Tom Jones: 'Delilah' — the making of the deadly Welsh rugby anthem
tom jones remains a live performer well into his 80s, and his recording of "Delilah" is still one of the songs that greets stadium crowds. The song's authorship, its narrative of sex, jealousy and death, and a later legal claim over its lyrics have shaped how the track is remembered.
Who actually wrote 'Delilah': Les Reed, Barry Mason and a contested claim
The song most often associated with Tom Jones was not written by him. Les Reed composed the music for "Delilah" and devised the title and the gist of the song, while Barry Mason wrote the actual lyrics. Mason is also identified as the co-writer of "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)". Credit for "Delilah" remains with Reed and Mason, but in 1983 Sylvan Whittingham, described in the provided context as Mason's ex-wife, claimed to have written half the lyrics. That claim resulted in a legal matter that was settled out of court by 1986.
The song's story: a first-person murder ballad with stark lines
"Delilah" is described in the context as a murder ballad told in the first person. The narrative follows a man who visits his partner's home late at night, noticing "the flickering shadow of love on her blind. " He waits until the break of day after another man drives off, confronts her and responds to her laughter with violence: "I felt the knife in my hand and she laughed no more. " The singer then waits for the police, singing about waiting "before they come to break down the door, " and pleads with the victim in a mixture of apology and self-justification: "Forgive me Delilah I just couldn't take anymore. "
Tom Jones's performance role and early hits
While not the songwriter, Tom Jones is credited in the context as the man who made "Delilah" famous. The provided material notes that he has been releasing records since the 1960s and continues to perform a mix of classics and more recent hits on the road into his 80s. Some of his earliest hits that the context says are still welcomed like old friends on tour include "It's Not Unusual, " "Green, Green Grass of Home" and "Delilah. " The context also references a performance of "Delilah" on "Top Of The Pops" in 1968.
Literary and cinematic echoes: Samson and Delilah, Hedy Lamarr and Cecil B. DeMille
The name Delilah is noted in the context as echoing the Biblical story of Samson and Delilah from the Book of Joshua. In that story, the context states, Delilah was a beauty who sold out her Nazarite lover to the Philistines. The context further notes that Delilah was immortalised on the silver screen by Hedy Lamarr in Cecil B. DeMille's film "Samson and Delilah. "
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