(from MaClean's "andifyoubelievein")
SOLO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmkME3Hu62U
& with LoVE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yVBMUXr4xo
Bryan MacLean originally wrote the song, then called simply "Alone Again", in 1965 for Love's debut album. However, he did not complete it until the recording of Forever Changes in summer 1967. The song was inspired by his memory of waiting for a girlfriend, and the melody drew on Prokofiev's Lieutenant Kije Suite.[2] The essence of the song is the contrast between the positivity of the tune and the bleakness of the lyrics, with the chorus "And I will be alone again tonight, my dear."[3]
For the recording session, arranger David Angel worked with MacLean, and they added a string section and a horn part for a mariachi band whom co-producer Bruce Botnick had recently used on a Tijuana Brass album. MacLean later said "That was the happiest I ever was with anything we ever did as a band - the orchestral arrangement of that song."[2] However, Botnick, with co-producer and band leader Arthur Lee, remixed the track to bring Lee's own unison vocal to the forefront of the song, at least partly on the grounds that MacLean's own vocal lead was too weak.[2] Lee also added to the mystery of the song by changing the title to "Alone Again Or".
Released as a single at the beginning of 1968, "Alone Again Or" reached #99 on the US Billboard pop charts. Over the years it has become regarded as a classic of the era, being ranked #436 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
The song has been featured in several motion pictures, most notably two in 1996: Bottle Rocket and Sleepers. It also appeared at the close of the 2009 British comedy movie Bunny and the Bull, playing as the lead character finally breaks free of his obsessions.
THe opening track on FOREVER CHANGES * as Jac Holzman said, it was the most necessary track on the album, in a sense. It opened us up and drew the listener in to explore the complex world of FC.
BRILLIANT
Another favorite that never made it on a LoVE album
SHE LOOKS GOOD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHibnw_T ... re=related
Alone Again Or...& Forever Changes
Following the tour in 2002, Lee visited the House Of Commons in London, after British Members Of Parliament voted ‘Forever Changes’ “the greatest album of all time” and Love “the world’s greatest rock band” in a light-hearted Early Day Motion proposed by Labour backbencher Peter Bradley MP.
In 2004 he was honoured again, winning the Living Legend award at that year's NME Awards.
