I used to love her I used to love her once

"I Useta Lover"
I used to love her I used to love her once

Cassette sleeve

Single by The Saw Doctors
from the album If This Is Rock and Roll, I Want My Old Job Back
B-side"Captain Joe Fiddle's"
ReleasedJuly 28, 1990
StudioLoco Studio, Wales
Genre
  • Celtic rock
  • folk rock
LabelSolid Records
Songwriter(s)Davy Carton, Leo Moran, Paul Cunniffe
Producer(s)Phil Tennant
The Saw Doctors singles chronology
"N17"
(1989)
"I Useta Lover"
(1990)
"Presentation Boarder"
(1990)

"I Useta Lover" (, eye dialect of "I used to love her") is a 1990 song by Irish rock group The Saw Doctors.[1] It is the second single off the If This Is Rock and Roll, I Want My Old Job Back album. It stayed at the #1 position in the Irish chart for nine weeks and became one of the best-selling singles of all time in the country.[2] A similar clerically influenced[citation needed] message is seen in other Saw Doctors songs, notably "Bless Me Father" and "Tommy K".

The chorus of the song was originally taken from a song of the same name which was performed by Davy Carton's first band, Blaze X. The original song had been written by Paul Cunniffe. The Blaze X version of the song appears as a B-side on some versions of the single.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pope, Conor. "I Useta Love Her: How the song that rhymed Mass and ass became an Irish anthem". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  2. ^ "Saw Doctors – biggest selling single in Irish history – Irish Music Daily". Retrieved 2020-10-01.

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I have fallen for another she can make her own way home
And even if she asked me now I’d let her go alone
I useta see her up the chapel when she went to Sunday mass
And when she’d go to receive, I’d kneel down there
And watch her pass
The glory of her ass

I useta to love her, I useta love her once
A long, long time ago
I useta to love her, I useta love her once
A long long time ago
It’s gone , all my lovin’ is gone
It’s gone , all my lovin’ is gone

D’you remember her collecting for concern on Christmas eve
She was on a forty eight hour fast just water and black tea
I walked right up and made an ostentatious
Contribution
And I winked at her to tell her I’d seduce her in the future
When she’s feelin looser

I useta to love her, I useta love her once
A long, long time ago
I useta to love her, I useta love her once
A long long time ago
It’s gone , all my lovin’ is gone
It’s gone , all my lovin’ is gone

So now you know the truth of it she’s no longer my obsession
Though the thoughts and dreams i had of her would take six months in confession
See i met this young one Thursday night and she’s inta free expression
And her mission is to rid the world of this sinful repression
Then we had a session
It’s gone , long , long gone
I have fallen for another and she can make her own way home

I useta to love her, I useta love her once
A long, long time ago
I useta to love her, I useta love her once
A long long time ago
It’s gone , all my lovin’ is gone
It’s gone , all my lovin’ is gone

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I have fallen for another she can make her own way home    And even if she asked me now I’d let her go alone    I useta see her up the chapel when she went to Sunday mass    And when she’d go to receive, I’d kneel down there    And watch her pass    The glory of her ass       I useta to love her, I useta love her once    A long, long time ago    I useta to love her, I useta love her once    A long long time ago    It’s gone , all my lovin’ is gone    It’s gone , all my lovin’ is gone       D’you remember her collecting for concern on Christmas eve    She was on a forty eight hour fast just water and black tea    I walked right up and made an ostentatious    Contribution    And I winked at her to tell her I’d seduce her in the future    When she’s feelin looser       I useta to love her, I useta love her once    A long, long time ago    I useta to love her, I useta love her once    A long long time ago    It’s gone , all my lovin’ is gone    It’s gone , all my lovin’ is gone       So now you know the truth of it she’s no longer my obsession    Though the thoughts and dreams i had of her would take six months in confession    See i met this young one Thursday night and she’s inta free expression    And her mission is to rid the world of this sinful repression    Then we had a session    It’s gone , long , long gone    I have fallen for another and she can make her own way home      I useta to love her, I useta love her once    A long, long time ago    I useta to love her, I useta love her once    A long long time ago    It’s gone , all my lovin’ is gone    It’s gone , all my lovin’ is gone

What was the saw doctors biggest hit?

The Saw Doctors went from strength to strength when their second single 'I Useta Lover' spent nine weeks at Number One and became Ireland's best-selling single of all time, outselling U2 and Sinéad O'Connor.

What age are the saw doctors?

The median age of Saw Doctors is 46 years. This is higher than the all jobs average of 40 years. A large share of workers are aged 45 to 54 years.

Where are the saw doctors from?

Tuam, Ireland

Are the Saw Doctors still going?

Famed for their unrelenting energy, a Saw Doctors live show is still performed with as much passion as their legendary small-town gigs 30 years ago in Tuam and Galway.