Cruel to Be Kind
Nick Lowe * Track #1 On Labour of Lust
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Album Labour of Lust
Cruel to Be Kind by Nick Lowe
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“Cruel To Be Kind” was originally written by Nick Lowe and a former bandmate before he began his solo career.
In the song, the singer questions whether his lover actually likes him at all based on the way she mistreats him, and is not convinced of her logic behind doing so. It was likely inspired b...
Cruel to Be Kind Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Oh, I can't take another heartache
Though you say you're my friend, I'm at my wit's end
You say your love is bona fide
But that don't coincide with the things that you do
And when I ask you to be nice, you say
[Chorus]
You gotta be
Cruel to be kind in the right measure
Cruel to be kind it's a very good sign
Cruel to be kind means that I love you
Baby, you gotta be cruel to be kind
[Verse 2]
Well, I do my best to understand, dear
But you still mystify and I want to know why
I pick myself up off the ground
To have you knock me back down again and again
And when I ask you to explain you say
[Chorus]
You gotta be
Cruel to be kind in the right measure
Cruel to be kind it's a very good sign
Cruel to be kind means that I love you
Baby, you gotta be cruel to be kind
[Verse 2]
Well, I do my best to understand, dear
But you still mystify and I want to know why
I pick myself up off the ground
To have you knock me back down again and again
And when I ask you to explain you say
[Chorus repeat until fade]
You gotta be
Cruel to be kind in the right measure
Cruel to be kind it's a very good sign
Cruel to be kind means that I love you
Baby, you gotta be cruel to be kind
Cruel to Be Kind Q&A
Who produced Cruel to Be Kind's ?
Cruel to Be Kind was produced by Nick Lowe.
When did Nick Lowe release Cruel to Be Kind?
Nick Lowe released Cruel to Be Kind on Sun Jul 01 1979.
What did Nick Lowe say about "Cruel to Be Kind"?
“Cruel To Be Kind” was originally written by Nick Lowe and a former bandmate before he began his solo career:
I wrote that when I was with a band, Brinsley Schwarz, that I was with from the early ‘70s to about the mid-‘70s. I originally wrote that to sound a bit like Harold Melvin and the Blue Note...