HOW 3 Guys Recorded 624 DIFFERENT Voices on This SURPRISE CLASSIC 1975 #1 Hit! | Professor of Rock

Coming up… a 70s classic that had 624 voices that originated from only 3 singers…. I’m Not In Love by 10CC. First of all the song came from an awkward conversation the songwriter had with his wife… she was upset that he didn’t say I love you often enough. He ended up turning that awkward conversation into arguably the greatest anti-love song ever. Then in the middle of the recording sessions, the band had an idea. it involved having a receptionist reciting some of the strangest lyrics ever. and it made this song a bonafide classic. the story of the yacht rock/soft rock classic I’m Not in Love by 10CC. Written by Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart. Later the team of Godley and Creme became award-winning music video directors. the story is next on Professor of Rock.
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It’s time for another episode of our series, #1 in Our Hearts where we break down a song that was so exquisite it should have been a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
You know... I appreciate all kinds of music… I love those simple songs with a catchy lyric, and a snappy melody, for all their carefree- lighthearted fun. I also love intricate songs, that provoke deep thought, or a sublime cinematic experience in the mind of the listener. Those unique songs create a different kind of stimulation altogether. The more esoteric, and extravagant songs can prove to be too abstract, going right over the heads of a mass-pop audience….
But, there are a few exceptions, where a complex song was crafted with such vividness and emotional resonance, that it transcended conventionalism and became a thrilling surprise hit. “I’m Not in Love” by 10cc is one of the most brilliant examples of how a song created for ‘art’s sake’ can connect with pop culture in a MAJOR way.
The story of “I’m Not in Love”- 10cc’s opulent opus, began in a very unglamorous way, at a common, humdrum dining table in England- back in 1974. Eric Stewart, co-founder & lead vocalist for 10cc, was having breakfast with his wife, Gloria. At that moment, the couple had been married for nine years. During the meal, Gloria turned to her husband and asked him…. ”why don’t you tell me you love me that much anymore?”
Eric pondered Gloria’s question for a moment, and then responded…”If I say that every day, the words will lose their meaning- won’t they?” “No, they won’t,” Gloria said.. and the couple suspended the topic. Eric would reflect back on the conversation with his wife a short time later when he prepared to write a love song to submit to his 3 friends that completed the quartet that called themselves.. 10cc.
10cc was an interesting blend of veteran British musicians that
merged together after stints with a wide variety of 60s British rock bands..

[@ProfessorofRock]

Poll: What is the GREATEST SONG PRODUCTION of the 70s?

[@user-xm7jy7dc8f]

Seasons of Wither. Aerosmith

[@stephenbrown4211]

Anything byELO

[@catherine6653]

Tiny Dancer with Paul Buckmaster's string arrangement.

[@Lam_3-22-23]

Last Train to London -ELO Aqua Boogie- Parliament

[@christineml1476]

Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody"

[@MrSeabad]

It’s a summer rainy night. I’m stranded at a movie theatre so I ask a girl I barely knew from my high school for a ride home. She drives me home with this mysterious song on the radio. Did I tell you it was pouring rain? Yada yada yada 36 years latter we’re still married, 2 grown kids and a new grandson. Thanks 10CC, you did great lads.

[@maguffintop2596]

Sweet!!

[@ediebegonia]

Great use of yada yada yada

[@MrSeabad]

Thanks.

[@Kemet09]

Love it when a plan comes together!!!

[@ediebegonia]

@@Kemet09 the late great Peppard

[@privatepilot4064]

I was in the Navy in 1975 and my high school sweetheart whom I was going to marry sent me a dear John letter. I was crushed and thoroughly heartbroken. I never wanted to have a long term relationship again. I was through with heartbreak. And I absolutely loved this song at the time. Well, my sister hooked me up with a friend of hers back home. I began writing and calling her on the phone, however, I kept telling myself that I would have a relationship with this girl but I would keep it at arm’s length. I didn’t want to get serious. Time passes as I write and call her. This girl really had a sincere liking for me even though we never met in person. I didn’t realize it at the time but I started loving her even before I met her. I kept listening to this song and telling myself that I’m not in love but I could see that the song was was about me. I went back home on leave and was only there with her for about a week before I asked her to marry me. We just celebrated our 47th anniversary. And this song had a HUGE part in that. Great video! It’s put a whole new perspective on the song.

