Story Behind The Song
In the forthcoming off- Broadway musical comedy, Wicked Moon, this song is performed in cabaret by two ill-matched characters who turn a perfectly fine tango into a struggle for gender supremacy. At the end, they all die. Very funny.
Song Description
A lovely senorita on the brink of womanhood discovers the power of the dance. She "flirts with danger, and with a stranger" and "this dance will change her" and it truly does. The dangerous tanguero is a faithless philanderer. In the end his long-suffering wife, faced with yet another infidelity, commits a double murder and suicide.
| Song Length |
5:00 |
Genre |
Latin - Tango, Unique - Soundtracks |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Duet Male/Female |
| Mood |
Enchanting, Restless |
Subject |
Change, Jealousy |
| Similar Artists |
Celine Dion, Sarah Mclachlan |
| |
Lyrics
TANGO D'AMOR
SHE:
HER DRESS IS MOONLIGHT--HER HAIR IS MIDNIGHT--
HER SMILE IS SUNLIGHT--HE SEES HER DANCE
SHE FLIRTS WITH DANGER AND WITH A STRANGER
THIS DANCE WILL CHANGE HER: --TANGO D'AMOR!
HER SILKEN DRESS--IS A COOL CARESS
BUT HER POUNDING BREAST HIDES A HUNGRY HEART
EACH BEND AND TURN--SHE FEELS HIS DARK EYES BURN
WITH PASSION'S PUREST FLAME SHE HAS BEEN LONGING FOR
HE:
THAT PROUD TANGUERO--PREYS ON THE SPARROW
LIKE A TORERO--PLAYS WITH THE BULL.
AND NOW HE TAKES HER AS THOUGH HE OWNS HER
AND HE WILL TEACH HER: -- TANGO D'AMOR!
HIS FIRM EMBRACE--QUICKLY MARKS HER PLACE
HE BEGINS TO TRACE--WHERE THEIR HEARTS WILL GO
HE SPINS AND WALKS THE WAY A TIGER STALKS
HE WHISPERS ALL THE WORDS THAT SHE HAS WAITED FOR
SHE:
SO IN THE MOONLIGHT--THAT MAGIC MIDNIGHT--
THEY DANCE 'TIL SUNLIGHT SPREADS THROUGH THE SKIES
HE SAYS "FOREVER" AND SWEARS HE'LL NEVER DESERT HER EVER--AND OTHER LIES!
BOTH:
I CAN'T IMAGINE A DAY WITHOUT LOVING YOU
I CAN'T IMAGINE A NIGHT WITHOUT YOUR TOUCH
I DON'T REMEMBER A MOMENT OF DOUBTING YOU
I NEVER THOUGHT THAT MY HEART COULD LOVE SO MUCH
HE:
BUT LIKE AN OMEN--A SAD-EYED WOMAN SLIPS FROM THE SHADOWS--HER DAGGER DRAWN!
SHE SWEARS SHE'LL NEVER BE FORCED TO SEVER HER OWN "FOREVER"--THAT FATEFUL DAWN
BOTH:
I CAN'T IMAGINE A DAY WITHOUT LOVING YOU
I CAN'T IMAGINE A NIGHT WITHOUT YOUR TOUCH
I DON'T REMEMBER A MOMENT OF DOUBTING YOU
I NEVER THOUGHT THAT MY HEART COULD HURT SO MUCH
ALL:
SHE DAMNS HIS LYING!--HE DAMNS HER CRYING!
AND AS THEY DIE THEY CURSE EL...TANGO D'AMOR!-- TANGO D'AMOR!-- TANGO D'AMOR!
? 2007 Bacon & McElhone
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