Paloma Faith - Only Love Can Hurt Like This

[ameraal]

has it really been five years? unbelievable. anyway, this fantastic hriekathon randomly came on and i remembered how much i loved it at the time.

 

[GinAg (39)]

Total 10/10. The only one of hers I love.

 

[Rita]

This is everything.

 

[lolly]

She still doesn't convince me as a vocalist. Great song, though.

 

[Cerro de Casa]

10/10 if sung by someone else..

 

[SDF]

This is her best song, and what a song it is

I know some don’t like her vox, but I think it works perfectly here

 

[VoR]

Hated the vocals at the time but now I adore it.

 

[VoR]

 

[Diddy]

Can’t decide if this is iconic or not. But I still can’t forget it:



Most people just say thank you at the end

 

[Funky]

Oh it’s iconic. It’s her best ever performance, if only for the continued entertainment that she could be electrocuted at any given moment

 

[Diddy]

Oh it’s iconic. It’s her best ever performance, if only for the continued entertainment that she could be electrocuted at any given moment

I’m not sure that’s her best vocal ever (if so, ooof). Liking the “I dropped the photocopier toner” hands

 

[Halli]

this is 10/10 make there is no doubt about it

 

[BoysForSeles]

This is very good. In fact I really like several of her tracks but wouldn’t particularly call myself a fan.

 

[Cerro de Casa]

Can’t decide if this is iconic or not. But I still can’t forget it:



Most people just say thank you at the end

Iconic perf

Iconic vox

13/10

 

[Halli]

Picking Up the Pieces is her other max-track

 

[Devil]

This is rather good and works with her voice.

I also like Til I’m Done which is a bit

 

[BoysForSeles]

This is probably my favourite track of hers:

 

[Inner Smile]

Does anyone like 'Can't Rely on You'

 

[Inner Smile]

I have her first album but never really listened to it properly

 

[Cerro de Casa]

Does anyone like 'Can't Rely on You'

Yes and this was another iconic perf

 

[Jark]

I have her first album but never really listened to it properly

it's ALL about NEW YORK.

 

[the pleasure principal]

incidentally this has come out on the official channel:



it's the slowed / reverb revolution!

we'll just take the edge off a little, paloma, darling!

howling fuming grumping

 

[Diddy]

incidentally this has come out on the official channel:



it's the slowed / reverb revolution!

we'll just take the edge off a little, paloma, darling!

howling fuming grumping

But WHY?
i don’t hate it though

Is this a Tiktok thing? They’re always slowing things down or speeding them up

 

[Jark]

this is many shades of brilliant vocally.

anyway I just listened to this song for the first time in maybe a year and damn. it's a real masterpiece. it's such a big warm hug of a song, the brass is divine, and the THRILL of hearing her absolutely GO FOR IT vocally (having made you wait half the song for it) is immense. she fucking did that.

 

[Halli]

Paloma sang this on concert 4 Ukraine and it was nice to hear it again. Vocals a bit funny but thats her

 

[COB]

I see that both slowed down and sped up versions of this song have been added to Spotify - I have no idea why, but I'm going to assume it's TikTok related?

 

[COB]

Oh I just saw the post above about the slow version The sped up one is new at least!

 

[Phoenix]

I see that both slowed down and sped up versions of this song have been added to Spotify - I have no idea why, but I'm going to assume it's TikTok related?

Yeah it’s popular with traumatok

 

[Jark]

this is having some kind of huge moment on TikTok. it's doubled its streams this year on Spotify, re-entered the UK top 75 this week and charted on billboard for the first time

 

[Cerro de Casa]

The key change effect

 

[Funky]

What are the kids’ obsessions with chipmunk vocals? It NEVER dies