Once again, 1992 doesn’t really disappoint when it comes to rock releases and awesome tunes! My song of the day comes from Swedish melodic rockers, Treat who I believe should’ve been way bigger than they actually were. Sweden spawned some great artists and Treat definitely fall under the category of the most underrated ones! Worthy albums like “Scratch and Bite” (1985) and “Dreamhunter” (1987) can easily win the hearts of any rock/heavy metal fan out there. For today, however, I want to focus to their 1992 self-titled release and explicitly to one of the most moving and heartbreaking songs of all time (at least to me) – “Learn to Fly”. As a ballad enthusiast and obviously an absolute pain-seeking psycho, no wonder I always fall for the songs that make me depressed and overly-emotional. This one is a very special tune, because not only it carries a personal meaning to me, but is one of the most lyrically and melodically-rich ballads in the whole world (there’s an unpopular opinion). I wanted to share it with my readers because in case you haven’t heard it yet (or you forgot about it), it could almost certainly become your next favorite ballad… Imagine if this song came out in the ’80s? It would’ve killed every other song on its way. Hope you will find pleasure in “Learn to Fly” and the superb vocals of Mats Levén.
If not, just for those lyrics….
Lady’s gonna learn to fly now gonna find the strength to try now gonna wave the past goodbye now gonna learn ’bout love
Learn to Fly Lyrics
You took it for granted till it came undone never thought you’d loose so much so young
The tears on your pillow tell more than the tale gotta get some wind beneath your sail
‘Cause in time you’ll see it’s one more memory once your heart breaks free
Lady’s gonna learn to fly now gonna find the strength to try now gonna wave the past goodbye now gonna learn ’bout love
Lady’s gonna stop her cryin’ rise above the sigh she’s sighing gonna find the life she’s hidin’ gonna learn ’bout love
So pick up the pieces start over again let out your feelings, don’t pretend
And don’t stop to wonder ’bout songs you ain’t sung cause the best is yet to come
There’s no ghost to flee no -one else to be so let your dreams run free
‘Cause in time you’ll see it’s one more memory so let your dreams all run free
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🔥Time to…. Rise up, gather round and rock this place to the ground!🔥
Def Leppard’s “Pyromania” – do I have to say more? It’s one of those groundbreaking hard rock albums which don’t really need an introduction or a bunch of fancy words, describing how awesome and influential it is. I will just say one thing, though – if I have to choose one album to be buried with, it’s going to be “Pyromania” (together with “Hysteria” most probably). Yes, it’s that special to me!
“Pyromania” defined Def Leppard’s career like no other album. Most importantly, it gave birth to a couple of smashing hit singles, including “Photograph”, “Too Late for Love”, “Foolin” and of course, the absolute fan-favorite, “Rock of Ages”. I could write books about each one of the songs on “Pyromania” because they are that valuable and worthy to me and to the history of hard rock in general. However, this time I would like to focus on “Rock of Ages”, mainly because of its significant presence in popular culture, which is a reason enough to know a little bit more about the background of the tune. Also, there are a couple of really interesting facts, surrounding the making of “Rock of Ages”,which some of you might not know. [My Rock Mixtapes] gives you the story of Def Leppard’s “Rock of Ages”.
“Rock of Ages” was released as the second single from Def Leppard’s multi-platinum 1983 album “Pyromania”, following the highly successful debut album single, “Photograph”. The song became an instant hit, peaking at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and topping the Top Tracks rock chart.
“Rock of Ages” was written by Joe Elliott, Steve Clark, and producer Mutt Lange. The music was all set and done, however coming up with the lyrics turned out to be a challenge for the guys. Until of course, that faithful discovery of a bible, left behind in the studio by a bible study group. The book was open to the hymn “Rock of Ages”…the rest is history. Another example of how ideas and inspirations can come from all sides of the world, as long as we pay attention to the signs of the universe!
