Stranger On The Shore - Mr. Acker Bilk / Andy Williams
Album: It was a single.
Genre: Jazz
Released: 1961
Acker Bilk is a clarinetist who is known for his trademark goatee, bowler hat, striped waistcoat and his breathy, vibrato-rich, lower-register clarinet style. This song was originally a piece for clarinet. But the vocal version by Andy Williams is an important version that was also very popular in the 1960s. The song was the Billboard’s #1 single of 1962. In 1969, a tape cassette, that included “Stranger on the Shore”, was part of the mission “Apollo 10″ to the moon. Also, the song was used as the theme tune for a BBC TV show for young people. It was the first British recording to reach number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
Here I stand, watching the tide go out
So all alone and blue
Just dreaming dreams of you
I watched your ship as it sailed out to sea
Taking all my dreams
And taking all of me
The sighing of the waves
The wailing of the wind
The tears in my eyes burn
Pleading, “My love, return”
Why, oh, why must I go on like this?
Shall I just be a lonely stranger on the shore?
Why, oh, why must I go on like this?
Shall I just be a lonely stranger on the shore?
 | Easy Listening Gold 1962-1963 {Various Artists} Buy now Author: Bobby Vinton See Details | | |||
