[27] In 1995, the singer released the song "Jesus to a Child", which became a huge hit worldwide, followed by "Fastlove" and "Spinning the Wheel", which also became successful songs from his third studio album, Older (1996). I cannot make you feel things. And I think that’s why this is as scary as it is. While promoting the album and its third single, "Set Fire to the Rain", Adele performed on the iTunes Festival London 2011. In a press release, it was revealed that the song would be used in the launch of a new campaign for the popular Beats Pill XL portable Bluetooth speaker. It makes me think of my fondest and best times in my life, and it makes me think of the worst as well, and combined, probably is a recipe for disaster, but I do love this song. "We wrote, most every week, in Mike's basement," Shamblin told Peter Cooper in an interview with the Nashville Tennessean. Michael sued Sony to end his contract, leading to a long and costly legal battle that ended in 1995, with Michael signing to the newly launched Dreamworks Records label in the United States and Virgin in the rest of the world. "I Can't Make You Love Me" is a song written by Mike Reid and Allen Shamblin and recorded by American singer Bonnie Raitt for her eleventh studio album Luck of the Draw (1991). The video for this song uses the shorter single version of the song. [58] Actor Milo Ventimiglia plays Chopra's love interest and scenes include Chopra throwing coloured paint at Ventimiglia as part of celebrations for the Indian festival of Holi, as well as embraces between the couple and solo scenes with Chopra. Chopra and her new track would be featured in the national ad campaign, that ran nationwide from May 1 through May 25. The judge asked him if he had learned anything, to which he replied, "I learned, Your Honor, that you can't make a woman love you if she don't. [25] Hornsby's own publicity material mentions his role on the "classic".[26]. Andy Gensler from Billboard commented on how different Chopra's version was from the original by Raitt, saying that "Chopra's more uptempo take on the song is more likely to connect with a generation of ravers with no idea of the song's origin"[56] The up-tempo version was demoed by American singer Ester Dean at the request of Interscope Records chairman Jimmy Iovine. This Christmas - Donny Hathaway (Cover) Jovelle Balani. [31] On October 23, 2009, "I Can't Make You Love Me" was announced as Love's lead-single. “I Can’t Make You Love Me” is the third song on Bonnie Raitt’s Grammy-winning album from 1991, Luck of the Draw. Her live performance of the song was released on the 1994 album Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume III. And I will give up this fight. [14] The song placed at number 100 on the Billboard Year-End chart of 1992. Follow @genius on Twitter for updates [39], After the positive response of the iTunes Festival performance, Adele covered once again the track, during her first live album, Live at the Royal Albert Hall, recorded on 22 September 2011. [17], Although Bruce Hornsby had no hand in writing the song, his piano part on it became associated with him. "[47] Chris Willman of The Wrap called it "a classic of unrequited love that you'd have to swear she wrote if Bonnie Raitt hadn't turned it into the ultimate female weepie back when Adele was 2."[48]. (P) (C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC. 2:10. "I Can't Make You Love Me" is a sorrowful ballad of heartbreak that depicts rejection at its most intimate level. Speaking about the song, Chopra said "This is one of my favorite tracks on the album. After releasing their second cover album in 2007, Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA, which was well received by critics, but failed to produce a successful single, the band announced plans for a new cover album, that features cover versions of songs by "artists I don't think people would expect us to cover," according to member Shawn Stockman. In 2011, English singer Adele covered "I Can't Make You Love Me" for her first live album, Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2011). "[34], A writer for Soul Bounce wrote that "The biggest surprise on this album is the bluesy interpretation of Bonnie Rait's country hit, 'I Can't Make You Love Me.' "[41] Andrew Leahey of Allmusic wrote that the cover "made all the more tender by the rarely heard frailties in Adele's voice. Am F Here in the dark G Am In these final hours, Am F I will lay down my heart G Am And I'll feel the power; Dm But you don't. [62] Behind the scenes footage was released to Access Hollywood. At the televised Grammy Awards of 1992 Raitt performed it in an even more austere setting than on record, with just her and Hornsby highlighted. "[35] Los Angeles Theatre called it an "impassioned" performance. "[46] Maria Schurr of PopMatters lauded the covers (Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me" and Bob Dylan's "Make You Feel My Love") on the live album, naming "the most successful," writing that "both seem deeply heartfelt, like Adele understands, and is the only one who can make these words that are not hers ring true. [15] In New Zealand, the song was Raitt's highest charting-single, reaching number 22,[16] while in Netherlands, the song charted moderately at number 43. The peak position is the same of its A-side single "Older". "I Can't Make You Love Me" is a song written by Mike Reid and Allen Shamblin and recorded by American singer Bonnie Raitt for her eleventh studio album Luck of the Draw (1991). In 2000, Mojo magazine placed it at number 8 on its "100 Greatest Songs of All Time" list. The number is definitely foot-tapping and you're going to be hearing this one at every restaurant and club in the days to come" and added that Chopra had "definitely done a great job recreating the Bonnie Ratt song". In August 2000, Mojo magazine voted "I Can't Make You Love Me" the