MV
The iconic music video of “Rock of Ages” was directed by David Mallet and shot at the end of 1982. Here’s what Joe Elliott had to say about it:
“It was the ridiculousness of it, which is exactly what the video needed to be. (Director David Mallet) was like, ‘I want you to walk down this drawbridge holding this sword.’ It’s like, ‘Oh, f–k off. Don’t make me do that!’ Of course, like an idiot, I submitted to his blinked eyes, looking at me like some long-lost dog. David Mallet‘s got a great way of manipulating people like that. I was young and dumb and went ‘OK.’ I look at that now, and I think ‘What the hell was I thinking?'”
(MTV Ruled the World – The Early Years of Music Video)
The verses contain no guitars, focusing entirely on the strength of the vocals. However, that turned out to be a problem for the MV making. Here’s what Joe Elliott said about it:
“There’s a couple of shots where Phil was clapping along on the verse – because there’s no guitars – and he’s standing directly behind me, so I look like I have these clapping antlers coming out of my head.”
“Pretty funny when you look back. The robe thing took about 30 seconds to film. You kind of forget about that,” said guitarist Phil Collen.
(MTV Ruled the World – The Early Years of Music Video)
An owl appears on the music video right when Joe says “all right”. Director David Mallet thought that it sounds like “owl right” so he decided to include the owl as a joke!
One of the most peculiar and heavily-discussed aspects of the song is the opening phrase. The German-sounding “Gunter Glieben Glauchen Globen”, said by producer Mutt Lange doesn’t really mean anything in particular. It’s a rather funny way of simply saying “1…2…3…4…!” For those of you who are familiar with Mutt’s obsession with achieving that perfect recording, it won’t come as a surprise to find out that at one point, he got actually pretty tired of counting “1…2…3…4…!” Instead, he decided to make things more entertaining and used this gibberish. The combination of “Gunter Glieben Glauchen Globen”, followed by the laughs of Joe Elliott and the famous line “All right, I’ve got something to say! It’s better to burn out, than to fade away”, has to be one of the most memorable openings of all time!
The instantly-recognizable slogan was re-used in 1989 for The Offspring’s Pretty Fly (For a White Guy).
Another curious (lyrical) “Rock of Ages” moment is of course that empowering saying “It’s better to burn out, than to fade away” at the beginning. The lines are a reference to Neil Young‘s song “My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)”. According to some sources, however, Joe Elliott saw those lines on someone’s T-shirt and took them for the song, without actually knowing who they belong to.
The lines “It’s better to burn out, than to fade away” became even more important for the history of rock music when they appeared on Kurt Cobain’s suicide in 1994.
Def Leppard’s four-line version was used in the movie Highlander (1986) by the villain, the Kurgan.
“Rock of Ages” also appears on the Season 5 finale of the TV show Supernatural .
“Rock of Ages” is one of Def Leppard‘s most beloved live staples. It has been an inseparable part of their live shows, ever since its release.
1988 Live (Hysteria Tour)
2013 Live (Viva! Hysteria, The Hard Rock Hotel, Las, Vegas NV)
Similarly to Joan Jett’s “I Love Rock & Roll”, “Rock of Ages” is a powerful anthem, written to inspire and spread that fiery rock & roll spirit. Here is what Joe Elliot said about the connection between “Rock of Ages” and “I Love Rock & Roll” in an interview with Kaos 2000 magazine.
“We’d have never written ‘Rock Of Ages’ if we hadn’t have heard ‘I Love Rock And Roll’ by Joan Jett. But we didn’t steal her entire sound. We took that one song and thought, ‘This is very anthemic. We could get away with writing songs of this standard and style.’ And that’s what we did. It doesn’t particularly sound that much like her, the chorus a bit. The actual structure of the song is nothing alike.” (Quote, retrieved from http://www.songfacts.com/)
A high-praised musical, titled “Rock of Ages” opened on Broadway in 2009. The show featured some of the biggest music hits of the ‘80s; however despite named after Def Leppard’s song, “Rock of Ages” doesn’t appear on it.
In 2012, the musical was turned into a movie, in which Def Leppard’s “Pour Some Sugar on Me” was performed by Tom Cruise.
