272. When Your Love Has Gone (1931)
lyrics and music by E. A. Swan
follows 6 version of this song
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1955 | MT | 260 | Complete on Verve v.5 | 10 | 4’55” |
When you’re alone
Who cares for starlit skies
When you’re alone
The magic moonlight dies
At break of dawn
There is no sunrise
When your lover has goneWhat lonely hours
The evening shadows bring
What lonely hours
With memories lingering
Like faded flowers
Life can’t mean anything
When your lover has gone(bridge)
When you’re alone
Who cares for starlit skies
When you’re alone
The magic moonlight dies
At break of dawn
There is no sunrise
When your lover has goneWhat lonely hours
The evening shadows bring
What lonely hours
With memories lingering
Like faded flowers
Life can’t mean anything
When your lover,
When your lover,
Has gone
2nd version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1958 | LR | 196 | Perfect Complete Collection v.11 | 13 | 2’38” |
(Billie’s voice is awful)
When you’re alone
Who cares for starlit skies
When you’re alone
The magic moonlight dies
At break of dawn
There is no sunrise
When your lover has goneWhat lonely hours
The evening shadows bring
What lonely hours
With memories lingering
Like faded flowers
Life can’t mean anything
When your lover has goneWhen you’re alone
Who cares for starlit skies
When you’re alone
The magic moonlight dies
At break of dawn
There is no sunrise
When your lover has goneWhat lonely hours
The evening shadows bring
What lonely hours
(MC presents the band)
With memories lingering
Like faded flowers
Life can’t mean anything
When your lover,
When your lover,
Has gone(MC comments and BH interview)
3rd version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1958 | LR | 202 | Perfect Complete Collection v.12 | 6 | 1’59” |
When you’re alone
Who cares for starlit skies
When you’re alone
The magic moonlight dies
At break of dawn
There is no sunrise
When your lover has goneWhat lonely hours
The evening shadows bring
What lonely hours
With memories lingering
Like faded flowers
Life can’t mean anything
When your lover has goneWhen you’re alone
Who cares for starlit skies
When you’re alone
The magic moonlight dies
At break of dawn
There is no sunrise
When your lover has goneWhat lonely hours
The evening shadows bring
What lonely hours
With memories lingering
Like faded flowers
Life can’t mean anything
When your lover,
When your lover,
When your lover,
Has gone
4th version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1958 | LR | 203 | Perfect Complete Collection v.12 | 7 | 2’25” |
[stereo recording]
When you’re alone
Who cares for starlit skies
When you’re alone
The magic moonlight dies
At break of dawn
There is no sunrise
When your lover has goneWhat lonely hours
The evening shadows bring
What lonely hours
With memories lingering
Like faded flowers
Life can’t mean anything
When your lover has goneWhen you’re alone
Who cares for starlit skies
When you’re alone
The magic moonlight dies
At break of dawn
There is no sunrise
When your lover has goneWhat lonely hours
The evening shadows bring
What lonely hours
With memories lingering
Like faded flowers
Life can’t mean anything
When your lover,
I said your lover,
When your lover,
Has gone(applauses)
5th version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1958 | LR | 209 | Private Recording | – | 2’13” |
When you’re alone
Who cares for silent skies
(curiously, in this moment, one can hear a small plane flying by)
When you’re alone
The magic moonlight dies
At break of dawn
There is no sunrise
When your lover has goneWhat lonely hours
The evening shadows bring
What lonely hours
With memories lingering
Like faded flowers
Life can’t mean anything
When your lover has goneWhen you’re alone
Who cares for silent skies
When you’re alone
The magic moonlight dies
At break of dawn
There is no sunrise
When your lover has goneWhat lonely hours
The evening shadows bring
What lonely hours
With memories lingering
Like faded flowers
Life can’t mean anything
When your lover,
When your lover,
I said your lover,
Has gone(applauses)
6th version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1959 | LR | 226 | Perfect Complete Collection v.12 | 17 | 1’53” |
When you’re alone
Who cares for starlit skies
When you’re alone
Magic moonlight dies
At break of dawn
There is no sunrise
When your lover has goneWhat lonely hours
The evening shadows bring
What lonely hours
With memories lingering
Like faded flowers
Life can’t mean anything
When your lover has goneWhen you’re alone
Who cares for starlit skies
When you’re alone
The magic moonlight dies
At break of dawn
There is no sunrise
When your lover has goneWhat lonely hours
The evening shadows bring
What lonely hours
With memories lingering
Like faded flowers
Life can’t mean anything
When your lover,
When your lover,
When your lover has gone(applauses)
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