The Isley Brothers

Retro Music 38

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No apologies for featuring another Motown song from Holland/Dozier/Holland. This 1967 hit from the Isley Brothers was Motown magic, and it sounds as fresh to me today as it did back then.

This old heart of mine been broke a thousand times
Each time you break away, I fear you’ve gone to stay
Lonely nights that come, memories that flow, bringing you back again
Hurting me more and more
Maybe it’s my mistake to show this love I feel inside
‘Cause each day that passes by you got me
Never knowing if I’m coming or going, but I, I love you
This old heart darling, is weak for you
I love you, yes, I do
These old arms of mine miss having you around
Makes these tears inside start a-falling down
Always with half a kiss
You remind me of what I miss
Though I try to control myself
Like a fool I start grinnin’ ’cause my head starts spinnin’ ’cause I
I love you
This is old heart, darling is weak for you
I love you, yes I do, yes I do
Ooh, I try hard to hide, my hurt inside
This old heart of mine always keeps me cryin’
The way you’re treating me, leaves me incomplete
You’re here for the day, gone for the week now
But if you leave me a hundred times
A hundred times I’ll take you back
I’m yours whenever you want me
I’m not too proud to shout it, tell the world about it ’cause I
I love you
This is old heart, darling is weak for you
I love you
This is old heart, darling is weak for you
I love you
This is old heart, darling is weak for you
I love you, yes I do, yes I do
I love you, yes I do, darling is weak for you
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Brian Holland / Edward Jr. Holland / Lamont Dozier / Sylvia Moy
This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak For You) lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

Retro Music 26

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I was 20 in 1972, and heard a lovely song on the radio. I didn’t know the performers, an American duo called Seals and Crofts, but I bought the record. In 1974, The Isley Brothers released a cover version as a single, and I bought that too.

Even now, I am not sure which version I prefer, so I choose to like them both equally.

See the curtains hangin’ in the window
In the evenin’ on a Friday night
A little light a-shinin’ through the window
Lets me know everything’s alright

Summer breeze, makes me feel fine
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind

See the paper layin’ on the sidewalk
A little music from the house next door
So I walked on up to the doorstep
Through the screen and across the floor

Summer breeze, makes me feel fine
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind

Sweet days of summer, the jasmine’s in bloom
July is dressed up and playing her tune
And I come home from a hard day’s work
And you’re waiting there, not a care in the world

See the smile a-waitin’ in the kitchen
Food cookin’ and the plates for two
Feel the arms that reach out to hold me
In the evening when the day is through

Summer breeze, makes me feel fine
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind
Writer/s: Darrell Crofts, Jimmy Seals
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Significant Songs (106)

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For The Love Of You

As soon I heard the opening line, ‘Drifting on a memory, ain’t no place I’d rather be, than with you’ I knew that this was a song that I was going to love. I didn’t have to wait to find out that it was by The Isley Brothers, as the first word was enough to make that obvious. Looking back now, it is hard to believe that it was as long ago as 1975, over forty years ago.

I had always liked the Isley Brothers. From the first release that I could remember, ‘Twist and Shout’, in 1962, the group released hit after hit. I was buying them all, and enjoying the sound. The list goes on and on, but notable singles include; ‘This Old Heart Of Mine’, ‘Put Yourself In My Place’, ‘Behind A Painted Smile’, ‘That Lady’, and many more. By the time ‘For The Love OF You’ arrived, I had been following the group for more than thirteen years, and was wrapped up in their range of songs, and distinctive style.

Over the decades, the line-up changed. Illness, prison terms, and brief solo careers saw various members drift in and out of the group. Despite these setbacks, they continued to record, and by the mid-1980s they were still selling huge numbers of records, as well as producing enduring hits like ‘Caravan Of Love’, and ‘Between The Sheets.’ Since 2010, Ron and Ernie Isley have performed as The Isley Brothers, and continue to this day, despite their age.

For me, this timeless love song seems as fresh today as it did when I was just twenty-three.