In 2012, Def Leppard re-recorded the song with the title “Rock of Ages 2012”. It was released in the summer of 2012, along with a newly-recorded version of “Pour Some Sugar On Me”.
“Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection” was released in 2005 and it featured some of the band’s most definitive classics.
“Rock of Ages” Lyrics
Gunter glieben glauchen globen
All right I got something to say Yeah, it’s better to burn out Yeah, than fade away All right Ow Gonna start a fire C’mon! Rise up! gather round Rock this place to the ground Burn it up let’s go for broke Watch the night go up in smoke
Rock on! Rock on!
Drive me crazier, no serenade No fire brigade, just Pyromania
What do you want? What do you want? I want rock’n’roll, yes I do Long live rock’n’roll
Oh let’s go, let’s strike a light We’re gonna blow like dynamite I don’t care if it takes all night Gonna set this town alight
What do you want? What do you want? I want rock’n’roll, Allright! Long live rock’n’roll
Rock of ages, rock of ages Still rollin’, keep a-rollin’ Rock of ages, rock of ages Still rollin’, rock’n’rollin’
We got the power, got the glory Just say you need it and if you need it Say yeah!
Heh heh heh heh Now listen to me I’m Burnin’, Burnin’, I got the fever I know for sure, there ain’t no cure So feel it, don’t fight it, go with the flow Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme one more for the road
What do you want? What do you want? I want rock’n’roll, You betcha Long live rock’n’roll
[Repeat Chorus]
We’re gonna burn this damn place down Down to the ground
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What happens when brilliant musicians like Paul Rodgers, Jimmy Page, Chris Slade and Tony Franklin get together? Pure magic – that’s what happens! In the mid-80s, hungry for new adventures, Page and Rodgers formed an exciting supergroup which despite its short life spawned some rockers of a lifetime! Second only to his collaboration with Coverdale, I think this project is my favorite work of Jimmy Page, after the classic Led Zeppelin years, of course.
Their self-titled debut album was brought to the world in 1985. Skilfully incorporating friendlier and more radio-ready sound to their bluesy and soulful musical approach, “The Firm” is a good example of a laidback, upbeat ‘80s record, worthy of checking out!
A song of theirs that left the greatest impression on me is “Satisfaction Guaranteed”. The slow-paced, light-hearted tune immediately captivated me with its rhythms. Not to mention Paul Rodgers who keeps on giving me the time of my life every time he starts singing. He sounds sexy, free and so natural on “Satisfaction Guaranteed”; his sweet voice can simply be the end of me, I swear. Jimmy Page is (of course) delivering quite the guitar performance!
Watch the classic MV below and enjoy the feelgood tune!
“Satisfaction Guaranteed” Lyrics
Mystery surrounds me, and I wonder where I’m going There’s a cloud above me and it seems to hide the way I’m going straight ahead, ’cause it’s the only way I know I want to leave the past, and leave just for today
Now then tell me baby, do you need my love? Tell me baby, are you thinking of me? Tell me baby, what it is you need? What kind of satisfaction guaranteed?
Sitting in the gutter with my head wrapped in my hands I’ve been drinking all night, and I just can’t stand the pain It took an awful lot of trouble just to make me understand Now it’s clear to me, but will it ever be the same?
Now then tell me baby, do you need my love? Tell me baby, are you thinking of me? Tell me baby, what it is you need? What kind of satisfaction guaranteed?
Now then tell me baby, do you need my love? Tell me baby, are you thinking of me? Tell me baby, what it is you need? What kind of satisfaction guaranteed?
Head upon the highway, just as fast as I could go I rode through the night, and halfway through the day I had no direction I didn’t even want to know where I was going The only thing I knew, was that I had to get away
Now then tell me baby, do you need my love? Tell me baby, are you thinking of me? Tell me baby, what it is you need? What kind of satisfaction guaranteed?
Tell me baby, tell me baby, tell me baby, do you need my love? Now that I’m here, yeah, do you need, do you need my love?
