Red, red wine
Goes to my head
Makes me forget that I
Still need her so
Red, red wine
It's up to you
All I can do I've done
Memories won't go
Memories won't go
I'd have sworn
That with time
Thoughts of you
Would leave my head
I was wrong
Now I find
Just one thing makes me forget
Red, red wine
Stay close to me
Don't let me be alone
It's tearin' apart
My blue, blue heart
I'd have sworn
That with time
Thoughts of you
Would leave my head
I was wrong
Now I find
Just one thing makes me forget
Red, red wine
Stay close to me
Don't let me be alone
It's tearin' apart
My blue, blue heart
(Rap / (Background Lyrics):)
Red red wine, you make me feel so fine,
You keep me rockin' all of the time
Red red wine, you make me feel so grand,
I feel a million dollar when you're just in my hand
Red red wine, you make me feel so sad,
Any time I see you go, it make me feel bad
Red red wine, you make me feel so fine,
Monkey pack him Rizla pon the sweet Dep line (Dep International Studios, where UB40 recorded)
(Red red wine...)
Red red wine, you give me whole heap of zing
whole heap of zing, you make me do my own thing
(It's up to you...)
Red red wine, you really know how fi love
Your kind of lovin' like a blessing from above
Red red wine, I loved you right from the start,
Right from the start, with all of my heart
Red red wine in an eighties style
Red red wine in a modern beat style
Yeah
(I'd have sworn...)
Give me a little time, help me clear up my mind
(That with time...)
Give me a little time, help me clear up my mind
(Thoughts of you would leave my head...)
Give me red wine, the kind make me feel fine
You make me feel fine all of the time
Red red wine, you make me feel so fine
Monkey pack him Rizla pon the sweet Dep line
The line broke, the monkey get choked,
burn bad ganja pon his little rowing boat
(Red red wine...)
Red red wine, I'm gonna hold on to you,
Hold on to you 'cause I know your love true
(Stay close to me...)
Red red wine, I'm gonna love you till I die,
Love you till I die, and that's no lie
(Don't let me be alone...)
Red red wine, can't get you off my mind
Wherever you may be,
(It's tearin' apart...)
I'll surely find,
I'll surely find. Make no fuss
(my blue, blue heart...)
Just stick with us
(I'd have sworn...)
Give me a little time, help me clear up my mind
(That with time...)
Give me a little time, help me clear up my mind
(Thoughts of you would leave my head...)
Give me red wine, the kind make me feel fine
You make me feel fine all of the time
Red red wine, you make me feel so fine
Monkey pack him Rizla pon the sweet Dep line
The line broke, the monkey get choked,
burn bad ganja pon his little rowing boat
(Red red wine...)
Red red wine, you really know how fi love
Your kind of lovin' like a blessing from above
(Stay close to me...)
Red red wine, I loved you right from the start,
Right from the start, with all of my heart
(Don't let me be alone...)
Red red wine, you give me whole heap of zing
whole heap of zing, you make me do my own thing
Red red wine in an eighties style
Red red wine in a modern beat style
Yeah
Red red wine, you make me feel so fine,
You keep me rockin' all of the time
(Red red wine...)
Red red wine, you make me feel so grand,
I feel a million dollar when you're just in my hand
(Stay close to me...)
Red red wine, you make me feel so sad,
Any time I see you go, it make me feel bad
(Don't let me be alone...)
Red red wine, you make me feel so fine,
Monkey pack him Rizla pon the sweet Dep line
(fade to end)
About This Song
"Red Red Wine" is a melancholic reggae-pop ballad about using alcohol to cope with heartbreak and the inability to move on from a lost love. The lyrics reveal a narrator who turns to wine as emotional anesthesia, desperately seeking to numb memories of someone who still haunts his thoughts despite his efforts to forget. UB40's distinctive British reggae style, featuring laid-back rhythms, melodic basslines, and Neil Campbell's plaintive vocals, transforms what could have been a simple drinking song into a deeply emotional confession of vulnerability. The song's universal theme of seeking escape from pain, combined with its accessible reggae-influenced sound, helped it become one of UB40's biggest international hits and a defining track of 1980s pop-reggae fusion. The repeated plea for the wine to "stay close to me" emphasizes the narrator's profound loneliness and his reliance on alcohol as his only companion in heartbreak.
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