One Amazing Classic From An Unbelievable Artist. Thank You And God Bless Mr Nesmith For This And Many More Majestic Memories You Have Left Us All To Enjoy. ❤❤❤❤.
Old guy here. I totally remember this song, I was 7 or 8 yrs old, listening to Casey Kasem in my mom's car in the driveway. I learned how to turn on the AUX setting didn't drain the battery as much. Growing up then you had to be creative
Aww, i was 19 when this came out! Before marriage, kids , work, mortgages, bills, grandkids, death....wouldn't change my life for anything but i would love to go back for 1 week and just appreciate and enjoy it one more time
Good music has no expiration date. That’s why 99% of the trash on contemporary radio today will be long forgotten when songs like this continue to be relevant 50 years from now.
This is a great, great, pop song. You can speculate if , what kind of Rockpile record it could have been that year 1979. The Dave Edmund album was made at the same year, the same time. Rockpile is the band playing on the album.
Two songs that represent the summers of 1979 and 1980. These two songs always take me back to those summers. 1979 - Nick Lowe " Cruel to be kind " 1980 - The Cars " Touch and Go"
1978. Just came back to The States after living in Germany for seven years. Somehow, listening to it on my '76 Pinto's FM radio was different than on AFRTS while pedaling my Raleigh Sport ten-speed on 200 KM trips. More American.
Oh I can't take another heartache Though you say you're my friend, I'm at my wit's end You say your love is bonafide, but that don't coincide With the things that you do And when I ask you to be nice, you say You've gotta be cruel to be kind, in the right measure Cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign Cruel to be kind, means that I love you baby (You've gotta be cruel) You gotta be cruel to be kind Well I do my best to understand dear But you still mystify and I wanna know why I pick myself up off the ground To have you knock me back down again and again And when I ask you to explain, you say You've gotta be cruel to be kind, in the right measure Cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign Cruel to be kind, means that I love you baby (You've gotta be cruel) You gotta be cruel to be kind Well I do my best to understand dear But you still mystify and I wanna know why I pick myself up off the ground To have you knock me back down again and again And when I ask you to explain, you say You've gotta be cruel to be kind, in the right measure Cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign Cruel to be kind, means that I love you baby (You've gotta be cruel) You gotta be cruel to be kind
@@johnyuknalis177 I tend to agree with you and it was well written by Nick who's s been in the music biz for 50 years and never got the recognition he deserves .
Great stuff, real instruments, great singing, makes a clear point. All of these elements are exactly what we mean when we say MOST of the popular music of today sucks 😂
I used to crank this song up on my Sony AM=FM Cassette stereo while driving my 70 El Camino to work.18 years old and not a care in world!Miss those days............😎
Ihave always loved this guy, his voice is utter joy , this classioc will never die lol i would like to dedicate this song to the world ,,,,THE C VIRUS WILL NOT WIN , WE ARE STRONG XXX
This song is so deliciously fun! The kind of song you play at the beach on a great summers day, playing volleyball. The acoustic guitar and harmonies are pure joy!
Summer '79 and i was holidaying in Anglesey north wales and what a brilliant summer it was. This was played everywhere and what fantastic memories i have when i hear it. How i miss those days, carefree and simple.
It's cool to be kind What's yours is mine 'Cause love isn't blind One day you will find When you're finding it hard To be a part of it And the worlds got you down Don't you tarnish it So embrace all your pain And you will find the way It's cool to be kind (it's cool to be kind) It's cool to be kind (it's cool to be kind) When you're starting your day And you don't know what to say But you're trying to make a difference Just be on your way Put a smile on your face From person-to-person life differs When you're finding it hard To be a part of it And the worlds got you down Don't you tarnish it So embrace all your pain And you will find the way It's cool to be kind What's yours is mine It's cool to be kind 'Cause love isn't blind Well I found my way And I learnt its okay To take each day by day as it happens I picked up the pieces That kept me from places Just smiling at faces it matters When you're finding it hard To be a part of it And the worlds got you down Don't you tarnish it So embrace all your pain And you will find the way It's cool to be kind What's yours is mine It's cool to be kind 'Cause love isn't blind So how to love When there's no time? We feel all our hearts Aching so blind Well there's something wrong With the world right now I see It sure could take A few more people to believe That it's cool to be kind 'Cause Iove isn't blind So don't waste your time It's cool to be kind Source: Musixmatch Songwriters: David King / Sam Edward Charles Branson / Jemima King
Why don't we do it in the road Why don't we do it in the road why don't we do it in the road Edit:(oops forgot a verse) why don't we do it in the road no one will be watching us why don't we do it in the road Source: WhoReallyCares Songwriters: Lennon/McCartney without Lennon
One Amazing Classic From An Unbelievable Artist.