References:
Lyrics retrieved from http://www.metrolyrics.com/ P.S. I don’t own any audio or visual material used in this publication. All the rights and credits go to the owners and/publishers. The publication expresses my personal opinion and in no way is trying to make a generalized statement. Please be kind and considerate when you read and/or comment. Cheers~
There’s nothing more satisfying and life-enriching than seeing how a beloved song of yours materializes on a stage, performed by the artist who wrote it and introduced it to your life. In November 2016, I had the chance to go to a concert of Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band and as we all know, Richard Page is a respectful member of that glorious supergroup. So, naturally, Mr. Mister’s biggest hit – “Broken Wings” had to be a part of the program. I will never forget that marvelous moment, Page brought so much magic into the whole arena, I even got too emotional.
“Broken Wings” is one of those tunes that can instantly build a bridge between itself and your soul, so that the connection can remain forever. The thrilling opening bass chords signal the arrival of something strong and meaningful, but when Page appears with its soulful “Baby, don’t understand, why we can’t just hold on to each others’ hands…”, your heart just knows that this is going to become one of your songs.
MV
– “Broken Wings” was released in 1985 as the lead single from Mr. Mister’s sophomore album “Welcome to the Real World”. Co-written by Richard Page, Steve George and lyricist John Lang, the idea of the song, was taken from a poetic novel of the same name, written by Khalil Gibran. The book is about the tragic love between two people, who cannot enjoy their freedom and ultimately their affection, due to social circumstances and pressure. The three of them wrote the song in about half an hour, which once again proves my theory – when there is talent, passion and an idea, great things happen instantaneously.
– “Broken Wings” topped the charts in Canada and the States and became a top 10 hit in countries all over the world, including Germany, Australia and Norway.
– The iconic black/white MV, featuring Page driving a convertible, became a huge MTV hit and one of the earliest staples of VH1, as the network station was launched on the same year the song was released – 1985.
– The lines, “Take these broken wings and learn to fly” also feature in The Beatles’ song “Blackbird”Paul McCartney and John Lennon were both influenced by Kahlil Gibran’s work.
– The lyrics are probably the most compelling part of the song. The protagonist is singing about a relationship that went downhill, but he hasn’t given up yet. He wants to have a new start and hold her hand once again, as “the book of love” let them in. The role of the broken wings in the context is open to interpretation but the way I see it, he truly loves her and wants her to “learn to live and love so free”. She is the blood that makes him whole and that’s why he is giving her those “broken wings”. She has to learn how to fly again and he will be there to help her. The theme is immensely inspiring and soul-healing, urging you to live life again, love, give second chances and be happy.
Mr. Mister – Broken Wings – 12/14/1985
Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band – “Broken Wings” Live
Broken Wings Lyrics
Baby, don’t understand Why we can’t just hold on to each others’ hands This time might be the last, I fear Unless I make it all too clear I need you so…
Take these broken wings And learn to fly again Learn to live so free When we hear the voices sing The book of love will open up and let us in Take these broken wings
Baby, I think tonight We can take what was wrong and make it right, Baby, it’s all I know That you’re half of the flesh And blood that makes me whole I need you so
So take these broken wings And learn to fly again Learn to live so free And when we hear the voices sing The book of love will open up and let us in
Take these broken wings You’ve got to learn to fly Learn to live and love so free And when we hear the voices sing The book of love will open up and let us in…
Let us in Let us in
Baby, it’s all I know That you’re half of the flesh And blood that makes me whole Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah
So take these broken wings And learn to fly again Learn to live so free And when we hear the voices sing The book of love will open up and let us in
Take these broken wings You’ve got to learn to fly Learn to live and love so free And when we hear the voices sing The book of love will open up for us and let us in…
– “Broken Wings” was sampled for Tupac Shakur’s song “Until The End Of Time”, which became a top 5 hit in the UK.
References:
“Broken Wings”, retrieved from http://www.azlyrics.com “Broken Wings” Songfacts Page: http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=7823 P.S. I don’t own any audio or visual material used in this publication. All the rights and credits go to the owners and/publishers.
