Angry Salad was a band from Boston, Massachusetts. The original members wer… Read Full Bio ↴Angry Salad was a band from Boston, Massachusetts. The original members were Bob Whelan, Alex Grossi, Hale Pulsifer and Brian Vesco. Brian left the band after a number of years due to medical issues and was replaced by Brian Holland. They broke up when their record label, Atlantic, got rid of many of its sublabels, including the one that Angry Salad was on. With this, they lost the rights to their band name as well as their music. Bob and Brian quickly joined up under the name Star64, but that was short lived.

Angry Salad released three albums: Bizarre Gardening Accident, The Guinea Pig EP, and a self-titled. The self-titled mostly featured newer versions of the songs found on the Bizarre Gardening Accident album.

I Want You Back
Angry Salad Lyrics

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When I had you to myself
I didn't want you around
Those pretty faces always made you
Stand out in a crowd
But someone picked you from the bunch
One glance was all it took
Now it's much too late for me
To take second look

Oh baby give me one more chance
To show you that I love you
Won't you please send me back in your heart

Oh darlin' I was blind to let you go
But now since I see you in his arms
I want you back
Yes I do now
I want you back
Ooh ooh baby
Yeah yeah, naw

Trying to live without your love
Is one long sleepless night
Let me show you girl
That I know wrong from right

Every street you walk on
I leave tear stains on the ground
Following the girl
I didn't even want around
Oh baby give me one more chance
To show you that I love you
Won't you please send me back in your heart

Abuh buh buh buh
All I want!
Abuh buh buh buh

All I need!
Abuh buh buh buh

Overall Meaning

The song "I Want You Back" by Angry Salad is a classic love song about a man who realizes too late that he has lost the woman he truly loves. The song's opening lyrics reveal that when the singer had the woman to himself, he did not appreciate her and even wished she wasn't around when pretty women were around him. However, now that someone else has picked her and she views her in his arms, he realizes the mistake he made in letting her go. He desires a second chance to demonstrate his love for her and hopes that she will take him back.

The singer employs vivid imagery throughout the song, such as leaving tear stains on the ground of every street the woman walks on. The lyrics demonstrate the deep sorrow and regret that the singer feels and how much he longs to get back with the woman he loves. The chorus, which is repeated several times, underscores the singer's yearning to regain the woman's love and affection.

Overall, "I Want You Back" is a classic love song that speaks to the power and depth of love, the pain of loss and regret, and the desire to recapture a lost romance.

Line by Line Meaning

When I had you to myself
Back when we were together and I had you all to myself

I didn't want you around
I took you for granted and didn't appreciate you

Those pretty faces always made you
Your beauty and popularity made you stand out everywhere we went

Stand out in a crowd
You were always noticeable and caught people's attention

But someone picked you from the bunch
Someone else noticed how great you were and chose you over me

One glance was all it took
They didn't need to get to know you like I did, they just saw how wonderful you were

Now it's much too late for me
I realize now that I should have appreciated you more when I had you, but it's too late to change things

To take second look
To try and win you back and give our relationship another chance

Oh baby give me one more chance
Please give me another opportunity to show you how much I love you

To show you that I love you
To prove to you that my love for you is real and true

Won't you please send me back in your heart
Please allow me to come back into your life and heart

Oh darlin' I was blind to let you go
I didn't realize how great you were and made a mistake by letting you go

But now since I see you in his arms
Now that I see you with someone else, it's made me realize how much I miss you

I want you back
I want to be with you again and make things right

Yes I do now
I am positive that I want to be with you and no one else

Trying to live without your love
I am having a hard time moving on and living without your love

Is one long sleepless night
I can't sleep because I am constantly thinking about you

Let me show you girl
I want to prove to you that I am capable of being there for you

That I know wrong from right
I have learned from my mistakes and am capable of making the right choices now

Every street you walk on
Everywhere you go

I leave tear stains on the ground
I cry when I think about you and can't help but show it

Following the girl
I am still chasing after you

I didn't even want around
I didn't appreciate you when we were together and didn't realize how much I wanted and needed you

Abuh buh buh buh
Silly vocals used to express excitement and enthusiasm

All I want!
All I want is to be with you

All I need!
All I need is your love and affection

Abuh buh buh buh
Continued use of silly vocals

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Freddie Perren, Alphonso Mizell, Deke Richards, Berry Gordy Jr

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