Tag: Rock Of Ages

The Band – Don’t Do It

Good Morning! I hope your Sunday is going well. This is such a groove song…a great way to start your day. 

This song I like the Band’s cover version the best and that is saying a lot because Marvin Gaye did the original version. The song was written by  Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian and Eddie Holland. The Holland–Dozier–Holland team wrote a number of hits through the sixties and seventies and continued on without Dozier for years. 

The Band covered this on their Rock of Ages live album released in 1972. I first heard this on the Last Waltz and it stuck with me. I usually like studio cuts over live but this one sounds really good. 

The song peaked at #34 in the Billboard 100 but was much more popular in Canada where it peaked at #11 in 1972. It also is included as a bonus track on the Cahoots album…a studio version. 

Don’t Do It

Baby don’t you do it, don’t do it
Don’t you break my heart
Pleeeeease don’t do it, don’t you break my heart

A sacrifice would make you happy if nothing for myself
Now you wanna leave me for the love of someone else
My pride is all gone whether I’m right or wrong
I need you baby to keep on keepin’ on

You know I’m trying to my best
Oh I’m trying to do my best
Don’t do it, don’t you break my heart
Pleeeeease don’t do it, don’t you break my heart

My biggest mistake was loving you too much and letting you know
Now you got me where you want me and you won’t let me go
If my heart was made of glass well then you’d surely see
How much heartache and misery, girl, you’ve been causing me

While I’ve been trying to do my best
Well I’ve tried to do my best
Don’t do it, don’t you break my heart

Pleeeeease don’t do it, don’t you break my heart

Go down to the river and there I be
I’m gonna jump in girl, but you don’t care bout me
Open up your eyes
Can’t ya see I love ya?
Open up you heart, girl
Can’t ya see I need ya?

Oh baby don’t do it, do it, do it
Don’t you break my heart
Pleeeeease don’t do it don’t you break my heart

My biggest mistake was loving you too much and letting you know
Now you got me where you want me and you won’t let me go
If my heart was made of glass well then you’d surely see
How much heartache and misery, girl, you’ve been causing me

While I’ve been trying to do my best
You know I’ve tried to do my best
Don’t do it, don’t you break my heart
Pleeeeease don’t do it, don’t you break my heart