In 1978, A&M Records released Tim Curry's debut solo album. Entitled Read My Lips, the album featured an eclectic range of songs (mostly covers) performed in diverse genre. Highlights of the album are a reggae version of the Beatles song "I Will", a rendition of "Wake Nicodemus" with full bagpipe backing, and an original bar-room ballad, "Alan".
The following year, Curry's second and most successful album was released. Titled Fearless, the LP was more rock-oriented than Read My Lips and mostly featured original songs rather than cover versions. The record included Tim Curry's only US charting songs: "I Do the Rock" and "Paradise Garage".
Curry's third and final album, Simplicity, was released in 1981, again by A&M Records. This record did not sell as well as the previous offerings, due in part to a less appealing, more maudlin sound. This record combined both original songs and cover versions, and is commonly held to be the weakest of the three albums.
In 1989, A&M released The Best of Tim Curry on CD and cassette, featuring songs from his albums (including a live version of "Alan") and a previously-unreleased song, a live cover version of "Simple Twist of Fate".
Curry toured America with his band through the late 1970s and the first half of the 1980s.
Curry's first full-time role was as part of the original London cast of the musical Hair in 1968. Here he first met Richard O'Brien, who went on to create his next full-time and perhaps still most famous role, that of Frank N. Furter in the Rocky Horror Show.
Originally Curry rehearsed the character with a German accent and peroxide blonde hair, but the character evolved into the sly, very upper-class English (He says 'dine' instead of down, 'brine' instead of brown etc) drag-wearing mad scientist incarnation that carried over to the movie version and made Curry both a star and a cult figure. He continued to play the character in London, Los Angeles and New York until 1975.
For many years, Curry was reluctant to talk about Rocky Horror, feeling that it was a trend that had gone too far and had distracted attention away from his later roles. However, in recent years he has been much more open about discussing the show and now recognises it as a "rite of passage" for many young people.
Baby Love
Tim Curry Lyrics
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But all you do is treat me bad
Break my heart and leave me sad
Tell me what did I do wrong to make you stay away so long
'Cause baby love, my baby love, been missing ya, miss kissing ya
Instead of breaking up
Let's start some kissing and making up
Don't throw our love away
Need ya, need ya, baby love, my baby love
Baby love, my baby love, why must we separate my love?
All of my whole life through
I never love no one but you
Why you do me like you do, I guess it's me
Ooh, need to hold you once again my love, feel your warm embrace my love
Don't throw our love away, please don't do me this way
Not happy like I used to be, loneliness has got the best of me my love
My baby love, I need ya oh how I need ya
Why you do me like you do
After I've been true to you
So deep in love with you
Baby, baby ooh
'Til it hurt me, 'til it hurt me
Ooh baby love
Don't throw our love away
Don't throw our love away
The lyrics in Tim Curry's song "Baby Love" express the yearning of a lover who has been abandoned and is now longing for their partner's return. It's a classic tale of a love that has gone wrong, causing a sense of loneliness and despair in the singer. The first verse describes the singer's need for their lover, and the hurt they feel from being treated badly, causing their heart to break. The second verse has the singer pleading with their lover not to separate from them, as they have never loved anyone else, and don't want to be lonely anymore. They make a final appeal, expressing their deep love, and begging their lover not to throw their love away.
The repetition of "baby love" throughout the song emphasises the importance of love as the foundation of a healthy relationship. The message in "Baby Love" highlights the significance of sincere communication, the value of forgiveness and the power of love to heal wounds. The song is both an invitation to reconciliation and a plea for forgiveness, and it's a timeless reminder of the role that love plays in keeping relationships intact.
Line by Line Meaning
Baby love, my baby love, I need you oh how I need you
The singer is deeply in love with his partner and can't live without them.
But all you do is treat me bad
The singer's partner is mistreating him, causing heartbreak and sadness.
Break my heart and leave me sad
The actions of the singer's partner have caused heartbreak and sadness.
Tell me what did I do wrong to make you stay away so long
The singer is confused as to why his partner has been absent for so long and wishes to know what he did wrong.
'Cause baby love, my baby love, been missing ya, miss kissing ya
The singer has been missing his partner and craves their intimacy, such as kissing.
Instead of breaking up
The singer suggests that instead of ending the relationship, they should work on fixing it.
Let's start some kissing and making up
The singer suggests that they reconcile by being intimate with each other.
Don't throw our love away
The singer does not want to end the relationship and begs his partner not to give up on their love.
In my arms why don't you stay?
The singer wishes for his partner to return to him and stay in his embrace.
Baby love, my baby love, why must we separate my love?
The singer questions why they must break up and be separated from each other.
All of my whole life through
The singer has loved his partner throughout his entire life.
I never love no one but you
The singer has only ever loved his partner and nobody else.
Why you do me like you do, I guess it's me
The singer blames himself for his partner's mistreatment and does not understand why they are acting this way.
Ooh, need to hold you once again my love, feel your warm embrace my love
The singer desires to hold his partner and feel their warm embrace again.
Don't throw our love away, please don't do me this way
The singer asks his partner not to end their relationship in such a cruel way.
Not happy like I used to be, loneliness has got the best of me my love
The singer is not as happy as he used to be and feels lonely without his partner.
My baby love, I need ya oh how I need ya
The singer reiterates his love and need for his partner.
Why you do me like you do
The singer questions why his partner is mistreating him.
After I've been true to you
The singer has been loyal to his partner, making their mistreatment of him all the more hurtful.
So deep in love with you
The singer is very much in love with his partner.
Baby, baby ooh
The singer addresses his partner with affectionate terms, emphasizing his love for them.
'Til it hurt me, 'til it hurt me
The singer has been hurt deeply by his partner's actions.
Ooh baby love
The singer expresses his love for his partner once again.
Don't throw our love away
The singer pleads with his partner not to end their relationship.
Don't throw our love away
The singer repeats his plea, emphasizing the importance of their relationship.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Brian Holland, Edward Holland, Lamont Dozier
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