Frankie_Violet - Eternally
Frankie_Violet
Jul 29, 2025 11:28pm
<p><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">"Eternally" is a song with music by </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>Charlie Chaplin</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, and words by the English </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyricist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>lyricists</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Parsons_(lyricist)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>Geoff Parsons</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> and </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Turner_(lyricist)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>John Turner</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">.</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternally_(Charlie_Chaplin_song)#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><sup><strong>[1]</strong></sup></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> The music was initially composed for Chaplin's film </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limelight_(1952_film)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong><em>Limelight</em></strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> (1952) and titled "Terry's Theme"; the film won an </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>Oscar</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> for "</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Score" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>Best Original Dramatic Score</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">" at the </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/45th_Academy_Awards#Best_Music.2C_Original_Dramatic_Score" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>45th Academy Awards</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> in 1973.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">As "Terry's Theme", the tune was a charting instrumental hit in 1953 for </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Chacksfield" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>Frank Chacksfield</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> (UK number 2, US number 5), arranged by </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Young_(musician)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>Leon Young</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">.</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternally_(Charlie_Chaplin_song)#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><sup><strong>[2]</strong></sup></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> Other instrumental versions issued the same year included </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Goodwin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>Ron Goodwin</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> (UK number 3),</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternally_(Charlie_Chaplin_song)#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><sup><strong>[3]</strong></sup></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> and </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hayman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>Richard Hayman</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> (US number 13).</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(16, 20, 24);">In 1971, the Philippines, "Jukebox King", Victor Wood released a nationally-admired cover of this award-winning song.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>