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

Congratulations! I love happy endings ❤❤❤

[@Earth1218]

So many 70’s hits had this mystical/ethereal vibe that you just don’t get in music anymore. Songs like I’m not in Love, Miracles, Dream Weaver, The Year of the Cat, Rhiannon, Dreams, Strawberry Letter 23, etc… It was a unique and special time for music.

[@jameslumpkin3334]

You’ve got great taste in music. GodBless

[@kevinketcherside7510]

Fly like an eagle...Steve Miller band.

[@beverlywilliams7278]

YES! We had the best music EVER!!

[@jotacalvo]

Oh man, Miracles, Year of the Cat and Strawberry Letter 23, great choices. Couldn’t agree with you more.

[@dhpbear2]

"I'm Not in Love" is truly an AMAZING song. It sounds as fresh today as it did in 1975!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Amen to that! A classic!

[@universerover1]

Agree 💯

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It sounds as if it were recorded yesterday.

[@carlodave9]

Unfortunately, I was introduced to this great tune through the cheesy Jaws radio parody. Kinda ruined it for me for decades.

[@LordHasenpfeffer]

@@carlodave9We are here on the beach where a giant shark has just eaten a girl swimmer!

[@patschamps]

Billy Joel liked this song so much that, he used similar sound effects in “just the way you are”.

[@markmiwurdz2248]

The members of 10CC seemed to have used their entire recording studio as a musical instrument to record this song. Genius!!!

[@CowGirlKat8691]

This song always reminds me of a conversation a group of friends & I with an upper classman. One guy asked the guy who's house we were at why he still had a picture of his ex-girlfriend on his wall & he said it was hiding a nail hole on his wall. Well he went to the bathroom & the same guy got up & looked behind the photo & informed us there was no hole behind it. Later this song came out & several of us were listening to it on the radio & we all remembered that conversation & the no hole on the wall!

[@user-rr1zt5go4q]

What a great story ! Ah, the hide and seek of true romance !

[@spaceboy3101]

Ah, story for new lyrics about the guy who no longer loves his Ex but hangs her picture 2 hide a hole in the wall except there's no hole. Could be a bit cheesy so I could hear The Offspring or Eminem doing it.

[@marlonhinton2371]

I remember laying on my bed listening to this song through my Koss headphones staring at a Ghost Ship blacklight poster and thinking about a girl I had a huge crush on. Oh to be 13 again. I still love this song so much. I have passed on my musical tastes to my Daughter and have played this song for her countless times. Now she loves it as much as I do. This song is truly magical.

[@thomasadrian9854]

I still have my pair of Koss headphones from like ‘73 & also got a pair of Koss pro 4AA’s about 12 years ago… love ‘em….

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

How old is she?

[@genburke2656]

Yes it is. The very definition of a spell.

[@marcycarlson9361]

Koss headphones were great. I still have 2 pairs of Realistic/Koss headphones. Just replace the foam cushions every now and then.

[@mitchellbaker9434]

The thing I loved about this song, besides the different sound, was that it was obvious that the singer absolutely is in love the first time you hear it. The "be quiet, big boys don't cry" part fit into that. Crying, or telling someone you love them, falls into the same category.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Good observation! Love your comment!

[@mitchellbaker9434]

Cool! Godley and Creme took the 624 voices and turned it into about 624 faces in that video for Cry.@@ProfessorofRock

[@ProfessorofRock]

THat's right!@@mitchellbaker9434

[@scottcaldwell7480]

Ah yes, back when music groups still tried to create new sounds instead of merely repackaging the old ones.

[@paulendicott9151]

I thought it was a #1. Never tell them you love them, they then know you are hooked.

[@J1W5M7]

10cc's music was a kaleidoscope of songs masterfully produced. This song always swept me away into a dream like place with the hypnotic harmonies and the whispering girl. Should have been #1.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Great way of saying it!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

The whispering girl still haunts me to this day.

[@vinniecella4786]

This song was also the inspiration for Billy Joel's "just the way you are"even has the background vocals

[@catbutte4770]

"I'm Not In Love" is a dreamy, haunting song. I love listening to the story behind the song. All those voices, wow!

