Love Is A Lie

Album: Psycho City (1992)
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Songfacts®:

  • Released as a single from Great White's sixth album, Psycho City, "Love Is A Lie" finds lead singer Jack Russell in the throes of heartbreak. He's tormented, but he has clarity: love is only a lie.
  • Jack Russell wrote this song with Great White guitarist Mark Kendall, keyboard player Michael Lardie, and their producer, Alan Niven. In a Songfacts interview with Kendall, he talked about the song: "Niven came with that idea. Here's the thing, though. It doesn't bother me a lot, but it has a little bit of my attention that some of the lyrics came from Niven's personal experiences as opposed to the band's. But he was like a sixth member, so it wouldn't be as bad as somebody that wasn't a family member coming in and he's your lyricist. You don't even know the guy and he's talking about some fallen girlfriend or something. That'd be a lot more concerning. So, it wasn't as bad, but something like 'Love Is A Lie' probably come from some part of his life. But it's a great tune and it had a nice video to that one too. It had a wonderful change to the solo over with elongated notes. It's a very memorable piece.

    I really find it fascinating to watch other guitar players on the internet interpret our songs, and how I play different things. And they even do the solos and everything. It's fun to look at it. This guy, the other day, did that song, 'Love Is A Lie,' and did a great job on it."
  • Filled with guitar and piano solos, the album version runs 8:15; the radio edit was cut to 4:40.

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