Written by Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke in 1940, it was a hit for the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra with Frank Sinatra and for Glenn Miller.
The words
A man reflects on how the imagination can make a lover seem perfect, and wonders if it is fooling him.
The song considers how the mind dresses up love, conjuring a perfect partner and making a person believe what they want to believe. It moves between wonder and gentle doubt, never quite settling which one wins. Dylan sings it as a slow, thoughtful ballad, his phrasing unhurried, with the band sketching a soft late-night backdrop behind him.
Words by Johnny Burke
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The words
A man reflects on how the imagination can make a lover seem perfect, and wonders if it is fooling him.
The song considers how the mind dresses up love, conjuring a perfect partner and making a person believe what they want to believe. It moves between wonder and gentle doubt, never quite settling which one wins. Dylan sings it as a slow, thoughtful ballad, his phrasing unhurried, with the band sketching a soft late-night backdrop behind him.
Words by Johnny Burke
Lyrics on Lyrics.com ↗The same year · 2017
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