Shortly after that, with Kenny's assistance, Joan formed the backing group "The Blackhearts" with three obscure New York area musicians: Gary Ryan on bass, Eric Ambel (replaced shortly thereafter by Rick Byrd) on guitar and Lee Crystal on drums. After almost a year of touring, Joan's first album with The Blackhearts, entitled I Love Rock'N'Roll came out in December of 1981. The album included a version of "Little Drummer Boy" on the pre-Christmas editions. The album's impact on the music scene was immediate with the LP reaching the Top Five, while the single "I Love Rock'n'Roll" hit the very top of the Billboard's Charts on March 20, 1982 and stayed #1 for 7 weeks. Joan Jett had come back from nowhere.
A string of Top 40 hits followed, as well as sellout tours with The Police, Queen, and Aerosmith, among others. Jett was the second American act of any kind to perform behind the Iron Curtain, the first one being Blood, Sweat & Tears in Romania in 1969. She was among the first English-speaking rock acts to appear in Panama and the Dominican Republic.
Forced label changes in the 80's led to a decline in popularity. Despite the follow-up albums "Album" and "Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth" being praised by her devout fans, neither got the attention or radio play the first two albums received.
After receiving her own MTV New Year's Eve special, Jett beat out a number of contenders to appear in the movie Light of Day with Michael J. Fox. It was about this time that Ryan and Crystal left the Blackhearts. They were soon replaced by the powerful rhythm section of Thommy Price and Kasim Sulton. Later that year, Jett released "Good Music", which featured appearances by The Beach Boys, The Sugarhill Gang and singer Darlene Love. The album only spawned two minor singles which received little airplay. This label decided the band had to either take in outside help or they would lose their contract.
And so they did. Her next release, Up Your Alley, went multi-platinum and was followed by "The Hit List", which was an international hit. Popular songwriter/producer Desmond Child was brought in, resulting in the release of album "Up Your Alley". This album brought the band a resurgence in popularity, with top 10 singles "I Hate Myself for Loving You" and "Little Liar".
This return to the spotlight would be short-lived, however. Follow-up album "The Hit List", an all-cover songs release, spawned only a minor hit with Jett's version of AC/DC's "Dirty Deeds".
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts became the first rock band to perform a series of shows at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Broadway, breaking the record at the time for the fastest ticket sell-out ever.
1991 and 1994 had two more releases, "Notorious" and "Pure & Simple". But radio had started looking to grunge by this time, and neither album got the attention they deserved.
In the 1990s, Jett and Laguna released "Flashback", a compilation of her career so far on their own Blackheart Records. Her next release, "Notorious" (which featured The Replacements' Paul Westerberg) was the last with Sony/CBS as Jett switched to Warner Brothers.
In 1994, the Blackhearts released the well received Pure and Simple, which featured tracks written with Kat Bjelland (Babes in Toyland), Donita Sparks (L7) and Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill).
While a slew of hits packages, some with an occasional new or previously unreleased track were released following this, it would be 10 years before a new studio album would appear.
This would be 2004's "Naked", and thus far has been a Japan-only release. The album sees Jett returning to a more raw and experimental sound, closer to that of her first 4 releases than the polished material that began with "Good Music".
Failing to get "Naked" released in other markets, Jett released on a more international level "Sinner" in June 2006, on Blackheart Records, her own label.. This album featured many remixed tracks from "Naked", and a complete rewrite of "Stuck in the Middle" to new version "Riddles". Lead-off single and video was a cover of "A.C.D.C." by Sweet.
To support the album, the band appeared on the 2006 Warped Tour, and embarked on a Fall 2006 tour with Eagles of Death Metal.
After a long break from recording, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts released a 6-song EP of new material, "Mindsets," in June 2023.
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Love Hurts
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Lyrics
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Love wounds and mars
Any heart not tough
Or strong enough
Take a lot of pain
Take a lot of pain
Love is like a cloud
And it holds a lot of rain
You're young, I know
Baby, what's so
I know a thing or two
Oooh honey, I learned from you
I really learned a lot
I really learned a lot
Love is like a stove
It burns you when it's hot
Love hurts, oooooh, love hurts
Some fools rave, of happiness
Of blissfulness, togetherness
Oh, some fools,
They fool themselves, I guess
They're not fooling me
And I know it isn't true
God, I know it isn't true
Love is just a lie and it's
Made to make you blue
Love hurts, oooooh love hurts
Oooooh, love hurts
And I know it isn't true
Oh, I know it isn't true
Love is just a lie and it's
Made to make you blue
Cause love hurts
Early in the morning you hurt,
Love hurts, oooooh, love hurts
The lyrics of Joan Jett's song "Love Hurts" explore the emotional pain and heartache that often come with love. The first stanza uses vivid and physical language to describe the hurt and pain that love can cause. The use of words such as scars, wounds, and burns make it clear that love can leave a permanent impact on a person's heart and psyche. The second stanza contrasts this physical language with a more emotional one. The singer acknowledges that she has learned from her experiences with love and that it can also hurt in a more abstract way, like a lie that makes you feel blue.
