Too Much is an unusual song to open a Hunter CD since it is slow start but this is the introduction to the rockers that will follow on the remainder of the release; although, the CD is not as much of a rocker as Ian Hunter's Dirty Laundry. Nonetheless, Hunter likes this song a great deal since it is atmospheric with a terrific mood. It is too slow to play live or Ian would play this favorite. There is an early version released on the Experiments CD on the box set.
Hunter is asking is it too much to be in love. He feels that it may be asking too much and he might not get the answer he would like. He finishes the song with a flourish:
Maybe you don't want me
I'm so scared of losing you
I never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity
Watch me screw up this one too
It's so hard to talk about love
I'm leaving now, oh it's just
'n all I ever wanted
Was you - is that too much?Ian Hunter On Track for Sonicbond Publishing, TheDoctorOfDigital@pm.me
Too Much
(Ian Hunter)
All I ever wanted was to lose myself in you
All I ever needed was you to need me too
You're all I ever think about
I hunger for your touch
'n all I ever wanted
Was you - is that too much?
I hate the pain of loving you
It happens all the time
I never needed anything or anybody
Until your eyes met mine
I'm waiting for your answer babe
What's gonna become of us?
'Cos all I ever wanted
Was you - is that too much?
It is too much to ask
That this man with a past
Could be happy at last
With a future like you
It is too much to ask
Is it too much of a task
Am I going to fast - for you?
Maybe you don't want me
I'm so scared of losing you
I never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity
Watch me screw up this one too
It's so hard to talk about love
I'm leaving now, oh it's just
'n all I ever wanted
Was you - is that too much?
This is a strong album, though it takes a couple of listens to get used to. This is mainly the fault of Too Much, which is a slow opener - the rockers come later, but it is not another Laundry (that said, tho', a friend of mine bought this album immediately after the Burnley gig purely on the strength of Too Much).
| Too Much | 4:44 | Originally issued on The Artful Dodger. |
| Too Much (All I Ever Wanted) (early version) | 4:27 | Originally released on Experiments - Previously Unreleased Recordings (box set only). |
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