Love in Vain

Love In Vain is a legendary blues song written by old-time bluesmen Robert Johnson, and can be found on a number of compilation albums of Johnson, and on it's original album, King of the Delta Blues (1937).

It was covered, most notably, by The Rolling Stones in 1969 on their famous album, Let It Bleed. Fans of The Rolling Stones got a little taste of some classic old-time blues, similar to what Led Zeppelin fans herd when they covered Traveling Riverside Blues.

It was also covered by Eric Clapton on his 2004 album, Me and Mr. Johnson, along with several other Robert Johnson classics.

It is often noted for it's incredibly dreary and depressing lyrics and tone, and extremely sad overall feeling and style, especially on Johnson's version.