While playing the Los Angeles clubs, she enlisted bassist Tal Herzberg and guitarist Jimmy Khoury. In 1993, Hart appeared on Ed McMahon's Star Search several times.
"Beth Hart and the Ocean of Souls" was recorded in 1993. It includes "Am I the One" (re-worked on later album Immortal (1996)) and a pop-rock cover of the Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds."
Hart released her album Immortal with her band Beth Hart Band in 1996.
Her next album, Screamin' for My Supper (Atlantic, 1999), featured "LA Song (Out of This Town)," a top-5 Adult Contemporary Chart hit. At the same time, Hart was singing the lead role in "Love, Janis," an Off-Broadway musical based on Joplin's letters home to her mother.
Hart's Leave the Light On was released in 2003. European releases of the album include extras such as the ballad "Learning to Live" and a duet with Barry Hay, "I Don't Want to Be."
Hart released "Live at Paradiso" in 2005. The DVD version includes a bonus documentary covering "a day in the life" of Hart. She has also recorded with Born ("It Hurts"), Les Paul and Neal Schon ("I Wanna Know You"), and released a number of music video singles not available on CD, including "Shine," "Boogeyman," and "Setting Me Free."
Beth Hart's album 37 Days was released in Europe July 2007.
Hart did a song with Slash called "Mother Maria." That song is on the iTunes version of Slash's solo album, Slash.
Beth's new single was released in May 2010, the track, "Learning to Live," is from an upcoming album of the same name and will be used as the theme song to "Losing It with Jillian" on NBC. this album marks Beth's first new American studio release since 2003.
In 2011 she worked with Joe Bonamassa, first providing vocals for the track "No Love On The Street" on his album Dust Bowl (March 2011). They also worked on an entire album of blues classics together, entitled Don't Explain(released on September 27, 2011).
Beth Hart is married and currently resides in Los Angeles. Her band includes lead guitarist Jon Nichols, bassist Tom Lilly, and drummer Todd Wolf. Her manager is David Wolff.
Ain't No Way
Beth Hart Lyrics
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If you won't let me
Ain't no way for me to give you all you need
If you won't let me give all of me
I know that a woman's duty
Is to help and love a man
And that's the way it was planned
Oh but how can I, how can I, how can I
Give you all the things I can
If you're tying both of my hands?
Oh, it ain't no way
(Ain't no way)
It ain't no way
(Ain't no way)
It just ain't no way, baby
(Ain't no way)
Ain't no way, baby
(Ain't no way)
It ain't no way for me to love you
If you won't let me
Stop trying to be someone you're not
How cold and cruel is a man
Who paid too much for what he got?
And if you need me like you say, say you do
Oh then please, please
Please don't you know that I need you?
Oh, it ain't no way
I tell you that it ain't no way
It ain't no way, it ain't no way, baby, no
It just ain't no way
It sure ain't no way
It ain't no way for me to love you
If you won't let me
No way
If you won't let me
Ain't no way
The song "Ain't No Way" by Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa talks about the struggles of a woman who wants to love her man but can't seem to do so because he won't let her. The song starts by saying that there is no way for the woman to love the man unless he allows her. She goes on to plead with the man, explaining that it's a woman's duty to love and help a man, but it's impossible to do so if he is not willing to accept her love. The woman claims that she cannot give all of herself if her hands are tied, which could be a metaphor for the man not allowing her to be her true self.
The chorus, "It ain't no way," repeats several times in the song, emphasizing the impossibility of loving someone who won't let you. The second verse talks about the man trying to be someone he's not, and how cruel it is to pay too much for something he didn't truly want in the first place. The woman pleads with the man that if he truly needs her, then he shouldn't stop her from loving him. The song ends with the woman repeating the idea that there is no way for her to love him if he won't let her.
The song is a powerful ballad that speaks to the struggles of relationships and the need for openness and vulnerability. It's a reminder that love requires mutual openness and acceptance, and the inability to give and receive those things can ultimately lead to a failed relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Ain't no way for me to love you
I cannot love you if you don't allow me to do so.
If you won't let me
I cannot express my love if you don't accept it.
Ain't no way for me to give you all you need
I cannot provide everything you need if you don't allow me to do so.
If you won't let me give all of me
I cannot give myself wholeheartedly if you don't accept me.
I know that a woman's duty
I understand that it's a woman's responsibility
Is to help and love a man
To help and love a man is a woman's responsibility.
And that's the way it was planned
This has always been the plan.
Oh but how can I, how can I, how can I
But how can I, how can I, how can I
Give you all the things I can
Provide you with all the things I'm capable of giving.
If you're tying both of my hands?
If you limit me from expressing myself.
Stop trying to be someone you're not
Stop pretending to be someone else.
How cold and cruel is a man
Men can be quite insensitive and harsh.
Who paid too much for what he got?
Why would you pay too much for something you don't value?
And if you need me like you say, say you do
If you truly need me, as you claim.
Oh then please, please
Then, please, I beg.
Please don't you know that I need you?
Do you not understand that I also need you?
It just ain't no way, baby
There simply isn't a way, my love.
It ain't no way for me to love you
I cannot love you if you don't allow me to do so.
No way
Absolutely not.
If you won't let me
If you don't allow me to love you.
Ain't no way
There isn't a way.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Carolyn Franklin
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Ain't no way for me to love you
If you won't let me
Ain't no way for me to give you all you need
If you won't let me give all of me
I know that a woman's duty
Is to help and love a man
And that's the way it was planned
Oh but how can I, how can I, how can I
Give you all the things I can
If you're tying both of my hands?
Oh, it ain't no way
(Ain't no way)
It ain't no way
(Ain't no way)
It just ain't no way, baby
(Ain't no way)
Ain't no way, baby
(Ain't no way)
It ain't no way for me to love you
If you won't let me
Stop trying to be someone you're not
How cold and cruel is a man
Who paid too much for what he got?
And if you need me like you say, say you do
Oh then please, please
Please don't you know that I need you?
Oh, it ain't no way
I tell you that it ain't no way
It ain't no way, it ain't no way, baby, no
It just ain't no way
It sure ain't no way
It ain't no way for me to love you
If you won't let me
No way
If you won't let me
Ain't no way
@livingthroughtheblue
She's the BEST Female Blues artist on the entire Planet!
@bobmoe9221
A masterpiece!
This is the definition of the classic torch song.
The voice, the style, the production, the emotion, simply done but masterfully.
I could listen for days and never tire.
@mizepedreira804
Absolutely a masterpiece. Mize.
@lastrada52
This has taken the blues to whole a new level. This has got to be the most perfect pairing of two musicians in recent memory and the choice of material flawless. That touch of early 60's orchestration -- without imposing itself -- is done with such taste & style it just stirs up emotions. If the Grammys ignore this music they should be dismissed by any serious music fan. If those serious music fans haven't dismissed them already. This is easily a five star album. These two are true artists.
@Mike75065
Beth Hart
One of the greatest, most under-rated female rock singers of ALL time! She is a genius!
@audiophileman7047
No, she's not underrated. You just said that she's great, and it's true. Tell everyone you know. I have.
@bobpress1235
she not really a rock singer my brotha, but we know what you trying to say. This one is definitely a lightning strike!
@nicolereneeclare7724
THX
@dragonheart1947
Quite possibly the best duo around, Awsome, simply awsome
@lerilynnebuck6507
What a much sadder place this world would be if these two had not found each other and then record together . This just reaches into your heart and stays there .