Thank You And God Bless Mr Nesmith For This And Many More Majestic Memories You Have Left Us All To Enjoy. ❤❤❤❤.
Nick Lowe brought me here.
me too.
Suddenly I'm transported to the fall of 1979.....wow
Old guy here. I totally remember this song, I was 7 or 8 yrs old, listening to Casey Kasem in my mom's car in the driveway. I learned how to turn on the AUX setting didn't drain the battery as much. Growing up then you had to be creative
What a song. Singalong tune if I ever heard one.
Never tire of that intro😅.
Teen movies from the late 90s early 2000s have the song in a chokehold 😂 what a time to be alive.
Takes me back to summer, 1980. Time flies. I miss those days and this great music.
°_° how old are you
Aww, i was 19 when this came out! Before marriage, kids , work, mortgages, bills, grandkids, death....wouldn't change my life for anything but i would love to go back for 1 week and just appreciate and enjoy it one more time
Yea, life was simpler.
I started the 80s with this song. Fun times and memories. Life was simpler then appears.
10 things I hate about you
Just perfect. Still after all these years.
Good music has no expiration date.
That’s why 99% of the trash on contemporary radio today will be long forgotten when songs like this continue to be relevant 50 years from now.
The greatest pop song ever.
This is a great, great, pop song. You can speculate if , what kind of Rockpile record it could have been that year 1979. The Dave Edmund album was made at the same year, the same time. Rockpile is the band playing on the album.
The Magicians brought me here 🥰
Pure and clever pop magic. Nick Lowe is the soundtrack of my life. I’ll take that.
I’m still searching for a bad song of his lol.
I want to see your what your life is like. How dark is that room? hahahha.
Rockpile!!
Rockpile is the shit
@@joellarson8906 Correct you are, sir!!
Grown on me grown on me grown on me. 62 ❤️.
When times were simple and music had soul.
Yes. When music had soul.
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Man what a tune. He sounds like he could've fit right in with the Traveling Wilburys.
much better song than anything they ever did
Astute connection...British production technique, Jeff Lynn, E.L.O. "Mr Blue Sky"
too right
Totally! :D
He was part of another 'supergroup' of that type, namely Little Village , formed in 1991 with Ry Cooder, John Hiatt and Jim Keltner.
Now people, this is pure pop from the Jesus of Cool! Pure joy.
This beyond perfect
Pure genius!
This song has a Beatles and Beach Boys feel to it.
Perfect pop song
NICK>>> SUPER!
Timeless masterpiece.
Tasty pop rock, hand crafted by Nick. It's so tight it squeaks. Great stuff.
June 5th 2024 🥰😘❤️
Baby… you gotta be cruel to be kind…❣️
There are no word to properly describe this stuff! TEARS OF JOY!!!!!!!!
This song packs such an emotional hit in it. Every time I listen to it I get transported back 30 years.
Two songs that represent the summers of 1979 and 1980. These two songs always take me back to those summers.
1979 - Nick Lowe " Cruel to be kind "
1980 - The Cars " Touch and Go"
Lol after all these years, I revisit the song and discover the total sarcasm in it.
This was the best music ever made.
The best pure pop song in history. Everything just works. Perfect tempo, excellent and clever lyrics. The bridge is awesome.
Well put. He is an underrated rock genius. 😊
@@ulla1623 Lol, name all of his "rock" hits... the guy was a one hit wonder, end of story. There are a million of them. His musicianship is average
Still a great song.
Always play for my seniors after Act 3 of Hamlet. Love you Nick!
Such an Underrated gem this song is!
Just a truly pristine pop song
Sadly they don’t make great music like this anymore; quite frankly it prides me that I came from that generation when wonderful music was being made!
