Now THAT was nice! Thanks Lanolin.
Never heard that one in church, but I have heard the song about ice cream in children's church.
I love Jesus better than ice cream
And ice cream's very good
Uplifting Christian Themed music
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Never heard that one in church, but I have heard the song about ice cream in children's church.
I love Jesus better than ice cream
And ice cream's very good
what an odd song lyrically...
Come on and do it on a cool day, a hot day
A wet day, which everyone you choose
Or try to kiss me on a gray day, a May day
A pay day, and see if I refuse
And if you make it on a bleak day
A freak day, a week day, why don't you be my guest
But never, never on a Sunday
A Sunday, the one day I need a little rest
well actually, those lyrics arent in the connie version. But from the original version Lyn Cornell. Comes from a film. From wiki:
"Never on Sunday (Greek: Ποτέ την Κυριακή, Poté tin Kyriakí) is a 1960 Greek romantic comedy film, written by, directed by, and starring Jules Dassin.
The film tells the story of Ilya, a Greek prostitute (Melina Mercouri), and Homer (Dassin), an American classicist. Homer attempts to steer her towards morality, while Ilya attempts to make Homer more relaxed. It constitutes a variation of the Pygmalion plus "hooker with a heart of gold" story."
Interesting, eh?
Ah THAT makes sense. Letting a guy kiss her is part of "work" for a prostitute, so she doesn't want him kissing her on Sunday because that's her day off.
That makes it rather a cheeky song, and a VERY bizarre addition to a thread like this.
Is it a hit song from the 1950's, Rollo? Or might you be mistaken?
If you're talking about the song you posted from Connie Francis, that song 'Never on Sunday' was released on her 'Never on Sunday' album released Oct 1961. Connie Francis Sings "Never on Sunday" - Wikipedia The first version of that song was 1960 from the film of the same name. Won Academy Award for best song.
If you have different information, let me know.
I know, right? The lyrics take a different shape when you know the original background setting.
It was an Italian film, so most in the US wouldn't know of it. Without the film theme the lyrics can be understood to just mean 'on Sunday I just rest'.
The 60's was an odd time anyway.
The game Fallout 3 features a radio station that plays old songs. One was called "Let's Go Sunning." I looked it up and it was from a movie about a family that joins a nudist colony.
And we think modern society is so scandalously hedonistic.
Even with the 60's and now combined we can't come close to matching Romans in their heyday.
The game Fallout 3 features a radio station that plays old songs. One was called "Let's Go Sunning." I looked it up and it was from a movie about a family that joins a nudist colony.
And we think modern society is so scandalously hedonistic.
Even with the 60's and now combined we can't come close to matching Romans in their heyday.
My point was that Connie Francis was wholesome and Sunday was the Lord's day.
A simple kiss was not even allowed.
A simple kiss was not even allowed.
I got ya. You're saying she had a wholesome image and was wholesome privately too. So, the 'not kiss on the lord's day' was implied.
But I wonder why she couldn't go to church with her boyfriend? She sings she can't see him on Sunday. Fair question?
"Come any day
And you'll be my guest
Any day you say
But my day of rest
Just name the Day
That you like the best
Only stay away
Only my day of rest "
I was hoping that you would show me the song was actually from the 50's. I love finding when something on the internet is incorrect.
On the meaning of the lyrics, I would point out the name of the album (that "Never on Sunday" was on) was titled, "Connie Francis sings Film Hits". So, I would assume she knew what film the song came from, and thus its original context. But to be fair her recording contract may not have allowed her to choose what songs she sang. She didn't write her own music. And anyway, the lyrics do beg the interpretation you understood when you listened to it.
You guys have nothing better to do than find things wrong with things that aren't wrong.
Do you feel better about yourselves?
I think you are all disgusting, enough to make me leave this forum/.
You're right, Rollo, I apologize. Didn't mean to ruin it. I've just always been curious about song origins and song meanings. I've been doing a radio show years, it's just my interest.
