Labelled With Love
Squeeze
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She unscrews the top from her new whiskey bottle Shuffles about in her candle lit hovel Like some kind of witch with blue fingers and mittens She smells like a cat and the neighbors she sickens Black and white TV has long seen a picture The cross on the wall is a permanent fixture The postman delivers the final reminders She sells off her silver and poodles and in china Drinks to remember I made it myself the chimes of the clock and the dust from the shelf Home is a love that I miss very much So the past has been bottled and labeled with love During the wartime and American pilot Made every air-raid a time of excitement She moved to his prairie and married a Texan She looked from a distance our love was a lesson He became drinker and she became mother She knew that one day she'd be one or the other He ate himself older drunk himself dizzy Proud of her features she kept herself pretty Drinks to remember I made it myself the chimes of the clock and the dust from the shelf Home is a love that I miss very much So the past has been bottled and labeled with love He like a cowboy died drunk in a slumber Out on the porch in the middle of summer She crossed the ocean back home to her family But they had retired to roads that were sandy She moved home alone without friends or relations Lived in a world full of age reservations A moth eaten object she'd say that she'd sod all her friends Who had left her to drink from her bottle Drinks to remember I made it myself the chimes of the clock and the dust from the shelf Home is a love that I miss very much So the past has been bottled and labeled with love Drinks to remember I made it myself the chimes of the clock and the dust from the shelf Home is a love that I miss very much So the past has been bottled and labeled with love The past has been bottled and labeled with love The past has been bottled and labeled with love
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Written by: Christopher Difford, Glenn Tilbrook
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14 facts about this song
Song Composition"Labelled with Love" is the signature country and western ballad composed by the British rock band, Squeeze.
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Year of ReleaseThe song was commercially released on the 9th of October 1981.
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Album FeatureIt appears on the band's fifth studio album, "East Side Story".
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Chart Performance"Labelled with Love" reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart, making it the group's highest-charting single in their home country.
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Song InspirationThe song was heavily inspired by the style of late American country singer Hank Williams.
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Heartrending StoryThe lyrics of the song tell a heart-wrenching tale of a woman from Dallas whose sailor husband dies, leaving her alone with a bottle for solace.
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Songwriting CreditsThe songwriting credits for "Labelled with Love" go to band members Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook.
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Successful CombinationThe combination of comprehensive lyrical story-telling and powerful melody made the track one of the band's most enduring hits.
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Original Record LabelThe song was originally distributed under the label of A&M Records.
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Cover VersionsThe song has been covered by other artists like Cathy Dennis who also included it in the soundtrack for the film "Four Weddings and a Funeral".
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Part of Play"Labelled with Love" was incorporated into a stage musical by the same name in 2012, featuring the songs of Squeeze.
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Genre BlendingThe song uniquely showcases Squeeze's ability to blend genres, particularly between pop and country music.
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Music VideoThe music video for "Labelled with Love" depicts the band members performing the song in cowboy costumes, fitting in with the Country Western-style of the song.
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Frequently performed SongDespite Squeeze’s changing lineup over the years, "Labelled with Love" has remained a constant in their live performances.
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