Song of the Day #5,775: ‘Without You’ – Mariah Carey

Throwing back to the week of April 23, 1994, we have repeats in the #1 and #2 spot with R. Kelly’s ‘Bump N’ Grind’ and Ace of Base’s ‘The Sign,’ respectively.

In the third spot that week was 90s hitmaker Mariah Carey with her cover of Badfinger’s ‘Without You.’ The original didn’t make much of a commercial splash but it did spawn two hit versions.

In 1971, Harry Nilsson scored a #1 hit with his cover, giving him the only chart-topper of his career. Then Carey scored an international hit with her version, reaching #1 in multiple countries and scoring her biggest-ever hit in Europe. In the U.S., it stalled at #3, leaving her one short of 20 career #1s.

[Verse 1]
No, I can’t forget this evenin’, or your face as you were leavin’
But I guess that’s just the way the story goes
You always smile, but in your eyes your sorrow shows
Yes, it shows

[Verse 2]
No, I can’t forget tomorrow when I think of all my sorrow
When I had you there, but then I let you go
And now it’s only fair that I should let you know
What you should know

[Chorus]
I can’t live if living is without you
I can’t live, I can’t give anymore
I can’t live if living is without you
I can’t give, I can’t give anymore

[Verse 1]
Well, I can’t forget this evenin’ or your face as you were leavin’
But I guess that’s just the way the story goes
You always smile, but in your eyes, your sorrow shows
Yes, it’s shows

[Chorus]
I can’t live if living is without you
I can’t live, I can’t give anymore
I can’t live if living is without you
I can’t live, I can’t give anymore

[Outro]
No, I can’t live, no, I can’t live
No, I, no, no, no, no, I
Can’t live (No, I can’t live) if living is without you (No, I can’t live)
I can’t live, I can’t give anymore
Can’t live (No, I can’t live, no, I can’t live)
No, no, I, no, no, no, no, I

One thought on “Song of the Day #5,775: ‘Without You’ – Mariah Carey

  1. Dana Gallup says:

    I’ll take Nilsson’s version, thank you.

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