You’ll Never Be So Wrong

Song written by Ricky and Marty Wilde. Eighth track of the album Kim Wilde.
Also recorded by the band Hot Chocolate and released as a single by them. Kim’s recording was included on her debut album.

Live performances

‘You’ll Never Be So Wrong’ was performed live during the Debut Tour in 1982, the Catch Tour in 1983, the German tour in December 1992, the Perfect Girl tour in 2007 and the Dutch tour in November 2017.

Cover versions

‘You’ll Never Be So Wrong’ was covered by Neale Jackson.

Marty about ‘You’ll Never Be So Wrong’

After Chequered love had been accepted by Mickie he said: “Right, we need a B-side, you’d better go and write one.” We then wrote ‘You’ll Never Be So Wrong’ and it came in about an hour and a half, so we recorded it and it turned out pretty good. We took the track to Mickie and after he’d listened to it a couple of times he said it was too good to be a B-side and would like to have a crack at it with Hot Chocolate. He did a fabulous jobn with the song and Errol sang it beautifully. We also thought that Kim did a pretty nifty job on the old vocals. We thought it was the best track she’d ever sung. (1)

Marty Wilde: This song remains one of my clearest and most vivid songwriting memories. As I wrote the lyrics, I seemed to picture the entire scenario in my head – just as if I had been watching a film. The location I saw as France, and I can still visualise the startled look on the waiter’s face as the tearful girl rushed past him out of the cafe and back to her small flat. The song was – and still is – one of my favourites. I hope you like it too. (2)

Interview source

(1) Kim Wilde Fanclub Introductory Magazine
(2) “Solid Gold” CD booklet


Lyrics

Just two lovers in a seedy cafe
Someone’s leaving, the waiter says “Hey, won’t you wait”
Running nowhere, she hides in her room
What he told her had to get out and soon

It’s just a bad affair you’ve had
No need to cry, don’t take it bad
You’ll soon be glad when you’re far apart

You’ll never be so wrong, not for a long time
You’ll never be so wrong, not for a long time
‘Cause I’m never gonna find that feeling again
I’m never gonna find that feeling again

Now she’s breaking but what can she do
Somewhere out there a car disappears out of view
Fumbles somewhere for stale cigarettes
Looks for numbers, the ones she could dial but forgets

No point in you just looking down
No way that you can turn it around
You’ve go to realise you”re free

You’ll never be so wrong, not for a long time
You’ll never be so wrong, not for a long time
‘Cause I’m never gonna find that feeling again
I’m never gonna find that feeling again

No point in you just looking down
No way that you can turn it around
You’ve go to realise you’re free

You’ll never be so wrong, not for a long time
You’ll never be so wrong, not for a long time
‘Cause I’m never gonna find that feeling again
I’m never gonna find that feeling again