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Cheers~
My song of the day is “No Smoke Without Fire” by Bad Company!! Another energizing, uplifting and very empowering rock tune from the late 80s! I’m not going to talk about how underrated Bad Company are, instead I would like to spread the word and remind you (or make you listen for the first time) of this awesome track! The tune comes from their 1988 album “Dangerous” which is filled up with hard solid rockers like “Shake it Up”, “One Night” and “Dangerous Age” and I dearly recommend it to you, guys! Will make a publication, especially for the album any time soon!
Listen to the tune!
“No Smoke Without Fire” Lyrics
Ooh, you’re like a book with a page torn out You can turn from a whisper to a shout, ooh yeah You come running just as fast as you can, into the arms of another man, yeah
But you can do what you wanna do now, tell me what you wanna say You can take what you wanna take, babe, take it all away
[Chorus:] Oh, there’s no smoke without a fire, and there’s no heat without a flame Oh, there’s no love without desire, but I won’t play your games
Ooh, you’ve got the looks that can turn a head You’ve got a turn that can leave a man dead, ooh yeah You keep tellin’ me our love is alright You disappear, you don’t come home all night
Just tell me what you wanna do now, tell me where you wanna go It’s your life, you can do what you want, baby let me know
[Chorus]
Please don’t ask me why ‘Cos I can’t quite explain, I’m like a moth to your flame
[Solo]
Yeah, just tell me what you wanna do now, tell me where you wanna go It’s your life, you can do what you want, baby let me know, yeah
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Cheers~
“Headed for a Heartbreak” was one of those songs which I instantly fell in love with, the very second I heard for the first time. I had no idea who Winger were but thankfully, this song opened a new door for me and I got the chance to explore more of Kip Winger’s incredible voice and persona, as well as discover other beautiful songs of them, such as “Miles Away” and “Seventeen”.
Winger debuted way too late. The 80s were long gone, music styles and directions were changing and the hair/glam metal era was beginning to fade. What they were bringing to the table was no longer desired, unfortunately. Just after a few successful singles and two platinum albums, they decided to call it quits. Yes, they did release a bunch of new stuff in 2006, 2009 and 2014 but, you know, it’s not the same. To me, personally, their first two albums were absolutely the best!
Anyhow, as I was saying, “Headed for a Heartbreak” is definitely one of my favorite ‘80s rock tunes and most certainly in my “top 10 power ballads” list. Kip is absolutely killing it with his vocals and the beautiful guitar solo is just transferring me to another dimension…And the lyrics – definitely nothing so special or distinctive about them, but still quite painful, emotional and quite relatable, as I’m sure many of us have been in a similar situation as the protagonist of this song. There’s also this unique orchestra aura that surrounds the song, achieved by the keyboard bits, which actually made me fall for this song so much!
The track was released in May 1989, as a single from Winger‘s self-titled debut album. It was written by the lead singer of the band – Kip Winger. According to him, this is the most definite Winger song.
“I wrote the riff and we jammed on it a little bit, and it was just one of those things that happened magically. You’ll talk to many people who think the best ideas happen by accident, and that was definitely one of them. A lot of times I’ll sit down and the s–t will just drop into my hands and I don’t even think about it. That was one of those songs,” Kip Winger said in an interview.
Written in a lydian scale, the song tells us a story about a man, who wants to be left alone and move on with his life, as his love has become a stranger to him. Despite that he’s going to be heartbroken, he chooses to “live again” instead of keep on dealing with the pain she’s causing him.
“Headed For A Heartbreak” LYRICS
Yeah…
Morning came and I was on my way When you reminded me I had too soon forgotten It was you that set me free Yeah, you were here when I came You’ll be here when I’m gone So don’t be waiting on love ‘Cause I’ll be waiting to ramble on
Headed for a heartbreak Headed for a heartbreak
Darling, don’t wait up for me Tonight I won’t be home You’ve become a stranger I just got to be alone Don’t need nobody on my side To dull the blade I’m on So don’t be waiting on love ‘Cause I’ll be waiting to ramble on
Headed for a heartbreak Headed for a heartbreak Headed for a heartbreak
It’s not a mistake Don’t you think I can feel the pain? I walk away, to live again…
Headed for a heartbreak Headed for a heartbreak (Don’t make me hurt you) Headed for a heartbreak (‘Cause I love you…) Headed for a heartbreak
Don’t you think I feel the pain?
