Ben met Tracey when they were at Hull University and she was singing in pop girl-band Marine Girls. Ben contributed a photograph, for a forthcoming album cover, after which, the pair became partners (later getting married). They formed Everything But the Girl in 1982, the name inspired by a Turner's Furniture advertising slogan (a popular store near the university). For a period, Tracey was active in both bands and the album with Ben's photo materialised, Lazy Ways (Apr 1983), which was to be Marine Girls' last. EBTG soon achieved national success and singles from The Language of Life (1990), got VH-1 airtime - heralding USA notoriety.
Once internationally established, they successfully achieved one of the greatest stylistic changes in modern music; originally a 'folk-pop with jazz influences' band, their fortunes changed with Amplified Heart (Jul 1994) and Todd Terry's successful remix of its track "Missing" (Aug 1994). Since then, EBTG have become more widely known as an electronic act, with Walking Wounded (May 1996), being a well-received example of their metamorphosed sound.
As of 1999, EBTG as a duo are currently on hiatus, as the couple raise their children, out of the public eye. Watt is a very successful club DJ, Buzzin Fly label-manager and remixer, releasing several 'Lazy Dog' mix compilations (named after his London-based deep house night).
Thorn's 2006 collaboration with Tiefschwarz, on the underground hit song "Damage", seems to have re-awoken her artistic spirit and she released a second solo album, Out of the Woods (Mar 2007).
As of March 2023 evidence that the hiatus will end soon emerges in an interview with Alexis Petridis, in which the release date of the new album 'Fuse' is given as 21 April. This new music was first mentioned by Tracy Thorn on twitter in late 2022, and now it emerging, with 2 new singles already released
My Baby Don't Love Me
Everything But the Girl Lyrics
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Far from home. Beds are empty, nights are long, and
You miss him bad when you're on your own. That's
How I let my fate begin, threw back the sheets, let
Someone in, and thought that love would understand,
But nothing ever goes as planned and now my baby
Don't love me any more, and I'm all done talking.
My baby just walked up to the door and kept right
Now I would walk the earth and back again just
To change his mind, but I'm so compromised I cannot
Say he's being unkind. Take me back to fields and
Woods, when we first met and love was good. It's
That that really breaks his heart - a memory of how
You start, and now my baby don't love me any more
And I'm all done hoping. My baby just walked out of
The door and theh door's still open.
Love has made mistakes before, it picks
Itself up off the floor. For most of us that's how
We live, but my love never could forive and now
My baby don't love me any more and I'm all done
Talking. My baby just walked up to the door and
Kept right on walking.
The song "My Baby Don't Love Me" by Everything But the Girl talks about the aftermath of a failed relationship. The first verse depicts the loneliness that sets in when someone you love is far away. It's easy to make mistakes when love gets lonely, and that's exactly what the singer did. She let her loneliness get the best of her and ended up cheating on her partner thinking that love would understand, but nothing ever goes as planned. The chorus lets us know that her partner has found out about her infidelity and no longer loves her. The verses that follow show her remorse and regret for what she has done. She wants to go back to the early days of their relationship when love was good, but it's too late. The last verse talks about how love can make mistakes, but most people pick themselves up and move on, but in this case, love was unable to forgive, and the relationship has ended.
The song's main message is that loneliness can lead to bad decisions, and those decisions have consequences. Cheating is never the answer, and if you hurt someone you love, there's a good chance you will lose them forever. The song is relatable because almost everyone has experienced heartbreak at some point in their lives. The lyrics are raw and honest, and they perfectly capture the pain and regret that comes with losing the one you love.
Line by Line Meaning
Great mistakes are made when love gets lonely
Bad decisions are often made when one feels lonely in a romantic relationship
Far from home. Beds are empty, nights are long, and You miss him bad when you're on your own.
When one is far from home and there is no one to share a bed with, the feeling of missing the loved one becomes unbearable.
That's How I let my fate begin, threw back the sheets, let Someone in, and thought that love would understand, But nothing ever goes as planned and now my baby Don't love me any more, and I'm all done talking.
The singer of the song let someone else into her life, believing that love would understand her loneliness. However, things did not go as planned, and now her partner no longer loves her, and she has given up on trying to explain.
My baby just walked up to the door and kept right On walking.
The artist's partner has left and is not looking back.
Now I would walk the earth and back again just To change his mind, but I'm so compromised I cannot Say he's being unkind.
The artist is willing to go to great lengths to reconcile with her partner, but she knows that their relationship has been damaged to an extent that she cannot justify his behavior.
Take me back to fields and Woods, when we first met and love was good. It's That that really breaks his heart - a memory of how You start,
The happiest moments of their relationship were in the beginning, in the fields and woods. The painful memory of how their relationship started might be what's causing her partner's heartache.
and now my baby don't love me any more And I'm all done hoping. My baby just walked out of the door and the door's still open.
Now that her partner no longer loves her, the singer has given up on hope. Her partner has left, but the door remains open, symbolizing the possibility of reconciliation.
Love has made mistakes before, it picks Itself up off the floor. For most of us that's how We live, but my love never could forgive and now My baby don't love me any more and I'm all done Talking. My baby just walked up to the door and Kept right on walking.
Love has the tendency to make mistakes, but it usually finds a way to recover. However, the artist's partner cannot forgive her. This has caused them to fall apart, and the artist has given up on trying to talk about their relationship. Her partner has left for good.
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Written by: WATT
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Rusty Walker
This is a beauty! Words over the top wonderful- “turned back the sheets let someone in thought love would understand - nothing ever goes as planned...” ❤️💔
“My love never could forgive... “
she’s underrated. For sure. This whole CD is wonderful ! 🔥
Rusty Walker
Still listening to this LP with Driving.
November 2020 -One of my favorite songs ! Underrated. An up beat sense of humor but she’s hurting; phenomenal jazz backing; the verse is genius: “Love has made mistakes before; picks itself up off the floor; ” verse is for the ages. ❤️💔
Reiko Romero
One of my favorite albums ever!
1986jazzman
Amazing. Absolutely amazing. 👍
Michael Leroy
Around 1990 I was hearing this great year for jazz
1980sLover
John Patitucci on bass, Michael Landau on guitar and Lenny Castro on percussion, what a lineup
Susan Vaisizadeh
Great sound!!!
Umar Adeeb
Underrated
Renzo Quintanilla Acevedo
Muy bueno.
Michael Leroy
This song makes me wish it was still 1990