Gene Pitney - It hurts to be in love

[Galebestmusic]

OMG that was so me when I was sixteen

[Rokuwhitefox]

Songs from the past...you can really feel the soul and passion in them. That's why I can't listen to modern music the same way. The music just isn't what is important. I get chills when I hear the artists of the past, people who put their entire being into the music they created. True talent and passion was what made it through...I wish music was still this way, but much of it is not....I always go back to the oldies. They have something I can't find anywhere else.

[Rokuwhitefox]

It's so true...even though I'm a girl, I can still relate to what he is saying. It hurts to be in love with someone who doesn't love you...one of the most painful things in the entire world.

[Mauitunes]

That's really cute. By all rights, Neil SHOULD HAVE recorded the song! It very well might have extended his career into the mid-'60s instead of cutting him off once the Beatles got here. But then again, Gene Pitney's career quickly died, too, so the British Invasion likely changed America's taste in music into what was to come in the late '60s... Thanks for the reply.

[kimmixxxxxx]

So right!..just pure talent, and nobody sounds like him, and never will...more's the pity!!!

[jebus0000000]

Canceling work an hour in advance, going to the store getting a big bottle of wine, drinking all day long and listening to cheesy love songs while sobbing.... all because of one girl. Yes it does hurts to be in love!

[PAULLONDEN]

@atcbotic Yeah, such an instantly recognizable voice.

[smasica]

@atcbotic They used a technique called 'bouncing'. Three tracks are recorded, then they are combined on the fourth track. Then more tracks are recorded and overlaid. It's a tricky process but they had to use what was available. Today you have virtually unlimited tracks and a mixing board the size of a pool table to work with.

[bheffley2002]

Gene Pitney (1940-2006) was an accomplished singer and songwriter. There is really no way to replace a classic.

[erocdrah77]

i love this song,:)

[MyTatem]

Oh does this take me back......

[avdreader1]

One of the first songs I took a shine to in '64 or '65. I was 7 years old, but old enough to know I loved this song!

[ronaircool]

so good

[wayneaunderwood]

Brings back memories of roller skating @ our little town (wood floor$ skating-rink. I could move on out to this song!

[kcmet79]

Stolen from Sedaka. Sedaka rules. Pitney sucks. The end.

[Videosportz]

Five of Gene Pitney's (framed) LPs hang on my studio wall: "Blue Gene," among my favorite collections. "I'm Gonna Be Strong" and "It Hurts To Be In Love," best-loved singles by my favorite recording artist of that era. Thanks for putting the video together, and posting it!

[baytownbert2]

I was in Jr. High when this song came out, but I don't feel old. :)

[TheVettevue]

Alway's loved listening to Gene Pitney! He had so much feeling in his voice and made you believe he was actually feeling the pain in so many of his songs of heartache.

[hodoboc]

This deserves more views. Thanks for posting this song.

[joemysteryguitar]

Well, the story on this song documented here by others is that this was Neil Sedaka's song and his playing and background singing is all over it (did he write it, not sure, sounds like his style). That aside, who would want to replace Gene Pitney on this song. He is an otherworldly vocal talent. Just beyond great. Sorry Neil, you are great in your own right but there are maybe a handful of singers in pop history with pipes near Gene Pitney. Still two awesome talents on one song. Insane.

[patkerash]

1964

[filldrt999]

I'll never forget that "VOICE". What emotion!! What clarrity!(sp) To die so young. McCartney should be so luckey. Filldrt.

[The1ranger2]

the cute girl is Lulu and she appeared as part of his supporting acts during the 60s and 70s,  I went to see several of the shows when she appeared

[Mauitunes]

Don't anyone of you know the REAL story about "It Hurts to Be in Love"? It was HIJACKED from NEIL SEDAKA! Sedaka had the song totally orchestrated, included his piano, own backing vocals, and female vocals.But because the song wasn't recorded at RCA's studios (his label), RCA wouldn't support the single. So Pitney merely put HIS lead vocal on it, replacing Neil's, and released it. EVERYTHING ELSE is Neil Sedaka. So praise it if you will, but you're only praising NEIL SEDAKA, not Gene Pitney.

