LOVE
SOMEBODY
(words and music by Bill Drescher & Rick Springfield)
I can see the path you're cutting
It cost me a little piece of my heart
I can see the doors you're shutting
'Cause they were open at the start
Baby loving you has been hard on me
You're such a tough little sister
Just looking for Mr. Right
On the wrong side of town
You better love somebody
It's late
You better love somebody
Don't wait
You better love somebody
Don't tempt fate
You're gonna push it just a little too far
One night
Your eyes are wild, your skin so white
You're undernourished and overfed
She's got the teeth, she knows how to bite
'Cause when you bit I've bled
You got the perfect image
Of the perfect man
You're a tough little sister
But you'll settle for a mister tonight
But you're running out of time
You better love somebody
It's late
You better love somebody
Don't wait
You better love somebody
Don't tempt fate
You're gonna push it just a little too far
One night
I'm only saying what I feel
You think I'm wrong I know
You thought I was sleeping at the wheel
I thought that you were driving
You better love somebody
You better love somebody
You better love somebody
It's late
You better love somebody
Don't Wait
You better love somebody
Don't tempt fate
You're gonna to push it just a little too far
One night
One Night
Woe woe woe woe
One Night
Oh woe woe woe
One Night
Oh woe woe woe
One Night
Oh woe woe woe
(total playing time: 3:33)
Song Facts:
Love Somebody hit the charts on March 10, 1984, and stayed there for sixteen weeks.
It reached as high as number 5.
It can be found on
the following releases:
Hard to Hold (soundtrack), Alive - Greatest Hits, Best 21, Best of, Best of
Rick Springfield, Anthology (import), Calling All Girls - Romantic Collection, Greatest Hits,
Encore Collection, Behind the Music: Rick Springfield Collection, The Best of Rick Springfield
(Japan), Legendary, and Anthology (written in rock). Rick
says: It was a combination of two people, at the time, none of
which I would be indiscrete enough to mention their names. -
Hitline 1988
Great song! I love this one
musically, lyrically and LIVE! Obviously it worked perfectly for the movie it was intended
for. With it being for the soundtrack and specifically written for the movie, I guess
there really isn't too much of a point of trying to go to deep into this one. I love the
line "You thought I was sleeping at the wheel, I thought that you were driving."
It is one of my favorite Rick lines. It has always just grabbed me for some reason.
Part of the song also hits very much close to home for me is "you've got the
perfect image of the perfect man...." I am too picky when it comes to men (can't
help it). People keep pointing out to me that I am not getting any younger.... I just
refuse to "settle" for anything else than what I want. I think I deserve better
than that. Geez, Rick doesn't even know it, but he is singing this song to me! ;o) Heehee! |
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This is the part of Rick's career
where the Gingko really starts kicking in for me. I had seen him live during the LIO
tour, and moved into an apartment with cable, so became very familiar with a lot of his
videos, and so this was actually the first time that I knew in advance that something was
actually coming, and wasn't just surprised one day thumbing through the bins at the record
store.
I was very, very poor at this time. I know that Love Somebody came out as a single
before the movie was released, and I remember buying it on a Friday evening, after cashing
my paycheck (from my 4.25 an hour job as a desk clerk at the Ramada Inn). I listened
to the 'A' Side, then listened to the 'B' side, and I was more excited about the movie
than ever. [I then proceeded to listen the B side over and over and over, but we'll get to
that later]. Oddly enough, when I hear this song, I don't really think of the movie
Hard to Hold, but the image that comes to my mind is the scene from the video where Rick
is dancing around in the editing room.
This is kind of a middle of the road song for me. I'm not tired of it, I won't skip
over it when it comes on, but I wouldn't say I love it either. Of course, we have to
love it when Rick reminds us of his "Naked Butt" before he goes into this song
live (like we need a reminder).
Rick said in a radio interview once that he wrote this song for Patti Hansen. She
was dating/married to Keith Richards at the time the movie was filmed, so I'm not sure
what that was all about, unless he meant he wrote it for her character in the movie.
