For My Sunday Song #353, we are going to discuss the ballad “Always Be Mine” off Aldo Nova’s second album ‘Subject…Aldo Nova’…but I just call it ‘Subject’. The album was released on September 30, 1983 and was a very loose concept with a whole apocalyptic vision of the world. This was the 2nd single off the album but didn’t even make the Hot 100 in the U.S. which it should as this is one of the great ballads of the decade in my book. The album didn’t get a ton of press but it did eventually go Gold about 11 years after it’s release.

The song is about a breakup. A very hard break up of two people that still love each other, but they’ve played so many games, shed so many tears that it probably should be over. The guy in the song still loves her and in his heart, she’ll always be his. He is pleading with her to give it another shot, to stop the games, stop wearing the masks and just talk heart to heart and work things out. It is a little heartbreaking at times.

Musically, the song is beautifully done with Aldo on keyboards, guitars and vocals. Aldo likes to do a lot of the stuff himself. It starts off with an electronic drum beat that is followed by the keyboards…a lot of keyboards. But there is a tenderness to it all and the music has such great melody and the guitar playing…man Aldo can certainly play guitar. He is highly underrated. Aldo’s vocals pull at the heartstrings as he conveys all the love and pain the guy is feeling as he tries to win his girl back. The song sounds like the 80’s, but you know, it still works for me and is still as powerful today as it was when I first heard it back in 1983…40 years ago…damn…I’m getting old.

Give the song a listen and let me know what you think. I see Aldo as an underrated artist who should have been more than his one hit wonder status with “Fantasy”. Am I wrong? Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful and Happy Sunday!!

“Always Be Mine”

Let’s talk it over now
We both have a lot to say
Let’s get it over now
We can’t let it go this way

We’ve shed our tears, we’ve played our parts
We’ve had our fears and broken hearts
But now it’s time to stop this game
This foolish masquerade

It’s just a game we play
We look at love through eyes so blind
So don’t give your love away
‘Cause in my heart you’ll always be mine

So think it over now
‘Cause you would be a fool to say
That it’s over now
And we’ll both turn and walk away

We play the games that lovers play
We wear our masks in false charades
We roll the dice then turn away
But now it’s time we said

It’s just a game we play
We look at love through eyes so blind
So don’t give your love away
‘Cause in my heart you’ll always be mine
Baby, you’ll always be mine

But it’s just a game we play
We look at love through eyes so blind
So don’t give your love away
‘Cause in my heart you’ll always be mine

So don’t go play the fools game
Baby, you’ll always be mine
And don’t go play the fool, baby
Baby, you’ll always be mine
And don’t go play the fool, baby
Baby, you’ll always be mine

‘Cause you know I love you, baby
Baby, you’ll always be mine
Baby, baby, baby
Baby, you’ll always be mine

Written by Aldo Nova