Was SP's last song with Journey also the worst?

by **texafana** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 6:51 am

"Baby I'm a Leavin' You"

Seriously, was it a message to Neal? This song is horrid in every way.

by **Michigan Girl** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 6:52 am

texafana wrote:"Baby I'm a Leavin' You"

Seriously, was it a message to Neal? This song is horrid in every way.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT!!!! :wink:

by **bluejeangirl76** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 6:57 am

That song is so bad that it belongs on Generations.

by **Peartree12249** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:01 am

bluejeangirl76 wrote:That song is so bad that it belongs on Generations.

by **G.I.Jim** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:01 am

Michigan Girl wrote:
texafana wrote:"Baby I'm a Leavin' You"

Seriously, was it a message to Neal? This song is horrid in every way.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT!!!!

I liked it too. The best two songs on that album (to me anyway), are...

"If He Should Break Your Heart"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIaBODKu ... re=related

And "Message Of Love" (otherwise known as Separate Ways part 2!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT-xNlzsJ9U&feature=fvw

by **Ehwmatt** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:02 am

G.I.Jim wrote:
Michigan Girl wrote:
texafana wrote:"Baby I'm a Leavin' You"

Seriously, was it a message to Neal? This song is horrid in every way.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT!!!!

I liked it too. The best two songs on that album (to me anyway), are...

"If He Should Break Your Heart"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIaBODKu ... re=related

And "Message Of Love" (otherwise known as Separate Ways part 2!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT-xNlzsJ9U&feature=fvw

IHSBYH is awesome - one of my faves of all time.

by **annpea** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:03 am

texafana wrote:"Baby I'm a Leavin' You"

Seriously, was it a message to Neal? This song is horrid in every way.

Who, knows it could have been... It all went to hell in a handbasket after that didn't it?

by **portland** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:07 am

Michigan Girl wrote:
texafana wrote:"Baby I'm a Leavin' You"

Seriously, was it a message to Neal? This song is horrid in every way.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT!!!!

LOON Moment...I like it too :wink:

by **Enigma869** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:16 am

bluejeangirl76 wrote:That song is so bad that it belongs on Generations.

Spot on, baby :lol:

by **PowerChords** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:40 am

bluejeangirl76 wrote:That song is so bad that it belongs on Generations.

Good one!

by **Since 78** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:41 am

portland wrote:
Michigan Girl wrote:
texafana wrote:"Baby I'm a Leavin' You"

Seriously, was it a message to Neal? This song is horrid in every way.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT!!!!

LOON Moment...I like it too

Exactly, I love SP, but that song is awful. Let's hope it wasn't a preview of things to come.

by **journey062393** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:35 am

Should have been called, "Baby I'm a Leavin' You.........Off This Album!". Seriously I hate this song so much. And there are a few Journey songs that I don't like, but I would still listen to if I had to. This is one that I cannot stand. This is one hidden track that I wish they would have done a better job hiding!!!

by **Duncan** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:48 am

Of course it was a message. It's common knowledge that Perry's pet name for Neal was Baby. Neal's name for Steve was Petal.

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Now playing: Van Der Graaf Generator - Darkness (11/11)

by **youkeepmewaiting** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:57 am

People bitch about this song but it was just a secret track at the end of the album. A track that I have come to enjoy.

by **artist4perry** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:49 am

i like the song they added later, I can see it in your eyes...........rocky, fun, and energetic. I also loved Message of love and If he should break your heart..........beautiful. Songs will always appeal to some, and not so much to others. Journey always gave a variety of songs, that touched a broad spectrum of tastes. That is why to me, they were so unique.

by **ChildInTime** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 12:24 pm

I think Baby I'm-a Leavin' You was supposed to be a joke song. Kind of like how... well, I'm going to use a crappy example from my pre-teen years, but Green Day has a song called F.O.D., and once the song is finished... if you wait for a few more minutes, the drummer sings an intentionally crappy joke song called "All By Myself". I have no idea how I remember that. :lol:

I Can See it in Your Eyes, however, is ROCKIN'! I wish I could get it... damn Japan and their cool bonus tracks!! (The only way I can get it is if I buy the whole album on iTunes/Amazon... hate it when they do that.) Message Of Love and If He Should Break Your Heart are other great songs. Trial By Fire suffered from Too Many Ballads Syndrome (T.M.B.S. for short) overall, though.

Website · by **steveo777** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 3:00 pm

Hey, that's good song. I like it.

by **kgdjpubs** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 4:20 pm

ChildInTime wrote:I think Baby I'm-a Leavin' You was supposed to be a joke song.

I think it was also--it's more common than you think. Also, why it was a hidden track...

As far as worst? Homemade Love or Back Talk, with Can Do right behind (repetitive to the point of making me want to reach for an angle grinder...)

by **Jubilee** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 4:28 pm

kgdjpubs wrote:
ChildInTime wrote:I think Baby I'm-a Leavin' You was supposed to be a joke song.

I think it was also--it's more common than you think. Also, why it was a hidden track...

As far as worst? Homemade Love or Back Talk, with Can Do right behind (repetitive to the point of making me want to reach for an angle grinder...)