[@tedbecker4051]

How was that not a number 1 hit?! Some number 1 hits are forgettable 5 minutes later while some masterpieces like this song never reach #1, but continue to be played 50 years later. It's a travesty. "I'm Not in Love" became one of my favorite songs from the moment I first heard it. "I keep your pictures upon the wall. It hides a nasty stain that lying there" is one of my lines from a song. The 70s was such a great decade for music. Thanks for your episodes highlighting this music.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for watchingTED! I agree I absolutely should've been #1

[@pcno2832]

It was kept out of the top spot on the Billbord Hot 100 (July 26, 1975) by, you guessed it, "The Hustle" by Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony. I've always associated both songs with that summer.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Best song of 1975, period. There, I said it.

[@lepoetress]

I agree with Ted - I too, fell in love with the song the first time I heard it. It is such a beautiful, ethereal, relaxing song. Love this song!!!

[@thebarbecutioner6977]

​@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Wow, nice to hear from you again. I happen to agree with you. 10cc is a master talent with three world class songwriters, and seriously talented musicians.

[@guitarmike6757]

One of the greatest pop songs ever written no joke👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@davidniemi6553]

One factor you didn't mention -- Eric Stewart was badly injured in a horrific car accident in 1979, and by the time he recovered, the opportunity to do new tours as 10cc had passed. But among other work, Eric recorded several excellent songs later on with the Alan Parsons band in the 1990s.

[@RicoCosta317]

The most fascinating story of how a song was created I ever heard. Pure genius.

[@TalkingGIJoe]

One of the greatest songs of all time... period.

[@lonewolfrcs1331]

why do i know all these 70's great hits by heart and love singing them it is because the 70's was truly the best time for music and we can not leave out looking glass' brandy (you're a fine girl)

[@juliettewood2969]

OMG! I have always loved this song!

[@lonewolfrcs1331]

me to it always puts me in a better mood no matter what or how bad of a day i am having @@juliettewood2969

[@Bass_Playa_Two_Point.O]

One of my favorite songs for nearly 50 years.

[@kafkal2281]

First heard "I'm Not in Love" in 5th grade ('75). Not having yet experienced this type of love myself, it still moved me. The instrumental composition is one of the most ethereal I'd heard. And stands as a favorite to this day!

[@tglass0000]

What an amazing production. I’ll never listen to this song again without hearing the 624 voices. Extremely creative!

[@jdlrockford]

A friend who worked at a record store adamantly recommended this album. So I had The Original Soundtrack two days after it was released. I ended up having every 10cc album. I guess I’m a fan. Life is a Minestrone!

[@ImZiraTheFirst]

A brilliant song that still sounds incredible almost 50 years later. The sound is just so lush and dreamy. Probably on my top ten favorites of all time. Thank you for covering this masterpiece Professor! ❤️

[@daves3819]

Thanks for sharing this .... I never realized just how much effort and creativity went in to making this song.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for watching!

[@DrNothing23]

This has been one of my favorite songs for decades and I never knew this backstory. Thank You!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for watching!

[@edwardsimmons4195]

"I'm Not In Love"absolutely deserved to be a #1 hit, but if memory serves the Bee Gees song "Jive Talkin'" was holding that spot at the time, and in the summer of 1975 that song was everywhere.

[@blakeplissken2314]

The Professor has a cool story on that song too (Jive Talkin). Check it out.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I think “The Hustle” was at #1.

[@mikehaddrell8674]

Mama Mia and Dreamer were also fighting for chart position at the time

[@chuckeye7475]

The week 'I'm Not In Love' (INIL) jumped from #10 to #3 'Listen to What the Man Said' by Wings was #1 and 'The Hustle" was at #2. Next week 'The Hustle' was #1, INIL was at #2. Next week 'One Of These Nights" by Eagles hit #1 INIL again at #2. Then, for the third week in a row INIL by 10cc was at #2 while 'Jive Talkin''' jumped over it for #1. The next week INIL dropped to #11. Settled! (I did look it up). And yes, there was nothing else like it and I loooove it so!

[@chuckeye7475]

(My reply was cut off!) -- while 'Jive talkin' jumped over INIL for #1. The following week it dropped from #2 to #11. I love it and there still is nothing at all like it.

