Wednesday Lyric Blogging – Wedding Edition

This week’s edition of Lyric Blogging is a fun one – “I Want You To Want Me” by power popsters and my home town heroes Cheap Trick. According to a Diet Coke commercial, this gem is perhaps one of the best pop songs ever recorded. EVER! And who’s going to argue with a commercial for a product that contains phenylalanine and aspertame? Not me, that’s science. For the record, so to speak, the live versions, especially Budokan, are much better than the studio version from In Color. Bun E.'s drums are not well served in the studio on that album.

This song is rumored to be on the band’s set list for the reception celebrating the wedding of Eric & Rin. Best wishes to them for a wonderful, happy, and AWESOME life together.

I Want You To Want Me
Performed by Cheap Trick
Lyrics by Rick Nielsen

I want you to want me.
I need you to need me.
I'd love you to love me.
I'm beggin' you to beg me.

I want you to want me.
I need you to need me.
I'd love you to love me.
I'll shine up my old brown shoes, put on a brand-new shirt.
I'll get home early from work if you say that you love me.

Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you cryin'?
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you cryin'?
Feelin' all alone without a friend, you know you feel like dyin'.
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you cryin'?

I want you to want me.
I need you to need me.
I'd love you to love me.
I'm beggin' you to beg me.
I'll shine up my old brown shoes, put on a brand-new shirt.
I'll get home early from work if you say that you love me.

Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you cryin'?
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you cryin'?
Feelin' all alone without a friend, you know you feel like dyin'.
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you cryin'?
Feelin' all alone without a friend, you know you feel like dyin'.
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you cryin'?

I want you to want me.
I need you to need me.
I'd love you to love me.
I'm beggin' you to beg me.
I want you to want me.
I want you to want me.
I want you to want me.
I want you to want me.