Such a beautiful song, her early albums were the soundtrack of my teens and early 20s. Joan is one of the greatest songwriters and performers to come out of the UK yet she remains so much less well known than she should be. My one regret is never having seen her live.
Same here. I have listened to Joan from the 1970's and was lucky to see her a few years ago. She was tremendous! Her voice is still as strong as ever in her 70's! What amazed me was how many instruments she can play. It was an awesome concert and she came back for three standing ovations such is Joan's grace and humility❤
@@SerenDipity64711 She's one of our great treasures. I'm happy for you that you got to see her. A very talented lady. The nearest I've got is standing on her 'walk of fame' star in Birmingham! But hope to catch her in concert some day. x
@@skyboswell if u have the chance to go to her concert dont miss it, I made the mistake for Linkin Park concert and now I will never see Chester sings live! 😢
I saw her live in Sydney almost 40 years ago. The concert was incredible , her performance live, was as good as, or better than, the studio performance. She was so good she would occasionally speak to the audience in the middle of a song. Just to prove it's not a recording. We had tickets that let us walk right up to the edge of the stage, dead center. Which we did. I still remember how impressed I was with her amazing performance.
If there's a better song than this about a woman in a long-term relationship who meets a new lover, then I want it rounded up and shot! Unutterably brilliant! Joan at her absolute best. I count myself fortunate indeed that I have heard Joan sing this brilliant song live.
Quite the most unprepossessing black woman artist I can think of Along with Tracy Chapman she did love songs no good and to death and that was it. The poor girls Roberta Flack and she was not even that.
You are so lucky indeed, It always reminds me the day I said it with my mouth,after declaring so many times that I will/shall and never will I in any given situation I will ever say that
One of the best songs ever written. I am a big fan of Joan since the 80's. She enlightened my life with her grace and beautiful talent. A big THANK YOU Joan Armatrading! Much love from The Netherlands!
I was in my twenties when I heard this song for the the first time. It was touching me and it still does after all these years. Thanks Mrs. Armatrading You are the most!
Man! Man! Man! I never ever imagined that anyone would notice the bewitching beauty of Joan Amatrading in her younger days. What a Natural beauty she was. She never wore any make-up. The Smile. The innocence. Her beautiful heart was all over her face. She was never a fancy clothes person. But such earthly beauty one never sees every time. To me you are the Champ on the discussion about Joan Amatrading. What a surprise for me.
I swear I just get to see this beautiful lady with such strong voice, sounds so beautiful. I was born in the 70's and I love to go and search for the best old skool music that reminds me of those wonderful years growing up. She reminds me a lot of Tracey Chapman. they have similar looks, and the voice sounds the same as well. Come on peoples tell me am not lying. Take a good look at them, they are beautiful strong black women.
agree… their voices are really different but also really evoke each other. their skill sets are similar too…both folky & bluesy singer-songwriters who play guitar (and joan keyboards too), are intensely private, are black queer icons, and just legendary musicians
i remember how i used to hate this kind of music when i was still young in my Primary days when my Dad used to play now... its funny now how iam soo in love with this music
It's sad that so many people have heard of "one hit wonder" Tracy Chapman and yet they haven't heard of Joan Armatrading, one of the greatest female songwriters of all time. 😊
I'm not the sort of person who falls In and quickly out of love But to you I gave my affection Right from the start I have a lover Who loves me How could I break such a heart Yet still you get my attention Why do you come here When you know I've got troubles enough Why do you call me When you know I can't answer the phone Make me lie When I don't want to And make someone else Some kind of an unknowing fool You make me stay When I should not Are you so strong Or is all the weakness in me Why do you come here And pretend to be just passing by But I mean to see you And I mean to hold you tightly Feeling guilty worried Waking from tormented sleep This old love has me bound But the new love cuts deep If I choose now I'll lose out One of you has to fall And I need you and you Why do you come here When you know I've got troubles enough Why do you call me When you know I can't answer the phone Make me lie When I don't want to And make someone else Some kind of an unknowing fool You make me stay When I should not Are you so strong Or is all the weakness in me Why do you come here And pretend to be just passing by But I mean to see you And I mean to hold you tightly.
