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Yeah
Said it's alright
I won't forget
All the times I've waited patiently for you
and you'll do just what you used to do
And I will be alone again tonight, my dear.
Yeah
I heard a funny thing
Somebody said to me,
"You know that I could be in love with almost everyone,
and I think that people are the greatest fun."
and I will be alone again tonight, my dear.
And I will be alone again tonight, my dear.
Yeah
I heard a funny thing
Somebody said to me
"You know that I could be in love with almost everyone;
I think that people are the greatest fun."
and I will be alone again tonight, my dear.
And I will be alone again tonight, my dear.
| tunemanz (Sonora, California, USA) | Posted: Mar 13, 2013 - 19:24 The original version is great and so is this cover..awesome! |
| thalula | Posted: Jan 10, 2013 - 02:31 Almost as good as the Love-Version, but not quite... |
| Boy_Wonder (Bath, back in the UK) | Posted: Dec 10, 2012 - 08:04 Loving it 8>9 at least - hope to be seeing them in February.. |
| phlattop | Posted: Dec 09, 2012 - 17:26 neuticle wrote: The Damned do a killer job on this one. agree. |
| Sloggydog (UK) | Posted: Dec 09, 2012 - 17:23 Ah one of those - I love this song but have never known who it was by. Always cool. Thanks as always to RP. |
| ncollingridge (Knebworth, UK) | Posted: Nov 08, 2012 - 08:44 Great version. I love that Calexico have re-interpreted their own interpretation of this song. |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Nov 08, 2012 - 08:41 Fun interpretation of a great under the radar song. Love the Love version of course but this is cool. |
| neckbone (Milwaukee, WI) | Posted: Sep 06, 2012 - 10:21 coffee-eyes wrote: I'm not sure if I like this or not. I'll have to listen again. It reminds me of an old 60s or 70s song but I can't think of which one. Maybe the song that it's a cover of? http://www.radioparadise.com/rp_2.php?#name=songinfo&song_id=30416 |
| Lewis_Moon | Posted: Aug 29, 2012 - 19:01 Absolutely love this. Love Calexico. Jacob Valenzuela rocks. |
| coffee-eyes (Across the bridge from Charlestown) | Posted: Jul 29, 2012 - 09:00 I'm not sure if I like this or not. I'll have to listen again. It reminds me of an old 60s or 70s song but I can't think of which one. |
| lily34 (lexvegas) | Posted: Jul 05, 2012 - 12:21 JrzyTmata wrote: I just heard this on the radio this morning and wondered why RP hasn't played it yet. and now here it is!! it's a great version. i love it!! |
| JrzyTmata | Posted: Jul 05, 2012 - 12:20 I just heard this for the first time on the radio this morning and wondered why RP hasn't played it yet. and now here it is!! it's a great version. |
| Bobert_ParkCity (Park City Utah) | Posted: Jun 03, 2012 - 17:07 TJS wrote: UFO's version of this is the best that I've ever heard No way. The Damned Love is the best.  jeez, anybody hear of a band called Love? |
| jsanio (Canada) | Posted: Apr 25, 2012 - 07:53 Love the mix of the drums, horns and guitar during the chorus... like a well blended drink.. smooth and relaxing! Most excellent! Muei Beuno |
| olivertwist (Atlanta GA) | Posted: Feb 29, 2012 - 14:09 TJS wrote: UFO's version of this is the best that I've ever heard I just listened to UFO's version (courtesy of Spotify). It's a tasty cover. I like the guitar solo that replaces the horn solo in the original. I think I like it better than the Damned's cover — it has more energy, yet it still captures the spirit of the song. |
| KurtfromLaQuinta (Deep in the heart of South California) | Posted: Feb 29, 2012 - 13:55 TJS wrote: UFO's version of this is the best that I've ever heard No way. The Damned Love is the best. |
| gallardo | Posted: Feb 29, 2012 - 13:54 RP should play the Chris Perez band (1999) version of this song. It does a really good cover as well. |
