The slow, funky burn of the The Truth, the Whole Truth, Nuthin' but the Truth is captivating and love gone wrong is a perennial topic of interest in pop songs. It's a great combination of Hunter's vocal, Mick Ronson's guitar, and the driving back beat that makes this song so strong. It is one of those honest love songs similar to Bastard. Ian says the lyrics are ambiguous but he wrote it musically with Mick's guitar in mind for his incredible playing, in particular, the middle scream section. Ronno dove right in and the slow, simplicity of the song lets the guitar soar. Just before the AIR Studios session, Mick saw a review for his unappreciated Play Don't Worry LP that was vicious and personal. Ronson read the review, internally charged, and burnt his searing solo in response. Take that! Mick laid it down in five minutes. Want more info? Ian Hunter On Track for Sonicbond Publishing, TheDoctorOfDigital@pm.me
Two live versions both from 2004 extend the length of the song and keep up the strong beat.
The Truth, The Whole Truth, Nuthin' But The Truth
(Ian Hunter)
Lonely days lonely nights
Hoping thing's gonna turn out right
You had me hanging on a string
For you I did most anything
You don't give me no
The truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth
Its a blind mans eye baby ain't no youth
The truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth
Don't need your lies I got my proof
Put your face up to my window
Ask me baby what did I see
Well I know I know you ain't right
I know you ain't right for me
You don't give me no
The truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth
Gods little baby's got nothing to shoot
The truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth
Get your kicks on a different route
All I want is the truth
All I want is the truth
All I want is
The truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth
Blind mans eye baby ain't no use
The truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth
Don't need your lies I got nothing to prove
The truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth
Gods little baby's got nothing to shoot
The truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth
Get your kicks on a different route
Don't hurt ya Don't hurt ya
The truth don't hurt ya
The truth don't hurt ya
Don't hurt ya don't hurt ya
The truth don't hurt ya
(fade)
The Truth, The Whole Truth, Nuthin' But The Truth | 6:14 | Originally released on Ian Hunter, and on the compilations Gold, Once Bitten - the CBS Collection, The Journeyand Once Bitten Twice Shy. The version on Once Bitten Twice Shy is slightly shorter (at 5:58) due to the excessive dead time (silence) at the end of the track having been removed, but is otherwise identical. |
The Truth, The Whole Truth, Nuthin' But The Truth (live 28th May 2004) | 8:43 | This live version (recorded The Astoria, London England) was released on The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nuthin' But The Truth and on Behind The Shades. Not on the box set. |
The Truth, The Whole Truth, Nuthin' But The Truth (live 12th June 2004) | 8:20 | This live version (recorded at the Bikini, Barcelona, Spain) was released on Bag Of Tricks (Vol 2) (box set only). |