The next stanza references people who believe that love is always happy and full of togetherness. The singer rejects this view, implying that such people are "fools" who fool themselves into thinking that love is always positive. She suggests that they are not fooling her, and she knows the reality of love, that it can hurt deeply and leave a person feeling alone and blue. In the final stanza, the singer repeats the idea that love is just a lie, but this time it is with a sense of resignation. She recognizes that, despite its pain and heartbreak, love is an essential part of being human and that it has the power to hurt early in the morning or at any time of the day.
Line by Line Meaning
Love hurts, love scars
Love can be painful and leave emotional scars
Love wounds and mars
Love can leave physical and emotional wounds
Any heart not tough
If your heart is not strong enough,
Or strong enough
You can't handle the pain that love can bring
Take a lot of pain
Love requires taking on a lot of pain and heartache
Take a lot of pain
Love requires taking on a lot of pain and heartache
Love is like a cloud
Love is elusive and hard to pin down
And it holds a lot of rain
But when it comes, it can be overwhelming
Love hurts, oooooh, love hurts
Love can be painful and leave emotional scars
You're young, I know
I understand that you're young
Baby, what's so
But you still have a lot to learn about love
I know a thing or two
I have experience and knowledge about love
Oooh honey, I learned from you
But even I am still learning from you
I really learned a lot
I have gained a lot of experience and knowledge about love
I really learned a lot
I have gained a lot of experience and knowledge about love
Love is like a stove
Love can burn you when it's intense
It burns you when it's hot
Just like a hot stove, love can leave you with painful burns
Some fools rave, of happiness
Some people claim to have found true happiness in love
Of blissfulness, togetherness
They believe that love can bring them peace and harmony
Oh, some fools,
But these people are foolish,
They fool themselves, I guess
As they are merely deceiving themselves
They're not fooling me
I can see through their facade
And I know it isn't true
Because true love is hard to find
God, I know it isn't true
I am certain that true love is rare
Love is just a lie and it's
Many people claim to have found love,
Made to make you blue
But in reality, it often leads to heartache and sadness
Oooooh, love hurts
Love can be painful and leave emotional scars
And I know it isn't true
True love is rare and hard to find
Oh, I know it isn't true
I am certain that true love is rare
Love is just a lie and it's
Many people claim to have found love,
Made to make you blue
But in reality, it often leads to heartache and sadness
Cause love hurts
Because love can be painful and leave emotional scars
Early in the morning you hurt,
Even when you wake up, the pain of love can still be with you
Love hurts, oooooh, love hurts
Love can be painful and leave emotional scars
Lyrics © HOUSE OF BRYANT PUBLICATIONS, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network
Written by: Boudleaux Bryant
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Love hurts
Love scars
Love wounds and marks
Any heart not tough or strong enough
To take a lot of pain, take a lot of pain
Love is like a cloud, it holds a lot of rain
Love hurts
Ooh love hurts
I'm young
I know
But even so
I know a thing or two, I learned from you
I really learned a lot, really learned a lot
Love is like a flame, it burns you when it's hot
Love hurts
Ooh love hurts
Some fools think
Of happiness, blissfulness, togetherness
Some fools fool themselves, I guess
They're not foolin' me
I know it isn't true I know it isn't true
Love is just a lie made to make you blue
Love hurts
Ooh love hurts
Ooh love hurts
I know it isn't true
I know it isn't true
Love is just a lie made to make you blue
Love hurts
Sean Beckett
She is mesmerizing to me. On almost every level, her music, her look, her history, her attitude, her mannerisms, her glances, the way she speaks...the whole package, she's completely alluring, fascinating and...yeah, mesmerizing. I'm just discovering her full discography now and it's been a lot of fun.
Tony
👍🏻🏴😇
reduce cotwo
I like how she tries to go out of her way to look even more beautiful, lol
terry cartwright
Even the Runaway stuff
Sean Beckett
@terry cartwright Have you seen the Runaways School Days video, from late 1977? Joan is fierce in that, in her red jumpsuit.
4THWALL OBSERVER
Joan Jett always put me in another world... there's not another woman like her.
Michael Mascarenas
Man or woman we ALL love Joan Jett
Frank LaBella
Amen!
Bye Bye Google
Shes definitely one of a kind
JASON TIDD
Courtney Hadwin is a future possibly