Love Of The Loved: Introduction
“Love Of The Loved” is a Lennon-McCartney composition. Indeed, this was one of the original Decca audition recordings from the Fab Four. However, as we know, Decca made a fatal decision to reject The Beatles. Be that as it may, we are still awaiting an official commercial release of the Beatles’ version.
In Detail
Unfortunately for Beatlemaniacs, the only version available of this song by The Beatles is on bootleg albums. Therefore, we can’t endorse this. So, we can only wait for some sort of official Beatles release.
While many versions of early Beatles’ recordings are available on albums such as the Anthology series and live BBC recordings, The Beatles have not allowed us to purchase this track yet.
However, as soon as they make a decision to release this song, The Beatles Fan Club will announce it here.
Love Of The Loved: Background
“Love Of The Loved” is indeed one of the earliest Beatles’ compositions, which may even date back to 1959. Although it is mainly a Paul McCartney song, the credit goes to Lennon-McCartney, as ever. They sang the song regularly, too, and it was part of their live acts during their early days, including when they were “The Quarrymen.”
Although the band recorded the song, they only did so once for their Decca Records demo tape. Paul McCartney sang the song well, but as of yet, we have yet to see an official commercial release of this song by The Beatles. If this ever happens, we will announce that here.
Cilla Black’s Version
The Beatles gave this song to Cilla Black, who was also a Liverpudlian (a native of Liverpool). Indeed, they did this with some other songs. Of course, Cilla (born Priscilla Maria Veronica White) was a friend of The Beatles.
However, the single wasn’t too much of a success for Cilla, only reaching number 35 in the British charts in October 1963. Incidentally, the producer of Cilla’s version was none other than George Martin!
Take A Listen To Cilla Black’s Version: Love of the Loved:
When the Fab Four gave this song to Cilla Black, we believe she made it her own. It actually suits her voice, and you’ll hear the Liverpool accent shine early on when she says the word “there” twice. So, the first two lines of the song are:
Each time I look into your eyes,
I see that there, there, Heaven lies.
Finally, listen to the song by Cilla, then tell us your thoughts. For example, do you think this song could have made it’s way onto a Beatles album?
Cilla Black passed away on August 1, 2015 (aged 72).