Thank you! I am sure most of us are familiar with the Keisha White version which is great - but this one, this one I felt, I hear the lyrics, you can feel them. Today the songs now makes sense - thank you
Where is she? She's still working. She's never gone away & if you haven't heard her for many years, you may have several albums to listen to. She plays multiple instruments on her albums as well as writing all her own songs & singing.❤
I was a wee little bub when my dad would play Joan...but this song..this song always brings me back to watching my mum and dad dancing like no one coould see. ❤❤❤ beautiful ❤
0:10 ^ I'm not the sort of person who falls In and quickly out of love But to you I gave my affection Right from the start I have a lover who loves me How could I break such a heart Yet still you gained my attention 0:47 ^ Why do you come here When you know I've got troubles enough Why do you call me When you know I can't answer the phone Make me lie, when I don't want to And make someone else some kind of an unknowin fool You make me stare, when I should not Are you so strong or is all the weakness in me🎤
Brilliant. This bit is just perfect phasing, every time I hear this I’m shook at how simple but perfect it is. “If I choose now, I lose out, one of you has to fall.. and I need you.. and you” damn girl 😢
If there’s a better song about someone in love and falling for someone else, please let me know (I’d honestly want to hear that, because it would have to be a great one). Poignant, honest, heartfelt vocals…good friend turned me on about a year before Chapman and “Fast Car” showed she was an even bigger fan of her than I was.
Omg! There's a video!?... I recently fell in love with this song. And have been listening to it non stop but didn't realise there's a music video til now. My friend played me drop the pilot about 6 months ago, and ever since I loved her❤
School holidays when I was a kid my mum would drive us interstate. Always crap like this on the radio. Strange , it is a really good song. Love you mum.
Why do come here when I got troubles alone, weakness in me, I need to see you hold you, true love cuts deep , one of of us have to fall, make some else, the weakness in me, pretend just passing by
I'm not the sort of person who falls In and quickly out of love But to you I gave my affection Right from the start I have a lover who loves me: How could I break such a heart? Yet still you gained my attention Why do you come here When you know I've got troubles enough? Why do you call me When you know I can't answer the phone? Make me lie, when I don't want to And make someone else some kind of an unknowin' fool You make me stare, when I should not Are you so strong or is all the weakness in me? Why do you come here And pretend to be just passing by? But I need to see you, And I mean to hold you Tightly Feeling guilty, worried, Waking from tormented sleep This old love has me bound But this new love cuts deep If I choose now, I'll lose out One of you has to fall But I need you, and you Why do you come here When you know I've got troubles enough? Why do you call me When you know I can't answer the phone? Make me lie, when I don't want to And make someone else some kind of an unknowin' fool You make me stare, when I should not Are you so strong or is all the weakness in me? Why do you come here And pretend to be just passing by? But I need to see you, And I mean to hold you Tightly
If this song is a retread of that earlier 70s misfire. It has what the earlier song didn't have. A brain in its head. Smartly written and sung by a smarter woman than whoever gave us t b 2 l.
Came here from 10 Things I Hate About You, such a beautiful song! 💗
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Such a beautiful song, her early albums were the soundtrack of my teens and early 20s. Joan is one of the greatest songwriters and performers to come out of the UK yet she remains so much less well known than she should be. My one regret is never having seen her live.
Shes still alive isn’t she? So there’s still possibility 😊 I hope u’ll be able to see her live someday!
Same here. I have listened to Joan from the 1970's and was lucky to see her a few years ago. She was tremendous! Her voice is still as strong as ever in her 70's! What amazed me was how many instruments she can play. It was an awesome concert and she came back for three standing ovations such is Joan's grace and humility❤
@@artsyhyd I hope so, will mean travelling a bit as I live in Cornwall and nobody comes here. :)
@@SerenDipity64711 She's one of our great treasures. I'm happy for you that you got to see her. A very talented lady. The nearest I've got is standing on her 'walk of fame' star in Birmingham! But hope to catch her in concert some day. x
@@skyboswell if u have the chance to go to her concert dont miss it, I made the mistake for Linkin Park concert and now I will never see Chester sings live! 😢
Before there was Tracy Chapman... there was Joan Armatrading.
She's amazing
That’s funny, they do sound similar
not in the same league..
Much before Tracy Chapman..
@@paulcamacho360 Right, 2 totally different type of musicians it amazes me how quickly some compare them. Joan tells the full story. 🤗
I saw her live in Sydney almost 40 years ago. The concert was incredible , her performance live, was as good as, or better than, the studio performance. She was so good she would occasionally speak to the audience in the middle of a song. Just to prove it's not a recording. We had tickets that let us walk right up to the edge of the stage, dead center. Which we did. I still remember how impressed I was with her amazing performance.
