Alone Again
Arthur Lee and Love Lyrics
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I won't forget
All the times I waited patiently for you
I think you'll do (just what) you choose to do
And I will be alone again tonight my dear
Yeah, I heard a funny thing
Somebody said to me
I think that people are the greatest fun
And I will be alone again tonight, my dear
Yeah, I heard a funny thing
Somebody said to me
You know that I could be in love with almost everyone
I think that people are the greatest fun
And I will be alone again tonight, my dear
The lyrics of Arthur Lee & Love's song Alone Again Or is about waiting patiently for someone who will eventually choose to do what they want, leaving the singer alone again. The song is about the feeling of loneliness and recognizing that it is a common human experience. The chorus "And I will be alone again tonight, my dear" is repeated, emphasizing the theme of loneliness.
The second verse contrasts the theme of loneliness by expressing a love for people and how they can be the "greatest fun." This highlights a potential escape from the feeling of isolation, by interacting with others and enjoying their company. The last line of the verse "And I will be alone again tonight, my dear" is repeated once again, acknowledging that despite the enjoyment of social interactions, the singer will still experience loneliness at times.
Overall, the song portrays the complexities of human emotions, acknowledging the duality of loneliness and joy that is present in life. The lyrics suggest that it's okay to feel alone at times, but also encourage seeking out connections with others.
Line by Line Meaning
Yeah, I said it's all right
I'm trying to convince myself that everything's fine.
I won't forget
I remember every moment we spent together.
All the times I waited patiently for you
I was always waiting for you to come back to me and it took a lot of patience.
I think you'll do (just what) you choose to do
I believe you'll make your own decisions, regardless of how it affects us.
And I will be alone again tonight my dear
I'll spend another night without you by my side.
Yeah, I heard a funny thing
Someone told me something interesting.
Somebody said to me
An anonymous person gave me this information.
You know that I could be in love, with almost everyone
I have the ability to fall in love with just about anyone.
I think that people are the greatest fun
I find human interactions to be very entertaining.
And I will be alone again tonight, my dear
Once again, I'll be spending the night alone without you.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: BRIAN MACLEAN
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@MrEwooly
Frank Converse
Well, Frank - I don't think you got the context of my comment, which was written in response to musikfanat's very much revisionist last 2 sentences on Arthur Lee "getting the Doors their record contract" with Electra, followed by an ABSURD closing statement to the effect that if Arthur Lee hadn't been around there wouldn't have been the Doors, because that's simply not true. For the record, I'm very much a giant fan of Forever Changes (in spite of not particularly liking either of the earlier Love albums) and considered it at the time and ever since as one of the greatest albums I have ever heard. Elsewhere I've said that it might be the 1 album that I think is impossible to say when it was cut - anywhere from the 1960s right up to the present - it was so revolutionary (maybe part of it's problem) that no one could mimic it.
Look, at the time in question (65/66) I was a 15 year old Long Island boy hanging out on weekends in Greenwich Village and getting to see (and occasionally hang out with) world-class musicians. My buddy would sit-in for the most famous musician in NY during after hours sessions. If you hung out, you got to meet people in the biz, and I met Jac Holzman several times. Electra was THE independent Rec Co around and Holzman wore a lot of hats in running it, combining A&R, Producer and the business side of things. So although I wasn't in LA, I can tell you that I heard about what was going on elsewhere, and when I said Electra/Jac Holzman didn't know what to do with Arthur Lee and Love, it was because people in the business were saying that.
LA attracted its own supply of musicians and had its own scene. Business and talent people flocked to that scene - the same as in NY, where you would see a bunch of A&R people at the clubs whose job was to find new groups who were unsigned; anybody coming along who was not known was a "secret" for somewhere between 1 minute and 1 day - the trick was who could figure out the commercial potential for that artist and get them signed - that was true of LA as well. In Electra's case, they weren't positioned to compete with WB, Capitol, etc - didn't have the money for promo, etc.. Holzman's pitch included being able to work around that. Now this is a guy who had an impeccable track record at judging talent - so although Arthur Lee might have recommended that Jac Holzman sign the Doors, (without having been there, I would bet the farm that Jac Holzman knew of the Doors independent of Arthur Lee and he signed them independent of Arthur Lee's recommendation - because that's the way the music business is structured.
What I think people constantly forget is that record companies are in business to sell records - if you, for whatever reason, don't sell records, you aren't going to get a lot of support for any length of time. The fact is that Love's first 2 records were rather mediocre and didn't sell - Forever Changes was their masterwork but it didn't sell a lot of records in spite of how great it was. That's not a criticism of Arthur Lee, but his unwillingness to tour and some other real problems were seen AT THE TIME (this isn't 20/20 hindsight) as making it that much more difficult to promote them. And BTW, there were plenty of other great artists who never were able to make a real go of it - some by choice, some for other reasons including not being in the right place at the right time.
@drapeblind
Probably the single most underrated single in rock history.
@samsimmons8030
Yep. Tied with "Walk Away Renee".
@davidhanson9308
Wonderful song from a great album.
@drapeblind
@@samsimmons8030 Love that song too
@bellazoe1
Agree
@gregm8522
You may well be right. My girlfriend and I thought it had #1 written all over it.
@matthewconnor9884
Forever Changes - one of the greatest albums ever. Unique and timeless. Arthur Lee - a special talent RIP
@netherworldman
Fourty-seven years later, and it still makes me want to cry, after all this time!
@LorneHemmerling
Me too.
@blitzedpig1651
netherworldman its a very emotional, haunting song. I get the same feeling