Price of Love
The Everly Brothers
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Wine is sweet and gin is bitter You drink all you can but you won´t forget her You talk too much, you laugh too loud You see her face in every crowd That´s the price of love, the price of love The debt you pay with tears and pain The price of love, the price of love Costs you more when you´re to blame Kiss one girl, you kiss another You kiss themall but you won´t recover You´re dancing slow, you´re dancing fast You´re happy now but that won´t last That´s the price of love, the price of love The debt you pay with tears and pain The price of love, the price of love Costs you more when you´re to blame That´s the price of love, the price of love The debt you pay with tears and pain The price of love, the price of love Costs you more when you´re to blame That´s the price of love, the price of love The debt you pay with tears and pain The price of love, the price of love Costs you more when you´re to blame Wine is sweet and gin is bitter You drink all you can but you won´t forget her
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Written by: Donald Everly, Phil Everly
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12 facts about this song
Release Information"Price of Love" is a song recorded by the American duo, The Everly Brothers. It was released in 1965.
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Chart SuccessDespite not being as widely known as some of their other hits, "Price of Love" still did reasonably well in the charts. It reached number two in the UK Singles Chart and is the duo's last top 10 UK hit.
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Album InclusionThe song was included in the Everly Brothers' album "Beat & Soul". The album leaned more towards the beat and rhythm and blues style, marking a change from their earlier country influences.
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Song DurationThe run time of "Price of Love" is two minutes and six seconds, keeping with the tradition of shorter song lengths in the 1960s.
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Written By"Price of Love" was written by Don Everly and Phil Everly, the members of the Everly Brothers. The duo were both acclaimed songwriters as well as performers.
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Cover VersionsThe song has been covered by many artists over the years, demonstrating its enduring popularity. Notably, the British rock band Status Quo covered it in 1985.
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ProductionLike many of the Everly Brothers' songs, "Price of Love" was produced by Jack & Bill, a songwriting and production duo.
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StyleThe song is part of the pop/rock genre and features the tight harmonies that the Everly brothers were famous for.
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Lyrics ThemeThe theme of the song revolves around the idea that love has a price, often expensive, and can cause heartache and pain.
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Phil Everly's CommentsPhil Everly once stated that "Price of Love" was one of their songs that he liked very much. He said that he enjoyed the song because it was different and had a good beat.
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Other Influential FiguresIn 1991, Paul McCartney revealed that the Everly Brothers' music, which includes "Price of Love", influenced his own songwriting and singing style for The Beatles.
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LegacyDespite not being their biggest hit, the song is still a noteworthy part of the Everly Brothers' legacy because it exemplified their transition from country to rock and was part of their later work before they took a break from recording for almost a decade.
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