I saw her in NYC close to 40 years ago, and it was a wonderful show.
All these years later, her songs stay with me.
And this is one of her best.
I was there also and keep coming back to this song.
State Theatre, NSW I was there. Probably the best artist I have ever seen.
If there's a better song than this about a woman in a long-term relationship who meets a new lover, then I want it rounded up and shot! Unutterably brilliant! Joan at her absolute best. I count myself fortunate indeed that I have heard Joan sing this brilliant song live.
Quite the most unprepossessing black woman artist I can think of
Along with Tracy Chapman she did love songs no good and to death and that was it. The poor girls Roberta Flack and she was not even that.
Heather Headley and Karyn White comes to mind and Anita Baker.
You are so lucky indeed, It always reminds me the day I said it with my mouth,after declaring so many times that I will/shall and never will I in any given situation I will ever say that
This song is so under rated
Not according to the many comments here.
One of the most amazing songs ever!
Anyway, songs can mean such ,just. Fit in where can.
she is a peach of the maximum kind
Its a very beautiful son..i love it
One of the most emotional songs I've ever heard...Joan sang with a special emotion❤🔥
She gives the song just the right amount of gravitas when singing about this all too familiar dilemma.
One of the best songs ever written. I am a big fan of Joan since the 80's. She enlightened my life with her grace and beautiful talent. A big THANK YOU Joan Armatrading! Much love from The Netherlands!
Brilliant songwriter…
I was a teenager in the 70s when i first heard Joan and I've never stopped listening ❤️❤️❤️
Never get tired of this song.
AMAZING! This never gets old. She is so underrated. "This old love has me bound , but this new love cuts deep". Great songwriter.
And then later on maybe another new love might cut deep to this new love .....
How wonderful is this? Pure genius brilliance. A great talent. Thank you Joan.
Watched 10 things I hate about you thought it was Tracy Chapman singing never heard of this woman but whoa good voice
Same. Library scene and I thought to myself, I’m gonna TH-cam it.
Same here…what a powerful singer and song. Wow!
Tracy’s awesome too but Joan has been a household name in the UK since the 70s, she had another top 10 album here last year.
Get on board.
Without Joan, there is NO Tracy......
Joan and Tracy very very similar ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
I was 18... my first love pretty much echoed everything in this song. She was 24 - married, I felt as guilty as she did, we loved each other.
You were both innocent ❤
What a masterpiece 🎉
Attended her concert at Monte Casino in Joburg S.A
Years ago, late 1970s, I found her from the song "Baby I" - her first album, I think. I love Tracy Chapman, too. ❤
Saw Joan in the Apollo Glasgow 1978, have been Fan ever since…
Same here 17 years old
Never heard of this talented artiste before
I was in my twenties when I heard this song for the the first time. It was touching me and it still does after all these years. Thanks Mrs. Armatrading You are the most!
Joan Armatrading is stunning and was seriously beautiful in her younger years.
Man! Man! Man! I never ever imagined that anyone would notice the bewitching beauty of Joan Amatrading in her younger days. What a Natural beauty she was. She never wore any make-up. The Smile. The innocence. Her beautiful heart was all over her face. She was never a fancy clothes person. But such earthly beauty one never sees every time.
To me you are the Champ on the discussion about Joan Amatrading. What a surprise for me.
She is still beautiful today.
Still so so beautiful in so so many ways. A gift from God.
Masterpiece at its best
This song is so good 💥
I swear I just get to see this beautiful lady with such strong voice, sounds so beautiful. I was born in the 70's and I love to go and search for the best old skool music that reminds me of those wonderful years growing up. She reminds me a lot of Tracey Chapman. they have similar looks, and the voice sounds the same as well. Come on peoples tell me am not lying. Take a good look at them, they are beautiful strong black women.
agree… their voices are really different but also really evoke each other. their skill sets are similar too…both folky & bluesy singer-songwriters who play guitar (and joan keyboards too), are intensely private, are black queer icons, and just legendary musicians
A simply beautiful song. Gets me every time
I wish Joan Armatrading was about to tour Australia.....Come on Joan:)
I was going to say she is underrated and unappreciated, but not true if you love music. I've always loved her ❤️
I get emotional when I sing "I really must be going" by Joana Armatrading❤
Just sublime, as always.
