Written by : Robert Charles Guidry (Bobby Charles) in 1977
Made famous by : Rita Coolidge
This was one of the first song that I ever liked, even before knowing what it meant. My cousin’s used to sing it so many times that the tune’s embedded in my brain! And after I came to know that it was Rita Coolidge who sang this, seems she also sang ‘words’, ‘I don’t want to talk about it’, 'we've got tonight', 'crazy love', which are also my all time fav songs. I've actually just downloaded these (rita's version).. lurve 'em!!
Lyrics of The jealous kind
Dont be angry, if i seem rude
Each time we meet
Someone that you once knew
That you say used to be so close to you
It's just that I'm so afraid
Someone might steal you away
I'd lose my mind
I can't help myself, the way I feel sometimes
I'm a jealous kind
It was alright when I first met you
I didn't mind
But now things have changed
I'm just not the same and now I find
I want you all to myself
I don't want to share you with nobody else
You must forgive me, for the way I act sometimes
I'm a jealous kind
If you only knew how much it hurts to hear you say
How you can't forget
That before we met, those were the good old days
Why must you hurt me so
I can't take it no more
And I'm really tryin'
And I can't help myself, the way I act sometimes
I'm a jealous kind
I found this cover in youtube, I totally like the way he sings it, a little John Mayer but country..
Have you ever been in love?
Yes?
No?
Not sure?
Don’t know?
Think about this song, I’m sure in every relationship we all feel this way. You start a relationship, you become close, you share your feelings, and then start to talk about your past relationships. Yeah, in the beginning it seems quite alright, like everything’s cool. And then this stupid feeling called “J” comes along, which makes most of us go weak on the knees! Do you ever get that “I wanna know 'bout your past, but I don’t wanna know” feeling? Aarrghh.. I hate this feeling! And this is why I sometimes think its better not to know everything, leave it behind, stay true to each other and live the moment. Sometimes you're so sure that you're in love, but then again you doubt yourself. Coz the good Book tells us that “Love is not jealous”.
Now tell me again, Have You ever been in love? :-)