Love, love, LOVE that song. I can understand Back Talk & Can Do, but c'mon, Homemade Love?

by **kgdjpubs** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 4:33 pm

Jubilee wrote:
kgdjpubs wrote:
ChildInTime wrote:I think Baby I'm-a Leavin' You was supposed to be a joke song.

I think it was also--it's more common than you think. Also, why it was a hidden track...

As far as worst? Homemade Love or Back Talk, with Can Do right behind (repetitive to the point of making me want to reach for an angle grinder...)

Love, love, LOVE that song. I can understand Back Talk & Can Do, but c'mon, Homemade Love?

Lyrically, one of the worst songwriting attempts I have ever heard. Musically, I guess it's fine, but you have to search far and wide to get poorer lyrics. Sorry...

by **annie89509** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 4:38 pm

As I have mentioned before, I'm a latecomer to the SP/Journey fan-wagon .... bought Infinity to TBF all at once in 2005. Loved TBF the moment I heard it ... all of it, but understand why some consider it a snoozefest because of the predominance of ballads. However, if anyone hasn't bought the re-mastered version which included the previously Japan-only released I Can See it in Your Eyes, you have to run and get this 2006 re-mastered TBF. What a difference ... sonically. I guarantee nobody will think snoozefest again.

A criticism of the original version has been that SP sounded haggard ... croaky. Well, I dunno ... studio magic or what ... his singing has been cleaned up here ... to my ears, anyway. The whole album ... from the instrumentals to the vocals ... is "in your face" crystal clear. And, yes, ICSIIYE really rocks on this album ... whereas before, I only had a crappy bootleg version of this song.

I can't get enough of listening to this album now -- my fav by a mile.

by **Jubilee** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 4:38 pm

kgdjpubs wrote:
Jubilee wrote:
kgdjpubs wrote:
ChildInTime wrote:I think Baby I'm-a Leavin' You was supposed to be a joke song.

I think it was also--it's more common than you think. Also, why it was a hidden track...

As far as worst? Homemade Love or Back Talk, with Can Do right behind (repetitive to the point of making me want to reach for an angle grinder...)

Love, love, LOVE that song. I can understand Back Talk & Can Do, but c'mon, Homemade Love?

Lyrically, one of the worst songwriting attempts I have ever heard. Musically, I guess it's fine, but you have to search far and wide to get poorer lyrics. Sorry...

I really can't argue with you there (and I'm a stickler for lyrics), it's just a fun(ny) little ditty that just cracks me up.

by **annie89509** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 4:46 pm

kgdjpubs wrote:
Jubilee wrote:
kgdjpubs wrote:
ChildInTime wrote:I think Baby I'm-a Leavin' You was supposed to be a joke song.

I think it was also--it's more common than you think. Also, why it was a hidden track...

As far as worst? Homemade Love or Back Talk, with Can Do right behind (repetitive to the point of making me want to reach for an angle grinder...)

Love, love, LOVE that song. I can understand Back Talk & Can Do, but c'mon, Homemade Love?

Lyrically, one of the worst songwriting attempts I have ever heard. Musically, I guess it's fine, but you have to search far and wide to get poorer lyrics. Sorry...

Haha, k-pubs and I think alike. I'm not a prude ... but those lyrics in HL made me cringe. Same with Can Do ... repetitive to death is right. There really isn't a SP-sung I don't like, but those 2 caused me to contemplate ... what could he be thinking of coming up with songs like that? :lol:

by **Vladan** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 9:02 pm

texafana wrote:"Baby I'm a Leavin' You"

Seriously, was it a message to Neal? This song is horrid in every way.

Honestly, I do not believe Steve Perry as we know him, was ever capable of having a bad song. Seriously, whatever this man touched it turned to gold IMO.

by **texafana** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 12:02 am

Does anyone know if this was actually the last song SP and company wrote together? Just curious.

by **4ever4Steve** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 12:28 am

"Baby I'm a leavin' you". I don't understand how the "so-called" perfectionist SP could have ever let that be released! He sounds like a 75 year old croaky frog here, joke or no joke. The vocal ranks with the DSB at the White Sox game. It is truly horrid and even in '96 it should have been deep sixed!
:roll:

Anne

by **Eric** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 12:30 am

Its their worst song...its a piece of shit.....its worse than All the Way

by **JasonD** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 12:41 am

Isn't that an old Sam Cooke song? Lora? Cyndy? What's the story here?

I personally like the song but it's definitely not your traditional Journey music.

by **Ehwmatt** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 12:43 am

It's nowhere near as bad as turds like Can Do, Opened the Door, Gone Crazy, Lovin Touchin Squeezin, Back Talk, Dead or Alive, Lay It Down, or Keep On Runnin, for starters..

by **Rick** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 12:58 am

Ehwmatt wrote:It's nowhere near as bad as turds like Can Do, Opened the Door, Gone Crazy, Lovin Touchin Squeezin, Back Talk, Dead or Alive, Lay It Down, or Keep On Runnin, for starters..

Keep on Runnin' is one of my favorites!

It's the featured video on my Youtube channel. :lol: