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Nick Lowe — Cruel To Be Kind
Album: Labour of Lust
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6.7

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Total ratings: 218









Released: 1978
Length: 3:24
Plays (last 30 days): 0
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For those wishing that this awesome song would somehow be pushed down to a Sucko-Barfo by like minded individuals, I hate to tell you…you are in the vast minority. It currently sits (deservedly) between Pretty Good and Quite Likeable! Ha ha ha!!
Posted 1 year ago by Stratocaster    [ Reply ]
 rtrt wrote:
 
 
Yes it does
Posted 5 years ago by rtrt    [ Reply ]
last time in 2005 - this needs a play
Posted 7 years ago by rtrt    [ Reply ]
hi hi..{#Dancingbanana}
Posted 12 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
Zarba. Absolutely. Makes me grin. Always...
Posted 19 years ago by marz_cat    [ Reply ]
My God, this is one of the best pop songs to come out of that era. Great tune, good harmonies, crystal clear production. It doesn't get any better than this.
Posted 19 years ago by Zarba    [ Reply ]
One of MY all-time favorites -- who ARE you people saying nasty things about Nick Lowe?
Posted 19 years ago by radiojunkie    [ Reply ]
A keeper, indeedy! This song reminds me of working at the dry cleaners everyday after my senior year in high school. Yes. I am old. :roll:
Posted 19 years ago by yogaboat    [ Reply ]
You detractors are obviously 'Now' people.
Posted 19 years ago by BigPete    [ Reply ]
Cruel to be kind? No you don't.
Posted 19 years ago by stevo_b    [ Reply ]
Not all pop-ish tunes suck. This one is a keeper. Kind of has that Jeff Lynn/ELO thing going on.
Posted 19 years ago by beelzebubba    [ Reply ]
MsJudi wrote:
Suddenly feel like I'm listening to bad AM radio....
No, it's worse: it's bad AM radio in 128k hi-fi--meaning you can hear just exactly how utterly awful it is.
Posted 19 years ago by Xeric    [ Reply ]
Suddenly feel like I'm listening to bad AM radio....
Posted 19 years ago by MsJudi    [ Reply ]
Nuance wrote:
Reminds me of the archies, or happy, shiny comic book goodness like that. no reason to freak out, it's just a little pop song :)
I agree completely with all your points. Not a bad song by any means, but not one of my favorites either.
Posted 20 years ago by tg3k    [ Reply ]
Chunnamark wrote:
Wow, I've never heard this version of this song before this morning, when I heard it on WERS in Boston... before that I only knew that version that plays during the credits of 10 Things I Hate About You.. I'm the COOLEST!
Yeah, it's sad when the only place you can hear Nick Lowe's version is on a college-run non-commercial station. Public radio forever!
Posted 20 years ago by jvalatka    [ Reply ]
Wow, I've never heard this version of this song before this morning, when I heard it on WERS in Boston... before that I only knew that version that plays during the credits of 10 Things I Hate About You.. I'm the COOLEST!
Posted 20 years ago by Chunnamark    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of the archies, or happy, shiny comic book goodness like that. no reason to freak out, it's just a little pop song :)
Posted 20 years ago by Nuance    [ Reply ]
Great, fun tune. Enjoyable early MTV video.
Posted 20 years ago by wafflecrotch    [ Reply ]
REPULSIVE! Not to mention shallow, repetitive, insipid, vapid . . . etc.
Posted 20 years ago by Xeric    [ Reply ]
FANTASTIC!! \:D/
Posted 20 years ago by JamieR    [ Reply ]
this is a classic - great freaking song
Posted 20 years ago by ninja_band    [ Reply ]
My only affection, however slight, comes from the fact that this song is covered by Letters to Cleo in the movie 10 Things I Hate About You. <-(
Posted 20 years ago by littleblueriver7    [ Reply ]
No better pop song . . .
Posted 20 years ago by ghcollins86    [ Reply ]
Mark1970 wrote:
Brings back early memories of when Mtv first started...... D'oh.... just dated myself..... If you aren't tapping you foot to this, you need your pulse checked.....
65
Posted 20 years ago by ScottyB    [ Reply ]
stubbsz wrote:
Wow, knocked it down .3 with my harsh rating of 9
Let's get this to the sucko-barfo rating it deserves
Posted 20 years ago by kimmer    [ Reply ]
Brings back early memories of when Mtv first started...... D'oh.... just dated myself..... If you aren't tapping you foot to this, you need your pulse checked.....
Posted 20 years ago by Mark1970    [ Reply ]
SiniLMan wrote:
Well, it's certainly no Cliff Richard!
Hey, I'm from England where Cliff Richard is a national treasure - like buttered white bread. And CR never put this bad a song on a CD. (Of course, I never listened to a CR CD, I just can't imagine a worse song on any CD.)
Posted 20 years ago by rulebritannia    [ Reply ]
danceable but cool song!!!
Posted 20 years ago by Drunkenlilacwine    [ Reply ]
joe1 wrote:
ha ha!! Another record the Americans do not appreciate....ha ha!!...sums it up.. Stick with Dylan and keep on the rocking chair!!
Well, it's certainly no Cliff Richard!
Posted 20 years ago by SiniLMan    [ Reply ]
The kind of song a roller rink would play back in the day
Posted 20 years ago by JCJ    [ Reply ]
Whoa - I thought I'd been hijacked to a bad 80's stream in cyber purgatory. Then I realized that this is the type of song that makes me appreciate (nearly) everything else you play...
Posted 20 years ago by seismos    [ Reply ]
joe1 wrote:
ha ha!! Another record the Americans do not appreciate....ha ha!!...sums it up.. Stick with Dylan and keep on the rocking chair!!
It's good yanks do not apppreciate this, that leaves more copies for the rest of you cats, right. Heard better at Renzo's down on the corner last Wednesday.
Posted 20 years ago by snarf    [ Reply ]
this is such a cute song! i love it!
Posted 20 years ago by PattonFever    [ Reply ]
Mainstream but quite likeable.
Posted 21 years ago by hunters    [ Reply ]
I give it an 8! Good song!
Posted 21 years ago by gypsy222    [ Reply ]
*yawn*
Posted 21 years ago by Eul0gy    [ Reply ]
This is just sad.......
Posted 21 years ago by schlumgolian    [ Reply ]
Nick Lowe is simply one of the best songcrafters ever. That this became a hit is deserved; that he hasn't had more is a myssssssssstery.
Posted 21 years ago by dadofsammy    [ Reply ]
stubbsz wrote:
Sorry Scott... Adjustment complete
Heh. First 4 people to rate it gave it a 10. I've never seen that. And then a monkey shows up with his finger on the 1. Damn. This reminds me that I found RP when I Googled for Nick Lowe one day. RP used to list on Shoutcast, iTunes, etc. as Eclectic...Rock playing Nick Lowe, etc. (or something to that effect.)
Posted 21 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
Cruel to Be Kind is one of the stupidest songs I've ever heard.
Posted 21 years ago by blkstd    [ Reply ]
ScottFromWyoming wrote:
Wake up and slap a 10 on it!
Sorry Scott... Adjustment complete
Posted 21 years ago by stubbsz    [ Reply ]
Wow, knocked it down .3 with my harsh rating of 9
Posted 21 years ago by stubbsz    [ Reply ]
Wake up and slap a 10 on it!
Posted 21 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]