[MrRaiderfan1000]

@Mauitunes I did not know that back then. I was in 4th grade and in love with a girl named Lucy and everytime I would hear this song I would picture her in my mind. As a little boy I thought that Neil had recorded this song.

[rasputin63]

Listen to how the clapping goes from on the beat.....  to on the offbeats at 2:18

Almost gives the fadeout a black gospel feel. This is the kind of deft touch so many 60's records had.

[vanguard1952]

Just fabulous.

[Petronella754]

Day and night! Night and Day!

[patmray1957]

So many great songs! Gene Pitney was very talented...

[hotathlete2]

wow, my kindergarten day.

[mrdee11091]

thanks for the upload gene woul of been proud

[normski2260]

bet your all singing along in your best gene pitney voices a classic

[foxyroxstar]

..now I'm really roller skating!..but I would love to reach back and take you hand!..

[MichaelvanT]

Send me e-mail & i send u Gene!!

[mattknigge]

Great song, how come you can't get it on I tunes

[MichaelvanT]

@mattknigge Because this NEVER was a hit!!

Try FROSTWIRE., greatz from Holland

[mattknigge]

@MichaelvanT They have the karaoke version though.

[TigerTrak]

The best Gene Pitney song! Love it!!

[jasonpp1973]

Love the drum fills on this, my fave Gene Pitney song for sure!

[SKOTP69]

@jasonpp1973 Mine Too!

[kevooom]

omg ! i remember when this song first played on the radio ! i rushed out and bought the 45 rpm . and played it over and over till the needle on my record player wore out ! lol !!!!! god i miss this kind of wonderful music ! sob !

[salemst]

What I remember most about Gene Pitney back as a young teen amidst all the phenomenal music of that era he had a talented unique voice and style whereby you always knew who did the song. During the dificult times we all have growing up Gene Pitney's music made you happy, enjoyable to listen to, and a comfort during tumultuous times

[Tonithenightowl]

@salemst Exactly. You knew it was Gene and the message was loud and clear. It reflected a lot of what the average teen was experiencing. Fortunately he had excellent song writers, his voice needed a more sophisticated sound. The man could sing and deliver a song with heart wrenching reality.

[sheltv100]

Gene was a well dressed guy, formally and casually.

[fumetti]

Didn't he play on some Rolling Stones songs and wasn't Gene the first man to record a cover of a Stones song?

[MrRaiderfan1000]

It is great to hear this after over 45 years

[gayboylaca]

Gene Pitney"s best song ever.

[RamonaFromPomona]

5.*****

[sittinginthebasement]

What a cute picture of Gene and Marianne! According to her autobiography, she and Gene were crazy about each other and considered getting married. However, he went on tour while she stayed out on her mother's country estate. She only found out years later that her mother, the Baroness, had intercepted Gene's letters to her. She thought he had lost interest, and so did he when he did not get any letters from her. How different her life might have been, but even so, she has survived it all.

[Tonithenightowl]

@atcbotic You could not be more right. This was talent unchained. A voice that made you break out in goosebumps. I don't know anyone that matches this man, when you hear Pitney you freaking know it's Pitney.

[ladbrady]

Def Marianne Faithfull

[EPFANNZ]

Thanks for sharing awesome cheers

[terrymags1]

O if we could only go back to the sixties, was that an era or what, the kids today do not know what they missed , thousands of fabulous love songs, when you hear some of the garbage they churn out now and get to number one, it seems an insult to the great singer songwriters of the sixties.

[rootedsorrow]

Gene and Marianne were an item long ago.

[grabngo]

Who is the girl at 1:17?  When I saw her, I immediately thought of Lulu.

[kidirish]

@grabngo

LuLu it is!

[PatrickLHawkins]

@grabngo your right the girl at 1:17 is LULU. : ) I thought people were saying the girl at the beginning of the video sitting in his lap was LULU. Wondered how anyone could mistake Marianne Faithful with her.

[67LAmericarosegirl]

CLASSIC.

[iw32]

2 people never fell in love.

