Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

Released: June 1, 1988

Songwriter: Kenny Laguna Joan Jett

Producer: Joan Jett

[Verse 1]
Hey, you must obey
While you will bleed, you know I need to get my way
So now, you listen up
You are my pup, I'll beat you up in every way

[Verse 2]
And when I speak to you
You answer true or I will make you black and blue
I love to make you wait, you take the bait
I know you hate and love me too

[Chorus]
We are not to blame
For seeing love is pain
And we are not ashamed
To say that love is pain
And we'll do it agai-ain
You know it, oww!

[Verse 3]
I know you're not afraid
'Cause when you stayed, you knew you made the final show
So now, you must submit
I'll never quit, to you
Admit you'll never go

[Chorus]
We are not to blame
For seeing love is pain
And we are not ashamed
To say that love is pain!

[Outro]
We are not ashamed
We are not ashamed
We are not ashamed
We are not ashamed
To say that love is pain
And we'll do it agai-ain
You know it, oww!
Um-hum
Woo-hoo!

After splitting with The Runaways, and releasing her first solo album, Joan Jett placed an ad in LA Weekly looking for bandmates. Gary Ryan, Eric Ambel, and Danny “Furious” O'Brien joined her, creating the orginial Blackhearts lineup.

After their initial tour though, O'Brien was replaced with Lee Crystal.

Early on, keeping the band afloat was not easy. Joan and producer Kenny Laguna struggled, sometimes selling copies of albums from the trunk of his car. Eventually unable to keep up with the demand for Joan Jett’s album, they signed with Boardwalk Records.

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