Elise Testone (born July 29, 1983 in Kinnelon, New Jersey) is an American s… Read Full Bio ↴Elise Testone (born July 29, 1983 in Kinnelon, New Jersey) is an American singer from Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. She is one of the Top 13 finalists for the eleventh season of American Idol 2012.

Testone was born to LuAnne and Victor Testone. She grew up in Kinnelon, New Jersey. Testone attended Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina, earning a bachelors degree in music in 2005.

Prior to Idol, Testone was a voice instructor in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, and she performed regularly, either solo or with one of several bands, in Charleston, South Carolina. In 2011, Testone and her band, the Freeloaders, won the Funk/Soul/R&B Artist of the Year award in the Charleston City Paper’s Music issue. Testone received additional recognition from the Charleston City Paper in 2011, winning the staff pick for Best Tribute for Elise Testone’s James Brown Dance Party.

Testone has performed as an opening act for various other artists, including Snoop Dogg, Nappy Roots, Seven Mary Three, and Kevin Costner’s band, Modern West.

Whole Lotta Love
Elise Testone Lyrics

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You need coolin', baby, I'm not foolin',
I'm gonna send you back to schoolin',
Way down inside honey, you need it,
I'm gonna give you my love
I'm gonna give you my love

[Chorus]
Wanna whole lotta love

Wanna whole lotta love
Wanna whole lotta love
Wanna whole lotta love

You've been learnin', baby, I bean learnin',
All them good times, baby, baby, I've been yearnin',
Way, way down inside honey, you need it,
I'm gonna give you my love
I'm gonna give you my love

[Chorus]

You've been coolin', baby, I've been droolin',
All the good times I've been misusin',
Way, way down inside, I'm gonna give you my love,
I'm gonna give you every inch of my love,
Gonna give you my love.
Yeah! All right! Let's go!

[Chorus]

Way down inside, woman, you need love.
Shake for me, girl, I wanna be your backdoor man.

Hey, oh, hey, oh, oh, oh, oh, keep a-coolin', baby,
Keep a-coolin', baby.

Overall Meaning

The song "Whole Lotta Love" by Elise Testone is a cover of the original song by Led Zeppelin. The lyrics speak of the singer's desire to give the woman he loves a "whole lotta love" because she needs it. He is not fooling around and plans to send her back to "schoolin'" to learn how to receive his love. The chorus repeats this desire for a whole lot of love, emphasizing the intensity of his emotions.

The second verse suggests that the singer has been patiently waiting for his love to reciprocate his feelings. He yearns for the good times that they could have together and sees that his love needs the affection he can give her. The chorus repeats the desire for a whole lot of love again, emphasizing that it is the main theme of the song.

The final verse describes the singer's actions towards fulfilling his desire to give her his love. He has been misusing the good times and now is ready to give her every inch of his love. The chorus repeats again, escalating in intensity with exclamation marks and encouragement for the woman to keep "cooling" down. The song ends with an invitation for the woman to "shake" and for the singer to be her "backdoor man".

Line by Line Meaning

You need coolin', baby, I'm not foolin'
You need to calm down and I'm not joking

I'm gonna send you back to schoolin'
I'm going to teach you a lesson

Way down inside honey, you need it
Deep down inside, you desire it

I'm gonna give you my love
I'm going to show you love

Wanna whole lotta love
I want so much love from you

You've been learnin', baby, I bean learnin'
You've been getting better, so have I

All them good times, baby, baby, I've been yearnin'
I've been longing for all those good times

You've been coolin', baby, I've been droolin'
You've been ignoring me, I've been pining

All the good times I've been misusin'
I've been wasting the good times

I'm gonna give you every inch of my love
I'm going to give you all my love

Way down inside, woman, you need love.
Deep down inside, you crave love

Shake for me, girl, I wanna be your backdoor man.
Dance for me, girl, I want to be your secret lover

Hey, oh, hey, oh, oh, oh, oh, keep a-coolin', baby,
Hey, hey, hey, stay calm, baby

Keep a-coolin', baby.
Stay calm, baby

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Aimee Duffy, George Jackson, Pete Ibsen, Sacha Skarbek

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