Grant was born in Idabel, Oklahoma. Though he would be known later for his keyboards and vocals, Grant also played trumpet and drums. Grant attended four music schools, eventually becoming a music teacher. He augmented his income by performing in clubs during his army service, throughout which he was stationed in Fort Bliss, Texas. Grant signed with Decca Records in 1957 and his first single "The End" reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Ebb Tide, released in 1961, was his first album, which also rose to number 7 on the Billboard 200. The single "Ebb Tide" sold over one million copies, gaining gold disc status. He recorded five more singles that made the charts, including "Swingin' Gently" (from Beyond the Reef), and six additional albums (mostly on the Decca label) through 1968. He also recorded the album Yes Sirree and the instrumental album Trade Winds, single-tracked on the Hammond organ and piano, featuring the love theme from the film El Cid and Chaplin's "Eternally". This album featured some realistic sounding 'tropical bird calls' produced by his electric organ. "The House of Bamboo" was another big-selling single. In all, Grant recorded 30 albums for Decca.
Several of his albums featured tenor saxophonist Plas Johnson.
Grant also made a few appearances in film and television, including Tender Is the Night (1962), Juke Box Rhythm (1959), and The Ed Sullivan Show (1961).
He died instantly in a car accident in Lordsburg, New Mexico, at the age of 39 when the car he was driving ran off Interstate 10. He was driving from Los Angeles to an intended destination in Juarez, Mexico. His 17-year-old cousin was also killed in the accident.
Not One Minute More
Earl Grant Lyrics
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I'll only love you
As long as the sea
Rolls on endlessly
To the shore
I'll love you til then
Not one minute more
Til there's only night
And the sun
The sun gives no light as before
I'm gonna love you til then
Not one minute more
I'm yours, heart and soul, I'm yours
And all that I'll ever possess
But if you should say to me
Will you always be
I'll just have to confess
I'll only love you
As long as the beat
The beat of my heart
Can rest me still once more
I can love you til then
Not one minute more
I know I can love you til then
Not one minute more
In the song "Not One Minute More" by Earl Grant, the singer expresses his deep love for someone and promises to love them until the end of time. The chorus repeats the same sentiment over and over again, with the singer declaring that he will only love his beloved as long as the sea rolls on endlessly to the shore. This metaphor suggests that the singer's love is vast and never-ending, like the sea.
The second verse continues this theme, suggesting that the singer's love will endure even when the sun no longer gives light as it did before. This line can be interpreted in a few different ways, but it likely refers to a time when things might become difficult or when the singer's beloved might go through dark times. However, the singer promises that he will still love them even then.
The last verse brings the song back to the singer's personal experience, declaring that he is his beloved's heart and soul, but that he can only promise to love them as long as the beat of his heart can rest him still one more time. This line suggests that the singer's love is contingent on his physical presence and his ability to express love, which is ultimately limited.
Overall, "Not One Minute More" is a song about deep, enduring love that endures through the ages. The lyrics suggest that love is infinite and that it can never be extinguished, even by the passage of time.
Line by Line Meaning
I'll only love you
As long as the sea
Rolls on endlessly
To the shore
I'll love you til then
Not one minute more
My love for you is eternal, just like the sea that relentlessly moves towards the shore. I promise to love you until the end of time, without any hesitation.
I'll only love you
Til there's only night
And the sun
The sun gives no light as before
I'm gonna love you til then
Not one minute more
I'm so deeply in love with you that I'll continue loving you even when the sun stops shining and darkness takes over. My love for you will never falter, not even for a moment.
I'm yours, heart and soul, I'm yours
And all that I'll ever possess
But if you should say to me
Will you always be
I'll just have to confess
I'm completely devoted to you, body and soul. My love for you is all-encompassing and I have nothing else to give. If you ever ask me if I'll always love you, I'll admit that my love for you knows no bounds and will never fade away.
I'll only love you
As long as the beat
The beat of my heart
Can rest me still once more
I can love you til then
Not one minute more
I know I can love you til then
Not one minute more
My love for you is so strong that it makes my heart skip a beat. As long as my heart keeps beating, I'll continue to love you just as fiercely as I do now. I'm willing to love you until the very end, without any hesitation or reservation.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DON ROBERTSON, HAL BLAIR, LOU DINNING
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Kihmoo
[Lyrics]
I'll only love you
As long as the sea
Rolls on endlessly
To the shore
I'll love you til' then
Not one minute more
I'll only love you
Til' there's only night
And the sun
The sun gives no light as before
I'll love you til' then
Not one minute more
I'm yours, heart and soul, I'm yours
And all that I possess
But if you should say to me
Will you always be
I would confess
I'll only love you
As long as the beat
Of my heart can repeat
Still once more
I'll love you til' then
Not one minute more
I'll love you til' then
Not one minute more
@kanyapakjockisch138
I'll only love you
As long as the sea
Rolls on endlessly
To the shore
I'll love you til then
Not one minute more
I'll only love you
Til there's only night
And the sun
The sun gives no light as before
I'm gonna love you til then
Not one minute more
I'm yours, heart and soul, I'm yours
And all that I'll ever possess
But if you should say to me
Will you always be
I'll just have to confess
I'll only love you
As long as the beat
The beat of my heart
Can rest me still once more
I can love you til then
Not one minute more
I know I can love you til then
Not one minute more
@captainyossarian388
Damn, what a beautiful ending to that episode of Black Mirror.
@domswift7492
It was so poetic and beautiful. I just watched it.
@typeIIfun
@Dominic Brady A Fury The Future? Is that a film or was there a typo?
@Dremons7
Danny ends up gay and cucked. What an ending!
@captainyossarian388
@@Dremons7 I guess to a simpleton, that's how it would look.
@Dremons7
@@captainyossarian388 a simp? Nah, far from it
@peace1177
Black Mirror has brought a tonne of exposure to this!
It is a banging tune!
@naijaplayer
Oh it's banging alright 😏
@achrafmendili8590
My girlfriend caught me listening to this song,now she thinks i'm doing my male best friend
@siimrangulati
😂