Comments on: Bonnie Raitt: I Can’t Make You Love Me

By: Good Listening: Bruce Hornsby - Cleveland Music Hall - 11/20/93

Good Listening: Bruce Hornsby - Cleveland Music Hall - 11/20/93 — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 09:08:03 +0000

[...] – Check out this excellent post about Bonnie Raitt and “I Can’t Make You Love Me at [...]

By: Tracy

Tracy — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:29:31 +0000

LOVE this song!! I love Bonnie’s version best of course but they are all nice! :) Thank you for sharing.

By: CindyG

CindyG — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:35:49 +0000

I think the “Lee Brothers” are watching way too much Oprah with all of this talk about “giving up your power”! :)

Great song, great singer (Raitt)!! I’m diggin’ the Neal Schon version!! The mood of his guitar is just the same as the lyrics!!

I think George Michael is a great singer, but wouldn’t it have been funny if he busted into “Wake Me UP before you Go Go?”

By: jsunu

jsunu — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:12:19 +0000

love this song…gotta be one of the best/saddest love songs ever! thanks for bringing me back to a classic!

By: KAP

KAP — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:46:18 +0000

It really is one of the heartbreakiest (love that word btw) songs, isn’t it? I really enjoyed reading this article and hearing all the different versions. Denison’s & Neal’s are probably my favorites of the covers. Thanks.

By: Bart Wang

Bart Wang — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:37:22 +0000

I had no interest in Bonnie Raitt until I heard Denison’s cover. My friend, Fred, told me that Bonnie’s version is killer. Thanks for reminding me to check it out.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:33:19 +0000

Oh, I love this song. As others have said, Bonnie’s version is by far the best. But then again, I love her voice. Thanks for the background info on the song. I didn’t know it was written by Mike Reid. He has an interesting background – Football player for Penn State and professionally for the Bengals. He then, obviously, had a successful songwriting career along with a few hits as a singer in country music including the number one song “Walk on Faith” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7ChvRA6vXc

By: freesue

freesue — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:42:33 +0000

I love Bonnie Raitt. I fell in love with her when I heard her album titled “Give It Up” out in 1972 I think. The title track “Give It Up or Let Me Go” kicks ass as well as “Love Me Like A Man” There is also her take on “Love Has No Pride” that is a real tear-jerker. She is such a talent. GREAT slide guitar player and her voice is awesome. She can sing most any type of music but I personally perfer her more bluesy stuff. I haven’t listened to her lately. Guess I need to re-visit huh?

By: pmc

pmc — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:56:25 +0000

A song and performance like this makes you believe in music again.

By: connie

connie — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:26:56 +0000

bonnie is THE WOMAN!!! other renditions are interesting, but, as others have said, NO ONE can do it like bonnie!! she is AWESOME in concert, i might add :-)