[@MyName-pl7zn]

Talking about getting a song right! This is one of those songs that hits me deep, the music sounds like it is crying over the deep pain of losing a relationship and denying that pain. you can hear all the work of these overlaying tracks of 3 weeks of recording, mesmerizing to be sure. You definitely hear this sound in Cry and Every Breath. Fantastic episode on one of my absolute favorite songs of all time. Nothing else feels like this song

[@universerover1]

Professor the fact you're covering this song, shows it's a timeless classic. Listened to this when i was a teen, on my AM radio.

[@DerekPower]

This is probably the one pop song where I can never tire of hearing and the one that can be seen as art long after any of us are gone.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Timeless.

[@fivestring65ify]

I love 10cc. What a great story behind this hit. I literally listen to these guys daily. One of the great 70s bands. Thanks for sharing.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for listening! What else would you like to see us cover from them?

[@adotintheshark4848]

they were the remnants of the group The Mind Benders ("Game Of Love")

[@fivestring65ify]

​@ProfessorofRock Dreadlock Holiday Good morning, Judge, and of course, The things we do for love. This was the first song I heard from them, and I was hooked.

[@actionsub]

@@adotintheshark4848 These guys had their fingers in the entire range of pop music over the course of the 60s.

[@aryehpeter1391]

@@ProfessorofRockI’m Mandy Fly Me” is my 2nd favorite 10CC song, and I’d love to see a Professor of Rock episode on that wonderful song!!! 🙏

[@catherine6653]

I'm Not In Love is a soft rock staple. Today is Phil Collins birthday. He wins the prize for anti love songs. I'm glad he is still with us. 😊

[@user-xm7jy7dc8f]

Ol bad attitude Phil 😅

[@ProfessorofRock]

I agree. I love Phil! He's the best!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

73 years old and still an absolute treasure. Happy birthday Phil!

[@catherine6653]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 I posted a few pictures of Phil Collins on my community page. I made sure they are happy photos.

[@khdur]

I'm not waxing nostalgic, YOU'RE WAXING NOSTALGIC!😉

[@deancooling3480]

I saw 10CC in concert in Sydney about 10 years ago. Their live version of 'I'm Not In Love' was a perfect reproduction of the studio album version. Completely filling the concert hall... Blew us all away.....far away!

[@jeremygenslinger4874]

It is the 1 and only Perfectly Engineered Masterpiece in music history.

[@christyhubbard8074]

I will NEVER tire of hearing this song!!!!! ❤

[@sariahut1]

This song is an absolute ethereal, dreamy masterpiece. It’s always been a favorite of mine.

[@carolthorson7854]

One of my all time fav songs, it will never go out of style, and yes, it should be number 1.

[@Synthetrix]

This song came out when I was in seventh grade, and I was immediately blown away by the production. It made me an instant fan of 10cc.

[@01FozzyS]

I loved this song back in the day. So nice to kick back to. Thanks for the whole history on it,Adam!

[@clbeswick8453]

This is a legendary sound that is etched in the collective memory of millions of people who appreciate real musical genius. And I learned something new from this brilliant documentary of 10CC's hit. I had no idea that Godley and Creme were part of the original band 😮. Thank you for another lesson in the love of music, Prof!

[@r.kellycoker9387]

The most sublime piece of music of the modern times. Exquisite. Chef's kiss!

[@jimpowers4676]

Undoubtedly the most interesting commentary about the making of a song I’ve ever listened to. It really brought out the genius behind a song that most people never realise is there.

[@bignoodle2265]

Once again I realize how much I don't know about music. I know what I like and I immerse myself in it. Music for me is like walking through a museum and admiring and enjoying what appeals to me. And now some one , professor of rock, just explained the brush strokes in the mona Lisa, or gosh, the cistine chapel. Much appreciated!!! And you've given me loads of cocktail talk!! Thanks again.

[@scottinman3004]

Adam, that was an exceptionally done segment! Amazing song and you made it even better. Thank you.

