Barry was no Otis Redding, but the brothers’ harmonies make up for the relative lack of soul. Decades later, Barry Gibb declared it his favorite of the score of hit records he wrote or co-wrote. Redding died in a plane crash before he could record the song, so the Bee Gees did it themselves. This is easily the most often covered song in the Bee Gees catalog, by everyone from Lulu to Gram Parsons and the Flying Burrito Brothers, but nobody, not even the Bee Gees themselves, has ever done it like this.īarry and Robin Gibb composed the song at the suggestion of manager Robert Stigwood, who wanted them to write something for Otis Redding to record. That’s pretty much the case with the Bee Gees’ “To Love Somebody,” which Joplin covered for 1969’s “I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again Mama!” LP and performed live on the Dick Cavett show. Throw my love all around you.Most of Janis Joplin’s hits were reworked blues songs, often re-arranged to the point where the original song was barely recognizable. Oh, honey I said I want to talk about it now. No, you don't and you never never, never. 'Cause I ain't got you, you're all I ever wanted,Īnd I ain't got you, babe, honey and I've looked around. You can do every thing," and I think I can, I said I know I can. Honey, 'cause everybody came to me one time and they said, You don't know, you don't know what it's like Honey, if I ever find you I'll reach out to hold on to you, yeah. 'Cause I can't find you,babe, I can't find you, Honey, what awfully good could it ever bring Tell that I live, honey, and I breathe for you, I said I know that I was, I was very, very blind.Ĭan't you just take a look at me and tell, Honey like I was, honey, I tell you that I was, Oh, but nobody, nobody has to ever be so goddamn blind, I know, I said I feel like I ought to know my own frame of mind. In my brain, oh, honey, I can see your face again, Oh honey, I said I want to talk about holding you now
No, you don't, no, no, no, you don't know, You don't know, you don't know what it's like, I said and I can't find you baby, but I been lookin' around for you, yeah. Honey, what awfully good can it ever bring John Lee Hooker Joplin: Janis Joplin and Scott Joplin (Ragtime composer) Keb Mo. You can do anything, you can do everything, yeah. Red Merle Dog NamesIt can also be a persons name, specifically Ash. Never ever, honey, it never shone on me, no, no.īabe and I want, honey I want my whole life
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The easy, fast & fun way to learn how to sing: There's a light, a certain kind of light, The song has been recorded by many other artists, including Nina Simone, Janis Joplin, Roberta Flack, Jimmy Somerville, Michael Bolton, Billy Corgan, Rod Stewart, Michael Bublé and Hank Williams Jr. In a 2017 interview with Piers Morgan's Life Stories, Barry was asked "of all the songs that you've ever written, which song would you choose?" Barry said that "To Love Somebody" was the song that he'd choose as it has "a clear, emotional message". Rock > Janis Joplin > To Love Somebody Janis Joplin Recordings (Live) To Love Somebody Janis Joplin Recordings (Live) Janis Joplin Released on by Black Barn Music Main artists: Janis Joplin Genre: Rock Available in 16-Bit CD Quality 44. The song ranked at number 94 on NME magazine's "100 Best Tracks of the Sixties".
The single was reissued in 1980 on RSO Records with "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" as its flipside. The song's B-side was "Close Another Door". Produced by Robert Stigwood, it was the second single released by the Bee Gees from their international debut album, Bee Gees 1st, in 1967.
"To Love Somebody" is a song written by Barry and Robin Gibb.
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