[compulsiveguy55]

Gene had a unique voice, I loved his music in the 60's and still love it as an adult. His music will live on and so will his memory.

[terrymags1]

In my view Gene and Del Shannon came very close seconds to Roy Orbison, 3 of the most talented singer songwriters that ever lived.

[sfrazeur]

@terrymags1 Could not agree with you more.

[luxyaltz219]

Dig those female backing vocalists '' to be in love ..... ....ah it hurts to be in love '' it so makes this song for me

[fab4fan4ever64]

Gene Pitney was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 2002... I guess they get it right sometimes !! RIP Gene...

[teehonky]

Why does it HURT TO BE IN LOVE with a mexican girl?

a she love you one day, not the next

b you loveher so much,it hurts to see her go at night

c the pain is in your wallet

d most mexican girls have a thing about dildos....and using them on their boyfriends

[TheLovelyladylover]

No one like my man!!! Thanks for this gem. 

[46razzledazzle]

Gene was the greatest.

[ONENataliaONLY]

I heard this song many times before. But, today I heard it on the oldies station on the radio and I can get it out of my head. such a great song! Gene is so talented and an amazing singer! Such a classic song!

[PalScooter]

Not quite...and the operative word is "quite" old enough to remember Gene Pitney, but I do remember the very early 80's, and the oldies coming back into the world. And, remember every Sunday with "Casey Kasem"....oh how I loved this song, and the memories I have as a kid listening...thanks for posting!!!!! Fantasitc

[loveclevelandohio]

My absolute favorite song of his.

[khj93play]

This songs takes me back to 3rd grade at Charnock Road Elementary School in Palms California. The name of my teacher was Mrs. Maguire. I'am sure she has passed on.

[josehpdiadia]

Gene pitney otimo cantor........nota dez pra ele

[TheBabyboomkidof53]

the cute girl at 0: 47 looks like patti boyd-harrison-clapton also. but she was well hooked up to george in this time frame. so I'm more inclined to marianne faithful also. although I just dont put her and pitney together. pitney was very critical of the british invasion artists early on which is when this would have been. he was a " trained " vocalist who resented their success.

[luxyaltz219]

always loved this and as mentioned by aother poster , it's the female backing vocals that enhance this song ......to be in love .....to be in love ....ah it hurts to be in love

[njrichie56]

The porcupine love song!

[1961cintella]

I grow up on Gene Pitney my mother loved him

[ChrisCurtisFan]

I loved his style -- not sure if he's double tracked his voice, but whatever --- it's breathtaking!! Thanks for posting!! RIP Gene. :-(

[militarychief]

@ChrisCurtisFan Yes, it's double tracked.

[RoustaboutKid]

this music had so much meaning! oldies music made fantastic love dreamy songs if you ever were in love. this was living and its certainty the best music ever

[sangell3]

Is Gene in the R&R Hall of Fame? He should be. I mean where else can a singer be who did such vocals as "Town Without Pity" and Twentyfour Hours From Tulsa be if not in the elite. Toss in his top 40 efforts and Liberty Valence ( what do you call that?)

and Gene was a mean lean singing machine.

[jwz965]

@sangell3

Yes, he was inducted in 2002. Great performer, and not a bad songwriter either.

[takashilover13]

@sangell3

he was inducted in 2002 (i think he should have been put in sooner but at least he is there) and the song is called "(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance"

[tomk773]

He was cute in his day -too bad standards are so high today...

[ChrisCurtisFan]

@tomk773 He was gorgeous, and more important, he had sex appeal in his style!

:-)

[weightfeather1]

@ChrisCurtisFan I think he looks a lot like Eric Foreman from "That 70s Show".

[gremlingrump]

love this song -great voice and

great words. i was eleven and

on vacation in Canada - sung

it all summer!!

[tomk773]

@gremlingrump

Well, if you were in Canada -that's so much better than here in the States..

[alltheway93]

I'm singing along - it MUST be a great track - remember the words too! Was so sad whilst driving home, to hear he'd died - such a genuinely nice man.