[@craigpierce7996]

The song was, is, and will remain an incredible breakout and creative song. I was swept up by the music when I first heard it. I somehow knew he was being facetious, but I was going through a tough (puppy love) break-up and chose to feel the song as it was lyrically written. The fact that people this young could write such a creative piece, let alone pull off the impossible with a tiny 3-track, I think he said, says volumes! There is NO DOUBT, there was magic in the air in the seventies musically. So many incredible and inspired young people! I'm proud to have shared the times and music with them... Oh and thank you, Prof of Rock, for bringing this great memory back!

[@tonybalinski2398]

Memories - maybe at 15 years old, awkwardly dancing a slow with a friend, holding her close, feeling her warmth and her hands on my shoulders, bending my head down, my nose close to her collar to breathe in her scent. The song was already a few years old, my sister had the single and I knew it by heart - had it in my heart. Thank you Clare, that was quite a moment. Why did it have to end? Final fade out, arms disengaged, bodies separated and awkward, slightly embarrassed thank you. Adolescence is so clumsy. Next up, Three Times a Lady by Lionel Richie. Catherine, would you care to dance with me?

[@christinetarquin3773]

I've been to many high school dances and sad to say I've been that Clare and I've been that Catherine. Many a missed opportunity.

[@user-xm7jy7dc8f]

I remember waking up from a long nap (sleepy headed brain waves) and hearing that song playing. The dreamy part where 'big boys don't cry'. Surreal experience.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

That part is just so eerie.

[@bonnielbailey]

I went most of life thinking the girl was saying “be poised and quiet”. I love this song.

[@therealstuffedzebra]

I thought she was saying “Be quiet, requesting quiet, requesting quiet.”

[@scarlett9327]

I thought she was saying “be quiet, stone quiet.”

[@Mick_Ts_Chick]

This song should be on one of those videos about misunderstood song lyrics! I saw one the other day and laughed so hard I almost fell off the couch!

[@meganpennicuik6558]

I thought it was big boys in choir😆

[@bettyparker3317]

Love love love having a record broken down and explained like this-kind of “how did they do it” in the detail it deserves. Thanks, Professor! 👍👍🙏🙏🙏

[@satelitejameson]

My father had a hits' cassette with many songs and this one was my favorite from that compilation. Such a magic song, very dreamy sound. Good video, and good t-shirt design.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for listening! What would you like to see next?

[@satelitejameson]

@@ProfessorofRock Well, as you ask..., there is a 70's song from a folk band that, incredibily, sound not like a folk song but just like a 80's pop hit, I'm talking of Comus' "So long supernova". I will appreciate if only a little comment about that strange case (as it seems to me). Thanks

[@tnrodgers]

Such creative production to get the exact sound. Excellent back story Adam!

[@gregwasserman2635]

I think I was 7 when this song came out. Though not exactly what I would listen to a few years later, but I instantly liked it back then. I actually liked the female voice whispering. "Amospheric" is a great way to describe it. "Ethereal" is the vibe I would give it. You won't hear this today. Artists rarely experiment with sound and technique. It's too bad. I think it is the reason 70s music was si good!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for your take Greg!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It sounds like it came from another planet!

[@soniatorres6807]

One of my favorite of your episodes! Thank you!

[@shemanic1]

You are so right, the many layers make this a song you can listen to again & again. "Cry" also falls into that group.

[@Sherwoody]

Every song has a story. Thanks for bringing this one.

[@ProfessorofRock]

You're welcome! Thanks for listening!

[@christineml1476]

Thanks for the backstory Prof. I always wondered about it these lyrics, the I love you/I hate you back and forth post breakup vibe. It's hypnotic and heartbreaking at the same time.

[@ProfessorofRock]

For sure. Such a great song!

[@roberthickerty390]

That was an incredible breakdown of a great song. I am constantly amazed at the innovativeness of these bands and this was one of the greatest. Thank you Professor.

[@Robothut]

Amazing song back then and now. Something so special about it.

[@chrisdepoy3370]

Absolutely awesome Professor!! One thing that might not have been covered: the drum beat is a steady heartbeat.

[@richardmorgan9273]

"I'm Not in Love" doesn't fit into any genre, so it's truly timeless. 10cc's output was truly diverse - they had 3 No.1 hits here in the UK - "Rubber Bullets", "I'm Not in Love", and "Dreadlock Holiday, all completely different. I believe "Rubber Bullets was banned for a while on some radio stations who thought it was a political statement about Northern Ireland, but it was just a song - there might be a story for the Professor here!

