YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfefDu-blfk LOVE DON’T LAST LONG As recorded by Ringo Starr (From the 1970 Album BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES) [Intro] [Verse 1] Her mother wrote a letter Said she thought it would be better If she would just stay gone. She knew of her condition But she wouldn’t give permission For her to come back home. So she called the boy who loved her But all he did was snub her Said "face it on your own." Mm-mm love don’t last long. [Verse 2] A young man was unlucky And got busted in kentucky Asked his dad to go his bail. But his dad had big ambitions With the local politicians Told his son to go to hell. He hung himself that morning And the note that they found on him Said "dad please take me home." Mm-mm love don’t last long. [Verse 3] A woman told her husband She lived ev’ry day to love him Nothing else fits in her plans. Then without a warning He came home from work one morning Found her there with another man. In a fit of anger He took her life and the stranger’s Then he took his own. Mm-mm love don’t last long. [Outro]                

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La chanson évoque la fragilité des relations amoureuses, soulignant que l'amour peut s'éteindre rapidement et tragiquement. Dans les différentes histoires racontées, on voit des personnages confrontés à des déceptions et des drames, que ce soit à cause de l'indifférence, des choix malheureux ou des trahisons. Elle met en lumière la solitude et le désespoir face à l'amour qui ne dure pas, montrant comment des événements tragiques peuvent surgir lorsque l'affection s'effondre. Le contexte se situe dans une époque où les sentiments étaient souvent exacerbés et où les conséquences des actions personnelles pouvaient mener à des tragédies. Les récits de la chanson révèlent des luttes émotionnelles profondes et illustrent que, malgré les meilleures intentions, l'amour peut parfois avoir des fins sombres.