Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Among one of his first singles to be released, actor and heartthrob Tony Perkins’s “First Romance” proved to be among one of the few tracks he penned himself. Similar to other songs on his discography, Perkins expresses anxiety over his relationship, and with this being his “first romance,” he const...
[Verse 1]
I fell in love just a moment ago
Right from the very first glance
If I'm a fool, won't you please let me know?
This is my first romance
Here are my arms and they're where they belong
This is our very first dance
Please tell me if I do anything wrong
This is my first romance
[Verse 2]
I never cared much about love
What a young dreamer I've been
Then we happened to touch
Now I care very much
But I don't know where to begin
Here is my heart and it's all I can give
Please, won't you give it a chance?
So I can say just as long as I live
This is my first romance
[Outro]
Please, won't you give me a chance?
So I can say just as long as I live
This is my first romance
This is my first romance
First Romance was written by Gwen Davis.
Like me, Tony had also tried his hand at a singing career. He’d first recorded to [Perkins’s 1956 film] Friendly Persuasion and then, maybe inspired by [Hunter’s 1957 song] “Young Love,” released a record called “First Romance,” written by his pal Gwen Davis. […] Tony always joked that his tremulous...
I was 20 years old when I wrote this song, crazily infatuated with Tony [Perkins], who was funny, brilliant, creative, original, and who really encouraged me in my writing. I was younger than I was young, and had no idea he was gay. But we were great supports for each other, he as much a fan of min...