Music: Kim Carnes: “More Love”

Self-tutoring about music: the tutor recalls a situation surrounding “More Love” by Kim Carnes.

Many years ago, I heard a song I instantly knew was familiar, yet couldn’t identify. It played in a busy store; only strains of it I heard. I struggled to identify it.

After a few days, I realized that, although I knew the song by sound, I’d never known its title. How could I discover which it was, except by chance?

It had two dominant words in the chorus, which after a while I surmised might be “More Love.” Indeed, such a song exists…by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. I played it on YouTube: it was the song. Yet it didn’t sound as I’d remembered.

A few days ago I discovered Kim Carnes recorded “More Love” in 1980. Listening to her version today, I realize it is indeed what I recognized playing in that store, many years ago now.

Source:

songfacts.com

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