[@kerryswink1676]

Absolutely one of the best love songs ever produced. Thank you for making this video.

[@mazterford]

Im in love with this song,and hearing the story behind it was mesmerezing to me…that Cathy’s whisper,oh man,she is a goddess! Thanx prof for featuring this song..

[@timothyrenar5498]

10cc's I'm Not In Love is probably one of the most nostalgic song's ever recorded and performed by a band although another good one would be Miracles by Jefferson Starship which came out the same year.

[@16Elless]

Absolutely one of the best songs of the ‘70s if not all time. Completely timeless. Loved 10cc then & still do.

[@brookswade5774]

Once again, an amazing time to grow up. I loved this song and their follow up hit as well.

[@jhillst]

My favorite part of this song is the ending, when the volume levels of all the looped vocal tracks are slowly raised to the max, completely enveloping your senses with ethereal voices. Sadly, most radio stations fade the song out before it gets to this point. The first time I heard the full-length album version, that closing section just blew me away and left me speechless.

[@lindamcfarland9656]

Once again, Professor, you've changed my mind about a song 😊. I hated I'm Not In Love for most of my life up until a few years ago. I had completely misunderstood the intent of the lyrics and I took them literally. I assumed it was a real narcissistic jerk who was letting someone down harshly. I seriously dismissed it as a kid and that idea was cemented in my brain. I finally re-listened to it when Guardians of the Galaxy came out and realized I was probably coming to the wrong conclusion about the lyrics 😏. I'm glad to see that I'd finally gotten it right. I also had no idea about the music. Your presentation here now means I'm about to pop in the headphones and take a deep dive on this song 🎶 😊.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Awesome to hear! Thanks for watching

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I know! I was like, the song is called I’m Not in Love so why is he singing that he is in love?

[@bartbluemusic]

LOVE this song! One of my favorites from its time. Glad to see a video on it ... well done! :)

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks so much! Good to see you Bart!

[@bartbluemusic]

@@ProfessorofRock - Thx Adam! Appreciate that. :)

[@cyberherbalist]

This was a super video describing the process of producing the song. It made me like the song even more. Thanks, PoR!

[@Polyphemus47]

HOW I love these guys! I've rabidly sought out everything I could find by them individually and collectively since I first became aware of them.

[@waynevia6976]

One of my favorite songs of the 1970's 10CC are a great group. I'm not in love it's a great song from 1974.

[@ProfessorofRock]

For sure. Thanks Wayne!

[@actionsub]

And the deep cuts from "The Original Soundtrack" and "How Dare You" albums could have been classics in their own right! For instance, "Don't Hang Up" is almost a mini-movie chronicling a breakup. "Wall Street Shuffle" is as relevant today as it was then!

[@barrysmith8920]

Professor.. Here is my best compliment for you: Your timely and incredibly informative and entertaining stories give me similar excitement and anticipation that I had watching Saturday morning cartoons!! 🤪🙏🏼❤️🥳🥳🥳

[@ProfessorofRock]

Wow, thank you! That's a HIGH compliment!

[@barrysmith8920]

@@ProfessorofRock Yes! Right up there with Christmas morning and Halloween trick r treating!!

[@paulmarynissen]

I love putting on a pair of Nuraphone headphones, laying down in total darkness and listening to this song. The depth of the sound stage and stereo separation is incredible. The bass guitar section almost feels like you could reach out and feel it. The fade out sparkles and fades. I first heard this song when I was five years old when it was released and I have loved it ever since.

[@kelf114]

I was nine when this came out. Thanks to the way I was raised, I was already long in love with a lot of music. This song hit me the first time I heard it on the radio.. It was absolutely beautiful. I was in the back seat of my mom's station wagon. It was a gray, rainy afternoon. This song just seemed to reverberate so well through the car, and with the rain..... No matter when I hear it, it's always a rainy afternoon when it plays, and it feels like I'm drifting off on all those voices. ♥️

[@RockPolitics]

I knew it was 10CC when I read the title. The lyrics are great - it's a guy doing what is known as "whistling past the graveyard". Putting a brave face on in the presence of something you're afraid of.

