106. Did You Ever Love Somebody?

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Originally Posted by CarylB

A beautifully delivered song, Meat's voice so restrained, and perfectly placed in the album imo.

A clean and utterly poignant love song .. the simplicity of the arrangement and Meat's voice, deep, gentle and impassioned, gradually moving to a crescendo and finally dying away convey such a profound sense of loss. It is simply beautiful, its understatement just serving to emphasise its depth. Rings more true than any other I've heard, and wraps itself completely round my heart. Simple, gentle, minimal, Meat's right there singing softly into your ear .. To me one of the finest love songs he's ever recorded.

I have no interest in who recorded it before .. Meat makes it his own, makes it Patrick's perfect moment of loss, and imo it's stunning.

Gets a 10+++ from me also .. and gets repeated many times.

Caryl

Well put Caryl, i agree !

[Kathy]

10 !

[RSG]

CarylB, you say it the best. I enjoy this song too. It fits after all the 'in your face' songs. I will give it a 8. Its so different compared with any thing he has ever recorded. I also believe its Cavallo on accoustic guitar. I always enjoy reading the lyrics as much as hearing them.

[carole]

Originally Posted by suzieq

I really want to gush about this song....but I'm afraid to send people on this site to the nearest trash receptacle to hurl into (if I haven't done so already).

I agree with what you said here.

And I have to add a bit of fantasy at the end, that doesn't relate to my past at all ...."Did you ever love somebody....Like, I love you." Can't help but feel Meat singing that to me. Ok snapping back into reality now.

I think a lot of us imagine Meat's singing that line to us. After reading on here that Jessica Simpson sang it too, I had no interest in hearing her version of it. I love it, another beautiful love song which Meat sings beautifully with such depth of feeling, it's hard not to be moved by it.

10

Carole

[White of High]

Average: 6.78 (156/23)

[RSG]

Wow this just grown on me in a short period of time.. it's so beautiful and powerful.. again with the earphones it is Lovely.. its a heart beat deep.. couldn't picture the Meat Loaf catalogue without it! 11 now

[Meat Loaf_fan]

Maybe I prefer Meat when he's doing powerful ballads (like "It's All Coming Back To Me Now") or some of his faster songs (like "Love You Out Loud"), but ... I don't know ... I really like this little ballad.
My score: 6,5/10

[Cherry.Loaf]

I adore it; it's beautifully pure on a gritty album and feels so heartfelt whenever I hear it I feel the need to hug Meat & the writer- 9/10