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Late summer/fall ‘79 I was sure I’d discovered the best song ever. I still feel that way today.
1978. Just came back to The States after living in Germany for seven years. Somehow, listening to it on my '76 Pinto's FM radio was different than on AFRTS while pedaling my Raleigh Sport ten-speed on 200 KM trips. More American.
This song is about the goddess of wisdom and how she wakes you up and then leaves and then boom! She’s back, then she leaves. Etc…. It’s exhilarating.
Love this song. Listen to it every day. This is what you call music.
One of my favorites!
"I must be cruel only to be kind."
~Hamlet, Act III, Scene 4
Classic rock song! I still love 💕 it after all these years.
I was 16 and started to discover real music with all the punk, post punk, new wave, cold wave artists of the late 70's. Great memories
Was not expecting a coldwave comment on this song of all places... good taste though. ;)
renato patta .Same here.
@@49sr What is coldwave?
Divina melodía. Un clásico del pop.
Best song ever here. Thank you for playing, the Beatles.
What a song. Thanks Nick.
Is so good 👍 song 🎵 of the year 1978 to hear that in 2020 is still the best thing i love ❤️ that song 🎵 #SoGoodSong
Oh I can't take another heartache
Though you say you're my friend, I'm at my wit's end
You say your love is bonafide, but that don't coincide
With the things that you do
And when I ask you to be nice, you say
You've gotta be cruel to be kind, in the right measure
Cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign
Cruel to be kind, means that I love you baby
(You've gotta be cruel)
You gotta be cruel to be kind
Well I do my best to understand dear
But you still mystify and I wanna know why
I pick myself up off the ground
To have you knock me back down again and again
And when I ask you to explain, you say
You've gotta be cruel to be kind, in the right measure
Cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign
Cruel to be kind, means that I love you baby
(You've gotta be cruel)
You gotta be cruel to be kind
Well I do my best to understand dear
But you still mystify and I wanna know why
I pick myself up off the ground
To have you knock me back down again and again
And when I ask you to explain, you say
You've gotta be cruel to be kind, in the right measure
Cruel to be kind, it's a very good sign
Cruel to be kind, means that I love you baby
(You've gotta be cruel)
You gotta be cruel to be kind
Boy this song brings back memories of my youth back in Peru in the late seventies, goosebumps!
Yeah, a great song by any pop standards. Beatles are my FAVORITE but this song is up with the best of John and Paul. And I saw the BEATLES LIVE!
@@johnyuknalis177 I tend to agree with you and it was well written by Nick who's s been in the music biz for 50 years and never got the recognition he deserves .
i think i heard this in the 80's back in the U.S. virgin islands-st. thomas.
Likewise from my college years in Tennessee, 🇺🇸
i got it really wrong i was more cruel than kind but hopefully iv made up for it we are still together 40 yrs on
Well done for fixing things!!!
Great stuff, real instruments, great singing, makes a clear point. All of these elements are exactly what we mean when we say MOST of the popular music of today sucks 😂
Memorable, Lived and Loved
excellent harmony with tight rock instramental and a quirky twist to the lyrics!!!
I’ve loved Nick’s music for about the last 40 years. Also loved his work with Dave Edmonds and Rockpile. ❤😊
My UA-cam history brought me here June 2024.
Ditto for every year since the 70s.
❤
I've randomly had this in my head all week 😂. It's really catchy and meaningful.
I was 11 in 1979 and I've loved this song since. It remains high up in my Top 100 favorites of all-time to this day.
I can relate.
@@davechupp7922 ur generation very blessed with Pops.. Wish time travel exist or maybe invented some day in my life
I was in high school; I can relate. This is still one of my favorite songs from the 70s.
I used to crank this song up on my Sony AM=FM Cassette stereo while driving my 70 El Camino to work.18 years old and not a care in world!Miss those days............😎
I was 11 also. What a time for game rooms and good music!!!
Ihave always loved this guy, his voice is utter joy , this classioc will never die lol i would like to dedicate this song to the world ,,,,THE C VIRUS WILL NOT WIN , WE ARE STRONG XXX
Classic
My Dad’s playlist brought me here.
Great dad!!!!
Great song have that song on CD
Pure magic!!!
