Nick Lowe For Free In NYC..."Cruel To Be Kind" Karaoke Download

In honor of Nick Lowe's excellent new album, At My Age and the news that he'll be playing for free at 7 World Trade Center on September 19, we thought it would be fun to let you practice singing one of the greatest pop songs ever, Nick's "Cruel To Be Kind", karaoke-style.

Download this track:

Nick Lowe - "Cruel To Be Kind (karaoke)" mp3

and sing these lyrics...loudly:

Oh, I can't take another heartache,
Though you say you're my friend,
I'm at my wits' end!
You say you're love is bona fide,
But that don't coincide
with the things that you do
And when I ask you to be nice,
you say

You've gotta be
Cruel to be kind in the right measure,
Cruel to be kind it's a very good sign,
Cruel to be kind means that I love you,
Baby, you've gotta be cruel to be kind.

Well I do my best to understand dear,
But you still mystify,
and I want to know why.
I pick myself up off the ground
To have you knock me back down again and again!
And when I ask you to explain,
you say

You've gotta be
Cruel to be kind in the right measure,
Cruel to be kind it's a very good sign,
Cruel to be kind means that I love you,
Baby, you've gotta be cruel to be kind.

Well I do my best to understand dear,
But you still mystify, and I want to know why.
I pick myself up off the ground
To have you knock me back down again and again!
And when I ask you to explain,
you say

You've gotta be
Cruel to be kind in the right measure,
Cruel to be kind it's a very good sign,
Cruel to be kind means that I love you,
Baby, you've gotta be cruel to be kind...

Nick Lowe Tour Dates:
09.17.2007
Birchmere
Alexandria

09.18.2007
World Cafe Live
Philadelphia

09.19.2007
7 World Trade Center
New York

09.21.2007
Somerville Theatre
Somerville

09.22.2007
Club Soda
Montreal

09.24.2007
Mod Theatre
Toronto

09.25.2007
The Ark
Ann Arbor

09.27.2007
Park West
Chicago

09.28.2007
Shank Hall
Milwaukee

09.29.2007
Fine Line Music Cafe
Minneapolis

10.02.2007
Safari Sam's
Los Angeles

10.05.2007
Great American Music Hall
San Francisco

10.06.2007
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco

10.08.2007
The Aladdin
Portland

And here's Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit from 1985, in the video for "I Knew The Bride (When She Used To Rock N Roll)":