Ugh... this song has a pretty melody, but the lyrics are a bit cheesy...
Dan Hill sings it in 1977...
It always takes me back to a time when if you had a face for radio, you could still be a famous singer. Since I've been doing a lot of karaoke lately, I've noticed that this song was covered a few times and even made into a duet.
I had no idea Rod Stewart sang this!
Manny Pacquaio is a new singer to me, but apparently Dan Hill sang backup for him on this...
Here's Dottie West doing it country style...
And here's Tammy Wynette and Mark Gray doing it 80s duet style...
It is a pretty song. Maybe I should rethink my feelings about it. It's just so mushy and personal... and hard to imagine a guy like Dan Hill getting all passionate. He's the same guy who sang "Can't We Try" and "I Can Dream About You" in the 80s, two other songs that a lot of people liked who were sensitive... yikes.
Long live 70s era love songs!
I think it was Dave barry, in his BOOK OF BAD SONGS, who wrote that Dan hill's vocals on the song sounded as though they were sung while Hill was simultaneously undergoing a prostate exam by Captain Hook.
ReplyDeleteI don't like listening to Dan Hill sing. He's a decent songwriter though, I guess... Maybe...
DeleteThe acoustic guitarist in plaid looks a bit like my dad when his hair starts to get out of control, right before my mom threatens to cut it herself when he's sleeping if he doesn't doe something about it.
ReplyDeleteLOLOLOL... your parents are hysterical.
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