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dougie_monty
04-06-2002, 12:42 AM
I heard this song of hers on KBIG, then a beautiful-music station, in Los Angeles, October 20, 1981, and recorded it.
Tonight, my love, (he) might, my love...
Tonight, tonight, we turn out the lights
And love again like we did back then...
Unfortunately, the Lyrics Find Internet site couldn't pull it up. They had a song "Tonight We Love" by Paul Anka, but could not display the lyrics "because of copyright restrictions."
Personally, I think Anka's song is derived from Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1; there's no connection between Tchaikovsky's melody and the 3/4-time ballad Ms. Clark sang.
I might have keyed in more of the lyrics here but I know that if I dwell on the song I might start to cry, even though her song implies a situation that never existed for me in the first place... :(

xanadu
04-06-2002, 01:57 AM
I did a fairly exhausted search on this (yeah, I'm bored, wanna make somethin' of it?)and I'm left with one question: are you sure the song is by Petula Clark? I'm assuming that it was a popular song at one time because you heard it on the radio, but none of her greatest hits CDs (and there are several) have any songs on them that are even remotely close to these lyrics. One question that I can clear up: It's not the Paul Anka song that you suggested. The lyrics for that song (http://ntl.matrix.com.br/pfilho/html/top40/index.html) don't match. If you could give us some more lyrics, that would be very helpful.

xanadu
04-06-2002, 01:58 AM
With the link, you have to click on "61" and then you'll be able to find the song.

dougie_monty
04-07-2002, 12:32 AM
To Xanadu:
Well, it sure sounded like Petula Clark...
I played the tape back and got this:
I
Tonight, my love, keen night [??], I know,
He talked to me,
To tell me he's been thinking of me;
I know this plan has changed his mind, oh,
He told me so,
That's how I know he's gonna love me,
(Chorus)
Tonight, we love, We turn out the light
And love, again, like we did back then,
We will start over tonight.
II
Tonight, my love, keen night, I know,
He's at the door, I've waited for this chance to hold him,
At last I see, he's needed me,
Imagine that, he's coming back to live forever,
(Chorus)
...we will start over, we will start over, we will start over, tonight.
(I broke down a few times while keying this in...:( )