Badfinger - Without You Lyrics






Well, I can't forget this evening
And your face when you were leaving
But I guess that's just the way the story goes
You always smile, but in your eyes your sorrow shows
Yes, it shows

Well, I can't forget tomorrow
When I think of all my sorrow
I had you there, but then I let you go
And now it's only fair that I should let you know
What you should know

[CHORUS:]
I can't live, if living is without you
I can't live, I can't give anymore
I can't live, if living is without you
I can't live, I can't give anymore

Well, I can't forget this evening
And your face when you were leaving
But I guess that's just the way the story goes
You always smile, but in your eyes your sorrow shows
Yes, it shows

[guitar solo]

[CHORUS x3]

I can't live, if living is without you.





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  1. C.... C....

    emotional and sung with lots of feeling, reminds me of a ex girlfriend I once had

  2. E.... ....

    it is also surprising to me to discover they did the original

  3. T.... N....

    Apparently Badfinger were recording one day and Nielsen walked down the studio corridor and heard the song - and that was it - perfect song sang by the correct singer. Bad fingers version is quite sole less compared.

  4. �.... ....

    it is kinda sad that most of people thpught that this was mariah's but yeah let just enjoy the song and thanks to mariah for make a cover and let people know the original singer.

  5. L.... P....

    Maravilhosa

  6. O.... B....

    This is the original version and is the best by far, Nilsson's and Mariah's versions are just commercial and empty songs, without any feeling

    O.... B....

    And Air supply version too.

  7. �.... ....

    ニルソンバージョンより、原曲のバッドフインガーの方が好きです。この曲を書いた二人は自殺したので悲しいです。

  8. �.... ....

    これが原曲ですよね🎵最高😃⤴️⤴️

  9. C.... 1....

    sorry. usually the original is better than any other version, but Heart nails this song.  This doesn't sound right ...

    C.... 1....

    The original version is the best, Nilsson's sucks

  10. K.... ....

    I don’t like this! Boring and bland! Nilsson’s and Mariah Carey’s respective versions were better than this.

  11. M.... R....

    Flash back.. ❤😍💘 2019 november

  12. B.... M....

    what a great tune harry brought it to fulll circle in his version of it what awsome men all three of them

  13. N.... P....

    still the best version by far, - period

  14. m.... a....

    Kesini gegara Ainun indonesian idol 2020

  15. D.... A....

    yg kesini gara2 ainun ?

  16. J.... P....

    Siapa yg kesini gara2 Ainun, yg sebelumnya tau lagu ini aslinya Mariah Carey ternyata bukan, dan kalian juga baru tau seperti ku.

    J.... P....

    Yang ori & terbaik...

  17. A.... B....

    2019 comming😎

  18. A.... W....

    Alhamdulillah saya satu satunya orang Indonesia yang kesini karena Ainun Indonesia idol

  19. N.... K....

    Pete n tommy absolute LEGENDs......r.i.p😍😍😍

  20. M.... w....

    Songwriters are at the bottom of the music food chain. Over $7 billion in royalties have bypassed songwriters.

  21. d.... ....

    Haven't had a song make me cry in so long. Thanks Pete and Tommy. RIP.

  22. J.... B....

    Love the primal screams.

  23. T.... C....

    2:20 Good God... that guitar

  24. N.... M....

    Then cuts son! 😂🤦‍♂️ yes my g yes

  25. V.... R....

    This song is only good to listen to if you truly listen to it from
    the 2 men who actually made it and then died.... So please render some respect to the makers of this song...

    V.... R....

    JK L amen

  26. S.... B....

    Simply the greatest rock band that will grace the face of the earth. Lord Jesus Christ be with them. Love the tall cross in their picture. Thanks for posting. God bless you.

  27. N.... M....

    up there with the beatles' greatest hits. tragic ending to a great band

  28. i.... ....

    原曲は二味も違う。ニルソンやマライアしか知らなかったけど。

  29. N.... G....

    I think it's time to make a movie.

  30. A.... P....

    I've thought that this version is better than the Mariah Carey and Harry Nilsson

  31. O.... F....

    Pete Ham was a real talant. The Badfinger version is so real and powerfull. Nelson takes it to ther places just as great.

  32. I.... S....

    Whwn I listen this song, I remember the story of this band, so tragical, they never enjoyed their success .

  33. b.... 5....

