In 2012, he released his second solo album, Road To Forever.
All Of You
Don Felder Lyrics
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Born somewhere between heaven,
Hell, I don't know what place.
Yes, I can tell that you've cast your spell,
the way you hold me, somehow.
If this is sin, Baby count me in, I can't turn back now.
Little darlin'
All of your lovin', all of your huggin', all of your kisses too.
I've got to have all of you.
Every day, in every way now, no one else will do.
Now, I've been told that it's ages old,
Goes back to Adam and Eve.
Yes I know how the story goes,
When a woman begins to deceive.
Now here you stand, before my naked eyes,
My heart is pounding so.
If I should die darlin' in your arms,
What a lovely way to go.
I've got to have all of you,
Little darlin'
All of your lovin', all of your huggin', all of your kisses too.
I've got to have all of you.
Every day, in every way, now, no one else will do.
The song "All of You" by Don Felder is about a man who is captivated by a woman and feels like he must have her completely. The opening lines set the tone for the song, describing the woman as a "lost angel" dressed in silk legs, suggesting she is otherworldly yet sensual. The singer admits he doesn't know where she comes from, but he is entranced by her nonetheless.
The second verse hints at possible danger or trouble with the woman, as the singer alludes to the story of Adam and Eve and warns of the deception of women. However, in the chorus, he gives in to his desires and declares that he must have all of her love, hugs, and kisses. He cannot turn back now, he is addicted to her.
Line by Line Meaning
You must be a lost angel, dressed to your silk legs.
You look like a heavenly creature to me, wearing your silky attire with unmatched grace and beauty.
Born somewhere between heaven,
Hell, I don't know what place.
You seem to be born in a realm between heaven and hell, and it's unclear which place you truly belong to.
Yes, I can tell that you've cast your spell,
the way you hold me, somehow.
I can sense that you have enchanted me with your charm, evident in the way you hold me.
If this is sin, Baby count me in, I can't turn back now.
Even if loving you is considered sinful, I am completely committed and cannot turn back now.
I've got to have all of you,
Little darlin'
All of your lovin', all of your huggin', all of your kisses too.
I want every bit of you, from your affection to your hugs and kisses, my dear love.
Every day, in every way now, no one else will do.
I can't settle for anyone else, I need you every day and in every possible way.
Now, I've been told that it's ages old,
Goes back to Adam and Eve.
I've heard that this intense love is a timeless tale dating back to the story of Adam and Eve.
Yes I know how the story goes,
When a woman begins to deceive.
I am aware of how the story usually unfolds when a woman deceives a man in love.
Now here you stand, before my naked eyes,
My heart is pounding so.
You are standing right before me, and as I look at you with unmasked eyes, my heart races with love and anticipation.
If I should die darlin' in your arms,
What a lovely way to go.
If my life should end while I am in your comforting embrace, it would be a beautiful and peaceful way to pass on.
Contributed by Maria D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Johnlindsey289
@Daniel Johnson
I saw the movie on Cinemax as a 10/11 year old kid 29 years ago thank to the magic of the local albuquerque weekend city TV guide on weekly TV guides showing what will play on TV/cable from saturday to next saturday and it said "Heavy Metal (3 stars) (Fantasy) animated comic book science fiction and fantasy stories. Animated. Voice of John Candy and Richard Romanus (R)" and i knew i had to watch it.
I checked it out on cable and dug it as i saw it and taped cool adult animated movies like Hey Good Lookin', American Pop and Vampire Hunter D and all became favorites of mine.
I had experience with adult animation prior to 93 as a kid like Rock and Rule, Twice Upon a Time, Starchaser and Warriors of the Wind aka Nausicaa when my parents taped me those off HBO when i was 4 36 years ago even saw Transformers the movie in St Louis theaters with my 10 year old brother.
