Communication Breakdown
The Jeff Healey Band Lyrics
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Hey, girl, you'll drive me to ruin
I don't know what it is that I like about you
But I like it a lot
Won't let me hold you
Let me feel your lovin' charms
Communication breakdown
I'm having a nervous breakdown
Drive me insane
Hey, girl, I got something I think you ought to know
Hey, babe, I wanna tell you that I love you so
I wanna hold you in my arms, yeah
I'm never gonna let you go
'Cause I like your charms
Communication breakdown
It's always the same
I'm having a nervous breakdown
Drive me insane
I want you to love me all night
Communication breakdown
It's always the same
I'm having a nervous breakdown
Drive me insane
I want you to love me all night
I want you to love me
I want you to love, yeah I want you to love
The Jeff Healey Band's song "Communication Breakdown" is a classic rock song about a man who is infatuated with a woman he cannot communicate with. The lyrics open with the man asking the woman to stop what she is doing because she is driving him to ruin. He then continues to express his attraction to her, claiming he likes her a lot but does not know why. The man desires to hold her in his arms and feel her loving charms, but the woman will not allow him to do so.
The chorus of the song is where the title comes from, with the man expressing his frustration of always having a communication breakdown with the woman. This leads him to say he is having a nervous breakdown, driving him insane. In the second verse, the man tries again to communicate his love for the woman, telling her he wants to hold her in his arms and never let her go because he likes her charms.
Overall, "Communication Breakdown" is a song about lack of communication in a relationship, creating frustration and ultimately leading to a breakdown in the relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey, girl, stop what you're doin'
The singer is asking the girl to pause her current activity and give him her attention.
Hey, girl, you'll drive me to ruin
The singer is warning the girl that her actions could potentially cause his downfall.
I don't know what it is that I like about you
The singer is admitting that he doesn't have a specific reason for being attracted to the girl.
But I like it a lot
Regardless of the reason, the singer acknowledges that he has strong feelings for the girl.
Won't let me hold you
The girl is not permitting physical intimacy with the singer.
Let me feel your lovin' charms
The singer is pleading with the girl to allow him to experience her love and affection.
Communication breakdown
It's always the same
I'm having a nervous breakdown
Drive me insane
The lack of communication and understanding between the singer and the girl is causing him immense stress and emotional instability.
Hey, girl, I got something I think you ought to know
Hey, babe, I wanna tell you that I love you so
The singer wants to confess his love for the girl and believes it's important that she knows.
I wanna hold you in my arms, yeah
I'm never gonna let you go
'Cause I like your charms
The singer desires physical intimacy and emotional attachment with the girl, and feels she has a certain allure that he is drawn to.
I want you to love me all night
The singer desires an intimate and passionate connection with the girl.
I want you to love me
I want you to love, yeah I want you to love
The singer is expressing his desire for the girl to reciprocate his feelings and experience mutual love and affection.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page
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Matt Mars
Love this track B^) always sounds like a couple fighting, u can hear her and him.
Stunning band, and Jeff's guitar break at 1:25 to 2:05 is stunning and relentless, and if you didn't know Jeff, and even when you do, you think WoW! that tune was great, I wonder how it ends, but then at 2:10 and to the end the first break sounds like he was only just getting in gear and takes it to an even more virtuoso mental-metal level that's you would never believe until you heard it, and well worth going temporarily deaf to now and then, on the headphones B^D
(With the treble turned down, or around 2khz notched out if you have a graphic, my pref anyway)
Ever notice in videos where Jeff's playing, all the other musicians are sooo loving it :)
(I don't know why people keep saying rip, rest in Peace, to Jeff :) I'd rather he was resting and banging "it could all get blown away" etc ) out at 11 every now and then :)
imbaskill
Came across the "Very Best Of JHB" CD while looking through my dads CDs and spotted Communication Breakdown on it and decided to give the cover a try. Damn I was surprised. This is fuckin awesome. and RIP Jeff Healey, he sure was a true musician
aidan mcguire mcguire
this is an amazing cover of communication breakdown..Jeff's playing was unbelievable and i swear john poppers opening harmonica notes 12 seconds in sound exactly like Robert plant singing 'heeeeeey girl'......fantastic stuff!!!!....RIP Jeff.....
Skidmark Goatcabin
His version of While My Guitar Gently Weeps puts the Beatle's version to shame and he tears it up here as well..he is missed
Dougie Desgranges
Wooooo boy! What a blast. Keep on rocking, folks.
Don Z Dryver
Best cover of this song I've ever heard. He blew it on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" though. I guess you just can't cover the Beatles!
Mark Mahy
If you think he can't cover the Beatles check out his version of Yer Blues.
Arthur Silva
QUE ARREGAÇO!
Brian Foskett
"JEFF HEALEY IS THE REAL DEAL!!!" RITCHIE BLACKMORE
Kimberly Rogers
Jeff rocks!!!!