    They got done wrong

  34. T.... ....

    Evidently I wasn’t the only one that thought Nilsson wrote this magnificent love song, and all the respect in the world to Badfinger. But I have to add my opinion that it was the perfect song for Nilsson’s vocals, and his version remains far superior to all others.

  35. J.... G....

    When my wife of 15 years up and left me without any notice, i went out to the car to cry and this was playing on radio...synchronicity

  36. R.... a....

    In addition to Nilsson and Mariah Carey, Heart recorded this song and used to close their shows with it in the late 1970s, with Ann Wilson belting it out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M85W7kdlebY

  37. G.... B....

    😥😥😥😢😢

  38. B.... 1....

    One of the greatest songs ever written because of stan polley two of the members of bad finger took their own lives RIP PETE AND TOMMY x

  39. J.... Y....

    Like the Nilsson and Carey versions better

  40. R.... T....

    Original song 👍👍👍

  41. b.... B....

    Go deaf musicians loud noise level get 149 db can't hear insurance volume to high

  42. P.... H....

    Linda. 😌

  43. M.... N....

    Llevo años pensando que esta canción era original de Tom Petty 😲he vivido engañada todo este tiempo! 🤦🏽‍♀️

  44. b.... B....

    Guitar amps loudness bass level middle level how loud guitar amp 175db volume level 10

  45. P.... D....

    Bartek, już sluchasz? ;-)

  46. S.... R....

    Well, air supply have done a wonderful cover of this masterpiece.

  47. R.... T....

    FUCK THEM ALL!!! THIS SONG IS ORIGINAL & BEST!! . NO MORE FUCKIN REMAKES!!!! THIS SONG IS JUST ONE !!!!

  48. K.... N....

    There needs to be a Badfinger musical.

  49. P.... G....

    Cool cover... i think my favoriate.

  50. D.... H....

    🥀🖤🥀Amazing Sad Love Song🥀🖤🥀🤘

  51. F.... M....

    Que bella canción

  52. G.... M....

    I don't like so much the original version, I prefer Harry Nilson.

  53. g.... ....

    What a shame :) love these guys

  54. F.... D....

    R.I.P Pete Ham

  55. D.... M....

    I prefer this to the over-sung covers that gained greater fame later on.
    The late 60's organ, bass, drums, and guitar riff is sintilatingly moody. Less is more and this nailed it.

  56. g.... g....

    I've never said this about any song but that was the most pathetic guitar solo I've ever heard and I feel bad saying that because I like real music and this is real music but it is what it is

  57. F.... ....

    Belíssima

  58. J.... T....

    A hugely talented band crushed by shits.

  59. l.... ....

    That book is one of the best reads ever. Completely tragic, but beautiful too. Kinda like the band itself.

  60. R.... D....

    We can thank Warner bros for the sadness like prince and others
    s

  61. J.... B....

    Two great versions. Badfinger:"less is more". Nillson:"more is more".

  62. M.... ....

    I was “today years old” when I learned this was a Badfinger song

  63. L.... M....

    Pauliiiiiiinhaaa me diz o que é que eu façoooo🎵

  64. C.... W....

    Great Song

  65. C.... G....

    Mariah Carey made it a worldwide hit.

  66. b.... 5....

    Cant belive they got screwed like that .sad sad story

  67. C.... J....

    Beautiful

  68. W.... ....

    My oldest brother had Badfinger's 8 track tapes No Dice (1970) and Straight Up (1971). Badfinger songs will ALWAYS take me back to riding around in my brother's Mustang listening to No Matter What, Day After Day and Baby Blue... I miss him so much. :-(

  69. A.... M....

    Calcinha preta e melhor kakskskkzks

  70. S.... T....

    Liv tylers ole man sings this often I'm sure and wizard grand pa are the cool est ever just saying

  71. R.... ....

    Sorry, but Harry sang it with all his soul

  72. E.... J....

    estoy ENOJADO con Stan Polley, ojalá te estés pudriendo en el infierno perro

  73. Y.... ....

    No no version of Mariah Carey is more better than the original !!!!

  74. b.... B....

    Without badfinger 1975 sold lp album harry nelson replaced Singer piano election guitar keyboard

  75. F.... B....

    May God bless these amazing men and rest in peace. They were taken away from us because of greed.

  76. M.... ....

    Killer song.

