For All The Lonely / David Cassidy, Sue Shifrin

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David Cassidy was singing love songs all his life, and he knew what he was singing about. He said in 1999 : 'There is a story behind every song I write'. Most of them are about love, heartbreaks and passion, giving and taking, desire and pain..'Love Is All That I Ever Needed'. 'Junked Heart Blues', 'Two Time Loser', 'Love, Love The Lady', 'Let Her Go', to name a few. 

Let's listen to the song which should have been released on DC self-titled 1990 album. 'Crazy Over You'.

Why oh why he didn't include this song on that album, instead 'All Because Of You' was chosen? Cher had a hit with  it the previous year, so what for.. It's just an average pop song, nothing special. Yes, I know David was in love, the song was co-written  by Sue, and they sang it together.

But 'Crazy Over You'..Nearly 190k views has this video with the David Cassidy's great unreleased rock number.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AK5AQzoRG4

I'll never understand.

Loneliness. David Cassidy recorded  many songs about being lonely. Again he knew what he was singing about. He was a lonely child, later was so painfully lonely at the top. Three failed marriages, and his addiction made him lonely even more. But also when he was a smiling, happy teen idol, the imagine was created of him as someone very romantic, unlucky in love and lonely. Of course there was also a reason for it. Every girl could  dream that she would be able to make him happy..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS32TrVNUY8

'Didn't You Used To Be', David's album from 1992. I know some fans who didn't appreciate David's music recorded in later years. After 1990. They say his voice has lost its magic. I really pity them. Yes, his voice changed, it was other kind of magic. The outstanding vocal range, maturity, the timbre of his voice, perfection, every note and every word thought out and refined. And he was his own master, recorded what and how he wanted.
On this album there are songs written by David and Sue, it was the last time they worked together. The songs mostly about love, again lost and unhappy, and about loneliness.

'For All The Lonely'. It always stops me in my tracks. The music and the lyrics, but first of all David's interpretation. He sings about lonely people with such care, understanding and..love. Wonderful song.

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