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Sep 3, 2015 - 5:06 PM
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Zooba
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Always wonder about love themes and their lyrics written for movies. Do they usually match up with the story in the film?
In Goldsmith's case for his SAND PEBBLES Love Theme "And we were lovers", I'd say it matches the sentiments of the characters in the films. As if the song were sung or written by the Candice Bergen character remembering her relationship with Holman. And do we take the words literally? I have to go back and watch the film again, but did the McQueen and Bergen characters actually sleep together, and thus were they truly "lovers"? Or was it metaphorically Love at first sight? It's ultimately a tragic love story and the lyrics "and through my sadness" and "and I'll remember as the tears go by" reflect the loss of one of the lovers. It's a very sad song and a sad tale of "what could have or might have been".
Here's the lyrics:
And We Were Lovers
I saw you smiling,
As if I could forget!
And we were lovers
The moment that we met!
And we would wander,
Content to wander,
Through the golden Summer,
With nothing to regret.
And we were happy,
That moment in our lives,
And through my sadness
That happiness survives!
And I'll remember,
As the tears go by,
Till the day I die,
That we were lovers!
And I'll remember,
As the tears go by,
Till the day I die,
That we were lovers,
You and I,
You and I.
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