Heard on radio .. had to list from the start
This song is so deliciously fun! The kind of song you play at the beach on a great summers day, playing volleyball.
The acoustic guitar and harmonies are pure joy!
Que recuerdos!!! What a memories!!! Beautiful!!! The guitar!!!
Brilliant ❤
53 y/o, always thought this was ELO/Jeff Lynne. Given the time period, it makes sense. Great underrated artist
def has Lynne chord choices and harmonies, but you can't mistake his voice.
Good tune
Frick the haters ... absolutely perfect.
Did not know Ian Gomm co-wrote. His hit "Hold on to What You Got" was a great song too. Same time period. Check it out! Good music!!
2:05 until 2:21 has been my life. And I still love it! Magic:)
Embarrassingly great.
*Babbbbyyyyyyyyyyyy*
3rd rewatch of the magicians and I come here every time
This is master piece
I like what I always thought the lyrics were better "You gotta be Cool to be Kind." As in keep cool.
- Thank you so much for posting this great song since You Tube has removed the original video and song!
Diaper Tommy it's back on UA-cam posted again!!! How are danger boy and inflatable Johnny doing???
I know right! I couldn't find the topic version at all.
Great song not many like it anymore
No there's not!!!
Always loved this song, but never knew who sang it. Thank you! Love it so much.
日本人でニック・ロウ好きが少ないのが残念。こんな素敵な音楽なのに。
そんなことないと思いますよ。自分も好きだしこの歌もいまだに聞けますので人気が無いことはないでしょう
I like the first video when it showed him marrying Colleen Carter. It was the first time I saw him playing this song and strumming a bass.
Carlene
I remember my brother playing this off of his car stereo back in 1979.
A legend of a song ,takes me right back !
Make sure and look up Rockpile and other works with Dave Edmunds. It all rocks.
Summer '79 and i was holidaying in Anglesey north wales and what a brilliant summer it was. This was played everywhere and what fantastic memories i have when i hear it. How i miss those days, carefree and simple.
Awesome! I was 11-12 at this time! Being an adult is overrated!!!! Lol
linda cancion m trae muchos recuerdos ....fm 95 the super station 👍😉
Tip Top Nick!
Perfect
Cool
I love you
Thank you ❤
Dream brought me here
It's cool to be kind
What's yours is mine
'Cause love isn't blind
One day you will find
When you're finding it hard
To be a part of it
And the worlds got you down
Don't you tarnish it
So embrace all your pain
And you will find the way
It's cool to be kind (it's cool to be kind)
It's cool to be kind (it's cool to be kind)
When you're starting your day
And you don't know what to say
But you're trying to make a difference
Just be on your way
Put a smile on your face
From person-to-person life differs
When you're finding it hard
To be a part of it
And the worlds got you down
Don't you tarnish it
So embrace all your pain
And you will find the way
It's cool to be kind
What's yours is mine
It's cool to be kind
'Cause love isn't blind
Well I found my way
And I learnt its okay
To take each day by day as it happens
I picked up the pieces
That kept me from places
Just smiling at faces it matters
When you're finding it hard
To be a part of it
And the worlds got you down
Don't you tarnish it
So embrace all your pain
And you will find the way
It's cool to be kind
What's yours is mine
It's cool to be kind
'Cause love isn't blind
So how to love
When there's no time?
We feel all our hearts
Aching so blind
Well there's something wrong
With the world right now I see
It sure could take
A few more people to believe
That it's cool to be kind
'Cause Iove isn't blind
So don't waste your time
It's cool to be kind
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: David King / Sam Edward Charles Branson / Jemima King
Cruel not Cool
Why don't we do it in the road
Why don't we do it in the road
why don't we do it in the road
Edit:(oops forgot a verse)
why don't we do it in the road
no one will be watching us
why don't we do it in the road
Source: WhoReallyCares
Songwriters: Lennon/McCartney without Lennon
Cruel and unkind are most songs today.
Pretizell 😂
@@pretizell9861 hahahaahahahha
We need to be Cruel again.
Being a teen and vibin to this, i have no friends...
love yaaaaaaaaaa
cette chanson me ramène en 1979 en virée aux US avec mon meilleur pote français et un copain américain
Amen!!!