Oh I've been loving you a little too long ), I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I%27ve_Been_Loving_You&oldid=997059183, Articles needing additional references from January 2017, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. I've been loving you a long time Down all the years, down all the days And I've cried for all your troubles Smiled at your funny little ways We watched our friends grow up together And we saw them as they fell Some of them fell into Heaven Some of them fell into Hell. Read about I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) (feat. So long I've been loving you / I … Unfortunately, we are not authorized to show these lyrics According to John's YouTube channel, the single's b-side, "Here's to the Next Time," was recorded at DJM studios in late 1967. POA The title of his best song, written with Impressions front man Jerry Butler, sounds like the first phrase of a Dear John letter—the prelude to a kiss-off. Yes, I've been loving you baby Loving you baby for a long time And you know in your heart That I'll always worship you Boz Scaggs) by Booker T. & the MG's and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Although you're blue Just one thing I want you to do Just forget all those things That I said about you 'Cause I've been loving you baby Loving you baby for a long time And if you go away I just won't know what to do. "I've Been Loving You" is the 1968 debut single by Elton John with lyrics credited to Bernie Taupin (although John later admitted that he wrote the song by himself, giving Taupin credit as an effort to earn Taupin his first publishing royalties). Our critics pick the most extraordinary English-language popular recordings since the beginning of TIME magazine in 1923. STONE-MINT! Redding recorded the song in 1965 and when released as … Some of them fell into Heaven. Here are 100 (unranked) songs of enduring beauty, power and inventiveness. "I've been loving you a long time, Down all the years, down all the days. It was a substantial hit in their native country, peaking at #6 for two weeks on the Canadian singles charts. 14 & 15, January 08 1977", I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford), Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More? [1] An even rarer 4-song EP, released only in Portugal, contained two additional songs: "Thank You for All Your Loving" (written by John and then bandmate Caleb Quaye) and "Angel Tree" (the first true release of a John/Taupin composition). Cindy Scott ‎– I've Been Loving You Too Long / Time Can Change A Love Genre: Funk / Soul. Style: Soul. Il y a longtemps que je t'aime / Jamais je ne t'oublierai." The words in French are: "À la claire fontaine / M'en allant promener / J'ai trouvé l'eau si belle / Que je m'y suis baigné. Neither side appeared on any official album release until the 1992 "Rare Masters" box set. The single is extremely rare. Smiled at your funny little ways. Topside is full-on foot-to-the-floor stonkin' Philadelphia Northern Soul from the team of John Madara, David White, Leon Huff & Len Barry.Flip it over for a stunning version of the Otis Redding Deep Soul classic I've Been Loving You Too Long: 2:39: Time Can Change A Love: 2:28: Credits (2) Joe Renzetti Arranged By. Spiller, David I’ve Been Loving You A Long Time. I've been loving you too long to stop now D7 G B7 You are tired and you want to be free C My love is growin' stronger D# As you become a haven to me G D7 I've been loving you too long G C G I don't wanna stop now D7 G D7 With you my life has been so wonderful G C G I can't stop now ["At the clear fountain / While I was strolling by / I found the water so nice / That I went in to bathe. Two great sides! Year: 1966. My love is growing stronger, as you become a habit to me. You were tired and you want to be free. Lyrics to 'I've Been Loving You Too Long' by Otis Redding. Considered by music critics and writers to be one of Redding's finest performances and a soul classic, it is a slow, emotional piece with Redding's pleading vocals backed by producer Steve Cropper's arpeggiated guitar parts and a horn section. "I've Been Loving You" was not originally included on any album and the single was withdrawn shortly after its release. The single is extremely rare. We watched our friends grow up together. There were time and you want to be free My love is growing stronger, as you become a habit to me Oh I've been loving you a little too long I dont wanna stop now, oh With you my life, Has been so wonderful I can't stop now. But I'm back on my feet and eager to be what you wanted So lift your eyes if you feel you can Reach for a star and I'll show you a plan The sibling Stax and Volt labels, based in Memphis, were the down-and-dirty answer to Motown Records, speaking unpasteurized truth with ragged authority. "I've Been Loving You" was not originally included on any album and the single was withdrawn shortly after its release. "I've Been Loving You" is the 1968 debut single by Elton John with lyrics credited to Bernie Taupin. Acrylic and pencil on canvas. Neither side appeared on any official album