Cruel To Be Kind

I have a lot of things to do tonight so I'll make this quick. Today's song of the day is Nick Lowe's 1979, "Cruel To Be Kind." It was his best and only known hit to reach the top 40 billboard. The song would later be covered in 90s by Letters For Cleo for the film 10 Things I Hate About You.



Fun Fact: 10 Things I Hate About You is a modernized version of William Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew. The title "Cruel to be Kind" is often contributed to another Shakespeare character, Hamlet.

Here's today lyrics of the day.

"You say you've got to be... Cruel to be kind in the right measure. Cruel to be a Kind it's a very good sign." - Nick Lowe



And here's the Letters For Cleo version



This has been Ian K. Feldman speaking words of wisdom