That opening moment is like a punch in the gut. What an intense song! A dramatic first 15 seconds, very intense and focused, then hurricane Janis roars in with the 'come on' vocals before taking it down into the first verse. But soon her intensity is back up and she is screaming out pain and suffering at the hands of the man she loves with abandon, but he treats her like crap. She's like, 'fine, keep crushing my heart if it makes you feel better', but she still can't bring herself to leave him. It's like an anti-torch song, or more like a flame thrower song. I like when Sam Andrew comes in with his vocals on the chorus. His guitar solos are awesome too.
Here's a performance I always enjoyed seeing on Night Flight or MTV back in the day.
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