eighth best track on its The 100 Greatest Songs of All Time list. According to Mojo magazine, Reid got the idea from a newspaper article about a guy who got drunk and shot up his girlfriend's car. A pensive ballad, "I Can't Make You Love Me" was recorded against a quiet electric piano-based arrangement, with prominent piano fills and interpolations supplied by Bruce Hornsby. [9] Elysa Gardner wrote for Rolling Stone that "Raitt's gorgeously understated rendering of 'I Can't Make You Love Me,' in which sentiments such as 'I will lay down my heart and I'll feel the power/But you won't' are delivered with a quiet resignation that's worth a hundred glissandi in emotional weight. Michael's version was also included on his compilation, Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael (1998). It's my ode to a classic, a song that I love, and one that says so much – this is for the actor in me. 339 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Andy Gill of The Independent called it an "impassioned version,"[44] while Alex Young of Consequence of Sound named it "heartfelt and stunning. Morning will come, And I'll do what's right; Just give me till then To give up this fight. In the United Kingdom, "I Can't Make You Love Me" was originally planned to be Chopra's debut single. ‘Cause I can’t make you love me, if you don’t... knowing she’s a girl, the rebel bought her a hairpin, but she speaks name of the other roommate. I'll close my eyes, Then I won't see The love you don't feel When you're holding me. F C Cause I can't make you love me Dm If you don't. [8] Steve Hochman of Los Angeles Times hailed the song as one of Raitt's most elegant tracks. [64], For the unrelated song of the same name by Quiet Riot, see, The peak position is the same of its A-side single ", "I Can't Make You Love Me" by Priyanka Chopra, Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael, "Lennon track voted the best by songwriters", "Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", "Nirvana, Bowie, R.E.M. "I Can't Make You Love Me" received acclaim from music critics. Filmed in black-and-white with vibrant lighting effects, it features Raitt performing the song in front of a curtain with a silhouette of a pianist in the background (played by Bruce Hornsby, who actually plays piano on the record), while in other scenes, a scorching fire is taking place outdoors and many shadows of trees, branches, and even people at times are seen swaying to the song's rhythm. For Raitt, the song was notoriously difficult to sing, due to its required vocal range, difficult phrasing and breathing, and the emotional content involved. [56], CNN-News18 said, "The singer certainly sounds great, so much that it's almost unbelievable it is Priyanka Chopra. Upon slowing down the tempo considerably, they realized the song gained considerable power and thought about giving the song to one of three artists: Bonnie Raitt, Bette Midler or Linda Ronstadt. I cannot make you love me. "[40], While reviewing her iTunes Festival performance, David Smyth of London Evening Standard wrote that Adele sang the song "with raw expressiveness. [5] The song is also ranked No. "[10], "I Can't Make You Love Me" entered many lists of the greatest songs of all time. [Chorus] F C Cause I can't make you love me Dm If you don't. The song's popularity helped solidify her remarkable late-in-career commercial success that had begun two years before. //]]>, Sorry, we have to make sure you're a human before we can show you this page. [Chorus] Submit Corrections. In 2014, Indian actress and singer Priyanka Chopra recorded a version of "I Can't Make You Love Me" for her debut studio album. [63] It premiered in New York City on 30 April 2014. Adele's live performance of i can't make you love me by Bonnie Raitt @ Itunes Festival 2011. On the setlist, Adele performed tracks from 21 and a cover of "I Can't Make You Love Me". F C You can't make your heart feel Am Am G Something it won't. Eventually, the song made its way to Bonnie Raitt, who recorded the track for her eleventh studio album, Luck of the Draw (1991). Adele also commented on the emotions the song gives her, saying, "It makes me really, really happy and really, really devastated and depressed at the same time. Music video by Bonnie Raitt performing I Can't Make You Love Me. Having finally internalized the unrequited nature of her love, she just wants to be held close a few hours longer before the relationship ends forever. Released as the album's third single in 1991, "I Can't Make You Love Me" became one of Raitt's most successful singles, reaching the top-20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the top-10 on the Adult Contemporary. Phil Collins described it as instantly recognizable as Hornsby's work. In the time since, "I Can't Make You Love Me" has gone on to become a pop standard and a mainstay of adult contemporary radio formats. The song has charted on the UK Singles Chart, reaching the top-forty, although it was never released as a single. "http":"https";t.getElementById(r)||(n=t.createElement(e),n.id=r,n.src=i+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js",s.parentNode.insertBefore(n,s))}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); There's real ache in every word that drips from her pained lips."[11]. I Can't Make You Love Me written by Mike Reid [US], Allen Shamblin instrumental Dat is O.K. [33] For the band members, "We wanted to stay true to our roots, and it's a very beautiful song. I’ll close my eyes, then I won’t see The love you don’t feel when you’re holding me Morning will come and I’ll do what’s right Just give me till then to give up this fight And I will give up this fight. According to the I Can't Make You Love Me Songfacts, Reid got the idea for the song from a newspaper article about a guy who got drunk and shot up his girlfriend's car. 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