Boney M. was a German-Caribbean vocal group that specialized in disco and f… Read Full Bio ↴Boney M. was a German-Caribbean vocal group that specialized in disco and funk created by German record producer Frank Farian, who was the group's primary songwriter. Originally based in West Germany, the four original members of the group's official line-up were Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett from Jamaica, Maizie Williams from Montserrat, and Bobby Farrell from Aruba. The group was formed in 1976 and achieved popularity during the disco era of the late 1970s. Since the 1980s, various line-ups of the band have performed with differing personnel.

The band has sold more than 100 million records worldwide and is known for international hits including "Daddy Cool", "Ma Baker", "Belfast", "Sunny", "Rasputin", "Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord" and "Rivers of Babylon".

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Studio albums
Take the Heat off Me (1976)
Love for Sale (1977)
Nightflight to Venus (1978)
Oceans of Fantasy (1979)
Boonoonoonoos (1981)
Christmas Album (1981)
Ten Thousand Lightyears (1984)
Eye Dance (1985)

Love For Sale
Boney M. Lyrics

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Love for sale
Advertising young love for sale
Love's that fresh, still unspoilt
Love that slowly slimes the soil
Love for sale

Love for sale
Lots and lots of young love for sale

Now if you'd like to try my wares
Follow me and climb the stairs
Love for sale

Like the poet's type of love
In their childish ways
I know every kind of love
Better far than they
If you want the thrill of love
I've been through the mill of love
Old love, new love
Every love but true love

Love for sale
Advertising young love for sale
Love's that fresh, still unspoilt
Love that slowly slimes the soil
Love for sale

Who would buy
Who would like to sample my surprise
Love for sale

Love for sale
Advertising young love for sale

Love for sale
Advertising crazy love for sale
Now if you'd like to try my wares
Follow me and climb the stairs
Love for sale
Love for sale
Love for sale

Lots and lots of young love for sale
Love for sale

Overall Meaning

The song "Love for Sale" by Boney M. is a commentary on the commodification and commercialization of love. The lyrics describe a person who is selling love as a product or commodity, advertising it as young, fresh, and unspoilt, yet also capable of causing harm, as it discolors and slimes the soil. The person selling love claims to know every kind of love and has been through the mill of love, but at the same time, they say they have never experienced true love. The potential buyer is encouraged to climb the stairs and try the love for themselves, as if it were a product to be sampled.

The lyrics suggest that love has been reduced to a mere transaction or product in the marketplace, devoid of genuine emotions and meaningful connections. The commodification of love is portrayed as problematic, as people are buying and selling something that is supposed to be natural and pure. Love becomes a commodity, similar to objects that are bought and sold, rather than being a human emotion that is freely given and received. The lyrics also suggest that people are searching for excitement, thrills, and surprises in love, rather than authentic and true connections.

Line by Line Meaning

Love for sale
A statement indicating that love can be bought and sold like any other commodity.

Advertising young love for sale
Promoting the sale of youthful love, which is pure and untainted.

Love's that fresh, still unspoilt
Offering love that has yet to be tarnished or ruined.

Love that slowly slimes the soil
Referring to how love can become corrupted and can have a negative effect on one's life.

Love for sale
Reiterating that love can be purchased, like any other commodity.

Lots and lots of young love for sale
Emphasizing the availability of youthful love for purchase.

Now if you'd like to try my wares
Inviting potential customers to sample the product being sold (love).

Follow me and climb the stairs
Leading interested parties to the location where love can be purchased.

Like the poet's type of love
Drawing a comparison between the love being sold and the kind of love found in romantic poetry.

In their childish ways
Suggesting that poets are naive or inexperienced in their portrayals of love.

I know every kind of love
Claiming to be an expert on all forms of love.

Better far than they
Implying that the seller's understanding of love is superior to that of poets.

If you want the thrill of love
Appealing to customers who are seeking a passionate and exciting connection.

I've been through the mill of love
Having experienced the ups and downs of love, and thus being able to offer advice and guidance to customers.

Old love, new love
Offering a variety of romantic experiences, regardless of a customer's preference for age or novelty.

Every love but true love
Admitting that the love being sold may not be genuine or long-lasting.

Who would buy
Pondering who would be interested in purchasing love (either rhetorically or earnestly).

Who would like to sample my surprise
Asking who would be curious enough to try the seller's product (love) and see what it has to offer.

Advertising crazy love for sale
Promoting the sale of intense, passionate, even reckless forms of love.

Love for sale
Repeating the central refrain of the song, underscoring again that love is for sale.

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Capitol CMG Publishing, Spirit Music Group, Unison Rights S.L., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Cole Porter

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