Uploaded July 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Guster's cover of Labi Siffre's song "Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying." Listen to the original version: youtu.be/GZLYqqIgGi0

Ryan Miller on "Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying....

“The Great Algorithm In The Sky™ dropped a doozy on me years ago- ‘Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying.’ Not to give too much credit as anything with a one/zero knows I’m a sucker for simple, powerfully delivered, delicate undiscovered 70’s jams. What I DIDN’T anticipate was how much this quiet protest song would crawl into my skin. Labi, raised as a Catholic but outspoken as both an atheist and as a gay man, manages to convey the struggle of identity and romance and longing in a few short bars. This one is in the tower of song."

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CREDITS:
Recorded and Mixed by Eric Masse in Nashville, TN
Mastered by John Baldsin

LYRICS:

Crying
Crying never did nobody no good no how
That's why I don't cry
That's why I don't cry

Laughing
Laughing sometimes does somebody some good somehow
That's why I, I'm laughing now
That's why I, I'm laughing now

Loving
Loving never did me no good no how, no how
That's why I can't love you now
That's why I can't love you now

Lying
Lying never did nobody no good no how, no how
So why am I lying now?
So why am I lying now?
So why am I lying now?