In my kindergarten youthfulness, Helen took my friends and me pleasurably off our feet with her energy, power, operatic soulfulness, unpretentious romanticism, tonal delivery and smooth presentation.
Oh, how every a lad and lass would rush for a dancing partner!
"...may I have this dance?"
I shall be grateful to hear Lalah Hathaway's modern take on this song, and Barbara Lynn's "If You Lose Me" (oh yes, you lose a good thing)
The melody with its lyrics and delivery of this standard classic, Queen For Tonight, is so powerfully magnetic and enticing that we all never focused on the underlined philosophical significance of the song.
Today, after hearing, and singing this song (professionally) for a number of years, I now have gotten the message - the foreboding, the lover's apprehension, if you will.
Someone has said it: "Will this be a one night affair?"
"Will you shower me with all these verbal niceties in the future for everyone to hear and see?"
What a philosophy in song!
Bring back Yesterday when lyrics had had meanings and profound significance!
Excellent, Helene!
Thanks for letting me into your therapeutic musical world by posting such a well-sung romantic song.
thank you Piggie again for posting and sharing. This is from "the Rudi Carell show on dutch tv just before he went to Germany for TV there for 30 years He has died in 2001.
This is a truly unique and wondrous voice, so full-throated, melodic, rich, and vibrant. A great singer America should have been introduced to half a century ago in great number via the Ed Sullivan Show, Jack Paar, and other programs.
Nothing like the recording but very Helen, Ms Shapiro could do justice to live singing, absolutely brilliant performance, better, in fact, than her recording of this song.
