Venus
Valentine Dickie Lyrics
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Venus, if you will
Please send a little girl for me to thrill
A girl who wants my kisses and my arms
A girl with all the charms of you
Venus, make her fair
A lovely girl with sunlight in her hair
And place them in her eyes for me
Venus, goddess of love that you are
Surely the things I ask
Can't be too great a task
Venus, if you do
I promise that I always will be true
I'll give her all the love I have to give
As long as we both shall live
Venus, goddess of love that you are
Surely the things I ask
Can't be too great a task
Venus, if you do
I promise that I always will be true
I'll give her all the love I have to give
As long as we both shall live
Hey, Venus, oh, Venus
Make my wish come true
In this song, the artist is calling out to the Roman goddess of love and beauty, Venus, requesting that she sends him a girl who he can thrill with his love and affection, and who possesses all the charms of Venus herself. He wishes for her to make this potential lover fair, with sunlight in her hair and stars in her eyes. The artist believes that nothing is too great a task for the goddess of love and concludes by promising to give all his love to this girl for as long as they both shall live. The lyrics are simple and straightforward, conveying the artist's longing for love, which he believes can be granted to him by the goddess of love.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey, Venus, oh, Venus
Valentine Dickie is addressing Venus as the goddess of love and asking her for a favor.
Venus, if you will
Valentine is requesting Venus to kindly fulfill his wish.
Please send a little girl for me to thrill
He wants Venus to send him a beautiful girl who will excite him.
A girl who wants my kisses and my arms
He desires a girl who craves his affection and physical touch.
A girl with all the charms of you
Valentine wants a girl who is as attractive and alluring as Venus.
Venus, make her fair
He is asking Venus to make the girl he desires attractive and beautiful.
A lovely girl with sunlight in her hair
He wishes for a girl with beautiful, radiant hair.
And take the brightest stars up in the skies
Valentine wants the girl's eyes to shine bright like the stars in the sky.
And place them in her eyes for me
He wants the girl's eyes to be the most beautiful feature on her face.
Venus, goddess of love that you are
He is once again addressing Venus as the goddess of love.
Surely the things I ask
Can't be too great a task
Valentine is suggesting that his requests are not impossible for Venus to fulfill.
Venus, if you do
He is asking Venus to grant his wish.
I promise that I always will be true
Valentine commits to always being faithful to the girl Venus sends him.
I'll give her all the love I have to give
As long as we both shall live
He promises to love her unconditionally for the rest of their lives.
Hey, Venus, oh, Venus
Valentine repeats his request to Venus to ensure that she understands his desire.
Make my wish come true
Valentine's final plea to Venus is to grant his wish and send him the perfect girl.
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Written by: Edward Marshall
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@780special
Fabulous singing. Love the period photos too.
@leecook8818
I remember as a youngster in the mid 60s listening to my parents records of which the had Dickie Valentine on 78rpm. Love this song still today.
@kiowajones
I agree Robert it was a wonderful time I grew up in the 50's wish i could do it all again.
@karenwilliams8285
Love this...Such a Beautiful song What a voice he has Love Dickie Valentine
@davidwalsh3439
Very special singer on a super song. I bought this record and played it to death. Lovely to hear it again
@nitwitromney
An excellent job of marrying the sounds with the images. Thanks for sharing!
@lizdoyle7158
EXCELLENT 💜FABOUL💖OUS AWESOME💚
@1959oldies20
A nice one, Robert. I like this British treatment, the Angels chorus and big orchestra. This was heard quite a lot around 1959-1960 via BBC Light and R.Luxembourg..
@michaelelsy2209
Lovely version how can 4 people dislike this they have no taste.
@RobertLohtander
I wonder the same thing ;-)),
Thanks for a nice comment.
-Robert