He will release his latest solo album , 'Thorns' in Jan 2022.
2. Tony Martin was a co-host of the Australian Triple M radio show 'Get This' with Ed Kavalee and Richard Marsland. The show was axed in late 2007, despite high ratings.
3. Tony Martin (born December 25, 1912) is an American actor and traditional pop singer.
Martin was born Alvin Morris in Oakland, California to Jewish immigrants from Poland. He received a soprano saxophone as a gift from his grandmother at ten. In his grammar school glee club, he became an instrumentalist and a boy soprano singer. He formed his first band, named "The Red Peppers," when he was at Oakland Technical High School, eventually joining the band of a local orchestra leader, Tom Gerun, as a reed instrument specialist, sitting alongside the future bandleader Woody Herman. He attended Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga during the mid-1930s. After college, he left Gerun's band to go to Hollywood to try his luck in films. It was at that time that he adopted the stage name, Tony Martin.
He was a featured vocalist on the George Burns and Gracie Allen radio program. On the show Gracie Allen playfully flirted with Tony, often threatening to fire him. She'd say things like "Oh Tony you look so tired, why don't you rest your lips on mine." In the movies, he was first cast in a number of bit parts, including a role as a sailor in the movie Follow the Fleet (1936), starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. He eventually signed with 20th Century-Fox and then Metro Goldwyn Mayer in which he starred in a number of musicals. At the same time, between 1938 and 1942, he made a number of hit records for Decca.
In World War II, he first joined the United States Navy, but as a result of rumors (without any factual basis) that he had gotten an officer's commission through bribery he left the navy and joined the United States Army Air Forces. Though he had an outstanding record in the military, the rumors hurt his professional reputation and the major record labels refused to sign him. He eventually signed with Mercury Records, then a small independent run out of Chicago, Illinois. He cut 25 records in 1946 and 1947 for Mercury, including a 1946 recording of "To Each His Own" which became a million-seller. This prompted RCA Victor records to offer him a contract, which he signed in 1947 after satisfying his contract obligations to Mercury.
In 1937 he married Alice Faye, and in 1941 they were divorced. Martin has been married since 1948 to Cyd Charisse, almost a Hollywood record for marital success. They have one son together - Tony Martin Jr., born in 1950.
He appeared in many film musicals in the 1940s and 1950s. His rendition of "Lover Come Back To Me" with Joan Weldon in Deep in My Heart - based on the music of Sigmund Romberg and starring José Ferrer - was one of the highlights of Hollywood musicals. As of 2008, he is still doing live performances in New York City.
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Begin the Beguine
Tony Martin Lyrics
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It brings back the sound of music so tender,
It brings back a night of tropical splendor,
It brings back a memory ever green.
I'm with you once more under the stars,
And down by the shore an orchestra's playing
And even the palms seem to be swaying
To live it again is past all endeavor,
Except when that tune clutches my heart,
And there we are, swearing to love forever,
And promising never, never to part.
What moments divine, what rapture serene,
Till clouds came along to disperse the joys we had tasted,
And now when I hear people curse the chance that was wasted,
I know but too well what they mean;
So don't let them begin the beguine
Let the love that was once a fire remain an ember;
Let it sleep like the dead desire I only remember
When they begin the beguine.
Oh yes, let them begin the beguine, make them play
Till the stars that were there before return above you,
Till you whisper to me once more,
"Darling, I love you!"
And we suddenly know, what heaven we're in,
When they begin the beguine
Begin the Beguine is a song that Tony Martin sings about a beguine, a kind of dance, that starts and transports him to a memory of an unforgettable night of passion and love. The melody and rhythm of the beguine take him back to a time when he was with someone special, stargazing on the beach while listening to an orchestra play. The beguine evokes that one night's tropical splendor and how the memory of the love shared both then and afterward was always "evergreen."
Listening to the song, one can feel the pain and regret that comes from lost love, a feeling that Tony Martin shares in the last verse. He knows too well that some people want to forget the time when love meant everything to them, when they swore to love each other forever. Martin expresses his desire for things to return to the way they were before that fateful night, to let the love that was once a fire remain an ember, and keep it sleeping like the dead desire of memory. Yet, even as he tries to move on, he cannot resist the spell of the beguine, and it remains a source of hope that one day he will once more feel that love rekindle.
Line by Line Meaning
When they begin the beguine
The start of the song brings back memories of a night filled with beautiful music, and a romantic and tropical ambiance.
It brings back the sound of music so tender,
The music played during the night evokes a gentle, loving feeling.
It brings back a night of tropical splendor,
The memory of the night is associated with a tropical paradise-like atmosphere.
It brings back a memory ever green.
The memory of the night is a constant and ever-lasting one.
I'm with you once more under the stars,
The memory takes the singer back to a time when they were with their loved one under a starry sky.
And down by the shore an orchestra's playing
As they reminisce, the singer remembers an orchestra playing by the shore.
And even the palms seem to be swaying
The atmosphere was so beautiful that even the trees swayed along to the music.
To live it again is past all endeavor,
Recreating that beautiful night again would be impossible and unattainable.
Except when that tune clutches my heart,
The only way to relive that night is when the song tugs at the singer's heartstrings.
And there we are, swearing to love forever,
The memory of the night reignites the passion and desire between the singer and their loved one, leading them to swear their love and commitment to each other once again.
And promising never, never to part.
They pledge to never let anything come between them and their love.
What moments divine, what rapture serene,
The memories of that night were of divine, unworldly and enchanting moments that brought great joy.
Till clouds came along to disperse the joys we had tasted,
Unfortunately, the joy was short-lived as hardships and obstacles came along to disrupt their happiness.
And now when I hear people curse the chance that was wasted,
The singer knows what it feels like to have missed an opportunity or chance at love, relating to others who also carry that burden.
I know but too well what they mean;
The singer has personal experience with the pain and regret of a missed chance at love.
So don't let them begin the beguine
The singer wants to avoid reliving that pain and heartbreak by avoiding any opportunity to restart the relationship.
Let the love that was once a fire remain an ember;
Instead of rekindling the relationship, they want to remember it as a small ember that was once a big fire.
Let it sleep like the dead desire I only remember
The singer compares the love to a dead desire that they only want to remember, rather than revive.
Oh yes, let them begin the beguine, make them play
Despite their reservations, the singer is tempted to relive the beautiful night and hear the song once again.
Till the stars that were there before return above you,
It's as if the universe is aligning to recreate that magical night under the stars once again.
Till you whisper to me once more, "Darling, I love you!"
As they bask in the romantic atmosphere, the lovers exchange sweet nothings with each other.
And we suddenly know, what heaven we're in,
The moment is so magical that the two lovers feel like they are in heaven.
When they begin the beguine
The song continues to bring back beautiful memories and take them back to that magical night by the shore.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Cole Porter
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@rw9175
LOVE his voice !!!
@arnoldtrogman
Original is great..Tony Martin..