I Love You



That small sampled part from Isaac Hayes' Ike Mood hits the chest like a heavy brick.

She really poured her blood and tears on this one.
[Edited 5/15/08 13:45pm]

Very nice tune! This is Mary at her best, IMHO

unkemptpueblo said:

Hell, come to think of it, the whole album got the voice of doom ALL over it

I totally understand when she said that the album sounds abit "suicidal"

Harlepolis said:

Yeah that album's DEPRESSING!

Harlepolis said:

I think thats why its my favorite from her. You can tell that she was really going through on this album.

Sometimes we're only happy when it rains.

Very sad. Thank you for sharing.

Timmy84 said:

Ya know!

I'm not that up-beat myself these days but boy, it was a MAIN drag listening to that album @ work 2day

I literally tried to fight back the tears,,,,untill that song kicked in, thats when I couldn't contain myself

Wish I could know what she had in mind when she sang that song.

Harlepolis said:

You can actually hear her sniffing and sighing and sounding like she was breaking down in tears during "Mary's Joint". Especially when she gets to the end of it.

Timmy84 said:

THAT and The Love I Never Had

Damn Tim,,,,,I thought I 4gotton all about that.

What I love about Mary J. is that from the beginning she realized that she, like everyone else, needed to change. Her upbringing got her where she was, but it was also what was keeping her down. She had a bad reputation from the start, and she was working through some of that mess both personal and professional on this record. This song is one of the best ones on that set.

This is by far Mary's best album to date... In my opinion, with the execption of "Not gon Cry, everything else that she has done has been just so so.

Harlepolis said:

YEP! "The Love I Never Had", I could tell she was crying by the end of the third verse when she said "AND I DOUBT YOU'LL SEE THINGS MORE CLEARLY!!!" She lost it after that!

shorttrini said:

Many of Mary's fans feel like My Life was her pinnacle.

I can't listen to any of her songs without cringing.

I love that song, I remember hearing it all the time during the summer when it was released. I also agree that "My Life" is Mary's best album. Nearly every song on there is good, but I have to be in a certain kind of mood to listen to most of the songs on there 'cause although it's a great album, a lot of the songs on there are depressing as hell lol. I made the mistake of listening to that album not too long after I had broken up w/my ex and it only end up making me feel 10x worse lol . I wouldn't reccomend anyone listening to that album if you're feeling down.

"Mary Jane (All Night Long)" is my fave song on the album though, I listen to that one all the time .

One of my top favorites from Mary's whole catalog. /

Timmy84 said:

Most definitely! What's the 411? and Mary are both excellent and the last two are quite good, but My Life is easily the best IMO. It's like a love letter to pain, the '70s, and the art of sampling.