Born Edmond Montague Gr… Read Full Bio ↴Eddy Grant (b. 1948) is a Guyanese musician.
Born Edmond Montague Grant on the 5th March 1948 in Plaisance, Guyana, he emigrated with parents to London, England when he was still young. As a teenager he formed the multi-racial group The Equals. He sported dyed blonde hair, and had his first million-selling number-one hit in 1968, when he was the lead guitarist and main songwriter with his song "Baby Come Back". Grant openly used his songwriting for political purposes, as in " Police on My Back", and later "Gimme Hope Jo'anna" about the then-current apartheid regime of South Africa.
By the early 1980s Grant released Killer on the Rampage, using MTV exposure to have big hits in the U.S., the U.K., and Australia with the '80s techno reggae of "Electric Avenue", and following that up with the title song for the successful 1984 film Romancing the Stone. The album Walking on Sunshine produced the popular tracks "I Don't Wanna Dance" and "Gimme Hope Jo'anna".
Grant owns and operates a leading recording studio called Blue Wave in Barbados, near St Lawrence Gap, and it has hosted some of the world's top recording artists and producers over the years. He has produced music for the likes of Sting, Mick Jagger, and Elvis Costello.
Can't Get Enough Of You
Eddy Grant Lyrics
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If you want to play in my game.
Guess you won't have to worry
Cause all films look the same.
Just put your arms around me
And I'll make you sing out of tune.
Won't nobody watch you
Cause we're lovers in the same room.
[Chorus]
Oh what
A one
Two
Three
Put your sweet lips closer to me.
This is not F One two three
And this is n8t back row anymore.
I can't get enough of you
Can't get enough love
Can't get enough of you
I can't get enough of your love.
Can't get enough of you
Sit yourself beside me now
And imagine that we're one and not two.
I don't want to shock you
But
Baby
I'm in love with you.
Sit yourself beside me now.
You better close your pretty eyes when I say
[Chorus]
Oh
Just one knock on my door
Baby.
And when your people ask you
At home if you enjoyed the show
Did you like Clark Gable,
Say "l think so but I don't know".
Oh
Say you saw a sweet guy
Oh
Can't remember his name,
And the way that he kissed was
Like Clark Gable the same.
[Chorus]
In "Can't Get Enough Of You", Eddy Grant is inviting someone to be a part of his life, inviting them to sit next to him in the back row, with the suggestion that all movies look the same from the back of the theater. He then urges them to put their arms around him and promises to make them sing out of tune, unconcerned about anyone else who might be watching them, since the two of them are "lovers in the same room".
In the chorus, Eddy Grant shares his feelings that he can't get enough of this person, and can't get enough of their love. The lyrics suggest that he wants their lips to come closer to him, and that he's not playing games with them anymore. He continues to urge them to sit next to him and imagine that they are one person, not two, and admits that he loves them. Eddy Grant then adds a suggestion to keep this love a secret if necessary, assuring the person that if asked, they can tell people that they saw "a sweet guy," even if they can't remember his name.
Line by Line Meaning
Just sit down in the back row
You can be a spectator if you want to, but if you're up for it, we can be lovers.
If you want to play in my game.
But if you're interested, we can have some fun together.
Guess you won't have to worry
You shouldn't be concerned about anything because everything will be alright.
Cause all films look the same.
Even if we're just fooling around, everything will feel like a romantic movie.
Just put your arms around me
If you hold me closely, we'll make beautiful music together.
And I'll make you sing out of tune.
I'll make you feel so good that you might not even be able to sing on key.
Won't nobody watch you
We can be intimate in the same room, and nobody else will interfere.
Cause we're lovers in the same room.
Our love can flourish here without any outside distractions.
Put your sweet lips closer to me.
Come closer, so we can share a romantic kiss.
This is not F One two three
This passion we share is much deeper than a simple countdown.
And this is n8t back row anymore.
Our intimacy has progressed beyond just being mere spectators.
I can't get enough of you
I'm hopelessly addicted to your love and can't get enough of it.
Can't get enough love
I crave more and more love from you.
Can't get enough of you
I can't get enough of being with you.
I can't get enough of your love.
Your love is a drug that I can't get enough of.
Sit yourself beside me now
Come close to me and spend some time together.
And imagine that we're one and not two.
Let's imagine our love is so strong that we're like one person.
I don't want to shock you
I don't want to scare or surprise you, but I need to tell you something important.
But, baby, I'm in love with you.
I'm deeply in love with you, my dear.
You better close your pretty eyes when I say
Close your eyes, so you can feel the intensity of what I'm about to do.
Oh what
A one
Two
Three
Our love is not a mere countdown, but a true, deep connection on many levels.
Just one knock on my door
Baby.
You're always welcome to visit me, my dear love.
And when your people ask you
If anyone asks you about our relationship.
At home if you enjoyed the show
If you enjoyed spending your time with me at our intimate rendezvous.
Did you like Clark Gable,
If someone specifically asks you about a handsome actor you saw.
Say "l think so but I don't know".
Be non-committal about that, because you have something much better in me.
Oh
Say you saw a sweet guy
Oh
Can't remember his name,
If someone asks you about your experience with a handsome man, you can play it off as someone you don't remember that well.
And the way that he kissed was
Like Clark Gable the same.
But in reality, my kiss and my love is so much better than Hollywood's leading men.
Lyrics Β© Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: EDDY GRANT
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Jackie M
i love eddie grants music ...makes me feel good
Colin Geddes
Eddie grant. Musical.genius. he never got the pat on the back that he deserved. This song is a prime example of his talent. What a banging tune this is.
Jackie M
I know Edward should be rich living on his own tropical π island π and he might just get just one knock on his door baby 1οΈβ£2οΈβ£3οΈβ£ this is not the back row anymore yeahhhhhhhh
Colin Geddes
@Jackie M ha ha brilliant wording jackie.
Jackie M
@Colin Geddes your welcome col
Jackie M
@Colin Geddes sorry if i offended you with that comment.. i was only joking π i went too far ...a million apologies π
I've deleted it but i read π your answer back and thanks for not being a bore and telling me off ....anyway people whom have or will read these back and forth comments they dont know what i said hahahaha
BYE BYE π COL X
Sam Banks
Love Eddy Grants music, love reggae its makes me feel good listening to his music....legend!!!!!
Michael Eamon Osborne
Have this on the Original Vinyl Release & pull it out often . . . . . It's so good! π₯π₯π₯β€π€π
Hakim MATOUG
Je l ai Γ©coutΓ© pendant longtemps dans ma jeunesse. Toujours super
nikki jm
He is just brilliant...