[@froggycroaked1603]

Thank you for diving deep, behind the vinyl.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for listening

[@barbaraburgoyne8359]

Eric Stewart and his wife have been married a long time, so it must have been an awakening for him! I can still see him singing Groovy Kind Of Love ❤️

[@dalepollock9361]

Really like the content and the deep dives to some of the best tunes of all times. The backgrounds and stories always like to know how it was recorded. Thank you again Professor

[@rosiemccormick498]

I didn't know Godley & Creme were in 10cc. Learned something new today...Thx Professor!

[@ProfessorofRock]

You bet! Aren't they amazing!

[@rosiemccormick498]

Yes! I remember when Godley & Creme were nominated for I believe an MTV music award...'86 maybe. Cry is a great song!

[@nordan00]

@@rosiemccormick498Great in that Miami Vice episode with Ted Nugent!

[@marktait2371]

​@@rosiemccormick498yes i have the 45 single

[@marktait2371]

yes true i have the 45 single 86 bside a minor hit but forget the song

[@stephenlassiter7089]

I gotta say I will never hear this song the same way. I usually fast forward to find out what song you’re talking about. This one held my attention to the end. Great job Professor.

[@wrinkledm]

Thanks for doing this song... its always been one of my favs...

[@Glenrsi]

Love the song and 10cc. A must to play in my DJ Disco days.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool. Where did you DJ?

[@Glenrsi]

@@ProfessorofRock : Those days i was in South Africa.

[@marc_leblanc]

My intro to 10cc was 'The Things We Do For Love'. From then on, they've grown to be one of my favorite bands from that era. They really don't get talked about enough. Very underrated.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Great song for sure!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

That’s another good one!

[@beverlypeaches960]

I was 10 years old (i'll be 60 later this year) it was the end of the summer and i was visiting with my mom in florida and had to go back home to my father who lived in new jersey. i did not want to leave (since i was born in florida and had lived there for the first seven years of my life with my mom). I remember waking up and hearing this song. It captured the mood i was in with it's eerie sound. I was laying in bed feeling horrible. Then the unforgettable part of "be quiet, big boys don't cry" came on and i just burst out crying but at the same time trying to be a big boy and not cry. That song has stuck with me ever since. Great vid Professor of Rock, thanks for posting 😉

[@nicholasperry2380]

Fantastic episode Professor. A song with many happy memories and finally I know how it was done. Incredible for 1975, even today it would be a heck of an achievement.

[@acordesverdes]

This song is a masterpiece. There is a video on the youtube, where they, the musicians of the band 10 CC, show all the process they had to endure to create this great song. I was watching an interview with musician and producer Trevor Horn, and he said that every time they are in a studio recording, they encounter problems most of the time, which makes the musicians quit the song, give up, due to difficulties in recording their song. Then Trevor calls the people, then he plays I'm Not In Love, and he explains to the musicians how that song was created. They realize that their problem is nothing, if 10 CC created that song, they immediately consider their need to go back into the studio, with the understanding that they could fix their problems and finish recording their song. 10 CC made the impossible, and created this song which I love very much and I never get tired of hearing. Joe, in Brazil

[@c.e.anderson558]

They had just bought a recording studio and were trying to see how many rhythm tracks they could squeeze onto their mutti track. The result was Neanderthal Man. Never ment for outside ears but their manager heard it and flipped out.

[@c.e.anderson558]

They had just bought a recording studio and were trying to see how many rhythm tracks they could squeeze onto their mutti track. The result was Neanderthal Man. Never ment for outside ears but their manager heard it and flipped out.

[@c.e.anderson558]

They had just bought a recording studio and were trying to see how many rhythm tracks they could squeeze onto their mutti track. The result was Neanderthal Man. Never ment for outside ears but their manager heard it and flipped out.

[@c.e.anderson558]

They had just bought a recording studio and were trying to see how many rhythm tracks they could squeeze onto their mutti track. The result was Neanderthal Man. Never ment for outside ears but their manager heard it and flipped out.

[@c.e.anderson558]

They had just bought a recording studio and were trying to see how many rhythm tracks they could squeeze onto their mutti track. The result was Neanderthal Man. Never ment for outside ears but their manager heard it and flipped out.

