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Written by Les Reed and Barry Mason, "Delilah" is about a man who visits his female paramour (unclear of they are dating or married) but spies her in the arms of another man through a window outside ("I saw the flickering shadows of love on her blinds" as the lyric goes).
Jealous, the male character (Jones) waits for the other man to leave to confront Delilah, only to be taunted and ridiculed by her, causing him to fly into a jealous rage and stab her to death on her doorstep ("She stood there laughing, I felt the knife in my hand, and she laughed no more").
In the end, Jones' character pleads for forgiveness while waits for the police to arrest him and the sond ends ("So before they come to break down the door, forgive me Delilah I just couldn't any more").
Over the years, Jones has told the story of when he debuted the song in the US, performing it on one of his last Ed Sullivan Show appearances in March 1968. Censors asked him to change the lyric "At break of day as that man drove away I was waiting" to something along the lines of "At break of day as dark went away I was waiting" - they felt the original lyric implied that this other man had spent the night at Delilah's home, which it did, and that was too improper for network TV, even in 1968, at least on Ed Sullivan. Jones agreed, although he argued the point that the entire song is about a man who stalks and kills his unfaithful girlfriend, all of which apparently is OK as long as the unfaithful girlfriend doesn't have have anyone stay overnight.
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Who sang the song Why why Delilah?
The most famous version of "Delilah" is by Tom Jones.
Who sang delilah besides tom Jones?
Delilah - Tom Jones song - was created in 1968-02.
Who sang delilah first?
Tom Jones-1968
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band had a big hit single with which cover of a Tom Jones hit?
Delilah
Did John Denver sing hey there delilah?
No, John Denver did not sing Hey There Delilah. The Plain White T's released that song in 2005. John Denver died in 1997. Tom Jones had a 1968 single entitled simply Delilah, but John Denver never sang that song either.
Who sang the song Why why Delilah?
The most famous version of "Delilah" is by Tom Jones.
Who sang delilah besides tom Jones?
Delilah - Tom Jones song - was created in 1968-02.
Who sang delilah first?
Tom Jones-1968
What was Alex Harvey's Tom Jones cover song?
Delilah
What actors and actresses appeared in Delilah - 2012?
The cast of Delilah - 2012 includes: Kevin Dodds as Tom Jones Jennifer Von Savageri as Delilah
Alex Harvey Band had a big hit single with which cover of a Tom Jones hit?
Delilah
He Sensational Alex Harvey Band had a big hit single with which cover of a Tom Jones hit?
Delilah
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band had a big hit single with which cover of a Tom Jones hit?
Delilah
Alex Harvey the sensational alex Harvey band had a big hit single with which cover of a tom Jones hit?
Delilah
Did John Denver sing hey there delilah?
No, John Denver did not sing Hey There Delilah. The Plain White T's released that song in 2005. John Denver died in 1997. Tom Jones had a 1968 single entitled simply Delilah, but John Denver never sang that song either.
What is Tom Higgenson's inspiration?
it was his former gf delilah who inspired the song "hey there delilah"
Who is delilah in hey there delilah?
Delilah is Delilah DiCrescenzo, a steeplechase runner who lead singer Tom Higgenson met through a friend. In an interview with USA Today, Higgenson said: "I thought she was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. I told her, 'I have a song about you already.' Obviously, there was no song. But I thought it was smooth."Higgenson didn't get the girl, as Delilah was dating somebody and wasn't interested.
