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Till Then
The
Mills Brothers
Written by Eddie Seller, Sol Marcus, and Guy Wood
lyrics
(Doo-doo-doom, doo-doo-doom, doo-doo-doom)
(Rep-reddah-rep)
(Doo-doo-doom, doo-doo-doom, doo-doo-doom)
(Rep-reddah-rep)
Till then, my darling, please wait for me
Till then, no matter when it will be
One day, I know I'll be back again
Please wait, till then
Our dreams will live though we are apart
Our love, I know it'll keep in our hearts
Till then, when all the world will be free
Please wait for me
Although there are oceans we must cross
And mountains that we must climb
I know every
gain must have a loss So pray that our loss is nothing but time
Till then, let's dream of what there will be
Till then, we'll call on each memory
Till then, when I will hold you again
Please wait till then
Although there are oceans we must cross
And mountains that we must climb
I know every gain must have a loss
So pray that our loss is nothing but time
Till then, let's dream of what there will be
Till then, we'll call on each memory
Till then, when I will hold you again
Please wait till then (Ooh)
"Till Then" is a popular song written by Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus, and Guy Wood and published in 1944.
The song was a plea (presumably by a soldier off to fight the war) to his sweetheart to wait for him until he could get back home. Like many war-themed songs, it enjoyed great popularity when it came out in 1944, and versions by The Mills Brothers and the Les Brown orchestra dominated the charts. The recording by The Mills Brothers was released by Decca Records as catalog number 18599. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on September 21, 1944, and lasted three weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 8 (a two-sided hit, backed by "You Always Hurt the One You Love"). It also topped the R&B charts.
Ten years later, the song once more became quite popular. Both a doo-wop version by Sonny Til & The Orioles and a traditional pop version by The Hilltoppers charted that year. The recording by The Hilltoppers was released by Dot Records as catalog number 15132. It first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on January 23, 1954, and spent 11 weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 10.
The song has continued to be popular, with versions recorded in later years by such as Sammy Davis Jr., James Brown, and Al Martino. A 1963 version by The Classics reached No. 20 on the chart.
The Mills Brothers' version of the song was featured on an episode of the TV show The Others entitled "Till Then" (April 29, 2000, Season 1 – Episode 10).
The Mills Brothers' recording of the song can be heard in Millennium episode "Matryoshka", which starred Lance Henriksen and first aired on 19 February 1999.
The song has recently been covered by the Missouri band The Cotton Mollies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Till_Then
“Till Then” became popular among loved ones who were separated in WW2. The lyrics giving a message of hope that their love will continue all throughout the war. They will be able to see each other “Till Then”
Originally known as “The Four Kings of Harmony”, the Mills Brothers were an African-American jazz and pop vocal quartet formed in 1928 consisting of 4 brothers: Harry (1913-1982), Donald (1915 -1999), Herbert (1912-1989) and John Jr. (1910-1936). Born in Piqua, Ohio, they first began singing in church Choir and performing on the street. They eventually entered an amateur contest at May’s Opera House, during which Harry lost his kazoo and had to improvise by cupping his hands over his mouth and imitating the sound of the instrument.
https://genius.com/artists/The-mills-brothers
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