References:
“Headed for a Heartbreak” by Winger, retrieved from http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=33963 “Headed for a Heartbreak” Lyrics, retrieved from http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/winger/headedforaheartbreak.html P.S. I don’t own any audio or visual material used in this publication. All the rights and credits go to the owners and/publishers. Cheers~ The publication expresses my personal opinion and in no way is trying to make a generalized statement. Please be kind and considerate when you read and/or comment.
Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours” is one of the best-selling albums of all time and an absolute staple of late 70s music scene. The record spawned so many timeless classics – “Dreams”, “You Make Loving Fun” and of course my personal favourite “Go Your Own Way”. The background of the record is pretty messy, as we all know it – The McVies were divorcing, Buckingham and Nicks were in a chaotic on/off relationship, Mick Fleetwood’s wife was cheating on him – I mean come on!! Imagine the tension and the heated emotions going around the band! But still, despite all that personal drama and “emotional sacrifices” the group members recorded this outstanding record! I have no idea how they did that…
Anyhow, I really love this track but not because it’s an open window to the personal lives of two people who loved each other (though in different ways). I love it because Lindsey was a singer-songwriter genius and because I truly admire how those two managed to create something so pleasing amidst the romantic tension…
– “Go Your Own Way” was written by Lindsey Buckingham as a message to Stevie Nicks. It simply describes their complicated relationship. Stevie was quite angry with the line “Packing up, shacking up is all you want to do” and insisted Lindsey remove it. He didn’t…
“I very much resented him telling the world that ‘packing up, shacking up’ with different men was all I wanted to do. He knew it wasn’t true. It was just an angry thing that he said. Every time those words would come onstage, I wanted to go over and kill him. He knew it, so he really pushed my buttons through that. It was like, ‘I’ll make you suffer for leaving me.’ And I did,” she said for SOS in 2015.
(What a way to end a relationship with someone. We don’t know the truth, but I still don’t quite agree with putting such line in a song for your ex. It’s a bit pathetic – at least give the person you loved some dignity.)
– “Go Your Own Way” has to be one of the most bitter break-up songs ever. It’s quite catchy, rhythmic and melodic, actually and sticks with you for some time after you play it. The vocal delivery and guitar are superb! However, there’s this specific harsh, quite sour atmosphere that floats around the track. I mean, it’s quite natural. Lindsey was head over heels for Stevie but she wanted something else out of life. So, he chose to express his feelings by writing this haunting, but beautiful song. The lyrics are quite simple and straightforward – “I would give you my world if you want it, but if you won’t take it from me, you can just go your own way…”
Go Your Own Way Lyrics
Loving you Isn’t the right thing to do How can I ever change things that I feel?
If I could Baby I’d give you my world How can I When you won’t take it from me?
You can go your own way Go your own way You can call it another lonely day You can go your own way Go your own way
Tell me why Everything turned around Packing up Shacking up’s all you wanna do
If I could Baby I’d give you my world Open up Everything’s waiting for you
You can go your own way Go your own way You can call it another lonely day You can go your own way Go your own way
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Today I decided to pay tribute to (in my opinion) one of the greatest Rainbow songs – “Jealous Lover”. The idea came up to me last night before going to sleep – I was just listening to the playlist I have on my phone and this song was the last one I played before falling asleep. Needless to say, it’s a song I’ve known for many years and a song I truly love and appreciate. Besides, as much as we all love Ronnie James Dio (oh hell yeah, we all just adore him, I know…), I wanted to remind some of you guys about Joe Lynn Turner who also possesses extraordinary vocal abilities and who also performed and wrote great songs such as “Jealous Lover” and many more awesome songs during his Rainbow days, after the departure of Dio. He is indeed, one of the finest voices of rock music and with just one listen of this song we can understand why – he’s beyond talented.
