you always hurt the one you love is a pop standard with lyrics by allan roberts and music by doris fisher You always hurt the one you love the one you shouldn't hurt at all you always take the sweetest rose and crush it… First recorded by the mills brothers, whose recording reached the top of the billboard charts in 1944, it was also a hit for sammy kaye (vocal by billy williams) in 1945.
You always hurt the one you love:john, don, herbert, gene smith (vo), cliff white (g). It is first released in 1992 as part of mills brothers's album paper doll which includes 10 tracks in total. You always hurt the one you love / the one you shouldn't hurt at all / you always take the sweetest rose / and crush it till the petals fall / you always break the kindest heart
It highlights a conflict between the intention to love and the inadvertent act of causing harm The metaphor of the rose is used to symbolize the fragility and beauty of love. When was you always hurt the one you love released