Love for Sale
Billy Holiday Lyrics
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Appetizing, young love for sale.
Love that's fresh and still unspoiled. Love that's only slighty soiled.
Love for sale.
Who will buy?
Who will like to sample my supply?
Who's prepared to pay the price for a trip to paradise?
Let the poets pipe of love in their childish way.
I know every type of love better far than they.
If you want the thrill of love I've been through the mid'l of love.
Old love. New love. Every love, but true love.
Love for sale.
Appetizing young love for sale.
If you want to buy my wares, follow me and climb the stairs.
Love for sale.
The lyrics of Billie Holiday's "Love For Sale" is a commentary on the commercialization of love and relationships. The song begins with the singer advertising "appetizing, young love for sale" that is "fresh and still unspoiled" but "only slightly soiled." She asks, "who will buy?" and "who's prepared to pay the price for a trip to paradise?" The singer then chides the poets for their naive and idealistic portrayals of love, claiming that she knows "every type of love" and that she has experienced "old love, new love...every love, but true love."
The song's lyrics are a critique of the commodification of love and the ways in which relationships have become a transactional exchange in modern society. The vivid description of love as a product for sale highlights the dehumanizing aspects of a capitalist society that reduces everything to a transactional exchange. Additionally, the singer's experience of all types of love except true love suggests that love has become a hollow commodity that can be bought and sold, rather than an authentic emotional connection between people.
Line by Line Meaning
Love for sale.
The love is available for purchase.
Appetizing, young love for sale.
The love is young and attractive.
Love that's fresh and still unspoiled. Love that's only slightly soiled.
The love is new and mostly pure, but slightly tainted.
Who will buy?
Who is willing to pay for the love?
Who'd like to sample my supply?
Who wants to try the love?
Who's prepared to pay the price for a trip to paradise?
Who is willing to pay the cost for a heavenly experience?
Let the poets pipe of love in their childish way.
The poets can write about love, but they don't truly understand it.
I know every type of love better far than they.
The artist has experienced all kinds of love and knows it more intimately than the poets.
If you want the thrill of love I've been through the mid'l of love.
The artist has experienced the excitement of love, even in its difficult moments.
Old love. New love. Every love, but true love.
The artist has experienced various types of love, but not necessarily genuine, deep love.
If you want to buy my wares, follow me and climb the stairs.
If you want to buy the love, follow the singer and go upstairs.
Love for sale.
The love is still available for purchase.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: COLE PORTER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Love for sale.
Appetizing, young love for sale.
Love that's fresh and still unspoiled. Love that's only slighty soiled.
Love for sale.
Who will buy?
Who will like to sample my supply?
Who's prepared to pay the price for a trip to paradise?
Love for sale.
Let the poets pipe of love in their childish way.
I know every type of love better far than they.
If you want the thrill of love I've been through the mid'l of love.
Old love. New love. Every love, but true love.
Love for sale.
Appetizing young love for sale.
If you want to buy my wares, follow me and climb the stairs.
Love for sale.
monkeysee 75
The best version by far and with the most understanding of the lyrics. Billie really got this song.
The_Emma_503_2.0
"Voy encontrarla ahora mismo donde sea que este" 😢❤
JosedavidDvd_2
La ley del hielo, que sample tan exquisito de una leyenda.
Josesito Bandicoot 7u7
😢
Ava Alami
Criticize her all you want... She is one of the greatest for ever. Unique expression and deepest feeling. ❤️
Perry Weiner
Why criticize her? She was one of the musical geniuses of the 20th Century!
Bri Griffiths
Probably the best CD my father ever bought
SPILL TEA TV
Love for sale.
Appetizing, young love for sale.
Love that's fresh and still unspoiled. Love that's only slighty soiled.
Love for sale.
Who will buy?
Who will like to sample my supply?
Who's prepared to pay the price for a trip to paradise?
Love for sale.
Let the poets pipe of love in their childish way.
I know every type of love better far than they.
If you want the thrill of love I've been through the mid'l of love.
Old love. New love. Every love, but true love.
Love for sale.
Appetizing young love for sale.
If you want to buy my wares, follow me and climb the stairs.
Love for sale.
Harry Mullany
Billie & Oscar (2 masters) milk this song to the max.
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