0:54 so utterly heartfelt..Joan can tell a story in just a few words..she is spellbinding.
i have been playing it thousands of times after i was introduced to it.
First time seeing the video and my heart is full all over again. The greatest. Always.
What a voice ❤
i remember how i used to hate this kind of music when i was still young in my Primary days when my Dad used to play now... its funny now how iam soo in love with this music
Still such a star! Down to Zero was my first favorite years ago.
Saw her🙏🏻Sydney aus 1978-79 she was brilliant is brilliant🎶🎶🎶💗💗💗🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💫💫💫💫
Holy good lord thank you for this heart warming jam speaking from the heart
Beautiful song joan is so talented just love her..
I love this song it 's so deep in my soul I love this version and Keisha White it's beautiful ❤❤❤❤
Beautiful!
Favorite artist and song!❤
Aah yes my favourite song from Miss J A
vonderful song❤
Wow. Achingly beautiful.
My first time to hear the original version thanks madam armatrading
Masterpiece....loved this song from the first time I heard it over 40 years ago
Love this song 💔
Hey she is the master piece
It is a song that satisfies and resolves the quality of humanity.
It's sad that so many people have heard of "one hit wonder" Tracy Chapman and yet they haven't heard of Joan Armatrading, one of the greatest female songwriters of all time. 😊
One hit wonder? Okay sure.
Who would hav ethought that Keisha White would come and sing this song just as beautiful as Joan did.
This song talks to me and it just calm my soul and let me take it in slowly ❤❤❤
Properly the best she ever made
Beautiful....
Thanks for the music
Beautiful song
A year before i was born in 1982 and my Mothers's memory lives on. RIP Aus Poppy
Just, let me to fly with this masterclass. ☺
Such a powerful voice. It's better than the re-make
It's better than just about any sound ever recorded.
Wow .... thought I did not like her music ; this song changed my mind. Will giver he a second look.
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what a voice
Such a beautiful song❤
This voice sounds like Tracey Chapman so beautiful 💖
No. Tracey Chapman sounds like JOAN! Joan was first, best and always...
@@johnvollmar2749 You mean Joan was first 😂
Actually, Joan was out before Chapman. Love them both though.
@@lotta619 ..and best. Yes.
Ten times better ❤
Most underrated song.
So beautiful.
I'm not the sort of person who falls
In and quickly out of love
But to you I gave my affection
Right from the start
I have a lover
Who loves me
How could I break such a heart
Yet still you get my attention
Why do you come here
When you know I've got troubles enough
Why do you call me
When you know I can't answer the phone
Make me lie
When I don't want to
And make someone else
Some kind of an unknowing fool
You make me stay
When I should not
Are you so strong
Or is all the weakness in me
Why do you come here
And pretend to be just passing by
But I mean to see you
And I mean to hold you tightly
Feeling guilty worried
Waking from tormented sleep
This old love has me bound
But the new love cuts deep
If I choose now
I'll lose out
One of you has to fall
And I need you and you
Why do you come here
When you know I've got troubles enough
Why do you call me
When you know I can't answer the phone
Make me lie
When I don't want to
And make someone else
Some kind of an unknowing fool
You make me stay
When I should not
Are you so strong
Or is all the weakness in me
Why do you come here
And pretend to be just passing by
But I mean to see you
And I mean to hold you tightly.
Thank you! I am sure most of us are familiar with the Keisha White version which is great - but this one, this one I felt, I hear the lyrics, you can feel them. Today the songs now makes sense - thank you
Yeah, beautiful all these years later 😊
as I have watched all the greats come back.....I wondered.....where is Joan.....
Where is she? She's still working. She's never gone away & if you haven't heard her for many years, you may have several albums to listen to. She plays multiple instruments on her albums as well as writing all her own songs & singing.❤
I was a wee little bub when my dad would play Joan...but this song..this song always brings me back to watching my mum and dad dancing like no one coould see. ❤❤❤ beautiful ❤
I love this song because it makes me feel like I'm watching an episode of Ally McBeal!
