ToLoveSomebody: Difference between revisions

"ToLoveSomebody"
Cover song by Billy Corgan
Album Lyrics Tabs
Released	June 21, 2005
Studio sessions	October 2004-March 2005 – Pumpkinland
Length	4:23
Songwriter(s)	Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb
	TheFutureEmbrace All Things Change; Mina Loy (M.O.H.); The CameraEye; ToLoveSomebody; A100; DIA; Now (And Then); I'm Ready; Walking Shade; Sorrows (In Blue); Pretty, Pretty Star; Strayz;

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"ToLoveSomebody" is a cover of the Bee Gees song, performed by Billy Corgan on his debut solo studio album, TheFutureEmbrace.

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The original song by the Bee Gees is in a major key and very up-sounding, and I knew it wouldn't fit that way. So I slipped it all into a minor key, so it's the same melody but sadder. We finished the demo and my engineer thought it was one of the best things we've ever done -- and that was just the demo. So I'm pretty good friends with Robert Smith from the Cure who were a big influence on me. We're not just rock buddies, we sort of have a loving relationship from afar. So I called Robert up and said, "Will you sing on my record?" He said, "Sure, whatever you want." I said, "It's a Bee Gees song." Over the Transatlantic line I hear Robert Smith going "The Bee Gees?" I said, "Trust me, just do your thing and it will be fine." He did and it was great.

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— Billy Corgan, SheKnows Media interview, August 2005

Videos[edit | edit source]

Live at a meetup with fans, June 5, 2005

Lyrics[edit | edit source]

there's a light
a certain kind of light
that never shone me on
i want my life to be
lived with you, lived with you

there's a way
everybody said
to do each and every little thing, yeah
but what does it bring
if i a'int got you, a'int got you

you don't know what it's like
you don't know what it's like
to love somebody, to love somebody
the way i love you

it's the same
i see your face again
i know my frame of mind, yeah
you a'int got to be so blind
am i so blind, blind to believe

i'm a man
can't you see
this is what i am, yeah
i live and breathe for you
but what good does it do
if i a'int got you?

you don't know what it's like
you don't know what it's like
to love somebody, to love somebody
the way i love you

you don't know what it's like
you don't know what it's like
to love somebody, to love somebody
the way i love you

to love somebody, to love somebody
the way i love you

Additional personnel[edit | edit source]

Robert Smith – vocals, guitar

Availability

Title	Type
TheFutureEmbrace	Studio

Tour stats

Total plays: 40 plays (40 full, 1 soundcheck), 3 acoustic
First performance: Billy Corgan 2004-09-19 at Metro, Chicago, IL, US
Last performance: Billy Corgan 2005-08-05 at Shibuya-AX, Tokyo, JP

External links[edit | edit source]

"ToLoveSomebody" at SPFC

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 | type = cover
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+| name = ToLoveSomebody
-| artist = The Smashing Pumpkins
+| artist = Billy Corgan
 | album = [[TheFutureEmbrace]]
 | spotify =
 | lyrics = yes
-| recorded =
 | released = June 21, 2005
-| studio = Pumpkinland
 | length = 4:23
-| writer = Billy Corgan
+| writer = [[w:Barry Gibb|Barry Gibb]], Robin Gibb
 | producer =
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-"'''ToLoveSomebody'''" is a [[Category:Cover songs|cover]] of the [[w:Bee Gees|Bee Gees]] song, performed by [[Billy Corgan]] on his debut solo studio album, ''[[TheFutureEmbrace]]''.
+"'''ToLoveSomebody'''" is a cover of the [[w:Bee Gees|Bee Gees]] song, performed by [[Billy Corgan]] on his debut solo studio album, ''[[TheFutureEmbrace]]''.
 {{cquote|1=The original song by the Bee Gees is in a major key and very up-sounding, and I knew it wouldn't fit that way. So I slipped it all into a minor key, so it's the same melody but sadder. We finished the demo and my engineer thought it was one of the best things we've ever done -- and that was just the demo. So I'm pretty good friends with [[w:Robert Smith|Robert Smith]] from [[w:The Cure|the Cure]] who were a big influence on me. We're not just rock buddies, we sort of have a loving relationship from afar. So I called Robert up and said, "Will you sing on my record?" He said, "Sure, whatever you want." I said, "It's a [[w:Bee Gees|Bee Gees]] song." Over the Transatlantic line I hear Robert Smith going "The Bee Gees?" I said, "Trust me, just do your thing and it will be fine." He did and it was great.|author=Billy Corgan|source=[[w:SheKnows Media|SheKnows Media]] interview, August 2005}}
+== Videos ==
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+{{clear}}
 == Lyrics ==
 {{lyrics|1=
-stay with me, just a little
+there's a light
-lay with me, just a little
+a certain kind of light
-stay with me, just a little more
+that never shone me on
+i want my life to be
+lived with you, lived with you
-you are love
+there's a way
-you are soul
+everybody said
-you are real, to me
+to do each and every little thing, yeah
+but what does it bring
+if i a'int got you, a'int got you
-some might say my love devours you whole
+you don't know what it's like
-some might say that life is my love
+you don't know what it's like
+to love somebody, to love somebody
+the way i love you
-fools like us remind me trust
+it's the same
-the way i feel surround you up
+i see your face again
+i know my frame of mind, yeah
+you a'int got to be so blind
+am i so blind, blind to believe
-some might say my love is reaching you
+i'm a man
-some might say that life is waiting, alone
+can't you see
+this is what i am, yeah
+i live and breathe for you
+but what good does it do
+if i a'int got you?
-you are love
+you don't know what it's like
-you are soul
+you don't know what it's like
-you are tears
+to love somebody, to love somebody
-you i know
+the way i love you
-and i could love you
+you don't know what it's like
-i could love you home
+you don't know what it's like
-and all i ask for is that i love you
+to love somebody, to love somebody
-that i love you more
+the way i love you
-i would say empty things have empty dreams that find me
-some might say my love devours you whole
+to love somebody, to love somebody
-some might say that life is my love
+the way i love you
+}}
-fools like us remind me trust
+== Additional personnel ==
-the ways i feel surround you up
-and i could love you, i could love you home
+* [[W:Robert Smith|Robert Smith]] – vocals, guitar
-in ways i feel surround you
-you are love
+{{availability}}
-(just a little more)
-you are real
-(just a little more)
-you are soul
-(just a little more)
-you i feel
-(just a little more)
-stay with me, just a little more
-stay with me, just a little more
-stay with me, just a little more
-stay with me, just a little more
-cause fools like us remind me trust
-the ways i feel, love
-do i feel love?
-}}
 == External links ==
-* {{SPFC|song|170}}
+* {{SPFC|song|797}}