You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
Hall And Oates · The Essential Daryl Hall & John Oates [2005]
And there's no tenderness like before in your finger tips
You're trying hard not to show it (baby)
But baby, baby I know it
You've lost that lovin' feeling
Woah that lovin' feeling
You've lost that lovin' feeling
Now it's gone gone gone woah oh oh
There's no welcome look in your eyes when I reach for you
And girl you're starting to criticize little things I do
Ooh, it makes me just feel like crying (baby)
'Cause baby something beautiful's dying
You've lost that lovin' feeling
Woah that lovin' feeling
You've lost that lovin' feeling
Not it's gone gone gone woah oh oh
Baby baby I get down on my knees for you
(Get down on my knees)
If you would only love me like you used to
(If you would only love me love me)
We had a love, a love that you don't find everyday
(A love you don't find)
So don't don't don't let it slip away (away)
I said baby
Baby
Baby
Baby
(I'm beggin you please) I'm begging you please
I need your love (I need your love)
I need your love
So bring it on back (bring it on back)
Now bring it on back
Now bring it on back
You've got to bring back that lovin' feeling
Woah that lovin' feeling
Bring back that lovin' feeling 'cause it's gone gone gone
And I can't go on woah oh oh
Bring back that lovin' feeling
Woah that lovin' feeling
Bring back that lovin' feeling 'cause it's gone gone gone
Bring back that lovin' feeling
Woah that lovin' feeling
Bring back that lovin' feeling 'cause it's gone gone gone
Bring back that lovin' feeling
Woah that lovin' feeling
Bring back that lovin' feeling 'cause it's gone gone gone
You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
Released in 1977, this track by Hall & Oates stands as a defining anthem of the soft rock and new wave era. The song captures the universal ache of fading romance with a melodic structure that blends smooth guitar lines with a driving rhythm section. As a staple of their discography, it exemplifies the duo's ability to craft emotionally resonant pop-rock that transcends its specific time period. The recording features their signature vocal interplay, where Daryl Hall and John Oates trade verses to build a narrative of heartbreak and longing. Over the decades, the song has become a cultural touchstone, frequently covered and sampled, cementing its status as a timeless classic within the landscape of 1970s American music.

