Their successful period lasted until 1982. In 1986 Warren would go on to issue a solo LP entitled Burning Questions in. Some of the singles during this era were released as 'The Korgis' and co-produced by Andy Davis.
The band reunited in 1990 to re-record "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime". The re-formed group, consisting of James Warren, Andy Davis and John Baker, released the album This World's For Everyone in 1992, having some success in Continental Europe and Japan, before breaking up again.
In 2005 Warren, Davis and Baker reunited again for a film shoot for DVD/compilation album Kollection and recorded the fourteen-track album Unplugged, which was released on the Angel Air record label the following year. The group split yet again in 2007.
Their biggest hit was everybody's got to learn sometime, which later was covered from artists like beck, zucchero, erasure, army of lovers, Baby D (who used the title I Need Your Loving) and Krezip. There's also a translated version by Daniël Lohues in a Dutch dialect (Drents).
The band is still active, forming a new lineup in 2017 consisting of previous members James Warren and John Baker, alongside Al Steele (guitar / producing), Paul Smith (drums), Nigel Hart (piano / arranging); and Jay Marshall, Ava Volante and Emmy Rivers (all backing vocalists).
To Love Somebody
The Korgis Lyrics
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A certain kind of light
That never shone on me
I want my life to be lived with you
Lived with you
There's a way everybody say
To do each and every little thing
But what does it bring
You don't know what it's like, baby
You don't know what it's like
To love somebody
To love somebody
The way I love you
In my brain
I see your face again
I know my frame of mind
You ain't got to be so blind
And I'm blind, so, so, so blind
I'm a man
Can't you see what I am?
I live and I breathe for you
But what good does it do
If I ain't got you, ain't got?
You don't know what it's like, baby
You don't know what it's like
To love somebody
To love somebody
The way I love you
You don't know what it's like, baby
You don't know what it's like
To love somebody
To love somebody
The way I love you
You don't know what it's like, baby
You don't know what it's like
To love somebody
The Korgis's song "To Love Somebody" articulates emotions of love and longing for someone who does not reciprocate romantic feelings. The lyrics describe a light that the love interest possesses that the singer has never experienced before. The singer declares his desire to live his life with the love interest, implying that his life feels incomplete without them. The chorus further emphasizes the depth of his love for the person, expressing that they do not know what it feels like to love someone as he loves them.
The second verse reinforces the singer's devotion to the love interest by stating that their face constantly inhabits his mind, and he lives and breathes only for them. However, the singer acknowledges that his love is unrequited, and he feels blind because of it. The final chorus once again expresses how deeply he loves this person and asserts that they do not know what it feels like to love someone the way he does.
Line by Line Meaning
There's a light
There is a special kind of brightness, a glow
A certain kind of light
This is a specific variety of light
That never shone on me
I have never experienced this particular kind of light before
I want my life to be lived with you
I desire to share and spend my entire existence with you
Lived with you
Lived together with mutual love and affection
There's a way everybody says
People suggest there is a specific method to do things
To do each and every little thing
To accomplish even the smallest tasks
But what does it bring
But what is the benefit of it all
If I ain't got you, ain't got?
If I do not have you, what good is any of it?
You don't know what it's like, baby
You cannot truly understand or imagine the feeling, my dear
To love somebody
To have affection and strong feelings for someone
To love somebody
To have affection and strong feelings for someone
The way I love you
In the same way and intensity that I love you
In my brain
Within my mind, my thoughts
I see your face again
I envision your appearance once more
I know my frame of mind
I understand my own thoughts and feelings
You ain't got to be so blind
You do not have to be ignorant or unaware
And I'm blind, so, so, so blind
But I am blind, so very ignorant and unaware
I'm a man
I am a human being, male gender
Can't you see what I am?
Do you not recognize my true identity?
I live and I breathe for you
I exist and rely on you completely
But what good does it do
But what is the point or benefit
If I ain't got you, ain't got?
If I do not have you, what is the purpose of it all?
You don't know what it's like, baby
You cannot truly understand or imagine the feeling, my dear
You don't know what it's like, baby
You cannot truly understand or imagine the feeling, my dear
To love somebody
To have affection and strong feelings for someone
To love somebody
To have affection and strong feelings for someone
The way I love you
In the same way and intensity that I love you
You don't know what it's like, baby
You cannot truly understand or imagine the feeling, my dear
You don't know what it's like
You cannot truly understand or imagine the feeling
To love somebody
To have affection and strong feelings for someone
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network
Written by: Robin Hugh Gibb, Barry Alan Gibb
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