One More Heartache

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One more heartache, I can't take it
My heart is carryin' such a heavy load
One more ache would break it

Just like the camel with the heavy back
One last straw was added
Said it broke the camel's back

Babe I can't take it, one more heartache
It would turn me right around
First you build my hopes up high
And then you let me down

Like the house you built from toothpicks
Stacked upon the kitchen table
One more toothpick tore it down
The foundation was not able

I can't stand it, no baby, believe me
One more heartache
One more heartache

One more heartache is too much load
I'm fed up with the heartaches
One more and I will explode

Like the toy balloon that's filled
With as much air as it can take
One more puff of air
And that balloon has got to break

I can't stand it, I can't take it
Oh baby don't do it
Oh honey

One More Heartache (unreleased cover)
Written byWilliam "Smokey" Robinson, Ronnie White, Warren "Pete" Moore, Bobby Rogers and Marv Tarplin
Performed byFlip City (1975)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions (1980, 1982, 1994)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions with Martin Belmont (without Steve, 1980)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions with Martin Belmont (1981)

First known performance:
November 30, 1975 London, England - Flip City performance
March 24,1980, Ayr, Scotland - first Elvis Costello & The Attractions performance
Last known performance:
August 9, 1982, Rochester Hills, MI - last full performance
September 22, 1994, Tokyo, Japan - snippet in medley with Watching The Detectives
     (16 known performances, 2 as a snippet)


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Recordings by other artists

 Artist  Year  Release  Links
Marvin Gaye  1966 Moods of Marvin Gaye AllMusicWikipedia
 The Butterfield Blues Band  1967 The Resurrection of Pigboy Crabshaw AllMusicWikipedia
The Plimsouls  1988 One Night in America AllMusicAmazon
Steve Marriott  1989 30 Seconds to Midnight AllMusicAmazon

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