Når kærligheden smerter …. Elvis Costello & Emmylou Harris
21. februar 2009Love hurts, love scars,
Love wounds, and marks,
Any heart, not tough,
Or strong, enough
To take a lot of pain,
Take a lot of pain
Love is like a cloud
Holds a lot of rain
Love hurts, ooh ooh love hurts
Im young, I know,
But even so
I know a thing, or two
I learned, from you
I really learned a lot,
Really learned a lot
Love is like a flame
It burns you when its hot
Love hurts, ooh ooh love hurts
Some fools think of happiness
Blissfulness, togetherness
Some fools fool themselves I guess
Theyre not foolin me
I know it isnt true,
I know it isnt true
Love is just a lie,
Made to make you blue
Love hurts, ooh,ooh love hurts
Ooh,ooh love hurts
[guitar solo]
I know it isnt true,
I know it isnt true
Love is just a lie,
Made to make you blue
Love hurts, ooh ooh love hurts
Ooh ooh love hurts
Ooh ooh…
Jeg faldt over en gammel koncertbillet til en Emmylou Harris-koncert. En fantastisk koncert. Og jeg kom i tanke om hendes version af Boudleaux Bryant og Felice Bryant ultimative hjerte-smerte-sang “Love Hurts”, der er indspillet af et hav af kunstnere. Første gang vist af Everly Brothers i 1960. Så vidt jeg husker, omtalte Emmylou sangen som kærlighedssangen over dem alle. I hvert fald har hun indspillet den et par gange eller tre. Og her er hun sammen med Elvis Costello and the Imposters…