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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Stranger in Paradise
Tony Martin Lyrics
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I'm a stranger in paradise
All lost in a wonderland
A stranger in paradise
If I stand starry-eyed
That's the danger in paradise
For mortals who stand beside an angel like you
Out of the commonplace into the rare
Somewhere in space I hang suspended
Until I know there's a chance that you care
Won't you answer this fervent prayer
Of a stranger in paradise?
Don't send me in dark despair
From all that I hunger for
But open your angel's arms
To this stranger in paradise
And tell him that he need be
A stranger no more
In Tony Martin's song "Stranger in Paradise," the singer addresses their lover, who is perceived as an angel in paradise. The singer expresses their wonder at being lost in this paradise, and acknowledges the danger that comes with it. The singer explains that being in the presence of such an angelic being can be overwhelming for mere mortals like them. The singer then describes how they felt when they saw their lover's face; they ascended out of the mundane into something rare, suspended in space.
Despite the angel's unattainable nature, the singer implores them to answer their prayer and not to leave them in despair. The singer consists that their love could go beyond the paradise, and urges the angel to open their arms to this stranger in paradise, so that they will no longer be a stranger in their lover's world.
Line by Line Meaning
Take my hand
I am asking you to join me on this journey
I'm a stranger in paradise
I feel out of place in this perfect world
All lost in a wonderland
I am completely enamored by the beauty around me
A stranger in paradise
I do not belong in this idyllic place
If I stand starry-eyed
If I look at you with wonder
That's the danger in paradise
Because falling for you could lead to pain
For mortals who stand beside an angel like you
Being with someone as perfect as you is daunting for an average person
I saw your face and I ascended
Seeing you brought me to a higher level of consciousness
Out of the commonplace into the rare
I've been transported to a special world because of you
Somewhere in space I hang suspended
My thoughts are consumed by thoughts of you
Until I know there's a chance that you care
I won't feel complete until I know you feel the same way
Won't you answer this fervent prayer
Please respond to my sincere request
Of a stranger in paradise?
From someone who does not feel like they fit in
Don't send me in dark despair
Please do not leave me feeling hopeless
From all that I hunger for
From the things that I deeply desire
But open your angel's arms
Embrace me with your loving arms
To this stranger in paradise
To someone who feels like they don't belong in this perfect world
And tell him that he need be
Please reassure me that I am not a stranger here
A stranger no more
And that I am accepted in paradise
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: GEORGE CHET FORREST, BOB WRIGHT
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John Sparling
I was fortunate enough to see Tony Martin sing this song when he was 95 years old, and he did a concert at the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood. I will never forget it.. I had previously had a nice conversation with him and his wife, the legendary Syd Charisse, on a flight that I worked as a flight attendant, and they were my passengers... A wonderful singer, and a very nice man.
Robert Davidson
There are many great versions of this song, Vic Damone, Tony Bennett, Gordon Macrae, to name but three, but Tony Martin outshines them all, what a voice, flawless in delivery and interpretation, a delight every time I hear it, his performance of "Lover come back to Me", from the film "Deep in my Heart", also one not to miss.
Stuart Charles
Absolutely!
Leslie T
Tone Martin was a very great singer, one of the very greatest. What a wonderful version of this beautiful song !!
James
Hello Leslie, how is everything going with you?
Andy Pandy
Never heard this before - what a great version and what a great singer.
momajoy951
Rest in Paradise, Mr Martin. You are with many souls who swooned to your voice, my parents included.
Mark Green
This is the Best version IMO.
Iris Nazario
love his singing velvet voice
Steven Botwinick
I met Tony at the Raleigh Hotel in the Caskills in 1994. At the age of 80 he did a Friday night show. He sounded "terrific." He Did his old hits and did a version of "Wind Beneath My Wings" which had the audience on its feet at its end.
I spoke to him later in the coffee shop and he was very gracious. I mentioned to him about his famous novelty song written for him by Sammy Cahn called "Security." He used to fo it in his old night club act. I sang the beging of the dog to him and he almost fell off his chair. He was very happy that that I still remembered it. He then began to sing the rest of it. He still remembered it.
He passed away in 2012 at the age of 98. He and Syd were married for 62 yrs.
She passed away at the age of 86 in 2006.
He was a great singer. She was one of the greatest film dancers of all time.
Watch "Singing in the Rain", The Band Wagon" and "Silk Stockings."