I even watched Wizards, Lord of the Rings 1978, Watership Down, Fire and Ice when i was 5 with my 11 year old brother 35 years ago. Even saw and taped the classic Amazing Stories animated episode Family Dog off tv and remember when Simpsons had shorts on Tracy Ullman. I was 6 when i saw Fantastic Planet and Galaxy Express on video and saw Roger Rabbit 3 times in theaters in Omaha when i lived there.
I was 7 when i saw Lightyears aka Gandahar and When the Wind Blows on video and saw/taped Simpsons when it debuted in 1989 from 1989 to May 2000. Then at age 9 i saw Aeon Flux shorts and Liquid Television on MTV and taped them as they were mindblowing. Then, when i was 10 i saw Bebe's Kids, Cool World, Plague Dogs, Castle of Cogliostro and Robot Carnival on video even Capital Critters on ABC. Even Batman The Animated Series when it debuted on Fox even sunday nights.
And outside Heavy Metal/American Pop/Hey Good Looking/Vampire Hunter D, i also watched Beavis and Butthead and taped every episode when it debuted when i was 11 and saw Batman Mask of the Phantasm in theaters in Albuquerque even rerented Watership Down, Lord of the Rings 1978, Fire and Ice and Wizards and taped them from a rental tape to a blank. And when i was 12, i watched/taped episodes of Duckman, The Critic and The Maxx and The Head off cable and TV and rented/bought a VHS copy of Akira and more.
These taught me growing up that animation wasn't just disney or WB stuff or UPA stuff but expanded my mind.
This movie was on TBS and TNT from late 93 to 95 and i also saw the 96 re-issue in theaters with my 19 year old brother who drove me 30 minutes from here in Belen to Albuquerque. And i got the VHS when it was finally released with CD soundtrack on my 14th birthday. And bought the DVD in 2001 when i got my player and blu-ray in 2011 and got the UltraHD 4K recently and MY GOD it looks fantastic and sounds fantastic in it's new restoration like it's a new movie, hell even one of my childhood animated heartthrobes Taarna never looked hotter than in the highest definition, LOL.
You surprised i saw this movie at such a young age of 10/11 on cable?
Johnlindsey289
@peteK
Yes i know it's rated R! i've seen plenty of R-rated movies for 36 years since i was 4 watched Rambo 1 and 2, Creepshow and House (1985) on VHS even Commando and Elm Street 1 and 2 on HBO with my family and Stand by Me was the first r-rated movie i saw in theaters at that age with my family in St Louis when i lived there and in St Louis and Omaha and Albuqueque i saw plenty of r-rated movies in theaters like Lethal Weapons 1 to 3, Elm Street 4 to 7 (Saw the third on video at age 5 when it hit video 35 years ago with my big brothers and dad), Predator 1 and 2 (even Predator on my 5th birthday in St Louis at the movies after i had my birthday in Showbiz Pizza), Total Recall, Robocop 1 and 2, Die Hard 1 to 3 and more as a kid in theaters.
I've been a Sci-fi/fantasy/horror/action/animation geek since 86. And i had experience with adult animation prior to 93 as my parents taped me Rock and Rule, Twice Upon a Time, Starchaser Legend of Orin and Warriors of the Wind aka Nausicaa off HBO at age 4, even at that age i saw transformers the movie in theaters with my 10 and 14 year old brothers in downtown St Louis theaters
I even remember watching Wizards, Watership Down, Lord of the Rings 1978 and Fire and Ice with my 11 and 15 year old brothers when i was 5 as they were my first exposures to graphic violence in animation. Even remembered seeing Family Dog episode of Amazing stories and Simpsons shorts on Tracy Ullman. Then at age 6 i saw Fantastic Planet, Galaxy Express, Lightyears aka gandahar and When the Wind Blows on video and saw Roger Rabbit 3 times in Omaha theaters. Then at age 7 i saw The Simpsons when it debuted.
Then at age 9 i saw Aeon Flux shorts and Liquid TV. Then at 10 saw Capitol Critters and Fish Police on TV even rented Pink Floyd The Wall (thanks to my mom's boyfriend who's a PF fan who made me a fan as he rented the movie for me), Robot Carnival, Plague Dogs and Castle of Cogliostro at that age even Cool World and Bebe's kids in theater.
