Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin' - Journey (1979) 8/15/22

Today's "Great Song of 1979" is autobiographical...and painful.

"Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin" by Journey was written by lead singer Steve Perry after he watched his girlfriend at the time get out of a Corvette and give the driver a long, passionate kiss.

Ouch.

It certainly explains the opening lyric: "You make me weep, I wanna die." Steve has also explained that all the "na-nas" in the song meant that he "had no words left" to describe the pain.

But he got revenge (of sorts) when the song was released as a single from the album "Evolution."

Although Journey was already a popular band, "Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin' became their first Top 20 hit, reaching #16 on the Hot 100. Take THAT, ex girlfriend!

Note: The song was performed by the "Glee" cast on their pilot episode, which gave the song a nice bump in popularity.

"Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin" by Journey: A case of "No Pain, No Gain," but better yet, a "Great Song of 1979!"

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