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10cc. He also wrote "Heart Full Of Soul" for the Yardbirds. Gouldman was inspired by the Animals "The House Of The Rising Sun." Bassist Paul Samwell-Smith made wholesale changes to Gouldman's original demo, including the use of a harpsichord. Gouldman observed to Uncut magazine August 2009: "The harpsichord was an absolute stroke of genius. The record just had a weird, mysterious atmosphere about it." The Yardbirds wrote many of their own songs as a group, but had some of their biggest hits with the ones Gouldman wrote. What did they think of Gouldman's songs? Yardbirds drummer Jim McCarty told us: "Well, they were always very original. Very interesting songs, very moody, because they were usually in a minor key, the ones we did, anyway. 'For Your Love' was an interesting song, it had an interesting chord sequence, very moody, very powerful. And the fact that it stopped in the middle and went into a different time signature, we liked that, that was interesting. Quite different, really, from all the bluesy stuff that we'd been playing up till then. But somehow we liked it. It was original and different. (source) Lyrics to "For Your Love" by The Yardbirds For your love For your love I'd give you everything and more and that's for sure (For your love) I'd bring you diamond rings and things right to your door (For your love) To thrill you with delight, I'd give you diamonds bright Double takes I will excite, Make you dream of me at night For your love For your love Fo your love For your love, For your love I would give the stars above For your love, For your love I would give you all I could (For your love) (For your love) I'd give the moon if it were mine to give (For your love) I'd give the stars and the sun for I live (For your love) The Yardbirds with Jimmy Page, Live in '67 RELATED: Bob Dylan Opening Whiskey Distillery In Celebration Of ‘Nashville Skyline’ 50th Anniversary