Debby Boone

Debby Boone's You Light Up My Life (1977) for Oldies Music Lovers

The song You Light Up My Life by Debby Boone was written by Joseph Brooks and first recorded by Kasey Cisyk for the soundtrack of the film "You Light Up My Life" in 1977. Debby Boone then recorded her own version which became a huge success, staying at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for ten consecutive weeks. It became one of the biggest hits of the 1970s and won a Grammy Award for Song of the Year.

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Did You Know

  • You Light Up My Life by Debby Boone was released in 1977.
  • The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for ten consecutive weeks.
  • It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1978.

Comments

@shawnlisadaley6405

When I was a kid my dad would make my mom and me sit in the car in the garage if this song came on the radio.  He'd turn it up high and he and I would sing along at the top of our lungs while my mom covered her ears. They've both passed now and listening to this song makes me cry happy tears.


@antd8259

Amazing to read some of the stories on here of how this song touched so many, so many years ago. Just amazing. Music can touch the soul and can enable you to relive so many good times.


Lyrics

So many nights
I'd sit by my window
Waiting for someone
To sing me his song
So many dreams
I've kept deep inside me
Alone in the dark
But now you've come along

And you
Light up my life
You give me hope
To carry on
You light up my days
And fill my nights
With song

Rolling at sea
Adrift on the waters
Could it be finally
I'm turning for home?
Finally, a chance
To say, "Hey, I love you"
Never again
To be all alone

And you
Light up my life
You give me hope
To carry on
You light up my days
And fill my nights
With song

And you
Light up my life
You give me hope
To carry on
You light up my days
And fill my nights
With song

It can't be wrong
When it feels so right
'Cause you
You light up my life

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