release until the 1992 "Rare Masters" box set (which featured previously unreleased stereo mixes of both). Down all the years, down all the days. Sam and Dave, Carla Thomas and that nonpareil house band, Booker T. and the MG’s, were among the Stax-Volt stars, but Otis Redding was their prime minister, with a voice whose aching power suggested both preacher and sinner. Wailing this waltz played in funeral tempo, and backed by a horn section blaring long, mournful notes like a monotone ambulance siren, Redding piles up the agitation until he’s screaming for validation, for pity, for any sign that a lover will be able to sustain the torture he craves. But it’s really a declaration of dependency: “I’ve been loving you too long to stop now.” This is the kind of private view only a camera could provide: not just exclusive “access” but a … 1. It takes the emotions of a moment and holds it for years to come. But it’s really a declaration of dependency: “I’ve been loving you too long to stop now.” The woman in a veteran couple is restless and ready to move on, so the singer engages in pleas, threats and mournfully acute observations: “My love is growing stronger as our affair grows old.” That the song could also be about heroin (“You become a habit to me”) cements the similarity of Redding’s lament to Cole Porter’s “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”: both say that passion is a dangerous drug that the addict doesn’t want to be cured of. # rainynightinsoho # thepogues # shanemacgowen Like & Share © 2021 TIME USA, LLC. The B-side is "Here's to the Next Time", an Elton John composition. Some of them fell into Hell. 72 x 60 in. (Browse the All-TIME 100 Songs and more than 100 other pop culture lists on TIME’s Populist iPad app), [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTi3bRKohQU]. On May 24, 1968 (shortly after Elton's release), Edwin Bee released it as a single, marking the first cover version of an Elton John composition. Watch the I've Been Loving You Too Long video below in all its glory and check out the lyrics section if you like to learn the words or just want to sing along.. Tell us if you like it by leaving a comment below and please remember to show your support by sharing it … I've been loving you a little too long I can't stop now With you my life has been so wonderful I can't stop now You worked hard And your love is growing cold My love is growing stronger As our affair, affair grows old I've been loving you - ma ma ma - a little too long I don't want to stop now By the opening strains of “I’ve Been Loving You”—two notes suspended nakedly in air—Pennebaker is pressed up to the side of Otis’s face, now tinted red and purple by the spotlights. To my future boyfriend, wherever the loving f*ck you are, when it c omes to dating someone who's always single and has been single for a long time, there are a few things you… Loving you baby for a long time And if you go away I just won't know what to do Yes I've been loving you baby Loving you baby for a long time And you know in your heart That I'll always worship you I couldn't bear to see you go Oh no no no no So don't you feel sad It's not the thing to do I've been loving you too long to stop now. "I've Been Loving You Too Long" is a soul music ballad written by Otis Redding and Jerry Butler. 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I've been loving you so much Since our first touch I've been loving you so strong For I couldn't go wrong Oh, and now you say it's time to quit But I love you more than I ever did I need your love please stay with me Don't you go away from me you mean so much to me I've been loving you so long I've been loving you like I never loved before And I've cried for all your troubles. The title of his best song, written with Impressions front man Jerry Butler, sounds like the first phrase of a Dear John letter—the prelude to a kiss-off. There were times and your love is growing cold The B-side is "Here's to the Next Time", an Elton John composition. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1966 Vinyl release of I've Been Loving You Too Long / Time Can Change A Love on Discogs. Then today I started loving you again What a fool I was to think I could get by With only these few million tears I've cried Well I should have known the worst was yet to come And that crying time … Raised in Macon, Ga., and spurred into music by his admiration for local hero Little Richard, Redding packed decades of raw artistry—such Rushmores of yearning as “That’s How Strong My Life Is,” “Try a Little Tenderness” and “Respect”—into his four years on Volt before his death at 26 in a 1967 plane crash. [2], In 1976, the Canadian band Wednesday covered the song under the title "Loving You Baby". [3] It is ranked as the 78th biggest Canadian hit of 1976. An even … I've been loving you too long
I don't wanna stop now
But you're tired and you wanna be free
But my love for you is growing stronger
You see you've become a habit to me
Ooh, I've been loving you that much too long
Please don't make me stop now
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