This stereo vinyl track is from the 1967 OOP Dot LP "Somethin' Stupid" & features the sisters doing a cover of the song originally a hit for The Toys. Written by Linzer-Randell, it was produced by "Snuff" Garrett.
how these wonderful young ladies bring me back to our ideal world of the fifties and sixties. thank you so much for sharing ths fantastic music. it will never pass this way again. thank god it was recorded.
@wally1435 THANK YOU SO MUCH for posting what I presume to be all the songs of this album. We had this but was destroyed by storm ONDOY Now we can listen to our favorite songs from our childhood.
+rabele123 This maybe before your time but the Lennon Sisters were a big part of the Lawrence Welk Show. Lawrence Welk and his show was really big in the 60s and reruns of the show are on PBS. If you don't know who Lawrence Welk was, ask your parents or better yet, your grandparents. They will tell you.
+George Tunstill Thanks, George. I'd have been about 16 when this recording was made, but I'm in the UK. I assume you're in the USA and so was the show you're referring to. I don't think it was ever on British TV.
A beautiful rendition. For those interested the melody line was first written down by Bach see Bach Minuet in G Major. I think the lyrics were provided by The Toys. But the Lennon Sisters version is the best.
How gentle is the rain That falls softly on the meadow? Birds high up on the trees Serenade the flowers with their melodies Oh-oh-oh, see, there beyond the hill The bright colors of the rainbow Some magic from above Made this day for us, just to fall in love Now, I belong to you From this day until forever Just love me tenderly And I'll give to you every part of me Oh-oh, don't ever make me cry Through long, lonely nights without love Be always true to me Keep this day in your heart eternally Someday we shall return To this place upon the meadow We'll walk out in the rain Hear the birds above singing once again Oh-oh-oh, you'll hold me in your arms And say once again you love me And if your love is true Everything will be just as wonderful You'll hold me in your arms And say once again you love me And if your love is true Everything will be just as wonderful
Agreed. People saying it isn't, to each their own. There's always going to be a bias towards the original version of a song. The Lennon Sisters really made some songs THEIRS in my opinion. Almost every cover they do is great. They do have one or two rotten covers though, like "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" though that's more the fault of whoever edited (butchered) the lyrics.
They really did. I used to love hearing them sing on The Lawrence Welk show. Their voices blended so beautifully. My favorite will always be the version done by The Toys, but the harmonies of those days were so seductively beautiful, I'll take 'em. Every once in a while you still hear such beautiful singing, so the talent is still there, and I'm sure in a non-commercial way there are people singing like this for their own enjoyment, and those lucky enough to hear them. Pentatonix comes to mind as an example of beautiful modern harmony.
Wow..., this rendition was more dynamic and solid harmonization of the vocals than those of other groups. It was also suited to JS Bach's Minuet in G Major. Thx 4 posting of Lennon Sisters version. Regards from Jakarta Indonesia
Notice the lyric change @ :49 "Just love me tenderly and I'll give to you all the love you need." The Toys sang "...and I'll give to you every part of me." Leave it to the Lennon Sisters to keep it G Rated!
I do so love the LENNON SISTERS. With that being said, I must add that....... The Toys these gals are NOT!!!! This song will always belong (now and forever) to THE TOYS!!!!!!!!!
Well, they were considered very ultra conservative at the time - especially when appearing with Lawrence Welk; guess it was expected of them to sound as chaste as possible.
