When Love Goes Wrong
Marilyn Monroe Lyrics


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When love goes wrong
Nothing goes right
This one thing I know
When love goes wrong
A man takes flight
And women get uppity-oh

The sun don't beam
The moon don't shine
The tide don't ebb and flow
A clock won't strike
A match won't light
When love goes wrong
Nothing goes right

The blues all gather round you
And day is dark as night
A man ain't fit to live with
And a woman's sorry sight

When love goes wrong
Nothing goes right
When love goes wrong
Nothing goes right
When love goes wrong
Nothing goes, nothing goes rjght
A woman's a fright, a terrible sight
A man goes out, gets high as a kite
Love is something you just can't fight
You can't fight it, honey
You can't fight it
When love goes wrong, nothin'
No bows, honey, just cigat bars and off
Nothing goes right
Crazy, Crazy oui, oui

lt's like we said
You're better off dead
When love has lost its glow
So take this down in black and white
When love goes wrong nothing goes right




When love goes wrong nothing goes right
Nothing goes right

Overall Meaning

In Marilyn Monroe's song "When Love Goes Wrong Nothing Goes Right," she paints a picture of the devastating impact that love can have on both men and women. According to her, love can turn a man into a coward, and a woman into a sorry sight. The song is more of a solemn reflection on love rather than a cheerful love song. Marilyn Monroe's haunting vocals add to the already melancholic theme of the song. She sings about how when love goes wrong, nothing goes right, and this is something that she knows for sure.


The lyrics of the song point out that when love goes wrong, the world seems to lose its luster. The sun doesn't beam, the moon doesn't shine, and the tide doesn't ebb and flow. It's as if the universe stops supporting the relationship. In the second verse, she eerily explains how the blues gather around when love goes wrong, and the day is as dark as night. So, essentially, she's saying that the world turns upside down when love goes wrong. Men and women become unrecognizable versions of their former selves.


Line by Line Meaning

When love goes wrong
When the affectionate bond between people falls apart


Nothing goes right
Things start to go wrong when love ends


This one thing I know
The singer is certain of this fact


A man takes flight
A man tries to run away from his emotions


And women get uppity-oh
Women become irritable and difficult to deal with


The sun don't beam
The sun stops shining as brightly


The moon don't shine
The moon appears less bright and luminous


The tide don't ebb and flow
The rhythm of the tide becomes less predictable and reliable


A clock won't strike
Time seems to stand still and loses its sense of rhythm


A match won't light
Even simple tasks prove difficult to accomplish


The blues all gather round you
Melancholy feelings become overwhelming


And day is dark as night
The world seems devoid of light and joy


A man ain't fit to live with
Men become unbearable and difficult to live with


And a woman's sorry sight
Women become pitiful and unappealing


No bows, honey, just cigar bars and off
No celebrations or festivities, just lonely and depressing bars where people smoke cigars and drink alcohol


Crazy, Crazy oui, oui
An exclamation expressing the craziness of the situation


When love has lost its glow
When love has lost its spark


So take this down in black and white
The singer is emphasizing the importance of this message


Nothing goes right
Everything becomes disordered and challenging when love ends




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Written by: HAROLD ADAMSON, HOAGY CARMICHAEL

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@phuongthaonguyenbui9606

When love goes wrong
Nothing goes right
This one thing I know
When love goes wrong
A man takes flight
And women get uppity-oh
The sun don't beam
The moon don't shine
The tide don't ebb and flow
A clock won't strike
A match won't light
When love goes wrong nothing goes right
The blues all gather round you
And day is dark as night
A man ain't fit to live with
And a woman's a sorry sight
When love goes wrong
Nothing goes right
When love goes wrong
Nothing goes right
When love goes wrong
Nothing goes, nothing goes right
A woman's a fright, a terrible sight
A man goes out, gets high as a kite
Love is something you just can't fight
You can't fight it, honey, you can't fight it
When love goes wrong, nothin'
No bows, honey, just eight bars and off
Nothing goes right, crazy, crazy oui, oui
It's like we said
You're better off dead
When love has lost its glow
So take this down in black and white
When love goes wrong nothing goes right
When love goes wrong nothing goes right
Nothing goes right



All comments from YouTube:

@yaronkl

I wish Marilyn kept more in touch with Jane Russell. She seems like a reasonable woman who cared for Marilyn and could have been a good stablizing influence on Marilyn.

@headphonic8

Marilyn was very competitive with other women, sadly. She’d rather have the attention than the sisterhood.

@yaronkl

@@headphonic8 I disagree.

@ran52475

headphonic8 Totally false, IDK why you decided to make up such trite bs. They got on very well. Jane even got her to come along to one of her Christian meetings, tho Marilyn decided they weren’t right for her. There’s a diva on diva YouTube series that has many of M’s female colleagues, and they all describe her as sweet

@lumiere7216

@@headphonic8 no she didn't. contrary to popular belief she was socially awkward. Jane Russell says that she didn't really know how to deal with other people and have normal relationships. Jane grew up with 4 big brothers and so they were always giving her a hard time (kidding & gave her crap) but if someone did that to Marilyn she didn't know how to react.
So if someone made a smart remark Jane would just say Oh yeah right or quit be such a jerk or she would slug them in the arm but Marilyn would be so offended and just hurt beyond belief and run off to the dressing room or her trailer in tears.

@DDios-ih9de

Brussels a hard core right winger Goper...
F her

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@sarahholland1375

I love this. I read that Jane used to go & get her to come out from her trailer with a cheery, kind word when she was too paralysed with nerves to come on set alone. Such a kind thing to do.

@iloveglitter149

She said in an interview she would pop her head in her trailer and say " alright cmon Blondie" a simple sentence but calming at the same time like if Jane gave her the impression that she was calm it would calm marylin too 🥰

@lumiere7216

@@iloveglitter149 Yes. Marilyn would be in her trailer or dressing room and just be all up in her head like what if I miss a line or what happens if i mess up a dance step and so she would be late to film because she didn't want to come out of her room out of fear but Jane would just go right in and say come on Blondie it's time to go and Marilyn would snap out of it and be like oh is it that time already ok then and be just fine

@elainelosee7974

@@iloveglitter149 yes, Jane was so thoughtful with Marilyn, so supportive. Understanding is part of all relationships, man, woman, ANY relationship, Period.

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