John Prine - Take A Look At My Heart

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Songinfo

Take a Look At My Heart is a song written by John Prine and John Mellencamp and released on Prine's 1991 album The Missing Years on Oh Boy Records. The album won a 1992 Grammy Award for "Best Contemporary Folk Album Grammy". Bruce contributed in the recording of Take a Look At My Heart, providing backup/harmony vocals during the chorus. The recording took place in May 1991 at Huh Sound Theater in Los Angeles, CA.
 
 
 

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Bruce on the artist

2020-09-16 SiriusXM Studio, New York City
Bruce plays Prine's ' Summer's end ' during  episode 12 of  'From My Home To Yours',  titled "Summer's End". In this episode he says goodbye to summer. Talking about Prine he says : 
This is John Prine, a national treasure who we tragically lost to COVID
 
 
When John Prine died on april 7th 2020, Bruce put a remembering message on his website :
 
 
 
Bruce contibutes on the song Take A Look At My Heart
 
 
1975-11-13 - NEW HAVEN VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, NEW HAVEN, CT
The singer/songwriter was present when Springsteen met Bob Dylan at his Rolling Thunder Review gig in New Haven, CT on November 13, 1975. Springsteen then, accompanied by girlfriend Karen Darvin attends Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue gig (which included Joni Mitchell's debut in the troupe). The Rolling Thunder Tour had begun on October 31. Also attending (like Bruce, as viewers only) were Patti Smith and John Prine. Dylan's film crew was present and shooting backstage, but no footage of Springsteen has ever surfaced.

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Lyrics

I seen my old lady's boyfriend
He don't look nothing like me
'Cept for a bit of confusion
Same kind she laid on me

You don't know what you're getting into
She's gonna tear you apart
You're going places I've been to
Take a look at my heart
Take a look at my heart

You're pro'bly sending her flowers
And talking to her on the phone
You're gonna get it together
And find yourself all alone

You don't know what you're getting into
She's gonna tear you apart
You're going places I've been to
Take a look at my heart
Take a look at my heart

Do you think you can be her lover
And not become her fool
Do you think that you are the exception to the rule

You're gonna hate all her girlfriends
And everything that they say
You ask me how do I know this
They come around every day

You don't know what you're getting into
She's gonna tear you apart
You're going places I've been to
Take a look at my heart
Take a look at my heart

I seen my old lady's boyfriend
He don't look nothing like me
'Cept for a bit of confusion
Same kind she laid on me

You don't know what you're getting into
She's gonna tear you apart
You're going places I've been to
Take a look at my heart
Take a look at my heart
Take a look at my heart