To Love Somebody
Janis Joplin
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There's a light, certain kind of light Never ever, never shone on me, no, no Honey, I want, I want my whole life To be lived with you, babe That's what I want oh, was to be Living and loving you There's a way, oh everybody say You can do anything, every thing yeah But what good, what good Honey, what good could it ever bring Because I haven't got you with my love And I can't find you babe, no I can't You don't know, you don't know what it's like No you don't, honey no you don't know You don't know what it's like To love anybody Oh honey, I want to talk about love And trying to hold somebody The way I love you babe And I've been loving you babe In my brain, oh I can see your face again I know my frame of mind, yeah But nobody, nobody has to ever be so blind Honey, like I did, I know I was blind Honey, I tell you that I was, I was very, very blind Oh but I'm just a girl Can't you just take a look at me and tell Tell that I live, honey I live and I breathe for you Don't you know I do! But what good, what good Honey, what good could it ever bring Because I haven't got you with my love And I can't find you babe, no I can't You don't know, you don't know what it's like No you don't, honey no you don't know You don't know what it's like To love anybody Oh honey, I want to talk about love And trying to hold somebody The way I love you babe And I've been loving you babe Oh, I know that there's a way Because everybody came to me one time and said "Honey, you can do anything Every little thing, and I think I can Oh, but what good, what good Honey, what awfully good can it ever, ever bring Because I can't find you with my love And I can't find you babe, oh anywhere You don't know, you don't know what it's like No you don't, honey no you don't know You don't know what it's like To love anybody Oh honey, I want to talk about love And trying to hold somebody The way I love you babe And I've been loving you babe You don't know, you don't know what it's like No you don't, honey no you don't know You don't know what it's like To love anybody Oh honey, I want to talk about love And trying to hold somebody The way I love you babe And I've been loving you babe
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Written by: Robin Hugh Gibb, Barry Alan Gibb
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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8 facts about this song
Bee Gees1. "To Love Somebody" was originally a song written and performed by the Bee Gees. It was released in mid 1967. The song was written by Bee Gees members Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb.
2. Barry Gibb, one member of the Bee Gees, reportedly wrote "To Love Somebody" for soul singer Otis Redding, but he died before he had a chance to record the song.
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Janis Joplin3. The song was covered by Janis Joplin, who performed it at her concert in Calgary on July 4, 1970, during the Festival Express tour across Canada alongside other notable bands and artists.
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Jimmy Somerville4. Another notable cover of "To Love Somebody" was recorded by Jimmy Somerville. His version peaked at the number eight spot in the UK Singles Chart in 1989.
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Michael Bolton5. American singer Michael Bolton threw his hat into the ring with a cover of the song for his 1992 album "Time, Love & Tenderness." His version of the song peaked at number 11 on Billboard Hot 100.
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Nina Simone6. The legendary Nina Simone included a 9-minute-long live version of "To Love Somebody" on her 1969 album "To Love Somebody," which mainly consists of covers.
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Robin Gibb7. One of the songwriters, Robin Gibb, also performed this song solo in Denmark, for the very first time, on his tour with the Danish Radio Big Band in 1997.
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Rod Stewart8. In 1975, British star Rod Stewart released his version of "To Love Somebody" in his album "Atlantic Crossing". Rod's rendition was marked as a sentimental and expressive performance of the song.
9. Rod Stewart’s cover of "To Love Somebody" also featured Booker T. Jones of the famed Booker T. & the M.G.'s on organ, which added a soulful edge to the recording.
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General10. "To Love Somebody" has been covered by over a hundred artists in several languages including Hank Williams Jr. and Tom Jones. This song has proven to be of enduring popularity, crossing genres from pop to soul to country, nearly half a century after it was first written and performed.
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