| olivertwist (Atlanta GA) | Posted: Feb 29, 2012 - 13:54 TJS wrote: UFO's version of this is the best that I've ever heard Didn't know that they covered this too. I'll have to check it out. |
| TJS (Bradley, Il) | Posted: Feb 29, 2012 - 13:52 UFO's version of this is the best that I've ever heard |
| Xing | Posted: Dec 28, 2011 - 03:16 Sorry, but this is trivial muzak. A neverending sequence of doodledidoo. |
| Cynaera (In a hammock under my own vine and fig tree.) | Posted: Nov 26, 2011 - 09:43 I love this song, no matter who does it. And I hadn't made the connection between that refrain and the one in "Blues For Baby And Me" but darned if they aren't REALLY similar! You folks are so perceptive. Kinda love hanging around this place.  |
| Andy_B (aboard MV "Horizon," east coast Fla) | Posted: Sep 16, 2011 - 13:08 As difficult as it is to cover a previous hit, Calexico's version is every bit as good if not better than the original. |
| rlr511 (Philadelphia) | Posted: Sep 16, 2011 - 13:08 This band consistently impresses me. The horns in other settings could be cheesy and reminiscent of spaghetti westerns. However, they put it all together quite nicely. |
| beelzebubba (Where the hell is Walldrug, South Dakota?) | Posted: Sep 16, 2011 - 13:07 nitorodz wrote: Not to alienate out non-musicians with this comment, but If I'm thinking right, both songs have bass lines that go from the 5th down to the 1 (the root) for that figure: 5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-3-2-1 I wish I understand that, because I'm completely fascinated and spellbound by this sound structure of this song.... |
| neuticle (fog fog fog) | Posted: Aug 23, 2011 - 17:53 GuiltyFeat wrote: One of those songs that I thought just didn't get covered. The Damned do a killer job on this one. |
| GuiltyFeat (Ra'anana) | Posted: Aug 16, 2011 - 04:26 One of those songs that I thought just didn't get covered. |
| nitorodz (San Francisco, CA) | Posted: Jun 21, 2011 - 20:15 Ja300Mes wrote: Anybody else hear Elton John "Blues For My Baby And Me" in this song? My first RP post... The similarity is in the three bars where the lyric is: (And) I WILL BE ALONE AGAIN TONIGHT MY DEAR If you can recall that section in your head, you'll notice how those strongly accented syllables are matched unison-like with the musical accompaniment. The Elton John song, using the exact same rhythmic figure (similar to the Bo Diddley beat, but different) has that same type of syncopated marriage with the vocal and the musical backing: (Your) OLD MAN GOT MAD WHEN I TOLD HIM WE WERE LEAV-ing Not to alienate out non-musicians with this comment, but If I'm thinking right, both songs have bass lines that go from the 5th down to the 1 (the root) for that figure: 5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-3-2-1 |
| newwavegurly | Posted: May 13, 2011 - 12:28 There's just something about this song that pulls me in each time I hear it. The original version of it doesn't do that to me. |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: May 13, 2011 - 12:28 Love those horns man! |
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: Mar 11, 2011 - 09:41 siandbeth wrote: me too, I saw UFO in the 70s when I was in Jr. High and I've always loved their version of this song. Who opened for them? Judas Priest. Yup Judas Priest opened when we saw them at the local county venue dubbed the "Echo Palace" for dubious reasons. . . . . . good times, good times. . . |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Feb 26, 2011 - 22:19 Calexico - Alone again or, Live (2006) |
| Foot | Posted: Jan 07, 2011 - 18:30 Very good interpretation of The Damned version: thank you. |
| ryuujin23 (not placing gunpowder under Parliment.) | Posted: Nov 05, 2010 - 10:29 Not bad, but I still like The Damned's cover the best. |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Nov 05, 2010 - 10:28 Ja300Mes wrote: Anybody else hear Elton John "Blues For My Baby And Me" in this song? I'm trying — because I want to imagine that Elton was listening to Love when he wrote Don't Shoot Me....but I don't hear it |