At 11 i discovered this movie thanks to the magic of the local Albuquerque weekly TV guide and HBO/Cinemax guides saying "Heavy metal 3 stars, animated comic book tales of good vs evil (Fantasy) voices of John Candy and Harold Ramis (R)" and thought "wow an r-rated animated fantasy movie, i got to watch this" and i did and i was blown away by the movie even Hey Good Looking, American Pop and Vampire Hunter D. Even saw Beavis and Butthead when it debuted on MTV at that age and saw Batman Mask of the Phantasm in theaters after Christmas. Then at 12 i saw Duckman, The Maxx, The Head and The Critic on TV even rented Akira at that age and so on even rerented Wizards, Fire and Ice and Watership Down and becam faves.
They taught me growing up that animation wasn't just for kids or Disney or WB or UPA and all that. I even had a crush on Taarna when i was a kid/teen and still dig her at 40 as she was one of my childhood/teenhood heartthrobes in animation like Jasmine in Aladdin, Jessica Rabbit, Ariel, Daphne in Scooby Doo, Hello Nurse/Minerva Mink on Animaniacs, Belle, Teegra from Fire and Ice, Angel in Rock and Rule and more. I even thought the other chicks in the movie were hot too, lol.
I'm a child of the 80s/90s and 90s teen
films el paraiso
You must be a lost angel, dressed to your silk legs
Born somewhere between heaven, hell
I don't know what place
Yes, I can tell that you've cast your spell
The way you hold me, somehow
If this is sin, Baby count me in, I can't turn back now
I've got to have all of you
Little Darlin'
All of your lovin', all of your huggin', all of your kisses too
I've got to have all of you
Every day, in every way now, no one else will do
Now, I've been told that it's ages old
Goes back to Adam and Eve
Yes I know how the story goes
When a woman begins to deceive
Now here you stand, before my naked eyes
My heart is pounding so
If I should die darlin' in your arms
What a lovely way to go
I've got to have all of you
Little Darlin'
All of your lovin', all of your huggin', all of your kisses too
I've got to have all of you
Every day, in every way, now, no one else will do
Desdinova69
You must be a lost angel, dressed to your silk lace
Born somewhere between heaven, hell
I don't know what place
Yes, I can tell that you've cast your spell,
The way you hold me, somehow
If this is sin, Baby count me in, I can't turn back now
I've got to have all of you,
Little Darlin'
All of your lovin', all of your huggin', all of your kisses too
I've got to have all of you
Every day, in every way now, no one else will do
Now, I've been told that it's ages old,
Goes back to Adam and Eve
Yes I know how the story goes,
When a woman begins to deceive
Now here you stand, before my naked eyes,
My heart is pounding so
If I should die darlin' in your arms,
What a lovely way to go
I've got to have all of you,
Little Darlin'
All of your lovin', all of your huggin', all of your kisses too
I've got to have all of you
Every day, in every way, now, no one else will do !
David Barkley
One of the most underrated laidback jams of all time.
Fomocomofo56
I 100./. hundred percent agree
El Cid71Garcia
I don’t believe that it’s underrated. U&I and a whole shit load of people love this!!! Cruizn to this, and everyone that hears this are truly the ones who are missn out! What memories!!!!
JR Hamilton
Absolutely 👍😎
Benjamiaule :3
Ooooooh boy!!
FiercePierce86
My go-to track when I’m baked.
MP PHAROAH
I swear this is one of the best songs I ever heard in my life. I bet those slow dances with beautiful women in the 80s to this in the clubs and bars was the best shit ever 🔥🔥🔥
blasterman789
Most of the clubs in the 80's plaid Prince or MJ or MTV retreads. Felder was really at the tail end of the run of Album rock in the 70's. Rock didn't kill disco - 80's pop did.
0rbital
Yes. You had to be there.
JM
Indoor smoking!!!😢