John Hiatt's sales have never quite matched his reputation. Hiatt's songs were covered successfully by everyone from Bonnie Raitt, Ronnie Milsap, and Dr. Feelgood to Iggy Pop, Three Dog Night, and the Neville Brothers, yet it took him 13 years to reach the charts himself. Of course, it nearly took him that long to find his own style. Hiatt began his solo career in 1974, and over the next decade he ran through a number of different styles from rock & roll to new wave pop before he finally settled on a rootsy fusion of rock & roll, country, blues, and folk with his 1987 album Bring the Family.
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John Hiatt
I heard the news from every fool in town
You got somebody new
And I never hurt so bad
The strangest fiction just came true
Crowds will gather for a twisted wreck
Well, all right stare at me
Its just another story of love
Thats turned into tragedy
What am I supposed to do
You want a toast from the man whos lost
The man whos doublecrossed
From cover to cover
Baby you and me were just book lovers
Since you turned away I turned the page on my happiness
Once upon a time you were mine, now I must confess
I cant bear to read the rest
It could have been a happy ending girl
Goodness knows, I tried
But I see so clearly now
Even through these tears Ive cried
You wanted love to be a fairly tale
With a sleeping beauty scene
Now another prince has come
And kissed you out of all your dreams