The Things We Do for Love Lyrics

{Bridge}

[Chorus]
Like walking in the rain and the snow
When there's nowhere to go

And you're feelin' like a part of you is dying
And you're looking for the answer in her eyes
You think you're gonna break up
Then she says she wants to make up

Ooh you made me love you
Ooh you've got a way
Ooh you had me crawling up the wall


[Verse 3]
A compromise would surely help the situation
Agree to disagree
But disagree to part

When after all it's just a compromise of

[Refrain]
The things we do for love
The things we do for love
The things we do for love
The things we do for love
The things we do for love
The things we do for love
The things we do for love....

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Genius Annotation

10CC was always “accused” of trying to be the ‘new Beatles", and this song demonstrates why. The “pop and vocal harmonies” do indeed remind of late Beatles work. Made it to the top 10 in both the UK and the US.

From the first album produced after the departure of two of the founders, Deceptive Bends and 10CC appeared as a duo (Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman).

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What did 10cc say about "The Things We Do for Love"?
Genius Answer

I thought it was performed by Paul Carrack on lead vocal on that song, so I made a comment on YouTube about their original and said:

English pop/R&B singer Paul Carrack wanted to join 10cc to perform lead on “The Things We Do For Love” as a special guest with Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman, The Mike Sammes Singers and The Ron Hicklin Singers singing in the background on their 1977 album, “Deceptive Bends”, which I thought the personnel was:

Lead vocal – Paul Carrack
Acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, tambourine: Graham Gouldman
Gong, drums, tambourine: Paul Burgess
organ, guitar, piano: Eric Stewart
handclaps: Paul and Graham
Background vocals: The Ron Hicklin Singers (Ron Hicklin, Tom Bahler, Jim Haas), The Mike Sammes Singers, Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart

But wrong! To my surprise it was Eric Stewart singing the lead on that song, so the personnel is:

Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Handclaps, Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Tambourine – Graham Gouldman
Drums, Tambourine, Handclaps, Gong – Paul Burgess
Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals, Piano, Organ – Eric Stewart

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