A great Cheap Trick song. In 1982 it was released off the album “One on One” and peaked at #45 on the Billboard 100 and #57 on the UK Charts. That surprised me somewhat because it received heavy airplay on MTV when they actually played music videos.
When I heard the bridge of this song I heard the strong Beatle influence. Cheap Trick was one of the hardest working bands ever…they toured relentlessly.
If You Want My Love
If you want my love, you got it
When you need my love, you got it
I won’t hide it
I won’t throw your love away, ooh
If you want my love, you got it
When you need my love, you got it
I won’t hide it
I won’t throw your love away, ooh
Yes, I thought you were a mystery girl
A special girl in this crazy old world
You couldn’t see me when I laid eyes on you
Lonely is only a place
You don’t know what it’s like
You can’t fight it
And it’s a hole in my heart, in my heart
If you want my love, you got it
When you need my love, you got it
I won’t hide it
I won’t throw your love away, ooh
You hold the secrets of love in this world
I’m hypnotized by your every word
A special face, a special voice, a special smile in my life
‘Cause lonely is only a place
You don’t know what it’s like
You can’t fight it
And it’s a hole in my heart, in my heart
If you want my love, you got it
When you need my love, you got it
I won’t hide it
I won’t throw your love away, ooh
If you want my love, you got it
When you need my love, you got it
I won’t hide it
I won’t throw your love away, ooh
If you want my love, you got it
When you need my love, you got it
You won’t hide it
You won’t throw your love away, ooh
Remember “Everything Works If You Let It” from about then? Think it was on ‘Heavy Metal’ soundtrack. Used to dig that song and was surprised it wasn’t a bigger hit
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Yes I do…I havent heard it in years! I will have to today.
Do you agree with me that they didn’t have a defining studio album? Maybe it’s just me. It’s not a slam on them because I am a fan.
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One on One was my first Cheap Trick record which I bought on the basis of She’s Tight, which still hold’s up for me. Love’s Got a Hold on Me was pretty good, too.
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I got that album and the band I played in played in use to play She’s Tight… They are a fun group.
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