[johncaves]

Another great one Snookiebutt. Gene Pitney certainly is missed. Regularly did concert tours to Aus. This song ranks among his best.

[ChrisCurtisFan]

Wonderful voice and style!! Thanks for posting Gene's wonderful music!! RIP, Gene.

[kldwallace]

nice video

[hlibby52]

Thank you for posting this.

[mhantholz]

No mystery about Marianne being in Gene's lap

---he was a *god* in U.K.,

*died* in Wales during a triumphal tour there 2006.

Played with *all* top bands in U.K. 1960s.

Look close, you'll spot *Lulu* @ 1:21

---she had "Shout", "To Sir With Love", "The Boat That I Row" [her *best*], and theme for "Man With The Golden Gun".

Still going strong, *bless* her heart !

[JFinSD2]

God.....I never heard this song when it first came out. I didn't hear for the first time until about 1935 when...you guessed it, I fell in love with a girl I met in college and boy did the words hit home. It did hurt to be in love and I did have to pretend to be just a friend so as as not to lose her....truer words were never sung. :)

[Pentax645]

Great singers can not only sing but they have a distinctive voice. Gene Pitney had it all.

[1979mattant]

Brilliant song.

[ladyjane7979]

a wonderful song used to listen to this loads love it

[iinvent]

Great song... great memories from 1965 :)

[ThatMiserableCat]

So classic !

Thanx for posting! Pretty fair fidelity.

Thank you, Gene Pitney!

Always love you......

[Doug4422]

A classic by a legend, Sing on in heaven, Gene Pitney, I know you're knocking 'em out up there.

[smasica]

Absolutely love the background singers.

[shmuli9]

@smasica So did Gene - he heard the demo with Toni Wine doing backups, and heinsisted that she be on the final recording...  And I think with someone else, this song wouldn't have been nearly as popular...

[littleolddrummerboy]

@smasica Aren't they the same backgrond singers Sedaka used?

[freeperjim]

Sounds like Hal Blaine on drums

[LnsGrn]

I love Hm and love his music and canot believe he is gone

[LnsGrn]

I have loved him sinced I was a little girl I love His music and he is the cutest guy in the whole wourld!

[jcs4bama]

Thank you so much for the posting!!! Wonderful song!!!!!!

[JubalCalif]

Have always loved this song....the late great Gene Pitney was a gifted singer & songwriter. How sad that he's no longer with us. What a unique voice! THANKS a million times over for sharing this with us!!!

[cadmiumblue]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this song.

[nfdw47]

Those of us at that time period were blessed with the BEST

[LADYSEASTAR]

What an amazingly talented songwriter

and singer Gene Pitney was! Bravo!

[jmortondrums]

Does anyone know who the cute girl at 0:47 is? She looks a little like Marianne Faithful. Gene was very talented.

[Snookiebutt]

You're right, that is Marianne Faithful...you win the 'Good Eye" award my friend:-)

[classiclistener01]

@Snookiebutt

That makes perfect sense that Marianne Faithful is with Gene Pitney, as Pitney was very instrumental in getting her boyfriend's band their first American tour. Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones!

Thank you so much for posting this!

[paris1100hotmail]

And then, there is Lulu at 1:16 !! (I think??) Just proves, like you say, how talented he was. :-)

[cramerd94]

@jmortondrums I don't think it is Marianne Faithful- may be Jane Ashton! Paul McCartney's first girlfriend!

[paris1100hotmail]

Such a talent...so sad to lose him, but his songs live on.

[susanr81]

yeah, day and night night and day

[blondiebabs]

this is a beautiful tribute to a marvelous singer and man!!!  thanks for sharing

r i p gene xxxxxxxbabs

[anitashelby]

It sure does hurt to be In Love at times. I Really Love this Song Soo Much! & I Love Gene Pitney's voice...5*s...Thanks for sharing..

[dizzyman75]

This number and same sort of clip was erased earilier from YT for one or other unclear reason.I am happy to see this song appears again with good home made animation in its original tune.Gene made beautiful music and this was on of his best.

Hopes this one stays on YT .Good made video with a great song!