The Thrill is Gone

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The biggest hit of B.B. King’s career, this cover of the 1951 song by Roy Hawkins reached number 15 in the Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 in the R&B charts. This song is… Read More

Dec. 19691 viewer89.6K views

The Thrill is Gone Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The thrill is gone
The thrill is gone away
The thrill is gone, baby
The thrill is gone away
You know you done me wrong, baby
And you'll be sorry someday

[Verse 2]
The thrill is gone
It's gone away from me
The thrill is gone, baby
The thrill is gone away from me
Although I'll still live on
But so lonely I'll be

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Verse 3]
The thrill is gone
It's gone away for good
Oh, the thrill is gone, baby
It's gone away for good
Someday, I know I'll be over it all, baby
Just like I know a man should

[Verse 4]
You know I'm free, free now, baby
I'm free from your spell
I'm free, free, free now
I'm free from your spell
And now that it's all over
All I can do is wish you well

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The biggest hit of B.B. King’s career, this cover of the 1951 song by Roy Hawkins reached number 15 in the Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 in the R&B charts.

This song is number 183 in Rolling Stone list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.

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What did B.B. King say about "The Thrill is Gone"?

Per B.B. King:

It was a different kind of blues ballad, and I carried it around in my head for years…all the ideas came together.

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Completely Well (1969)

B.B. King

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