Red Red Wine
Tony Tribe Lyrics
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Go to my head
Make me forget that I
Still need her so
Red, red wine
It's up to you
All I can do, Ive done
No, memories won't go
I'd have sworn
That with time
Thoughts of you
Would leave my head
I was wrong
And I find
Just one thing
Makes me forget
Red, red wine
Stay close to me
Don't let me be alone
It's tearing apart
My blue, blue heart
The lyrics to Tony Tribe's song Red Red Wine are about trying to forget about a lost love by drinking red wine. The first verse opens with the line, "Red, red wine, go to my head, make me forget that I still need her so." The singer is using alcohol as a way to cope with the fact that they still have feelings for their ex-partner, but they know they need to move on. The chorus repeats the phrase "red, red wine" and acknowledges that the power to forget lies in the hands of the drink.
The second verse continues with the theme of memories that won't go away. The singer says, "All I can do, I've done, but memories won't go, no memories won't go." They have tried to move on and do everything they can, but they still think about their ex all the time. The pre-chorus says, "I'd have sworn that with time, thoughts of you would leave my head, I was wrong, and I find just one thing makes me forget." This line shows that the singer has tried to move on and forget about their ex, but nothing has worked. The only thing that helps is red wine. The chorus is repeated and the final line of the song says, "It's tearing apart my blue, blue heart." The singer is heartbroken and struggling with the fact that they can't move on.
Line by Line Meaning
Red, red wine
Drinking red wine
Go to my head
Cause a feeling of dizziness
Make me forget that I
Help me to forget
Still need her so
That I still miss my ex-girlfriend
It's up to you
The power of the wine to make me forget is in its hands
All I can do, Ive done
I've already done everything I can to move on
But memories won't go
The memories of my ex-girlfriend persist
No, memories won't go
The memories of my ex-girlfriend won't disappear
I'd have sworn
I believed that
That with time
Over time
Thoughts of you
Thinking about my ex-girlfriend
Would leave my head
Would stop occupying my thoughts
I was wrong
My belief was incorrect
And I find
What I discovered
Just one thing
Only one thing
Makes me forget
Allows me to forget
Stay close to me
Don't leave my side
Don't let me be alone
Don't let me be by myself
It's tearing apart
It's causing a lot of emotional pain
My blue, blue heart
My sad, broken heart
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Neil Diamond
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Guzica
Red, red wine,
Goes to my head..
Makes me forget that I,
Still need her so..
Red, red wine,
It's up to you..
All I can do, I've done.
Memories won't go;
Memories won't go..
I have sworn, that with time,
Thoughts of you would leave my head.
I was wrong, and I find,
Just one thing makes me, forget.
Red, red wine,
Stay close to me.
Don't let me be alone,
It's tearin' apart..
My blue, blue heart.
(..)
I have sworn, that with time,
Thoughts of you would leave my head.
I was wrong, and I find,
Just one thing makes me, forget.
Red, red wine,
Stay close to me.
Don't let me be alone,
It's tearin' apart
More Time Needed
This record reached number 46 in the U.K. pop charts on 22.07.1969. Reggae specialist shops in London and Birmingham (and other cities) were selling this by the boxload but these weren’t counted when compiling the charts.
Nicky Cotton
Aye, bet!👍Ridiculous is the 'Music Industry! Was & am into underground Music eg: Jungle/Oldskool which obv' sampled many a Reggae Track etc which were popular/also sold out & adored! But this is an amazing cover tbf
Willster A
Yes I bought it in Manchester in 1969 loved it.
Frank Goodall
The Trojan Label will forever be in our hearts.
Lee Roberts
For me, Pama, Treasure Isle, and most cetainly Studio 1 too...
Carlos Henrique Xavier Endo
Not only in our hearts, brother.
Underground Taste
studio 1 too hehe bless up ♥
Joshua Edwards
For me, this is the original version I 1st ever remember hearing, as a child, brings back such great memories, Trojan Reggae classics forever.....🇯🇲🇯🇲
John O'Donnell
Best cover of this song.
My mate has all the Ska albums, and this is always well received.
Manglenn
Thank you, Tony Tribe, thank you ska, thank you Jamaica and all who brought this music to my sore ears. Such an uplifting of my downtrodden spirit. Ahhhhh. I know much of this music was reaction to oppression. But only one tactic will run the oppressors out of town - when the masses unify and tell them "NO MORE!" They always divide their targets before conquering. So, remember who the real enemy is. It is NOT your neighbor, even if they don't act or look like you.