  77. K.... S....

    For who ever saying this version is better than mariah's cover: You're a fucking liar. No people don't have different tastes, you're just lying and probably seeking for likes or you hate mariah. This version is great i mean its the original BUT mariah's version is 10 times greater. The vocals and the notes she hits are just legendary

  78. Y.... ....

    i dont care.. love original more than hot spicy

  79. W.... N....

    This song always reminds of my best friend Mike Gibbins who was the original drummer for Badfinger. He was such a beutiful person that words can not describe.

  80. M.... C....

    it's amazing how Mariah Carey changed the whole song and adds her artistry to this epic song. And now her cover is the best of the best!

  81. J.... G....

    I like this version so much better than Harry Nilsson's Grammy winning version or Mariah Carey's version.

  82. A.... D....

    And how they ended their lives too. That is real pain.

  83. k.... l....

    I really thought Air Supply is the original but I’m really glad that I heard the ORIGINAL it's so nice

  84. D.... ....

    Mejor que todos los covers juntos

  85. A.... S....

    Didn't like the 666 comments so now it's 667...whew!

  86. s.... ....

    this is the original? i love this song, probably thanks to mariah carey...she sings this amazingly!

  87. N.... ....

    one of the most underrated songs

  88. �.... �....

    The REAL version!

    �.... �....

    Macarena Araya Mariah Carey is the original

    �.... �....

    @Yassora S No, the original version belongs to Bad Finger.

  89. R.... I....

    Well, I can't forget this evening
    And your face when you were leaving
    But I guess that's just the way the story goes
    You always smile, but in your eyes your sorrow shows
    Yes it shows

    Well I can't forget tomorrow
    When I think of all my sorrow
    I had you there, but then I let you go
    And now it's only fair that I should let you know
    What you should know

    I can't live
    If living is without you
    I can't live
    I can't give anymore
    I can't live
    If living is without you
    I can't live
    I can't give anymore

    Well, I can't forget this evening
    And your face when you were leaving
    But I guess that's just the way the story goes
    You always smile, but in your eyes your sorrow shows
    Yes it shows

    I can't live
    If living is without you
    I can't live
    I can't give anymore
    I can't live
    If living is without you
    I can't live
    I can't give anymore

    I can't live
    If living is without you
    I can't live
    I can't give anymore
    I can't live
    If living is without you
    I can't live
    I can't give anymore

  90. l.... e....

    I had no idea they wrote this song. I am impressed.

  91. D.... S....

    Harry Nilsson remade this song so well, that people forgot this.

  92. F.... M....

    Usually Harry Nilsson seems to be the best interpretator but after some time now I can't agree

  93. N.... I....

    This song is definitely haunted. Two of the bandmates killed themselves after lawsuits and not being paid their royalties for this song, plus their manager screwed them over. Shame. They were the like the new Beatles.

  94. P.... ....

    Harry Nilsson's version poops on the original to be way honest.

  95. G.... W....

    Lyrics and melody practically the same, chord progression on this track better, vocals here more somehow understated than all others including the fabulous Nilsson, even despite the screaming and shouting at the end here, and the song slowly progresses with more of a beginning to end thing. Plus they wrote and played and sang the tune. This version wins. And STILL the heavyw . . . !

  96. L.... R....

    Victimas de la mezquindad del mundo....pero grandes talentos..gracias por todas las emociones que nos hacen sentir con su legado musical...hasta en lo infinito BADFINGER..

  97. S.... A....

    it's a shame what happened but this original version is butchered on the production side. Typical of unoriginal producing, its all over the map without excuse. Starts of stark with voice and acoustic. OK. But then the raw electric guitar and second voice ruin that premise. The vocals just don't work together. On and on it lacks cohesion. Then an attempt to soften the sound and add some depth with the Procol Harum organ passage, which just feels second rate and lazy. That organ sound was done by that time. The guys tried hard and could write songs but lacked the genius that either the band has as a whole (just read about how much work 10CC put into their songs and compare to Badfinger) or that a producer brings, like Mutt Lange or David Foster or Todd Rungren. It was a tough racket.

  98. w.... S....

    I think this is not good, even its original.

  99. C.... ....

    Es increible pensar como una cancion de rock lenta puede hacerte sentir mas tristeza y melancolia, y a la vez ritmo y belleza que la version balada. No hay color, esta cancion es una obra maestra, y la posterior de nilson es una muy buena cancion que le dio un buen toque, pero no mas, hay color, ni comparacion