I Couldn't Live Without Your Love
"I Couldn't Live Without Your Love" | ||
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Demo by Rivers Cuomo | ||
Released | November 22, 2020 | |
Recorded | 2003 | |
Writer(s) | Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent | |
Status | Released |
"I Couldn't Live Without Your Love" is a 1966 single written by English songwriters Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent and recorded by singer Petula Clark. Rivers Cuomo recorded a cover of the song in 2003. The cover was initially released as part of the digital compilation Alone IX: The Make Believe Years in 2020 before its subsequent removal.
Appearances
Overview
"I Couldn't Live Without Your Love" was covered by Rivers Cuomo in 2003 at the band's rented office space. The song is one of several from the 1960s and '70s covered by Cuomo in 2003 (along with "Little Diane," "Without You," "I Woke Up in Love This Morning," and "The End of the World," et al.). The cover was first heard by fans when it was leaked through the demo storefront on riverscuomo.com on November 7, 2020. The song was later made available for purchase by users a few weeks later, on November 22, as part of the demo compilation Alone IX: The Make Believe Years. As the song is not a Cuomo composition, it was removed from the compilation on April 24, 2021.
Lyrics
You're the only one that I rely on
A shoulder there for me to cry on
And the hours alone that I'm without you
All I ever do is think about you
No one knows that you're so understanding
Even though my love is so demanding
Every time you look at me
Then you'll know we'll both agree
There's no other love for me
I couldn't live without your love
Now I know you're really mine
I gotta have you all the time
Didn't like you much when I first met you
But somehow I couldn't quite forget you
Said you didn't want a friend or lover
That your life was happy with another
But as time went by, my love grew stronger
Knew that I couldn't wait any longer
Or I couldn't let you know
When I have to tell you so
That I love you then you know
I couldn't live without your love
Now I know you're really mine
I gotta have you all the time
Now, the tears are gone and I'm not crying
When you say you love me you're not lying
So, when people want to stare
I know I don't really care
Just as long as you are there
I couldn't live without your love
Now I know you're really mine
I gotta have you all the time
Known recordings
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Rivers Cuomo | I Couldn't Live Without Your Love | 02 I couldn't live without your love.mp3 | 2003 | 8295 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA | 3:05 | Removed from bundle on April 24, 2021 |