[@thetitleisours1]

When I was young I was always intrigued when this song came on the radio. Not for the lyrics, which I did not understand but that incredible atmospheric melody. I used to sleep with the radio on and I remember this song entering into my dreams. So moving. Have not watched the video yet, but I always wondered where the name of the band came from

[@jeffalbillar7625]

I've had your experience with a few songs myself. Appreciate the comment

[@thetitleisours1]

​@@jeffalbillar7625 Glad to know I was not the only one :)

[@markmiwurdz2248]

@thetitleisours1. With regard to 10CC as the name of the band. Apparently it was based on a “tongue in cheek” comment as to the amount of semen that the average man produces in his lifetime. Stay safe and well.

[@stephenbailey8476]

10 CCs is the average amount in an ejaculation

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I’m sure it has put a lot of people to sleep.

[@rockahbilly76]

Very innovative and "Beatles-esk" in its production. Nearly 50 years old and still an intriguing tune.

[@richsadowsky8580]

a brilliant song. As others have said, it was obvious that the singer was deeply in love. The vocal layers are nothing short of genius.

[@rogerdeahl9629]

❤🎉❤🎉 Every time I heard this song, I thought they said "Big Boys Don't Cwai". C-W-Y. I was deaf even back then. 😅😅 Thanks for this deep dive, Professor. Awesome stuff.

[@user-xm7jy7dc8f]

Roger the Dodger

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

OMG! 😂

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

I met this woman who sang on this song. 🎵 She was a swell looker!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Was Ms. Redfern a nice lady?

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Quite so. My eldest daughter saw 👀 her and afterwards I told her who she was while listening to the song 🎵

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

@@constipatedinsincity4424 Is she still alive? Do you know?

[@lancenorton1117]

To a teenager back in those days one of the defining moments for listening to this song was that at the same time there were Promo Commercials for Jaws on the TV. Makes it so easy to remember when this song was a Top Hit.

[@jessedorsettii9988]

It brings me back to when I was 5 years old when this came out. I remember stuff when I was 2, so yeah, at 5 I was very much aware. I listened to the radio all the time when riding in the car with my mom, dad, aunt, grandpa and they always had KHJ or some other AM radio pop station or even FM in L.A. county where I was raised. Vivid memories and this song will bring me back to an innocent time, not only for me personally, but for a nation that was still actually living in Happy Days.

[@Perfect_Vth]

Slight error, Adam. Godley & Creme split from 10cc in 1976, and were not on the Album Deceptive Bends from which The Things We Do For Love (and another UK hit, Good Morning Judge) was taken. Dreadlock Holiday was from the album Bloody Tourists, again with only Stewart/Gouldman from the original lineup.

[@Pp7450-n5u]

Ok professor, gotta know. Just how many ‘concert’ T-shirts do you have???

[@Sherwoody]

All of them.

[@Jims_Camera_at_dawn]

More than most?

[@briansnow9865]

Must be awesome to buy such cool things and be able to use them all as a tax deduction.

[@toonswap8511]

This song was the earliest version I can remember of songs I used to think of as 'magic'. Floating, wandering songs like Sailing, Drive, Somebody, We Belong, Slave To Love, and Wolrds Away that would transport you to another world.

[@philtullos3823]

Hey, Professor. This is a great one! Fascinating to learn how they went about layering all those vocal tracks in. 👍👍

[@bishdizzle67]

I'm thinking Enya took a cue from 10CC and went on to create her career.

[@reshpeck]

Hundreds of vocal layers, yeah. But did 10cc ever record their vocals in an actual medieval castle?

[@ProfessorofRock]

So true!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Ha ha!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I do hear a little bit of them in her music.

[@Whisper_292]

I hated this song growing up because I didn't get it. When it showed up in Guardians of the Galaxy, I heard it differently. 624 voices is amazing.

[@ChrisOsborne-pr1iy]

as someone from the uk born in 1960, this song is a major part of the soundtrack of my life!!!!

[@ljybrooks118]

Haunting beautiful! I was 14 years old in 1975, my older brother had a stereo system in his bedroom. He would play the radio during the night loud enough where I could also listen. I remember hearing this song for the first time late into the night (or early into the morning, lol) and yes it was so hauntingly beautiful. Especially at the “be quiet, big boys don’t cry” part! I love the story, thank you!!!