| siandbeth (Santa Cruz California) | Posted: Nov 05, 2010 - 10:27 vandal wrote: I like all three versions mentioned (Love, UFO, and Calexico) but, I must admit that the UFO version was the first one I heard and became a major party staple while in HS during the 70's. . .  me too, I saw UFO in the 70s when I was in Jr. High and I've always loved their version of this song. Who opened for them? Judas Priest. |
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: Oct 12, 2010 - 13:43 I like all three versions mentioned (Love, UFO, and Calexico) but, I must admit that the UFO version was the first one I heard and became a major party staple while in HS during the 70's. . . |
| titanium667 (Oakmont, PA USA) | Posted: Oct 12, 2010 - 13:32 Tippster wrote: The Damned takes your UFO and makes it look like a little tiny squirmy thing. Song is originally by Love, btw. I like UFO's the best too. Schenker had some great guitar work in it. |
| Tippster (Washington, DC) | Posted: Sep 10, 2010 - 19:10 Peace_tode wrote: Ilike UFO's version better too and don't hate to admit it. The Damned takes your UFO and makes it look like a little tiny squirmy thing. Song is originally by Love, btw. |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Sep 02, 2010 - 20:22 At the risk of being flamed from here to eternity, I quote romeotuma, "We be dancing..." |
| cohifi (Denver) | Posted: Aug 09, 2010 - 18:28 Ja300Mes wrote: Anybody else hear Elton John "Blues For My Baby And Me" in this song? No, but I did hear that Calexico, Devacthka, and WILCO are playing in Aspen soon, and the tix for their Friday night show were available for the paltry sum of $450.00 US for a single gourmet seat. Too bad I'll miss it. |
| gatorade (Ocean Park, WA) | Posted: Aug 09, 2010 - 18:26 Pretty good cover of a terrific song. |
| Ja300Mes (North Fork) | Posted: Aug 01, 2010 - 20:27 Anybody else hear Elton John "Blues For My Baby And Me" in this song? |
| floydoftherocks (Frisco) | Posted: Aug 01, 2010 - 20:24 WOW i feel like i'd underrated calexico.. oh shit wait he didn't write it. ok back to relegating calexico to "bar band" status. |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: May 07, 2010 - 23:24  Calexico - 07 by ~photo-grafitti ©2010 ~photo-grafitti Calexico Wiltern Theatre Los Angeles, CA 12.20.2009 |
| Peace_tode (Atlanta) | Posted: May 06, 2010 - 08:01 oldman wrote: I hate to admit it, But I like the UFO version of this song  Ilike UFO's version better too and don't hate to admit it. |
| black321 (Bong Island - FL - CA - CO - WA - Bong Island) | Posted: May 06, 2010 - 07:58 what's w/ this song? never heard it before up until a few years ago, but now it seems on constant play here as well as a local station. Not bad, but it's one of those songs that gets under your skin, and you catch yourself singing it whether you like it or not...and I'm getting to not like it, thank you very much. |
| DaveInVA (In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA) | Posted: Apr 28, 2010 - 10:40 RadioDoc wrote: Don't apologize. It's a great tune. The Damned's version is my fave. This one seems phoned-in, and I usually like Calexico. The Damned's version is my 2nd fav after the original. I think for me UFO's version ties with this one playing now... |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Mar 06, 2010 - 22:07 Calexico - "Alone again or" Live (2006) |
| BlueHeronDruid (petewa) | Posted: Mar 04, 2010 - 00:28 This blows slightly less than the original. |
| alanthecowboy (Lakefield) | Posted: Jan 23, 2010 - 19:21 jadewahoo wrote: Pathetic passionless rendition of a great song. Great song, great band. Did someone do this previously? Just kidding. I know it's a cover, but I've never heard the original, so I can't say anything other than 'great song, great band'. |