Johnny Logan (born Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard, 13 May 1954), is an Irish… Read Full Bio ↴Johnny Logan (born Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard, 13 May 1954), is an Irish singer and composer. Nicknamed by some "Mr Eurovision".

Logan was born in Frankston near Melbourne, Australia. His father was an Irish tenor, Patrick O'Hagan, who performed three times at The White House, for John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard Nixon. The family moved back to Ireland when Johnny was aged three. He learned the guitar and began composing his own songs by the age of thirteen. On leaving school he apprenticed as an electrician, while performing in folk and blues clubs. His earliest claim to fame was starring as Adam in the 1977 Irish musical "Adam and Eve".

Having adopted the stage name Johnny Logan, he released his first single in 1978 and took part in the Irish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest in 1979, but did not win. The following year, Logan entered the contest again with the Shay Healy song "What's Another Year" and won. Representing Ireland in the Netherlands, Logan won the Eurovision Song Contest on April 19. The song became a hit all over Europe and reached No.1 in the UK.

Due to a mix-up, two follow up singles were released almost simultaneously; "Save Me" and "In London". With confusion by radio stations over which to play, both singles flopped. Another single released in late 1980, a cover of a recent [arist]Cliff Richard song, "Give A Little Bit More" was a more concerted effort and although it narrowly missed the chart, the momentum from Eurovision was now lost. Logan blames his lack of success in the UK on poor management and his inexperience.

In early 1983, Logan attempted a comeback in the UK with the song "Becoming Electric" with a new sound and image and promotional push, but was unsuccessful and again in 1986 when he rebranded himself Logan with the song "Stab In The Back".

In 1987, he decided to make another attempt at Eurovision and with his self-penned song "Hold Me Now", he represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest in Belgium. The song won the contest and again, Logan had a major European hit with the song and reached No.2 in the UK (although it outsold "What's Another Year"). Keen to continue this success, Logan released a cover of the 10cc song "I'm Not In Love", produced by Paul Hardcastle as a follow-up, and an album. Both single and album made the UK charts but were not significant enough to sustain a continued chart career. The following year, Logan released his next single, "Heartland" which became a hit in the Irish charts and from then on, concentrated on his career in Ireland and Europe.

Having composed the Irish 1984 Eurovision Song Contest entry for Linda Martin, "Terminal 3" (which came 2nd), Logan repeated the collaboration in 1992 when he gave Martin another of his songs, "Why Me". The song became the Irish entry at the finals in Sweden. The song took the title and cemented Logan as the most successful artist in Eurovision history with three wins.

Author and historian John Kennedy O'Connor notes in his book The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History that Logan is the only lead singer to have sung two winning entries and one of only five authors/composers (all men) to have written/composed two winning songs.

He is sometimes referred to as "Mister Eurovision" by fans of the contest and the media at large. "Hold Me Now" has been adopted by fans of Bohemian FC as their anthem and it is sung primarily at away games. He mentioned on "TTV" on RTÉ that he was considering writing a song for Ireland in the 2010 Eurovision.

"Hold Me Now" was voted as the 3rd most popular song in Eurovision history at the 50th anniversary concert in Copenhagen, Denmark in October 2005. "What's Another Year?" was also nominated amongst the 14 finalists. It has sold over 3 million copies worldwide. "Hold Me Now" is also a global million-seller.

Throughout his career, which spans four decades, Logan has issued no less than 40 singles and 19 albums. He has continued his love of participating in musical theatre, having toured Norway with Which Witch, an opera-musical originating in that country. In 2002 Logan took part in the UK TV Quiz show Never Mind The Buzzcocks as a team panelist in a Eurovision-special.

Logan continues to perform and write songs. In 2007 he advertised McDonald's Eurosaver menu in Ireland. In 2007 he sang "A State of Happiness", advertising the Dutch Center Parcs. In 2009 he performed in the Celtic rock opera Excalibur.

Logan lives in Ashbourne, County Meath, Ireland.

Love Hurts
Johnny Logan Lyrics

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Love hurts,
Love scars,
Love wounds and mars
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, Ooo-oo
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, Ooo-oo
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, Ooo-oo
Love hurts Solo
I know it isn't true
I know it isn't true
Love is just a lie made to make you blue

Love hurts, Ooo-oo
Love hurts Ooo-oo, Love hurts

Overall Meaning

The song "Love Hurts" is about the painful experiences of love that every person must face at least once in their lifetime. Johnny Logan sings about the scars, wounds, and heartaches that love can bring, telling us that it hurts even the strongest of hearts. He compares love to a cloud that holds a lot of rain, bringing with it a lot of emotions and tears.

Johnny Logan then goes on to say that he's young but has learned a lot about love from his own experiences. He tells us that love is like a flame that burns and hurts you when it's hot. Johnny uses the line "Some fools think of happiness, blissfulness, togetherness," to describe how some people think that love is only about good times and happy moments without including the hard ones. Johnny Logan, however, knows that love is not all sunshine and rainbows.

Finally, Johnny Logan concludes the song with the chorus once more, saying that love is just a lie that is made to make us feel blue, reinforcing the idea of love being a painful experience. The song is a powerful and honest description of love as it is experienced by so many people, making it relatable to anyone who hears it.

Line by Line Meaning

Love hurts,
Love causes pain and suffering

Love scars,
Love leaves lasting emotional wounds

Love wounds and mars
Love inflicts injuries and scars on the heart and soul

Any heart not tough or strong enough
Only the emotionally resilient can withstand the pain of love

To take a lot of pain, take a lot of pain
One must be able to endure a lot of pain to survive love

Love is like a cloud,
Love is unpredictable like the weather

it holds a lot of rain
It has the potential for a lot of tears and sorrow

I'm young,
Despite being young and inexperienced

I know,
I understand the realities of love

But even so I know a thing or two -
I have gained some knowledge and insight from my experiences

I learned from you
My pain and suffering have taught me important lessons about love

I really learned a lot,
I have gained a wealth of knowledge about love

Love is like a flame
Love is passionate and intense like a burning fire

It burns you when it's hot
But that passion can cause intense pain when love turns sour

Some fools think of happiness, blissfulness, togetherness
Some people are naive and believe love is always joyful and happy

Some fools fool themselves,
These people are deluded

I guess They're not foolin' me
But they are not fooling me because I know the truth about love

I know it isn't true
I am aware that love is not always happy and perfect

Love is just a lie made to make you blue
Love can be deceiving and cause sadness and depression

Love hurts, Ooo-oo
Repeating that love causes pain and suffering

Solo
Instrumental break

Ooo-oo, Love hurts
Repeating that love causes pain and suffering

Lyrics © Kanjian Music, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Boudleaux Bryant

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