Till There Was You
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- This article is about the song. For the 1990 movie, see Till There Was You (1990 film).
"Till There Was You" is a song written by Meredith Willson for his 1957 musical play The Music Man, and which also appeared in the 1962 movie version. The song was originally written as a duet for Professor Harold Hill (portrayed by Robert Preston) and librarian Marian Paroo (Barbara Cook on Broadway, Shirley Jones in the film).
In 1959, Anita Bryant recorded a single which reached #30 on the Billboard Hot 100; a 1962 instrumental version by Valjean was also popular.
[edit] Lyrics
- There were bells on the hills
- But I never heard them ringing,
- No I never heard them at all
- Till there was you
- There were birds in the sky
- But I never saw them winging,
- No I never saw them at all
- Till there was you
- And there was music
- And there were wonderful roses
- They tell me in sweet fragrent meadows
- Of dawn and dew
- There was love all around
- But I never heard it singing,
- No I never heard it at all
- Till there was you
There was love all around But I never heard it singing, No I never heard it at all Till there was you
[edit] The Beatles' version
Perhaps the best-known cover version was recorded by The Beatles and included on their albums With the Beatles (UK Release, 1963), Meet the Beatles (US Release, 1964), Live at the BBC (released in 1994) and Anthology 1 (released in 1995). The latter version was recorded when The Beatles played at the Royal Variety Performance in November 1963.
- Paul McCartney on bass, vocal
- John Lennon on acoustic guitar
- George Harrison on acoustic guitar
- Ringo Starr on bongos
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