Words & Music:
Ben Weisman
Sid Wayne
How can you lose what you never had
I tell myself when I'm feeling sad
You don't have the right to cry
You believed your own lie
It's your fault because
You thought that she was yours
Think it over once, think it over twice
I wish I could take my own advice
I know I should be glad, why does it hurt so bad
How can you lose what you never had
You don't have the right to cry
You believed your own lie
It's your fault because
You thought that she was yours
Think it over once, think it over twice
I wish I could take my own advice
I know I should be glad, why does it hurt so bad
How can you lose what you never had
How can you lose what you never had
Recordingdate: 1967/02/21, first released on: Clambake (album)
Musicians
Musicians who contributed to the first recording of How Can You Lose What You Never Had:
(guitar)
(guitar)
(guitar)
(steel guitar)
(bass)
(drums)
(drums)
(piano)
(piano)
(harmonica)
(vocals)
(vocals)
(vocals)
(vocals)
(vocals)
(sax)
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An average tune,not bad for the time period(better than some Clambake songs).
Perhaps not one of Elvis' better soundtrack recordings but it has it's moments.
It's an ok song,but I prefer "Clambake" .But the film sucks.
I always thought Elvis sounded a little flat on this but it's an ok movie tune, quite catchy really.
Not a great song but I like it, it´s lightyears better than some of the songs from this horrible film, like Confidence.
Kind of enjoyable fluff. It's kind of a country/pop song--not as good as "Just Call Me Lonesome" but still not bad and in the same vein. And indeed, a highlight compared to Confidence and Hey Hey Hey.
OK I suppose, not a track I would play though or indeed an album, except for the bonus songs
Did Elvis sound tired, bored or flat on this or just not into it? It always seemed that way to me. Its not a bad song though, miles above most of the LP (film songs).
It's okay, but nothing special. I can enjoy it when I listen.
Elvis sounds tired on it, but I really liked the song. T'was different to the other stuff. Would have been a good one every once a while in a concert later...
An interesting tune recorded for, but not included in the movie "Clambake". The song did appear on the soundtrack LP as a bonus track and it is much better than some of his movie songs (example "Hey, Hey, Hey"). Elvis does not sound as into this song as he normally got into even the fluffiest of songs, but the song still has a nice bluesy/country sound to it. The movie was decent as Elvis' costars Bill Bixby and Shelly Fabares help make it enjoyable and the LP is very good minus one or two songs from the movie.
I do like it! Especially the take we find in Collectors Gold where I first found it. The "duet" Elvis have with the piano in the final part of the song, "Think it over once, think it over twice..." is very very good. Times were finaly changing.
the film is horrible, but this song is rather nice
Bad film (terrible acting), bad soundtrack, and this one would have been the best of the lot had it been in the film! Although I agree Elvis sounds tired, bored and somewhat flat.
Way below what a good Elvis song was all about, but the best of the Clambake songs for sure. A very sorry soundtrack. I never listen to it.
Elvis does not sound good on this recording. It feels like he was tired and did not want to sing the song. The movie Clambake was significant step back from the previous racing movie 'Spinout'. I do like Shelley Fabares very much though.
This song always finds its way on to my film compilations. I like the laid back treatment and the bluesy feel about the whole production. To me he doesn't sound tired, just rolling along in cruise control.
Nice organ intro and again the wonderful Charlie McCoy on harmonica, which gives this track a bluesy feel. Apart from You don't know me, the best song from Clambake.
I've always liked this movie song and it's a much better song than many of Elvis' other 1960's movie songs.
Strange as i may be, but many of the best so called movie songs of the later soundtracks were not included in the film. This one is maybe the least "bad" one from the Clambake soundtrack. I'm glad they didn't include the movie version of You Don't Know Me on the album, but used the studio version. Elvis does not sound very into it, but it comes off at least acceptable imo! That's the best I can say about it!
I like it a lot. I like ALL of side two from the Clambake LP and two from side one. More than I can say about most of the soundtracks.