Before getting into it, I just wanted to introduce some background information about the song. “Jealous Lover” was released as a part of a four-track, same-titled EP, back in 1981. Among the songs from the EP, the title song “Jealous Lover” received the most recognition and turned into a fan-favorite. The friendly, unobtrusive but yet solid-rock sound, the lyrics and the vocal performance were just a few of the reasons why this song received a tremendous airplay on AOR radios back in the day. Both Joe Lynn Turner and Ritchie Blackmore are credited as writers of this song – great collaboration between those two right there! Interesting fact, the song runs for 3 minutes and 10 seconds and was recorded on Ritchie Blackmore’s birthday – so it does have some spiritual significance and was destined to succeed, I guess. “Jealous Lover” reached 13 on Billboard, however the EP didn’t performed that well, unfortunately – it only got to #147 on Billboard top 200 albums and honestly I can understand why. The song also features in their greatest collection album.
Furthermore, it is said that vocalist Joe Lynn Turner wrote the lyrics himself for about 5 minutes in a “flash of inspiration” – (I wish I have those…). According to www.songfacts.com, Joe was arguing with the lead guitarist – Mr. Blackmore over a different song. During their fight, Joe thought about a recent quarrel he had with his girlfriend and immediately took a pencil, a piece of paper and wrote the song in an instant. I guess it’s true what they say – some inspirations may be sudden, but they never come without a reason.
In terms of lyrics, the title of the song pretty much sums it up all – it’s about a lover being too jealous to understand the truth and who only sees “black and white”. There is no gender-specification in the lyrics, so anyone can interpret in based on their own situation, relationship or person of interest. The lyrics are very straightforward, catchy, captivating and easy to sing with. In my opinion, the words also manage to create a perfect balance between simplicity and sophistication – especially in the last verse –“… In the day it’s the same, the faces and the names, how long can I go on playing this game, so I live for the night, salt and the lights, to really love you and tomorrow they might…”
What else can I say? – It’s an awesome song and Joe performed it so brilliantly! I’m absolutely inlove with his voice! The guitar riffs remind me a lot about Led Zeppelin and some early Deep Purple works – not so disturbing or perplexed, rather familiar and receptive.
Lyrics:
Lost and lonely, clouds hide the sun Out on a highway, it’s all you can run Cold empty nights, devils in my head
It’s something I’ve been, oh baby something you said
And it’s hard to discover That you’re just another jealous lover And it’s so tough to take That you’re making no mistake jealous lover Oh girl don’t want no other
Shades of red, eyes of green She’s got me waiting, there’s no in between Ask me no questions, I’ll tell you no lies Still you keep thinking that it’s all paradise
And it’s hard to discover You’re like any other jealous lover And you say I’m afraid That you’re making no mistake, oh
In the day it’s the same, the faces and the names How long can I go on playing this game So I live for the night, salt and the lights To really love you and tomorrow they might
But it’s hard to face No one else tales your place jealous lover And they say that’s the breaks But I got what it takes jealous lover, oh
I’m a jealous lover Jealous lover Don’t need no, don’t need no, don’t need no other Jealous lover, yeah Jealous lover, oh Jealous lover.
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Another curious (lyrical) “Rock of Ages” moment is of course that empowering saying “It’s better to burn out, than to fade away” at the beginning. The lines are a reference to Neil Young‘s song “My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)”. According to some sources, however, Joe Elliott saw those lines on someone’s T-shirt and took them for the song, without actually knowing who they belong to.
– The iconic black/white MV, featuring Page driving a convertible, became a huge MTV hit and one of the earliest staples of VH1, as the network station was launched on the same year the song was released – 1985.
“Headed for a Heartbreak” was one of those songs which I instantly fell in love with, the very second I heard for the first time. I had no idea who Winger were but thankfully, this song opened a new door for me and I got the chance to explore more of Kip Winger’s incredible voice and persona, as well as discover other beautiful songs of them, such as “Miles Away” and “Seventeen”.
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