Valentine’s Day brings all kind of reflections about love, but let’s not forget the unrequited kind. I don’t think that the agony of love’s absence has ever been evoked so movingly as in the 1979 hit “You’re Only Lonely” by J.D. Souther.
The singer-songwriter might be better known as one of the architects of the ‘70s Southern California sound with tunes covered by The Eagles, James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt (“Best of My Love,” “Heartache Tonight,” “Her Town Too,” and “Faithless Love”). But he may have reached the zenith of his career with this plaintive cry of the heart, which he sings in Japan in 1990 on this YouTube clip.
I’ve sometimes wondered why this song, unlike the others named above, hasn’t been covered by more artists. But then again, it’s impossible for me to conceive of anyone else performing this better.
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