0:10
^ I'm not the sort of person who falls
In and quickly out of love
But to you I gave my affection
Right from the start
I have a lover who loves me
How could I break such a heart
Yet still you gained my attention
0:47
^ Why do you come here
When you know I've got troubles enough
Why do you call me
When you know I can't answer the phone
Make me lie, when I don't want to
And make someone else some kind of an unknowin fool
You make me stare, when I should not
Are you so strong or is all the weakness in me🎤
ty for providing
@@user-bn4nc9fc8rAnytime🙏🏼
For one of my first ever real loves...Donna Cannon. RIP.
How lovely
Brilliant. This bit is just perfect phasing, every time I hear this I’m shook at how simple but perfect it is. “If I choose now, I lose out, one of you has to fall.. and I need you.. and you” damn girl 😢
I don’t think it’s simple to sing like that
It’s not trained
It’s something different 👍
Just cremated the one Love of my life to this tune......
So Sorry for your loss. May this beautiful song give you comfort now and always.
Dear Marek I also just cremated the Love of My Life , your remarks struck home to me , I have played this song for years , All the Best
If there’s a better song about someone in love and falling for someone else, please let me know (I’d honestly want to hear that, because it would have to be a great one).
Poignant, honest, heartfelt vocals…good friend turned me on about a year before Chapman and “Fast Car” showed she was an even bigger fan of her than I was.
Il miglior pezzo dell' album , veramente godibile .
I heard this on totally accident not my bag
But wow
What a musical genius
Bettered by the voice
I love
Classic 🔥 🔥 📛 👨🚒
I have been looking for this video for YEARS since I heard that Godley & Creme directed it.
I was too. It was a pain to find. I thought it was lost media for a while.
@@vesperview Where did you find this?
@@AutisticPersona I asked around in a Joan Facebook group and a fan had a VHS that contained the video. He ripped it and sent it to me.
I saw it once on Vimeo years ago and suddenly it was….gone.
Omg ! That voice is supersuperb ,❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉👑
Omg! There's a video!?... I recently fell in love with this song. And have been listening to it non stop but didn't realise there's a music video til now. My friend played me drop the pilot about 6 months ago, and ever since I loved her❤
It was not available online until this upload. It seems to only be available on an Australian greatest hits VHS these days.
I love the coolness in the singing
Badass freaking song
Voice is just awesome 👍🏼👍🏼😎😎
The coolness in her
Some people walk on weakness who dont deserve to, because your weak they always will. 😢
Now this is a good version....just goes to show that the covers aren't always better
Wonderful
Joan lonely hearts
When my ex was cheating on me this was her favorite song😂
You'd think that would ruin it for me but it hasn't. A beautiful song
😊😂😂😂
❤❤
School holidays when I was a kid my mum would drive us interstate. Always crap like this on the radio.
Strange , it is a really good song.
Love you mum.
Matter-of-factly...
... I WAS JUST PLAYING SOME OF TRACY,,S GREATEST HITS...
That song is not fair…
Why do come here when I got troubles alone, weakness in me, I need to see you hold you, true love cuts deep , one of of us have to fall, make some else, the weakness in me, pretend just passing by
I'm not the sort of person who falls
In and quickly out of love
But to you I gave my affection
Right from the start
I have a lover who loves me:
How could I break such a heart?
Yet still you gained my attention
Why do you come here
When you know I've got troubles enough?
Why do you call me
When you know I can't answer the phone?
Make me lie, when I don't want to
And make someone else some kind of an unknowin' fool
You make me stare, when I should not
Are you so strong or is all the weakness in me?
Why do you come here
And pretend to be just passing by?
But I need to see you,
And I mean to hold you
Tightly
Feeling guilty, worried,
Waking from tormented sleep
This old love has me bound
But this new love cuts deep
If I choose now, I'll lose out
One of you has to fall
But I need you, and you
Why do you come here
When you know I've got troubles enough?
Why do you call me
When you know I can't answer the phone?
Make me lie, when I don't want to
And make someone else some kind of an unknowin' fool
You make me stare, when I should not
Are you so strong or is all the weakness in me?
Why do you come here
And pretend to be just passing by?
But I need to see you,
And I mean to hold you
Tightly
heard this song from 10 things I Hate about you❤
❤️
Torn Between Two Lovers
If this song is a retread of that earlier 70s misfire. It has what the earlier song didn't have. A brain in its head. Smartly written and sung by a smarter woman than whoever gave us t b 2 l.
This is a song about despair. But BTW, what a writer