Story Behind The Song
Dean wrote this song while nursing a jug of vodka while wondering what to say to his wife of 40 years as she reached retirement age and was blossoming in her Grandmotherhood.
Song Description
Put it on the repeat mode in the CD player so it cements itself in his and her brains and becomes a mnemonic device in the eternity of their love.
| Song Length |
2:55 |
Genre |
Pop - Easy Listening, Pop - Standards |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Enchanting, Blissful |
Subject |
Unrequited Love, Joy |
| Similar Artists |
Johnny Mathis, Lionel Richie |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1960 - 1969 |
| |
Lyrics
Don't Ever Change (P)
ASCAP Title Code - 342375479 - Toucan Tunes Publishing - 527.55.87.23
Dean Gilbert Tonkin Russell London Stephen Barnes
Lyricist Vocalist Composer
CAE/IPI No. 527.45.46.42 CAE/IPI No. 532.03.66.87
MUSIC: WALK UP TO OPENING LYRICS...UP THEN UNDER FOR...
MUSIC/LYRICS: DO ME A FAVOR AND DON'T EVER CHANGE
BECAUSE I LIKE THE WAY YOU SMILE, SMILE AT ME.
MUSIC: A COUPLE OF BARS TO ADD A SMILE...UP & UNDER FOR...
MUSIC/LYRICS: YOUR EYES FILL WITH HOPE AND LIPS SHINE WITH JOY
OH, DON'T EVER CHANGE; I'M SO IN LOVE WITH YOU.
MUSIC: TEMPO CHANGE TO ADD FRESH AIR...UP & UNDER FOR...
MUSIC/LYRICS: DON'T BELIEVE IT'S LUCK THE TWO OF US ARE ONE
LET'S NOT TURN OUR BACKS ON WHAT WE HAVE HERE. OH, DO ME A FAVOR....... DON'T EVER CHANGE.
MUSIC: INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE WITH LOTS OF FRESH AIR TO SEGUE TO NEW LYRICS....UP & UNDER FOR...
MUSIC/LYRICS: MY SUN NEVER SETS; THE MOON GLOWS IN YOU
SO WE'RE TOGETHER, A LIFETIME OR TWO, ME AND YOU
TODAY'S A LOVE SONG; YESTERDAY SANG OUT OF TUNE.
TOMORROW IS IN THE KEY OF LOVE.
I SEE YOUR EYES FILL WITH HOPE, LIPS SHINE WITH JOY
OH, DO ME A FAVOR ........ DON'T EVER CHANGE.
MUSIC: PIANO FINISH WITH NOTES ONLY THAT REPRISE THE LYRIC...
OH, DO ME A FAVOR AND DON'T EVER CHANGE (PAUSE/REST)
SING: OH, DO ME A FAVOR ......... DON'T EVER CHANGE MUSIC UP AND RING-OUT....FADE