Love On The Rocks by lazarus57

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Feb 19, 2025 09:52pm

COPY CAT... ROUND 2<img src="https://singsnap-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/message-board/threads/PS3M/e21c9c1310_JPQ2_media.gif"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/20/Neil_Diamond_Love_on_the_Rocks.jpg/220px-Neil_Diamond_Love_on_the_Rocks.jpg" alt="Love on the Rocks (song) - Wikipedia"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/rbMl7Jm.gif"> "Love on the Rocks" is a song written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Diamond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Neil Diamond</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_B%C3%A9caud" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gilbert Bécaud</a> that appeared in the 1980 movie <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jazz_Singer_(1980_film)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Jazz Singer</a> and was performed by Diamond on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jazz_Singer_(soundtrack)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">soundtrack album</a> to the film. It was also released as a single and reached #2 on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Billboard Hot 100</a> for three weeks in January 1981. The song also made it to #3 on Billboard's US <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Adult Contemporary</a> chart.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_on_the_Rocks_(song)#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[2]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_on_the_Rocks_(song)#cite_note-jackson-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[3]</a> Billboard rated it as the #26 pop single overall for 1981.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_on_the_Rocks_(song)#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[4]</a> It performed less well in the UK, reaching only #17.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_on_the_Rocks_(song)#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[5]</a>Background and recording"Love on the Rocks" was one of five collaborations between Diamond and Bécaud for The Jazz Singer.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_on_the_Rocks_(song)#cite_note-Wild-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[6]</a> It began as "a bit of a lark", a "reggae-tinged" number called "Scotch on the Rocks" for Bécaud's drink of choice.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_on_the_Rocks_(song)#cite_note-Wild-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[6]</a> (A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonstration_record" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">demo</a> recording of this version was released on Diamond's career retrospective In My Lifetime in 1997.) The writers saw its potential and it was rewritten as a more serious ballad.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_on_the_Rocks_(song)#cite_note-Wild-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[6]</a>In The Jazz Singer, English actor and singer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Nicholas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paul Nicholas</a>, playing a loutish <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Idol" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Billy Idol</a>-like singer, performs a punk/new wave version of the song to the chagrin of Diamond's character, Jess Rubin.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_on_the_Rocks_(song)#cite_note-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[7]</a>Reception<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Billboard</a> critic Vicki Pipkin called "Love on the Rocks" a "powerful ballad in true Diamond style."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_on_the_Rocks_(song)#cite_note-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[8]</a> Billboard also called the song "one of Diamond's more powerful readings" and "a beautiful ballad featuring Diamond's patented smoky vocals."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_on_the_Rocks_(song)#cite_note-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[9]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_on_the_Rocks_(song)#cite_note-10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[10]</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_World" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Record World</a> said it has "enough drama and tension in each line to fill an entire album."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_on_the_Rocks_(song)#cite_note-rw-11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[11]</a> Neil Diamond biographer Laura Jackson describes the lyrics as taking "a sometimes cynical look at a man who is trapped in a relationship and is disillusioned with life."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_on_the_Rocks_(song)#cite_note-jackson-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[3]</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allmusic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Allmusic</a> critic Johnny Loftus calls it a "lite <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FM_broadcasting" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FM</a> favorite" and "classic, raw-throated Neil."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_on_the_Rocks_(song)#cite_note-12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[12]</a> Author T. Mike Childs rated it as a "terrific" ballad.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_on_the_Rocks_(song)#cite_note-13" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[13]</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Press" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pittsburgh Press</a> music editor Carl Apone claimed that Diamond was at his best in The Jazz Singer in the songs "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_Again_(Neil_Diamond_song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hello Again</a>" and "Love on the Rocks."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_on_the_Rocks_(song)#cite_note-14" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[14]</a> <img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1S87fJ4E1Ro/maxresdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCIAKENAF8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-CYAC0AWKAgwIABABGEYgTyhyMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCWzVb6YzDlTqf6cyqnzm2aVWtL1Q" alt="Neil Diamond - Love On The Rocks (Live 2001 w/ Lyrics) - YouTube">