It's no surprise to anyone that a song is about regretting mistakes made in a relationship.
Songs talk about life, and feelings, of any kind, are the most important thing in our daily lives.
How many love stories end every day in the world? And how many newly singles live with regrets in the aftermath?
It's happened to everyone... or almost everyone.
Which is why even a tearjerker has its reason, and every now and then it's nice to listen to it again.
Do you remember Jim Diamond?
I admit I hadn't listened to him in a while; then, today, while having lunch, I heard him on the radio and immediately thought I'd write a post.
Jim Diamond was a Scottish artist. I speak in the past tense because, sadly, he passed away in 2015 at just 64 years old.
Although his most successful years were the 1980s, Jim Diamond joined his first band, The Method, in the 1960s, at just 15 years old.
The following year, he joined a band called Jade, where he remained for about three years.
Jade performed at various English clubs and supported British rock band The Move on their 1969 tour in Scotland.
In 1970, blues musician Alexis Korner hired Diamond for his band.
In 1976, it was Jim Diamond's turn to form a band, Bandit, which, despite landing a record deal, failed to sell and disbanded after just over two years.
The artist then sang for a Japanese band, founded Slick Diamond, and wrote soundtracks and songs for other artists.
In short, success may have been lacking, but there's no denying that Jim Diamond was an artist.
And it's undeniable that such a wealth of experience sooner or later yields more concrete results.
In 1981, Jim Diamond formed PhD and achieved worldwide fame with the song I Won't Let You Down.
The band lasted just a handful of years, but its fame allowed Diamond to land a solo recording contract soon after its dissolution.
And here we are, the tear-jerking song I mentioned at the beginning of this post.
I Should Have Known Better, a single from the album Double Crossed, was released in late October 1984 and was an instant hit.
In the UK, the song reached number one on the singles charts. The top spot lasted only a week, but it was ousted by a song that made history: the super ballad The Power of Love by Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
A curiosity about Jim Diamond: while his song was climbing the charts, he publicly asked his fans to purchase Do They Know It's Christmas, the Band Aid charity single released in December 1984, as an alternative.
A true Lord.
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