In 2012, Greg Lake explained the genesis of “Love You Too Much” (1981) : “I was in Abbey Road recording. Funny enough. I had kind of written a song with Bob Dylan. We didn’t actually sit down and write it together. I wanted to do a Bob Dylan song, but I didn’t want to do one that everyone else had done. I wanted to do one that was obscure. What happened was he sent me over a tape of a half-finished song and said, ‘Look, you finish the song off and then you can do this with that one, and that way it’s something original.’ I finished the song and it was called ‘Love You Too Much.’” Clocking in at 4:55, this tune is credited to Greg Lake, Bob Dylan and backing vocalist Heather Springs. 💙🎶💜 May you rest in peace, Gregory Stuart Lake (1947 - 2016)… 🌹
SMILING FROM THE VERY FIRST NOTE, RIFF SOOOO ROCKIN! GREG CAN EMBODY A ROCK AND ROLL GOD OR MINSTREL STORYTELLER . . . he is the whole package! Written with Dylan! I was up dancin and a prancin. Just sit for this one! One of my fave singers of all time. I love you too much, sir, too. What are we gonna do about it, my love? 2023
Looks like Florian on guitar. Of course he went on to tour and play with Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull on Thick as a Brick 2. It was fun to see him on Tour with them.
Lake did not write this "with" Dylan, he trolled the files of Dylan's publisher until he found this piece which Dylan didn't think worthy of finishing. Lake sent a copy of the completed song to Dylan . . . who couldn't be bothered to respond. Really, Lake's ego is out of control to the point of interfering with any unbiased consideration of his legacy. A shame. Cheers!
In his postoumous "Lucky man" book, on page 222, Lake writes that he got in touch with Dylan through Tommy Mohler, one of his tour managers, and that Dylan had this halfway written song which he was happy to give to him to complete. So they share the writing credits but Lake does not say they "wrote it together".
I read that Greg contacted Bob Dylan, who sent him some unfinished lyrics. Greg later claimed in an interview that Dylan told him, “Look, would you finish that song? Then it’ll be something that we’ve done together.” If I had written a song with Greg under these circumstances and played it in front of an audience, I would've told them I'd written it with him, and I would've made a bigger deal than Greg did here.
Not much territory between "together" and "with", either way Lake wants to create the impression that he and Dylan wrote together. When Lake's first solo record came out he gave an interview where-in he managed to somehow control his ego long enough to simply say that his manager - really doesn't matter if it was him, Lake, or someone else in Lake's employ - found this unfinished song in Dylan's music publisher's file. He asked for permission to finish it which was granted. When Lake finished it he sent it to Dylan who, Lake clearly stated in said interview, didn't respond (which is typically Dylan). This is but one example of Lake's out of control ego - he also claims that he taught Robert Fripp how to play guitar and that "whatever he could do, I could do"- a statement so laughingly dumb that only the most gullible of Lake's bobbleheads, erm, fans, could give grievance to. Cheers! @@rockista4195
This song is sadly neglected. I would have loved to be at that tour in 2005 - some kick ass performance by Greg and his band!
Rocking the house like no other before or since; the one and only Mr. Greg Lake!
In 2012, Greg Lake explained the genesis of “Love You Too Much” (1981) : “I was in Abbey Road recording. Funny enough. I had kind of written a song with Bob Dylan. We didn’t actually sit down and write it together. I wanted to do a Bob Dylan song, but I didn’t want to do one that everyone else had done. I wanted to do one that was obscure. What happened was he sent me over a tape of a half-finished song and said, ‘Look, you finish the song off and then you can do this with that one, and that way it’s something original.’ I finished the song and it was called ‘Love You Too Much.’”
Clocking in at 4:55, this tune is credited to Greg Lake, Bob Dylan and backing vocalist Heather Springs. 💙🎶💜
May you rest in peace, Gregory Stuart Lake (1947 - 2016)… 🌹
SMILING FROM THE VERY FIRST NOTE, RIFF SOOOO ROCKIN! GREG CAN EMBODY A ROCK AND ROLL GOD OR MINSTREL STORYTELLER . . . he is the whole package! Written with Dylan! I was up dancin and a prancin. Just sit for this one! One of my fave singers of all time. I love you too much, sir, too. What are we gonna do about it, my love? 2023
Love it! Love Greg!
Great song! I love hearing him talk to, great story teller!
The Strictly Band rhythm section!
Only gary moore missing,no one could ever fill his shoes.R.I.P. GARY.X
This is about Greg Lake and ELP - not Gary Moore - thank God ...
too true pal,one of the best solos ever!!
100% right!
Tim Guitar - the album has been reissued - picked it up last month from Amazon.
It looks like David Arch (later of Strictly) on keyboards, in the red T-shirt, but Is that Florian Opahle on guitar?
Looks like Florian on guitar. Of course he went on to tour and play with Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull on Thick as a Brick 2. It was fun to see him on Tour with them.
Yes.
Hello, where can I get this full video in HD?
I was hopeing lake would take a chorus
Lake did not write this "with" Dylan, he trolled the files of Dylan's publisher until he found this piece which Dylan didn't think worthy of finishing. Lake sent a copy of the completed song to Dylan . . . who couldn't be bothered to respond. Really, Lake's ego is out of control to the point of interfering with any unbiased consideration of his legacy. A shame. Cheers!
In his postoumous "Lucky man" book, on page 222, Lake writes that he got in touch with Dylan through Tommy Mohler, one of his tour managers, and that Dylan had this halfway written song which he was happy to give to him to complete. So they share the writing credits but Lake does not say they "wrote it together".
Oh - and by the way, a simple song like that can be written within 10 minutes. Nothing special at all.
I read that Greg contacted Bob Dylan, who sent him some unfinished lyrics. Greg later claimed in an interview that Dylan told him, “Look, would you finish that song? Then it’ll be something that we’ve done together.” If I had written a song with Greg under these circumstances and played it in front of an audience, I would've told them I'd written it with him, and I would've made a bigger deal than Greg did here.
Nope. Nope. Nope.
Not much territory between "together" and "with", either way Lake wants to create the impression that he and Dylan wrote together. When Lake's first solo record came out he gave an interview where-in he managed to somehow control his ego long enough to simply say that his manager - really doesn't matter if it was him, Lake, or someone else in Lake's employ - found this unfinished song in Dylan's music publisher's file. He asked for permission to finish it which was granted. When Lake finished it he sent it to Dylan who, Lake clearly stated in said interview, didn't respond (which is typically Dylan). This is but one example of Lake's out of control ego - he also claims that he taught Robert Fripp how to play guitar and that "whatever he could do, I could do"- a statement so laughingly dumb that only the most gullible of Lake's bobbleheads, erm, fans, could give grievance to. Cheers! @@rockista4195