7 Rooms Of Gloom

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Track 13 of Only The Strong Survive (Covers Vol. 1), 2022. Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, and Eddie Holland, 1967. Originally recorded by the Four Tops.

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Credits

• Only The Strong Survive (Covers Vol. 1) (2022)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals
  • Ron Aniello: drums, bass, guitar, piano, farfisa, vibes, organ
  • Dennis Collins: backing vocals
  • Barry Danielian: trumpet
  • Clark Gayton: trombone
  • Bill Holloman: tenor saxophone
  • Curtis King Jr.: backing vocals
  • Ed Manion: baritone saxophone
  • Curt Ramm: trumpet
  • Fonzi Thornton: backing vocals
  • Tom Timko: baritone saxophone

Snippets

^{Performed live 1 times as a snippet.}

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• 2022-12-09 Stone Hill Farm, Colts Neck, NJ

Released on Album

Released on Only The Strong Survive (Covers Vol. 1) (2022).

On The Tracks

7 ROOMS OF GLOOM

2:42

STRONGSURVIVE

Note: Written by Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, and Eddie Holland, and originally recorded by the Four Tops.

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^{Studio Sessions: Only The Strong Survive}

Lyrics

7 Rooms Of Gloom

(Seven rooms) I see a house, a house of stone
(Filled with gloom) A lonely house 'cause now you're gone
(Just seven rooms of gloom) Just seven rooms, that's all it is, seven rooms of gloom
(Filled with emptiness without your tenderness) I live with emptiness without your tenderness

You took the dream I had for us
And turned that dream into dust
I watch a phone that never rings
I watch a door that never rings
I need you back into my life
To turn this darkness into light
I'm all alone in this house
Turn this house into a home

I need your touch to comfort me
Your tender, tender arms that once held me

(Seven rooms) Without your love, your love inside
(Filled with gloom) This house is just a place to hide
(Just seven rooms of gloom) Seven rooms, that's all it is, seven rooms of gloom
(Filled with emptiness without your tenderness) Rooms of emptiness without your tenderness

Don't make me live from day to day
Watching a clock that ticks away
Another day, another way
Another reason for me to say
I need you here, here with me
I need you, darling, desperately
I'm all alone, all alone
In this house that's not a home

I miss your love I once had known
I miss your kiss that was my very, very own

(Seven rooms) Empty silence surrounds me
(Filled with gloom) These lonely walls they stare at me
(Just seven rooms of gloom) Just seven rooms, that's all it is, seven rooms of gloom
(Filled with emptiness without your tenderness) I live with emptiness without your tenderness

All the windows are painted black
I wait right here till you come back
I'll keep waiting, and waiting
'Til your face again I see

When are you coming back
When are you coming back
Oh when are you coming back
Tell me when are you
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