Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)
- For other uses, see the disambiguation page, Doctor Doctor (disambiguation)
"Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" is a 1978 song written by Moon Martin and first recorded on his album Shots From a Cold Nightmare. A year later the song appeared on by Robert Palmer's 1979 album Secrets and was a hit, reaching #14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #10 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #1 on the Canadian RPM chart in 1979. It was remixed with heavier guitars and drums for the greatest hits collection Addictions: Volume 1. The Song was nominated for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance at the 22nd Annual Grammy Awards.[1]
The song is relatively unique in that it begins with a stanza written in typical 8 bar blues structure & chord sequence, and then progresses to a 10 bar blues chorus. Mixing bar structure is of course not unique, a prime example being Bird Dog recorded by The Everly Brothers and written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant in 1957, which has a 12 bar blues stanza and an 8 bar blues chorus. "Doctor, Doctor", however, is one of the very few examples of mixing of the much more rare 10 bar blues structure in charted country compositions.[2]
The main difference between Moon's version and the cover by Robert Palmer is that Palmer's version is in major key while Moon's in minor making the song sound more ominous. Mexican-American singer Tatiana recorded a Spanish-language cover version in 1994 for her album Un Alma Desnuda and was released as the second single from the album.[3]
Chart performance
Weekly singles charts
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Year-end charts
| Chart (1979) |
Position |
| Canada |
35 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [5] |
92 |
| U.S. Cash Box[6] |
76 |
| WLS survey (Chicago) [7] |
49 |
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References
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