Piece of My Heart

About Piece of My Heart

"Piece of My Heart" is a romantic funk/soul love song written by Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Berns, originally recorded by Erma Franklin in 1967. The song came to greater mainstream attention when Big Brother and the Holding Company (featuring Janis Joplin on lead vocals) covered the song in 1968 and had a much bigger hit with it. The song has since been remade by several singers, including Dusty Springfield on her 1968 album Dusty... Definitely, Bryan Ferry on his solo debut album These Foolish Things in 1973. It was recorded by Sammy Hagar on his first Geffen Records release, Standing Hampton, which hit the airwaves in 1982, and reached platinum status , Faith Hill in 1994 and Melissa Etheridge in 2005. In 2004, the Big Brother and the Holding Company version was ranked number 353 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song is also included among The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. more »

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1998

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Didn't I make you feel 
Like you were the only one 
And didn't I give you everything I could 
Well didn't I get it to you now baby 
After all the love I gave ya 
There was never enough 
Well I'm gonna show ya baby 
That this man can get tough 

Chorus: 
Just come on, come on, come on, come on 
And take a 
Take another little piece of my heart now baby 
Break a 
Break another little piece of my heart now baby 
You know you got it 
If it makes you feel good 
Ah yea 

Out there in the streets lookin' good 
And in your heart ya know it ain't right, it just ain't right 
Yea, and ya never, never, never, never hear me when I cry all night 
I keep tryin' to tell myself that I 
Can't stand the pain 
But then ya hold me in your arms ooh baby 
And I gotta say it again 

[Chorus

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Sammy Hagar

Samuel Roy "Sammy" Hagar (born October 13, 1947), also known as The Red Rocker, is an American rock vocalist, guitarist, songwriter and musician. Hagar came to prominence in the 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose. He afterwards launched a successful solo career, scoring an enduring hit in 1984 with "I Can't Drive 55". From 1985 to 1996, and 2003 to 2005, Hagar was the singer for Van Halen. On March 12, 2007, Hagar was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Van Halen. more »

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