Louis Armstrong – A Kiss To Build A Dream On

"A Kiss To Build A Dream On" as written by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby and Oscar Hammerstein....
Give me a kiss to build a dream on
And my imagination will thrive upon that kiss
Sweetheart, I ask no more than this
A kiss to build a dream on

Give me a kiss before you leave me
And my imagination will feed my hungry heart
Leave me one thing before we part
A kiss to build a dream on

And when I'm alone with my fancies, I'll be with you
Weaving romances, making believe they're true

Oh, give me your lips for just a moment
And my imagination will make that moment live
Give me what you alone can give
A kiss to build a dream on

When I'm alone with my fancies, I'll be with you
Weaving romances, making believe they're true

Oh, give me lips for just a moment
And my imagination will make that moment live
Oh, give me what you alone can give
A kiss to build a dream on


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"A Kiss to Build a Dream On" as written by Harry Ruby Bert Kalmar

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    General Commentthis is one of Armstrong's finest songs - it really is. this is about adoring someone so much that all you need is one kiss, and you're good.
    catherinekson June 04, 2002   Link
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    General CommentI heared this song one time driving home from my boyfriends, so now whenever I hear it I think of him. hehe... Its a pretty song and the way Armstrong sings it makes it so sweet.
    DaDreadlockChickon April 08, 2003   Link
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    General CommentI may be into metal and hard music but I love this stuff too. Louie Armstrong really does have amazing music, I first heard this off of a game (believe it or not) and I was into that kind of music and I asked a fellow music fan who it was and they pointed me Louie's way and I'm now addicted to this music.

    Care free music, free flowing, good sound, I saw a quote on a fan website"what we play is life". After listening I can see what they mean.
    KoiHoshion April 25, 2003   Link
  • 0
    General Commentthank the game fallout II for letting me hear this song...
    MSK941on November 01, 2004   Link
  • 0
    General Commenti think this song is about someone leaving him, and all he wants is one more kiss to hold him over.
    likeacanceron November 20, 2004   Link
  • 0
    General Commentthis song is about his time with a woman and he wants a kiss at the end of the night and this is about him askin for it
    mattyboy11891on June 25, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General CommentI guess I too heard it first in fallout...
    nevertheless, a great song
    Kukainison September 29, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General CommentThis song does owe alot to Fallout II. But, this is a beautiful song. one of the best. I really just love this song.
    EasyTarg8on November 04, 2006   Link
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    General CommentHaha, Fallout II made me love this song. It was a great soundtrack for one of the best games ever made. I loved Fallout 1 opening soundtrack as well.
    d388on June 24, 2007   Link
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    General CommentAdmittedly, Fallout II was the first place I heard this song, but that doesn't make it any less special. That game really made me get into Satchmo, making that game just a little more special to me.
    DavimusKon November 06, 2007   Link

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