Bill Drescher co-wrote the song with Rick and I wonder what contribution he
made.
I LOVE THIS SONG.
It starts with 28 seconds of lead-in music which I think is so powerful all by itself. I
think if there were no words to this song I would just love the music all on its own ....
I especially love this one LIVE.
I think this whole song is about desperation. You grow up with certain beliefs of what the
"perfect" person is for you and that can make your adult life difficult. It's
about making rational decisions with your mind instead of going with your heart, even
though that's truly not the right decision. There's the desperation of you searching
and never finding "Mr. Right" while all the while "Mr. Right" is right
there, frustrated and ready to Walk Away.
The want and desire of what this person always thought was "supposed to be"
coupled with the desperation of not wanting to be alone is so clear: "You got the
perfect image, Of the perfect man, You're a tough little sister, But you'll settle for a
mister tonight, But you're running out of time." (This is good stuff!)
This person may end up alone because she can't recognize the perfect person, who may not
fit her 'perfect image', is actually right in front of her and there's a chance that
person isn't going to be around forever: "Baby loving you has been hard on me;
You're such a tough little sister; Just looking for Mr. Right; On the wrong side of town."
The end of the song when Rick sings it LIVE with his now mature voice drives me insane
(that's good, trust me)!!! "One Night, Oh woe woe woe".
P.S. I LOVE THIS SONG
Mr. Rick
Springfield jumping around a film editing room, dancing like a goof ball and looking
incredibly handsome. This is what I think of when I hear this song. I did not want
to be the sex-goddess you see with the white flowing robe, I wanted to be one of the film
editors who got to dance around with him. I was (and am still) convinced there would
be nothing more fun to do on this Earth. It was such an awesome time to be a Rick
fan back then because people were finally starting to "get it"... enough time
had passed since that "damn soap" and I think they started to see him more
as the talented musician that he is.
I love the energy of this song. The opening music is so strong it really sweeps you
in. I must admit I did not know he wrote this for Patti Hansen and now I am dying
with curiosity to know if it was for her role in the movie or a take on her personal
life!!! Thank goodness Rick was not inspired to write it for that other woman in the
movie. Enough said.
As has been said before, I love this song live. He really gets into this one and it
is so fun to hear his mature voice sing the "whoa whoa whoa....".
It brings a whole new element to the song.
I love this song too! I always
thought it fit perfectly with the movie's theme, although I wasn't too keen on the choice
of actress to play opposite Rick in this movie.
This is another lyrical masterpiece in my opinion - so I hope the part that Bill Drescher
helped write was the music, and not the lyrics! LOL. The words just flow together so well
throughout the song and tell the story while keeping a great beat. I've always been in awe
at the way Rick can rhyme words so well without making it sound out of place in the song.
'I can see the path you're cutting, it cost me a little piece of my heart. I can see
the doors you're shutting, cause they were open at the start" Beautiful!
Before I saw Rick in interviews stating that he had written this for Patti Hansen, I had
thought that he had written it specifically for the movie after reading the script. So
then I thought, "Well gee, how well DID he get to know Patti? Hmmm.." I mean he
was giving her advice and everything, right? There is some great advice in this song
though too.
My favorite part of this song is also the woe woe woah woe at the end. That
and the way he holds the mic and "squinches" (my daughter's word) that body
around the mike stand, putting the emotion into it. He does that just about every time he
finishes the song too. Love it!
I too, am a little bit tired of the "naked butt" and "a wise man once
said" comments, but I add that up to hey - he's a man. They all do that. (find a good
line and use it to death)
This song rates right up at the top of favorites for me. No particular reason, I just like
it!
I really like this song and have
to say, when I first heard it, I said "that was me". Granted I was married
at that point but what led up to that marriage was years of looking for love, finding it
and trashing it when it got too heavy! I guess I did almost "run out of time"
and lucky for me I did or I might not be writing this now. As for these lyrics
below.....Although I LOVE the song, everytime I hear these lyrics I cringe at the change
of pronouns midstream! LOL |
